Easy Fast vs Ember
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Easy Fast
This app simplifies intermittent fasting with easy timers and progress tracking. It offers customizable plans, integrates with Apple Health for weight monitoring, and provides motivating feedback upon completion of fasts.
- One-tap start/stop fasting
- Customizable fasting plans
- Progress visualization
- Weekly statistics and streaks
- Weight tracking via Apple Health
- Apple Watch app for wrist control
- Haptic feedback and confetti motivation
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Make intermittent fasting simple, sustainable, and effective. Easy Fast helps you start, monitor, and complete your fasts with clear timers, meaningful insights, and motivating feedback. Why you’ll like it Start/stop in one tap Control fasting from iPhone and Apple Watch with automatic sync. Ready-made or custom plans Begin with 16:8 or customize duration and schedule, even per weekday. Clear central card See progress at a glance with remaining/elapsed time and your target. Weekly statistics Rings and bar charts show streaks, totals, and target hits. Weight tracking with Apple Health Read and write weight to Health and visualize your progress over time. Motivation that sticks Haptic feedback and confetti when you finish a fast at your target. Apple Watch A dedicated Watch app to start/stop fasting from your wrist, view the countdown, and quickly edit the start time. Privacy & Control You decide what to share. Easy Fast only reads the Apple Health data you allow, and you can change permissions at any time. Requirements Works with data from Apple Health. For best results, wear Apple Watch during day and sleep to capture HRV, heart rate and sleep. Disclaimer Easy Fast provides wellness insights and is not a medical device. It does not diagnose or treat health conditions. Privacy policy: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of use: https://backoffice.nicolaeusebi.com/Legal/PrivacyEasy
Ember
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Ember is the fasting tracker that tells you the truth. No pseudoscience. No guilt. Just your journey, visualised. Try Premium free for 7 days. Track your intermittent fasting with beautiful, real-time zone visualisation. Ember guides you through five science-backed metabolic zones — from post-meal processing to deep fasting — with honest language about what's happening in your body. REAL-TIME ZONE TRACKING Watch your progress through five metabolic zones with a stunning journey-map visualisation. Each zone is backed by published research, and we use honest language like "likely" and "research suggests" — because your body is unique. MULTIPLE FASTING PROTOCOLS Choose from popular intermittent fasting schedules: - 16:8 — The most popular daily fast - 18:6 — A step up for experienced fasters - 20:4 — The warrior diet approach - OMAD — One meal a day (Premium) - 36-hour — Extended fasting (Premium) - Custom protocols (Premium) BEAUTIFUL TIMER A warm, minimal timer with a circular progress ring that changes colour as you move through zones. Long-press to end a fast — no accidental taps. FASTING HISTORY View your fasting calendar as a heat map, inspired by contribution graphs. See your patterns at a glance with four intensity levels based on fast duration. STREAKS & STREAK SHIELD Build a daily fasting streak and watch your flame grow. Miss a day? Streak Shield (Premium) lets you repair a broken streak so one slip doesn't erase weeks of progress. View your total fasts, total hours, average duration, and longest fast. WEIGHT TRACKING Log your weight and see trends over time with a clean area chart. Your weight data stays private and secure. POST-FAST REFLECTIONS After each fast, capture how you felt, what broke your fast, and any notes. Build a personal journal of your fasting journey. OFFLINE-FIRST Ember works without an internet connection. Your data syncs to the cloud when you're back online. PREMIUM FEATURES Start with a 7-day free trial, then unlock the full Ember experience: - Streak Shield — repair a broken streak after a missed day - Full fasting history (free tier shows 7 days) - Advanced analytics and charts - OMAD and extended (36-hour) protocols - Complete weight trends - Unlimited fasting journal - Meal window reminders DESIGNED WITH CARE Ember features a warm minimalist design with a signature orange accent on dark backgrounds. Built for focus, not distraction. HONEST SCIENCE Every zone threshold is based on published research from leading journals. We cite our sources and acknowledge uncertainty — because that's what real science looks like. Your data is stored securely on AWS servers in the UK (London region), encrypted at rest and in transit. You can export or delete your data at any time. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Ember Premium is offered as an auto-renewable subscription (Monthly or Annual), each starting with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ember.wolftechnologies.co.uk/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://ember.wolftechnologies.co.uk/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ember at none against Easy Fast's 4. Ember also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Easy Fast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Ember asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Easy Fast | Ember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicola Eusebi | Wolf Technologies Ltd |
In-app purchases
Easy Fast
- Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Ember
No in-app purchases









