Comparison

Nomu vs Fasting Center

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 tracking. It offers various fasting plans, motivational elements, and insights into your health journey. Syncs with Apple Health and is available on Apple Watch.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting plans
  • Real-time progress tracking
  • Motivational companion character
  • Weight and body measurement logging
  • Water and supplement tracking
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Apple Health sync
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 Center

Track intermittent and extended fasting with a visual timer and detailed stage insights. Log key health metrics, analyze patterns, and utilize helpful calculators. Integrates with Apple Health and offers extensive customization.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting plans
  • Visual progress ring
  • 17 fasting stages with explanations
  • Health metric logging (weight, ketones, etc.)
  • Pattern analysis and charts
  • Extended and intermittent fasting calculators
  • Apple Health integration
Features
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Fasting Center is a fasting timer and tracker for intermittent and extended fasting. Start a fast, watch the ring fill, see which stage your body is in, and keep your numbers in one place. Fast your way - Plans from 12:12 to 23:1 (OMAD), extended fasts of 24, 36, 48 and 72 hours, an open fast with no end, or a specific end time - A live ring that shows time elapsed, time left or percent. Tap the ring to switch - Change the start or end time whenever you need to - Milestone notifications and a reminder before your fast ends - A celebration when you finish, with your mood, a note and a picture of your fast to share Know what is happening - 17 fasting stages, from digestion to refeeding, and what each one means - Tips that make fasting easier - The scientific sources behind the stages and the calculators Log what matters - Weight, body fat, waist, ketones, blood glucose and blood pressure - Energy, hunger, motivation and anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10 - Calories, water, sodium, potassium and magnesium - Daily notes, and past fasts you add by hand - Apple Health - read weight, body fat, steps, heart rate and glucose, and write weight and body fat back See your patterns - A fasting calendar, charts of your fasting hours, recent fasts and streaks - Trends for your measurements and how you feel, and your BMI - Patterns found in your own data, such as when you feel hungriest Calculators - Extended fasting - estimate the weight you lose in a fast of 1 to 40 days, split into fat, protein, water and gut contents, with a refeeding guide - Intermittent fasting and calorie deficit - set a goal weight or daily calories and see a day-by-day projection Everywhere you look - Home screen widgets, a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and an Apple Watch app with complications - Dark mode, accent colors, and pounds, kilograms or stones - Sixteen languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Indonesian, Urdu and Bengali - Import fasts from Easy Fast or Zero, and export your data to Excel - Use it without an account, or sign in with email, Google or Apple to sync between your devices Important Fasting Center is for general wellness and education. It is not medical advice. Extended fasting is not right for everyone, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, under 18, underweight, or have a medical condition such as diabetes or a history of eating disorders. Talk to your doctor before you start. Weight and body composition projections are estimates, not predictions.

Screenshots

Nomu4 screens
Fasting Center4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fasting Center at none against Nomu's 6. Fasting Center also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Nomu's advantage is ratings volume (97 vs 27). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Center asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Nomu against 4.8 for Fasting Center. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 97 and 27 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Nomu's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fasting Center's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nomu ships an update every 5 days, Fasting Center every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nomu versus Fasting Center: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomuFasting Center
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (97 ratings) — better4.8 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings97 — better27
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB51 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTappect LLCAndrey Titov

Customer experience

Nomu

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

Fasting Center

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews9 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 Center

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nomu free?
Nomu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Center free?
Fasting Center is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nomu or Fasting Center?
Nomu is rated higher. Nomu averages 4.8 out of 5 from 97 ratings, while Fasting Center averages 4.8 from 27 ratings.
Do Nomu or Fasting Center have ads?
Neither Nomu nor Fasting Center shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nomu or Fasting Center?
Nomu ships an update every 5 days, and Fasting Center every 3 days. Most recently, Nomu was updated on November 5, 2026 and Fasting Center on November 5, 2026.

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