Comparison

Unpause vs Hone

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

Hone

Features
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Hone is the intermittent fasting app for the disciplined — one tap, Dynamic Island Live Activity, Apple Watch complications, and Precision Window guardrails. Free core. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your fast stays yours. If you've outgrown "wellness" apps that chase you for $70/year to show a timer — Hone is built for you. WHAT HONE DOES DIFFERENTLY Most fasting apps overwhelm you with features you'll never use — calorie tracking, food diaries, social feeds, coaching chatbots. Hone does one thing at a precise level: tracks your fast and shows you the biology of what's happening inside you, in real time. → Start a fast in under 2 seconds → See your timer live on Dynamic Island without opening the app → Check your fast from your wrist with the Apple Watch complication → Watch your body shift through metabolic zones as it happens → Track your history, streaks, and personal records PRECISION WINDOW ENGINE (Hone Pro) Most fasting apps let you cheat. Hone doesn't. The Precision Window engine enforces the guardrails that make fasting actually work: • Caffeine cutoff — warns you when late caffeine will wreck tomorrow's sleep-protected fast • Training-day exception — your long-run day isn't your OMAD day • Sleep protection — the app refuses to auto-end a fast while you're sleeping • Max-fast cap — hard stop at the duration you set, because extended fasts without supervision are a bad idea FAST PURITY — CLEAN vs BLUNTED Not all fasts are equal. Coffee with cream is not a clean fast. Hone lets you toggle Clean or Blunted, and your streak, complication, and Dynamic Island color reflect the truth. FOCUS FILTER Turn on Fasting Focus and DoorDash, UberEats, Postmates notifications disappear until you break your fast. Precision isn't just physiology — it's removing the trigger vectors. METABOLIC ZONES — KNOW WHAT YOUR BODY IS DOING As you fast, your body moves through distinct physiological phases. Hone tracks them in real time: • Fed — Digestion active, insulin managing glucose storage • Early Fasting — Insulin drops, glycogen stores deplete • Fat Burning — Metabolic switch flips, fat becomes primary fuel • Ketosis — Ketone production increases, mental clarity sharpens • Deep Ketosis — Autophagy begins, cellular cleanup underway Each zone transition triggers a notification so you know exactly when your body shifts gears. BUILT FOR YOUR LOCK SCREEN Your fasting timer lives on Dynamic Island and your Lock Screen. No need to unlock, no need to open the app. Glance and know. Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep your fast visible throughout the day. ALL PROTOCOLS FREE • 16:8 — The most popular. 16 hours fasting, 8 hours eating. • 18:6 — A step further for the experienced. • 20:4 — Warrior diet structure. • OMAD — One Meal A Day for maximum metabolic work. TRACK YOUR EDGE • Calendar view with every fast • Current streak and best streak • Total fasts and hours fasted • Average duration and longest fast • Daily reminders to stay consistent DESIGNED WITH RESPECT • 100% free core — every protocol, every zone, every feature that matters • No account required — works offline, always • No ads, no tracking, no data collection • No calorie counting, no food logging • OLED-optimized dark mode — because you start fasts at night Your fasting data stays on your device. Period. WHO HONE IS FOR • Serious intermittent fasters who've outgrown "wellness" apps • People who want discipline, not pep talks • Anyone tired of paying $70/year to see a timer • Curious minds who want to understand the biology of their fast • Privacy-conscious users who refuse to be tracked Hone is not a medical app and does not provide medical advice. Fasting zones are approximate estimates based on general research. Consult a healthcare professional before starting any fasting program.

Screenshots

Unpause4 screens
Hone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hone at none against Unpause's 4. Unpause's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Unpause sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Hone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unpause ships an update weekly, Hone monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Unpause versus Hone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnpauseHone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoze GradisarRustam Akhmetov

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
None

Hone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unpause free?
Unpause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hone free?
Hone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unpause or Hone have ads?
Neither Unpause nor Hone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unpause or Hone?
Unpause ships an update weekly, and Hone monthly. Most recently, Unpause was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hone on October 31, 2026.

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