Comparison

Ember Fasting vs Hone

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

Head to head
About

Ember Fasting

This app provides a simple and beautiful intermittent fasting timer with a widget-first design. It offers precise tracking of fasting progress, various popular protocols, and metabolic insights for Pro users. The app focuses on a clean user experience without ads or dark patterns.

Highlights
  • Widget-first design for home and lock screens
  • Fast launch time and smooth animations
  • Live metabolic process tracking (Pro)
  • Support for 5 popular fasting protocols
  • Streak tracking and milestone celebrations
  • Smart notifications for fast completion
Features
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The fasting timer that respects your time and your wallet. Ember is a beautifully crafted intermittent fasting timer that just works. No account required. No ads. No dark patterns. Just a precise, reliable timer with stunning widgets and honest pricing. WIDGET-FIRST DESIGN Check your fasting progress without opening the app. Ember offers 7 widget styles: small interactive, medium, large, Lock Screen, and StandBy. Your progress is always a glance away. Start and stop fasts right from your home screen. BEAUTIFUL & FAST Launches in under a second. Your body runs multiple metabolic processes during a fast: fat burning, ketosis, autophagy. They overlap and build on each other gradually. Ember tracks your progress with smooth animations and warm, purposeful design. Choose from 10 curated color themes or set your own custom accent color. Pick from 8 app icon styles to match your aesthetic. METABOLIC INSIGHT (PRO) Fasting isn't a series of stages you enter and leave, it's overlapping biological processes that build on each other. Pro unlocks live metabolic process tracking: see fat burning, ketosis, and autophagy ramping simultaneously with intensity indicators. Tap the info icon during any fast to see exactly what's happening in your body. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, NOTHING YOU DON'T - All 5 popular protocols: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or create your own - Streak tracking with milestone celebrations - History with weekly calendar view - Basic stats to track your progress - Smart notifications for fast completion, zone transitions, and daily reminders HONEST PRICING The full fasting timer is free. No trial traps. No surprise charges. Pro unlocks metabolic insight, extra widget styles, themes, icons, and advanced notifications for $1.99/month, $14.99/year, or $29.99 lifetime. That's it. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your device. No account. No analytics. No tracking. Our App Store privacy label is "Data Not Collected"...and we mean it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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

Ember Fasting4 screens
Hone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hone at none against Ember Fasting's 3. Ember Fasting's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ember Fasting sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hone asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ember Fasting ships an update every 2 weeks, Hone monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Ember Fasting versus Hone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmber FastingHone
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChris SchradeRustam Akhmetov

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Ember Fasting

Subscriptions2
  • Ember Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Ember Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • FastApp Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Hone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ember Fasting free?
Ember Fasting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hone free?
Hone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ember Fasting or Hone have ads?
Neither Ember Fasting nor Hone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ember Fasting or Hone?
Ember Fasting ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hone monthly. Most recently, Ember Fasting was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hone on October 31, 2026.

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