Comparison

Unpause vs Ember Fasting

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

Head to head
About

Unpause

Features
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Fasting timers count hours. Unpause counts fat. Start a fast and watch your estimated fat burn tick up live, gram by gram, as your body shifts from the sugar in your last meal to stored fat. SEE THE FAT YOUR FAST BURNS • Live grams of fat burned and your burn rate right now (g/h) • A fuel bar that shows how much of your energy comes from fat • Six fasting phases, from digesting to deep fat-burn, so you always know where you are EVERY HOUR BURNS MORE FAT • A burn curve for every fast: asleep, waking up, the fat switch at around 12 hours, and the climb to your goal • See why the last hours of a fast are worth finishing A FLAME FOR EVERY DAY • Your last 7 days at a glance: one pixel flame per day, lit by how much of your goal you reached • Reach your goal and it burns in full • Tap a day to see that fast KNOW WHEN YOU'LL HIT YOUR GOAL • A goal-date forecast from your body, recalibrated with every weigh-in • Weight trend, BMI and fat burned per week WORKOUTS MAKE YOUR FAST BURN FASTER • Log a walk, run, ride, strength, yoga or HIIT session and see the extra fat it adds • Workouts can bring your fat switch sooner • Import workouts from Apple Health NO FOOD LOGGING REQUIRED Your daily plan number is enough. Add one number a day or quick-add meals only if you want a sharper estimate. No food database, no macros. ALWAYS WITH YOU • Apple Watch app and complications • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets and a Control Center control • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with an End fast button FREE AND PLUS The fasting timer is free: time fasted, time left, phases and reminders. Your first fast includes everything in Unpause Plus, so you see your own fat burn. Unpause Plus unlocks live fat burned on every fast, the burn curve, widgets, Live Activity, the Apple Watch app, workouts and Apple Health import, weigh-ins and your goal date. Choose yearly with a 7-day free trial, monthly, or Lifetime as a one-time purchase. Subscription payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Fat numbers are estimates from a model of your metabolism, not a medical measurement. Unpause is not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before fasting if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, under 18, have had an eating disorder, or have diabetes or another medical condition. Terms of Use: https://getunpause.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://getunpause.com/privacy

About

Ember Fasting

This app provides a simple and beautiful intermittent fasting timer with a widget-first design. It offers precise tracking of fasting progress, various popular protocols, and metabolic insights for Pro users. The app focuses on a clean user experience without ads or dark patterns.

Highlights
  • Widget-first design for home and lock screens
  • Fast launch time and smooth animations
  • Live metabolic process tracking (Pro)
  • Support for 5 popular fasting protocols
  • Streak tracking and milestone celebrations
  • Smart notifications for fast completion
Features
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The fasting timer that respects your time and your wallet. Ember is a beautifully crafted intermittent fasting timer that just works. No account required. No ads. No dark patterns. Just a precise, reliable timer with stunning widgets and honest pricing. WIDGET-FIRST DESIGN Check your fasting progress without opening the app. Ember offers 7 widget styles: small interactive, medium, large, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Your progress is always a glance away. Start and stop fasts right from your home screen. BEAUTIFUL & FAST Launches in under a second. Your body runs multiple metabolic processes during a fast: fat burning, ketosis, autophagy. They overlap and build on each other gradually. Ember tracks your progress with smooth animations and warm, purposeful design. Choose from 10 curated color themes or set your own custom accent color. Pick from 8 app icon styles to match your aesthetic. METABOLIC INSIGHT (PRO) Fasting isn't a series of stages you enter and leave, it's overlapping biological processes that build on each other. Pro unlocks live metabolic process tracking: see fat burning, ketosis, and autophagy ramping simultaneously with intensity indicators. Tap the info icon during any fast to see exactly what's happening in your body. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T - All 5 popular protocols: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or create your own - Streak tracking with milestone celebrations - History with weekly calendar view - Basic stats to track your progress - Smart notifications for fast completion, zone transitions, and daily reminders HONEST PRICING The full fasting timer is free. No trial traps. No surprise charges. Pro unlocks metabolic insight, extra widget styles, themes, icons, and advanced notifications for $1.99/month, $14.99/year, or $29.99 lifetime. That's it. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your device. No account. No analytics. No tracking. Our App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected"...and we mean it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Unpause4 screens
Ember Fasting4 screens

Verdict

The call

Unpause and Ember Fasting are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Unpause sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Ember Fasting sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unpause ships an update weekly, Ember Fasting every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Unpause versus Ember Fasting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnpauseEmber Fasting
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoze GradisarChris Schrade

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Unpause

Subscriptions3
  • Unpause Plus Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unpause Plus Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Unpause Plus Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unpause Plus Lifetime$149.99
3 purchases

Ember Fasting

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Ember Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • FastApp Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Unpause free?
Unpause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ember Fasting free?
Ember Fasting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Unpause or Ember Fasting have ads?
Neither Unpause nor Ember Fasting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unpause or Ember Fasting?
Unpause ships an update weekly, and Ember Fasting every 2 weeks. Most recently, Unpause was updated on November 5, 2026 and Ember Fasting on October 31, 2026.

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