Comparison

Fasting Garden vs Fasting Timer

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

Head to head
About

Fasting Garden

This intermittent fasting app helps you build a habit by growing a virtual garden. Each day you complete your fast, a new flower blooms, creating a visual record of your progress without focusing on numbers or pressure.

Highlights
  • Intermittent fasting schedules (16:8, 18:6, etc.)
  • Virtual garden that grows with each completed fast
  • No weight or calorie tracking
  • Gentle, pressure-free habit formation
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Flower blooms for each fasting day
Features
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Fasting Garden – Your Own Garden Grown Through Fasting One day of fasting becomes a flower in your garden. Fasting Garden is an intermittent fasting app that records fasting not as numbers or pressure, but as a quietly growing habit. On the day you complete your fast, a flower blooms in your garden. One flower a day. If you continue fasting for 365 days, your garden will be filled with flowers. Simple by design Fasting schedule Set your preferred fasting plan: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, and more. Adjust it anytime to fit your daily rhythm. Fasting record On days you complete your fast, a flower blooms in your garden. There are no penalties for failure. When you start again, flowers bloom again. One garden, 365 days Your journey is recorded as scenery, not numbers. Each day of fasting accumulates as visible change in your garden. Why this app is different No weight input. No calorie counting. No excessive goals or pressure. It focuses on one simple action: fasting. The results are remembered not as numbers, but as flowers. Recommended for those who Want to continue fasting without pressure Prefer meaningful rewards over detailed logs Enjoy quiet, gentle achievements Need a small sign that today was a good day Notice This app is designed to support healthy habit formation and does not provide medical advice. If you have a medical condition or are pregnant, please consult a healthcare professional. What kind of flower will today’s fast bloom in your garden?

About

Fasting Timer

Effortlessly track intermittent fasting with this powerful app. Monitor fasting phases, including fat-burning and autophagy, and build healthy habits with various fasting plans. Start your journey in seconds with no account required.

Highlights
  • Circular countdown timer
  • Real-time fasting phase tracking
  • Multiple IF protocols
  • Streak tracking
  • Body Map visualization
  • Home Screen Widget
  • Zone notifications
Features
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Fasting Timer is a simple intermittent fasting tracker. Start a fast with one tap, see which stage you are in, and look back on every fast. No account, no quiz: open the app and start. FREE • 14:10 and 16:8 timer with a stage ring and countdown • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you fast (supported iPhones) • History calendar for the last 7 days: edit start and end times, delete a fast or add one you forgot • End-of-fast summary with mood and a short note • Streaks, a weekly progress chart and badges • Water tracker • Reminders: fast complete, time to start, streak at risk • Dark and light themes PREMIUM • All plans: 18:6, 20:4, OMAD (23:1), 5:2 (mark your two low-calorie days), 36 h, 48 h, 72 h and custom fasts up to 168 hours • "In your body now" cards for each stage of your fast, with sources from peer-reviewed research • Learn library of short articles (a few are open to everyone, including "Who shouldn't fast") • Full history and detailed progress: longest fast, average, completion rate and a monthly heat map • Weight log in kg or lb, with a chart • Apple Health: read and save your weight, and optionally save water • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • Extra reminders: one hour before your goal, eating window closing, stage milestones • No ads PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account or sign-up. Your fasts, notes and weight are stored on your device. The free version shows ads; Premium removes them. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Fasting Timer is a tracking tool, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before fasting, especially before longer fasts or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have diabetes or another medical condition, or have a history of eating disorders. SUBSCRIPTION Premium is an auto-renewing subscription. The price and any free trial are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ralf9090.github.io/fasting-timer/privacy.html

Screenshots

Fasting Garden2 screens
Fasting Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Fasting Garden at 4.5 against Fasting Timer's 3.0. Fasting Garden also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fasting Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Fasting Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fasting Garden holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fasting Garden versus Fasting Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting GardenFasting Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChangyeon kimBatuhan Senavci

In-app purchases

None

Fasting Garden

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Fasting Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Fasting Garden free?
Fasting Garden is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fasting Timer free?
Fasting Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fasting Garden or Fasting Timer?
Fasting Garden is rated higher. Fasting Garden averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Fasting Timer averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Fasting Garden or Fasting Timer have ads?
Fasting Timer shows ads; Fasting Garden does not.

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