Comparison

PrimeState vs FocusedFasting

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

Head to head
About

PrimeState

Features
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PrimeState reveals how your daily choices affect your mental performance. You've felt it before. That state where everything clicks - focus is razor-sharp, ideas flow effortlessly, productivity feels effortless. Then it fades. And you're left wondering: what got me there? How do I get back? The answer is in your data. You just haven't been tracking it. PrimeState connects what you consume and do to how you think and feel. Track your inputs - food, supplements, caffeine, sleep, habits - alongside your mental state, and let the app find the patterns you'd never catch on your own. WHAT MAKES PRIMESTATE DIFFERENT Most apps track what you eat. PrimeState tracks what it does to you. We don't care about calories. We care about the connection between that afternoon coffee and your clarity dropping the next morning. Between that supplement stack and the best focus week of your life. Between last night's dinner and the brain fog you can't explain today. PrimeState finds delayed correlations between your choices and your cognition — effects that show up hours or even days later. No other app does this. AI-POWERED INTELLIGENCE • Chat Interface — Log anything through natural conversation. Say "eggs and coffee" and it's tracked. Say "feeling focused" and your state is captured. • Photo Scanning — Snap a photo of your meal. AI identifies every item, estimates nutrition, and logs it in seconds. • Supplement OCR — Point your camera at any supplement bottle. PrimeState reads the label, detects the supplement, dosage, and serving size automatically. • Predictive Forecasting — Based on your patterns, PrimeState predicts your focus, energy, and clarity for the rest of the day. • Personalized Suggestions — Get time-aware nudges based on your own data. Specific foods, caffeine cutoff times, evening habits - all tailored to what actually works for you. • Confirmed Patterns — Statistically significant correlations surfaced with transparent confidence levels. Real insights, backed by your data. • Caffeine Intelligence — Learns your personal caffeine metabolism and calculates your exact cutoff time. No more guessing. HOW IT WORKS 1. Rate your focus, energy, and clarity throughout the day 2. Log what you eat, drink, and take — by chat, photo, or quick button 3. Track your sleep with one-tap bedtime and wake-up 4. PrimeState finds correlations and surfaces actionable insights 5. Use those insights to optimize your daily routine 6. Watch your baseline improve over time The app gets smarter every day. By day 7, you get predictions. By day 14, food-specific insights. By day 30, the app knows your patterns better than you do. WHO IT'S FOR → Developers and knowledge workers who need sustained deep focus → Students who need to lock in and study without crashing → Professionals optimizing for high-stakes performance → Anyone dealing with brain fog who wants to find the cause → Anyone who's experienced a peak state and wants it back YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE PrimeState works 100% on-device. Your cognitive data never leaves your phone. No accounts required. No cloud sync. No one sees your data but you. Stop guessing what works. Start knowing. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PrimeState offers Premium and Ultimate auto-renewable subscriptions, available monthly and yearly. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions in your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://primestate.dev/privacy/

About

FocusedFasting

This app provides a simple, distraction-free timer for intermittent fasting. It supports popular fasting schedules and tracks your progress with weekly statistics and streak tracking. Enjoy motivational quotes and dark mode support to enhance your fasting journey.

Highlights
  • Popular fasting schedules (16:8, 18:6, 20:4)
  • Clean circular timer with progress visualization
  • Weekly fasting statistics
  • Streak tracking
  • Motivational quotes
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Simple, focused intermittent fasting timer. Track your fasts with a clean, distraction-free interface. Features: • Popular fasting schedules: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, and custom • Clean circular timer with progress visualization • Weekly fasting statistics and streak tracking • Motivational quotes during your fast • Dark mode support Start your fasting journey today with a timer that just works. No ads, no subscriptions, no complications.

Screenshots

PrimeState4 screens
FocusedFasting4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusedFasting at weekly against PrimeState's fortnightly. PrimeState's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. PrimeState sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and FocusedFasting sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrimeState ships an update fortnightly, FocusedFasting weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PrimeState versus FocusedFasting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimeStateFocusedFasting
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJOEL CAMERON ELLINGSONAusten Allred

In-app purchases

4 purchases

PrimeState

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Ultimate Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
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  • Ultimate Yearly$149.991 Year
4 purchases

FocusedFasting

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Premium Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is PrimeState free?
PrimeState is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusedFasting free?
FocusedFasting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PrimeState or FocusedFasting have ads?
Neither PrimeState nor FocusedFasting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PrimeState or FocusedFasting?
PrimeState ships an update fortnightly, and FocusedFasting weekly. Most recently, PrimeState was updated on October 20, 2026 and FocusedFasting on September 23, 2026.

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