Comparison

Nomu vs Fasting Well

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

Head to head
About

Nomu

This app simplifies intermittent fasting with a user-friendly timer and progress tracker. It offers popular fasting plans, visual feedback on fasting phases, and a cute companion to keep you motivated. Track your water intake, weight, and BMI with insightful charts.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting plans
  • Live fasting phase tracking
  • Streak and progress tracking
  • Water intake monitoring
  • Weight and BMI logging
  • Adorable companion character
Features
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Nomu is a beautifully designed intermittent fasting timer that makes healthy habits feel effortless. Whether you're new to fasting or a seasoned pro, Nomu keeps things simple, motivating, and fun. Try Nomu free for 7 days. After that, Nomu Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, and you can cancel anytime. FASTING MADE SIMPLE Choose from popular plans like 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or go deep with extended fasts up to 72 hours. Start your fast with one tap and watch your progress in real time with a gorgeous timer ring. FAST FROM YOUR WRIST The Nomu Apple Watch app lets you start, stop, and track your fast on the go — your current phase and progress are always a glance away. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS - Live fasting phases: fat burning, ketosis, autophagy, deep autophagy, and immune renewal - Streak tracking to build consistency day after day - Weight and height logging with automatic BMI calculation - Progress photos to see your visual transformation - Body measurements: waist, hips, chest, arms, and thighs - Dedicated water screen with drink-type tracking - Supplement tracking with reminders MEET NOMU Your adorable fasting companion evolves as you progress through each phase — from caterpillar to butterfly. Nomu celebrates your wins and keeps you company during those tough fasting hours. Unlock 8 wing evolution stages over 180 days. SET YOUR GOALS Define your target weight and timeline. Watch your progress ring fill as you get closer. Nomu tracks the delta so you always know where you stand. LEARN AS YOU FAST Explore the Learn library to understand the science behind every phase — fat burning, ketosis, autophagy, and more — in simple, friendly language. NOMU PRO Unlock premium features including progress photos, weight goals, body measurements, supplement tracking, advanced insights, data export, and custom accent colors. Nomu Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription after your 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Cancel anytime in App Store settings. INSIGHTS THAT MATTER Weekly and monthly recaps, fasting history, water trends, weight progress, and advanced stats like your best fasting day and longest fast — all in one place. BUILT FOR YOU - Extended fasting plans: 24h, 36h, 48h, and 72h - Apple Watch app - Home and Lock Screen widgets - Apple Health sync - Export your data anytime (CSV or JSON) - Persistent notification showing your fasting status - Auto-start eating window countdown - Dark and light mode - 8 custom accent colors - 14 languages supported - Privacy first: all data stays on your device Start your fasting journey with Nomu today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tappect.com/apps/nomu/privacy

About

Fasting Well

Track your intermittent fasting journey with science-backed insights. Monitor your progress through different metabolic stages and view your history with a visual heatmap. Offers built-in plans and detailed scientific articles.

Highlights
  • Stage-aware fasting progress visualization
  • Live timer with customizable ring
  • Six built-in fasting plans
  • Journal and weekly progress charts
  • Science-backed articles on fasting
  • Calendar heatmap of activity
  • Privacy-first, on-device data storage
Features
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Fasting Well is a beautiful, science-grounded intermittent fasting tracker. Designed for the moments your fast actually happens — at home, in transit, before bed — with the kind of polish you'd expect from an app you open every day. EVERY FAST IS A JOURNEY A fast isn't a single state — it's a sequence. Anabolic. Catabolic. Fat-burning. Ketosis. Deep ketosis. Fasting Well shows you exactly where you are in that journey, with stage-aware visuals and a quiet narration of what's happening inside. WHAT YOU GET (FREE) • Live timer with the ring you'll want to watch • Six built-in plans: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 24h, 36h • Stage-aware progress: see Anabolic → Ketosis unfold • Notifications when you cross a stage or hit your goal • Journal of your last 30 days with a weekly chart • Five long-form science articles, beautifully illustrated • Calendar heatmap of recent activity • Dark and light themes that look right on every screen WHY ANOTHER FASTING APP Because the popular ones either gutted their free tier or never felt like apps you'd open without a reason. Fasting Well is built to be the home screen icon you actually like seeing. PRIVACY-FIRST Your fasts and weight data stay on your device — no account, no cloud sync, no servers we own. To make the app better we collect anonymous usage signals (e.g. "a fast was started on the 18:6 plan" or "an article was opened") through PostHog. These contain no personally identifying information and can be turned off entirely in Settings → Privacy. SCIENCE-BACKED, NOT WELLNESS-HYPE Built on peer-reviewed fasting research. No talk of "detox." No supplements to sell. Just the metabolic story your body is actually telling. FASTING WELL PRO Go deeper with Pro: build custom fasting protocols, log your weight and watch the trend, unlock advanced statistics (12-week heatmap, completion rate, best streak), share beautiful fast cards, and pick from every accent color. Pro is a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase — and the core tracker stays free forever. QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK hello@fastingwell.app We're a small team. Every email gets read. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fastingwell.app/privacy

Screenshots

Nomu4 screens
Fasting Well4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fasting Well at none against Nomu's 6. Fasting Well also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Nomu's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (97 vs 2). On price, rating 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. Nomu sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Fasting Well asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fasting Well holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nomu has 97 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Nomu's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fasting Well's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nomu ships an update every 5 days, Fasting Well every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Nomu versus Fasting Well: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomuFasting Well
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (97 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTappect LLCGeneralizable

Customer experience

Nomu

All ratings97 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

Fasting Well

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Nomu

Subscriptions4
  • Nomu Pro Weekly7 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Nomu Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Nomu Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
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  • Nomu Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nomu Pro Lifetime2 variants$49.99
None

Fasting Well

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nomu free?
Nomu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Well free?
Fasting Well is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nomu or Fasting Well?
Fasting Well is rated higher. Nomu averages 4.8 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Fasting Well averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nomu or Fasting Well have ads?
Neither Nomu nor Fasting Well shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nomu or Fasting Well?
Nomu ships an update every 5 days, and Fasting Well every 3 months. Most recently, Nomu was updated on October 23, 2026 and Fasting Well on October 13, 2026.

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