Fastly vs Fastology
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fastly
This app provides a clean and distraction-free timer for intermittent fasting. It tracks your fasting periods in real-time, offers various popular fasting plans, and automatically monitors fasting phases like fat burning and ketosis. View your history with clear statistics and receive smart reminders.
- Clean fasting timer with real-time tracking
- Multiple intermittent fasting plans
- Automatic fasting phase tracking
- Fasting history with statistics
- Smart reminders for goals
- Minimalist interface
- Dark mode support
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Fastly is a clean, private fasting timer for 16:8, 18:6, OMAD, and custom schedules—without ads, accounts, or distractions. Start a fast with one tap, adjust your start or end time when needed, and see your elapsed time, remaining time, and planned finish at a glance. Fastly keeps the experience focused while giving you the tools you need to understand your routine and track your progress. FOLLOW YOUR FAST See estimated fasting phases based on your elapsed fasting time, including digestion, fat burning, ketosis, and autophagy. Upcoming phase markers make it easy to see what comes next during your fast. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Review your complete fasting history through clear statistics, charts, and progress insights. Set weight and body fat goals, and optionally connect Apple Health to keep your measurements organized. STAY ON TRACK EVERYWHERE Follow your fasting status from your iPhone, Apple Watch, Home Screen widgets, and complications. Smart reminders help you stay aware of fasting goals and eating windows without unnecessary interruptions. KEY FEATURES • Real-time fasting timer with elapsed and remaining time • Planned fasting end time displayed at a glance • 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, and custom plans • Estimated fasting phases for digestion, fat burning, ketosis, and autophagy • Upcoming fasting phase markers • Complete fasting history with statistics and charts • Weight and body fat goals with progress benchmarks • Apple Health integration for weight and body fat • Apple Watch app and complications • Home Screen widgets for quick progress checks • Smart fasting and eating-window reminders • Optional private iCloud synchronization • Dark mode and a clean, focused interface PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads. No third-party analytics. No developer data collection. Your fasting and health information stays on your devices and, when optional synchronization is enabled, in your private iCloud account. IMPORTANT NOTE Fasting phases are estimates based on elapsed time and can vary from person to person. Fastly is intended for general wellness and fasting tracking only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before making medical or dietary decisions.
Fastology
This app provides structured tracking for intermittent fasting, going beyond simple timers. It helps users follow specific fasting schedules with clear phase progress, build consistency through streaks, and manage a flexible weekly plan. Focuses on discipline and reducing guesswork for a clearer fasting experience.
- Track various fast types (16:8, OMAD, extended)
- Live phase-by-phase progress tracking
- Build streaks from completed fasts
- Flexible weekly fasting schedule
- Review fasting history
- Ask fasting questions with reviewed answers
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Fastology is a fasting tracker for people who want more than a timer. Fasting works when it is structured. Fastology helps you track 16:8, 18:6, OMAD, and extended fasts with clear phase progress, streaks that reflect completed fasts, and a weekly schedule that fits real life. Most fasting apps count hours. Fastology helps you follow through. WHY FASTOLOGY Structured, not reactive Follow a clear fasting rhythm instead of making it up as you go. See where you are Track each phase of the fast with live progress, so you always know where you stand and what comes next. Consistency over intensity Build streaks from completed fasts and focus on repeatability, not random extremes. Flexible weekly schedule Set your fasting rhythm for the week, then adjust specific days when life changes. Clear, focused experience No clutter. No noise. Just the tools that matter when you want to fast with more discipline and less guesswork. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Track 16:8, 18:6, OMAD, and extended fasts • Follow live phase-by-phase progress • Build streaks from completed fasts • Set a weekly schedule and adjust specific days • Review your fasting history over time • Ask fasting questions with reviewed answers and linked sources • Start a fast, check your phase, or search Fastology from Siri, Spotlight, Shortcuts, and Ask • On supported devices, use Apple Intelligence to explore your fasting history Fastology is built for people who want to fast with more clarity, more structure, and more follow-through.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fastology at none against Fastly's 4. Fastly's advantage is ratings volume (92 vs 10). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Fastly sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fastology asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fastly against 4.9 for Fastology. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fastly has 92 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Fastly's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fastology's.
Fastly ships an update every 10 days, Fastology every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fastly | Fastology |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (92 ratings) | 4.9 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collweb LLC | SmallScale Works LLC |
Customer experience
Fastly
Fastology
In-app purchases
Fastly
- Coffee$1.99
- Lunch$4.99
- Become a Supporter$4.99
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- Dinner$9.99
Fastology
No in-app purchases









