Comparison

Fasting Timer by TrainerDay vs The Gut Game

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

Head to head
About

Fasting Timer by TrainerDay

This app simplifies intermittent fasting with a one-tap start and customizable durations. Track your progress visually and review your fasting history. It's designed for easy habit building without complex features.

Highlights
  • One-tap fast start
  • Customizable fasting durations
  • Flexible start times
  • Visual progress tracking
  • Fasting history
  • Shareable results
Features
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Fasting Timer is a simple, no-fuss intermittent fasting tracker designed to help you build healthy fasting habits. It's the ultimate app for ADF fasters. Each day when you start your fast. It's just one click, even when you forget to start it at your normal fasting time. Features: • One-tap start - Begin your fast instantly • Customizable durations - Set your preferred fasting window (12, 14, 16, 18, 20+ hours) • Flexible start times - Start now or schedule for later • Visual progress - See your fasting progress at a glance • History tracking - Review your completed fasts • Share your achievements - Export and share your fasting results Whether you're doing 16:8, 18:6, or any other intermittent fasting schedule, this app makes it easy to track your fasting windows without complicated setup or unnecessary features. Free and simple. Start fasting today.

About

The Gut Game

Explore 100 research-backed foods to improve your gut health. Build a personalized food list, track your weekly progress towards a 30-food goal, and earn badges. Unlock Pro features for advanced insights and recommendations.

Highlights
  • Discover 100 gut-benefiting foods
  • Learn food benefits via PubMed
  • Build a personal food list
  • Track weekly progress
  • Earn badges and streaks
  • Unlock Pro features
Features
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Discover the top 100 foods for a healthier gut and deep dive them via PubMed. The Gut Game makes microbiome science simple and actionable. Browse 100 research-backed gut foods, build your personal food list, and track what you eat each week. Features: Learn why each food benefits your gut microbiome Build your personal gut food list Track your weekly progress toward the 30-food goal Earn badges and build streaks Unlock Pro for your gut health score, category gap analysis, and personalised food recommendations Research shows eating 30+ different plant foods per week is the single most powerful thing you can do for your gut health. The Gut Game makes it easy, fun, and trackable. Upgrade to Pro for a one-time $2.99, no subscription.

Screenshots

Fasting Timer by TrainerDay4 screens
The Gut Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fasting Timer by TrainerDay at none against The Gut Game's 1. Fasting Timer by TrainerDay also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Gut Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fasting Timer by TrainerDay asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Fasting Timer by TrainerDay against 5.0 for The Gut Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fasting Timer by TrainerDay has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fasting Timer by TrainerDay versus The Gut Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting Timer by TrainerDayThe Gut Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB34 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTrainerDay IncFiona Segale

Customer experience

Fasting Timer by TrainerDay

All ratings18 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Gut Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fasting Timer by TrainerDay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

The Gut Game

One-time1
  • The Gut Game Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Fasting Timer by TrainerDay free?
Fasting Timer by TrainerDay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Gut Game free?
The Gut Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fasting Timer by TrainerDay or The Gut Game?
The Gut Game is rated higher. Fasting Timer by TrainerDay averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while The Gut Game averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Fasting Timer by TrainerDay or The Gut Game have ads?
Neither Fasting Timer by TrainerDay nor The Gut Game shows ads.

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