Comparison

Intermittent vs Fasting Center

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Intermittent

Easily track your intermittent fasting with a visual timeline and preset or custom plans. Integrate with Apple Health for a holistic view of your wellness. Stay updated with widgets and Apple Watch support.

Highlights
  • Fasting timer
  • Visual stage timeline
  • Preset and custom plans
  • Apple Health integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Widgets and Live Activities
Features
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100% FREE — NO SUBSCRIPTION, NO PAYWALL, NO IN-APP PURCHASES. BetterFasting is a simple, powerful intermittent fasting timer and tracker for your daily routine. Pick a plan, start your fast, and watch your progress build day after day. Every feature is unlocked from the very first tap. The app is supported by ads, so the tools stay open and free for everyone. POPULAR FASTING PLANS, OR YOUR OWN Fast with 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 5:2, or build a custom fasting window that fits your life. Start, stop, and edit fasts whenever you need to, so the timer always matches your real day. KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE Follow live fasting stages as your body moves through your fast, with a clear timer ring and progress at a glance. Set smart reminders so you never miss the start or end of a window. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Log water and mood through the day, record your weight over time, and build streaks and badges that keep you motivated. Review your full fasting history with simple charts that show your trends week over week. ALWAYS WITHIN REACH Add home screen and lock screen widgets, keep your timer front and center with Live Activities and the Dynamic Island, and check your fast right from your wrist with the Apple Watch app. Apple Health sync keeps your data connected, and iCloud sync keeps everything safe across your devices. FAST TOGETHER Add friends, join groups, take on challenges, and cheer each other on in the activity feed. Staying accountable is easier when you are not doing it alone. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Available in 45 languages, including full right-to-left support. WHY BETTERFASTING? - 100% free: no subscription, no paywall, no in-app purchases. - Every plan and tool unlocked from day one. - Clean, fast, and easy to use every single day. - Ad-supported so the core experience stays open to all. Many fasting apps hide basic tools behind a subscription. BetterFasting is different. Start free, track your routine, stay accountable with friends, and keep the habit going. Fasting is a personal wellness routine, not medical advice. If you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or are unsure whether fasting is right for you, talk to a qualified health professional before you begin. Download BetterFasting and start your first fast today.

About

Fasting Center

Track intermittent and extended fasting with a visual timer and detailed stage insights. Log key health metrics, analyze patterns, and utilize helpful calculators. Integrates with Apple Health and offers extensive customization.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting plans
  • Visual progress ring
  • 17 fasting stages with explanations
  • Health metric logging (weight, ketones, etc.)
  • Pattern analysis and charts
  • Extended and intermittent fasting calculators
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Fasting Center is a fasting timer and tracker for intermittent and extended fasting. Start a fast, watch the ring fill, see which stage your body is in, and keep your numbers in one place. Fast your way - Plans from 12:12 to 23:1 (OMAD), extended fasts of 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours, an open fast with no end, or a specific end time - A live ring that shows time elapsed, time left or percent. Tap the ring to switch - Change the start or end time whenever you need to - Milestone notifications and a reminder before your fast ends - A celebration when you finish, with your mood, a note and a picture of your fast to share Know what is happening - 17 fasting stages, from digestion to refeeding, and what each one means - Tips that make fasting easier - The scientific sources behind the stages and the calculators Log what matters - Weight, body fat, waist, ketones, blood glucose and blood pressure - Energy, hunger, motivation and anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10 - Calories, water, sodium, potassium and magnesium - Daily notes, and past fasts you add by hand - Apple Health - read weight, body fat, steps, heart rate and glucose, and write weight and body fat back See your patterns - A fasting calendar, charts of your fasting hours, recent fasts and streaks - Trends for your measurements and how you feel, and your BMI - Patterns found in your own data, such as when you feel hungriest Calculators - Extended fasting - estimate the weight you lose in a fast of 1 to 40 days, split into fat, protein, water and gut contents, with a refeeding guide - Intermittent fasting and calorie deficit - set a goal weight or daily calories and see a day-by-day projection Everywhere you look - Home screen widgets, a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and an Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, accent colors, and pounds, kilograms or stones - Sixteen languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu and Bengali - Import fasts from Easy Fast or Zero, and export your data to Excel - Use it without an account, or sign in with email, Google or Apple to sync between your devices Important Fasting Center is for general wellness and education. It is not medical advice. Extended fasting is not right for everyone, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, under 18, underweight, or have a medical condition such as diabetes or a history of eating disorders. Talk to your doctor before you start. Weight and body composition projections are estimates, not predictions.

Screenshots

Intermittent4 screens
Fasting Center4 screens

Verdict

The call

Intermittent and Fasting Center both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Fasting Center's written reviews are positive against 50% of Intermittent's. Fasting Center also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Intermittent sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Fasting Center asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Intermittent against 4.8 for Fasting Center. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Intermittent's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fasting Center's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Intermittent ships an update every 4 days, Fasting Center every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Intermittent versus Fasting Center: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIntermittentFasting Center
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings) — better4.8 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1927 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBARBAROS SELIM BUYUKELCIAndrey Titov

Customer experience

Intermittent

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Fasting Center

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Intermittent

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 3 Months Premium3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • 6 Months Premium3 Days trial$24.996 Months
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  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

Fasting Center

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Intermittent free?
Intermittent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Center free?
Fasting Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Intermittent or Fasting Center?
Intermittent is rated higher. Intermittent averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Fasting Center averages 4.8 from 27 ratings.
Do Intermittent or Fasting Center have ads?
Neither Intermittent nor Fasting Center shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Intermittent or Fasting Center?
Intermittent ships an update every 4 days, and Fasting Center every 3 days. Most recently, Intermittent was updated on October 30, 2026 and Fasting Center on November 5, 2026.

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