The Daily Drill vs FastIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Daily Drill
This app guides you through a progressive pushup challenge, starting with one rep on day one and increasing daily. It allows you to track your progress, make up for missed days, and share achievements with friends. The focus is on consistent effort to build strength.
- Daily pushup challenge
- Progressive rep increase
- Rep tracking
- Catch up on missed days
- Share progress via iMessage
- No account required
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The Daily Drill helps you build real strength through a simple daily challenge: one pushup per day of the year. Day 1 is one pushup. Day 2 is two pushups. Day 100 is one hundred pushups. Track your reps, catch up if you miss days, and share your progress with friends right inside iMessage. No accounts. No feeds. Just show up and get stronger. Small steps. Real strength.
FastIQ
This app combines intermittent fasting tracking with AI-powered calorie counting. Simply take a photo of your meal for instant logging of calories and macros. It helps you manage fasting schedules, track progress, and learn about nutrition for lasting results.
- AI food logging via photo
- Intermittent fasting timer
- Customizable fasting schedules
- Calorie and macro tracking
- Weight and progress charts
- Bite-sized nutrition lessons
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FastIQ is the intermittent fasting tracker that finally connects your fasting window, your meals, and the science behind both — so you actually understand what your body is doing. FASTING, MADE CLEAR • Start, stop, and edit fasts with a clean timer and flexible eating windows • Watch a live, hour-by-hour view of your metabolic state — from fed state and glycogen depletion to fat burning, ketosis, and autophagy • Choose a schedule that fits your life: 16:8, custom windows, or open-ended fasts • Smart notifications for when your fast starts, ends, and hits key milestones CALORIE & MACRO TRACKING — POWERED BY AI • Snap a photo of your meal and get an instant calorie and macro estimate • Scan a nutrition label or barcode to log packaged food in seconds • See protein, carbs, and fat at a glance with a clean daily macro ring • Search foods or add them manually — AI is optional, you're always in control LEARN AS YOU GO • 30+ bite-sized lessons on fasting, metabolism, macros, and habits • Evidence-informed, plain-English explanations — no hype, no fads • Topics like protein priority, breaking a fast, autophagy, plateaus, electrolytes, and metabolic flexibility PROGRESS YOU CAN SEE • Track weight toward your goal with clear progress visuals • Review your fasting and meal history day by day • Advanced analytics to spot the patterns that work for you FAST TOGETHER • Join a hosted group fast from a shared link and start at the same time, in your own timezone • See who else is fasting right now and cheer them on • A monthly and yearly leaderboard for fasts that hit their own goal • Pick a display name and avatar — your email is never shown PRIVATE & YOURS • Fasting and meal tracking work offline; your log lives on your device • Community features (display name, avatar, cheers, leaderboards, group fasts) sync to our servers so other people can see them — you choose whether to take part, and you can remove your community profile at any time • Optional email sign-in to sync securely across devices • No ads, ever FastIQ Pro unlocks AI photo and label scanning, AI fasting insights, full calorie and macro tracking, and advanced analytics. Start with a free trial, then continue monthly or annually. COMMUNITY STANDARDS FastIQ has zero tolerance for objectionable content or abusive behaviour. Display names are filtered automatically, group fasts can only be hosted by people we have approved, and every profile, host and coach update can be reported or blocked from inside the app. Reports are reviewed within 24 hours and offending content and accounts are removed. Our Community Guidelines are in the app under Settings → Community, and at https://fastiq.fit/community-guidelines. FastIQ is an education and tracking tool, not medical advice. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional before starting any fasting or nutrition program, especially if you are pregnant, nursing, under 18, or managing a medical condition. Fasts longer than 48 hours carry real health risks and are not safe for everyone. Privacy Policy: https://fastiq.fit/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Daily Drill at none against FastIQ's 2. FastIQ's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. FastIQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. The Daily Drill asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Daily Drill against 4.9 for FastIQ. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FastIQ has 37 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Daily Drill ships an update every 11 days, FastIQ fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Daily Drill | FastIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.9 (37 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 37 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | WILLIAM ANDREW MCDOWELL | Daniel Neacsu |
Customer experience
The Daily Drill
FastIQ
In-app purchases
The Daily Drill
No in-app purchases
FastIQ
- FastIQ Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- FastIQ Pro (Annual)3 Days trial$49.991 Year
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