Comparison

Meridian vs HonestFast

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

Head to head
About

Meridian

This app offers a straightforward approach to intermittent fasting, focusing on a clean interface and scientific insights into metabolic phases. It allows users to start and stop fasting with ease, track custom schedules, and understand their body's processes without intrusive features or upselling.

Highlights
  • One-tap start/stop timer
  • Metabolic phase insights
  • Built-in and custom schedules
  • Data stays on device
  • Optional Apple Health integration
  • Clean, intentional design
Features
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Meridian is the fasting app for people who are tired of fasting apps. No 15-screen onboarding quiz. No AI coach upselling you a meal plan. No gamification badges. No paywall on the timer. Just a clean, powerful tool that respects your intelligence and your time. START IN SECONDS One tap to start. One tap to stop. Meridian tracks your fasting window, shows what's happening in your body at each metabolic phase, and stays out of your way. Every schedule built in — 14:10, 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or set your own custom window. REAL SCIENCE, NOT SLOGANS Each body phase is grounded in peer-reviewed metabolic research. Know when glycogen depletes. Know when ketosis begins. Know when autophagy ramps up. Meridian tells you what's actually happening — with citations, not marketing copy. YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No account required. No cloud sync you didn't ask for. No analytics tracking your behavior. All data lives on your iPhone and stays there. Optional Apple Health integration reads and writes only with your explicit permission. DESIGNED WITH INTENTION Every screen earns its place. Meridian follows a less-but-better philosophy — no feature creep, no settings bloat, no dark patterns. Dark mode and light mode. Clean typography. A timer that's beautiful enough to leave on your nightstand. BUILT-IN SCHEDULES • 14:10 — Gentle start for beginners • 16:8 — The most popular protocol • 18:6 — Deeper metabolic benefits • 20:4 — The Warrior approach • OMAD — One Meal A Day • Custom — Set any window you want MERIDIAN PREMIUM Unlock deeper insights and advanced features for less than a coffee: • Detailed fasting history and trends • Body phase insights with metabolic data • Advanced streak tracking • Custom schedule presets • Full data export $1.99/month · $14.99/year (save 37%) · $39.99 lifetime No free trial. No tricks. At this price, you'll know within a day if Meridian is for you. Privacy policy: https://trymeridian.today/privacy-policy Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://trymeridian.today/support

About

HonestFast

This app helps you track intermittent fasting with a simple timer and detailed metabolic stage insights. It includes dedicated features for Ramadan, such as prayer times and custom fast scheduling. Syncs across devices and offers lock screen widgets for easy monitoring.

Highlights
  • Intermittent fasting timer
  • Ramadan mode with prayer times
  • Metabolic stage tracking
  • Water tracking
  • Multi-device iCloud sync
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Most fasting apps have never heard of Iftar. Every Islamic app stops after Ramadan. HonestFast is the fasting tracker built for Muslim intermittent fasters: track 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD alongside a full Ramadan mode with astronomically calculated Sehri and Iftar times for 600+ cities. No account required. Built by a faster who needed both. INTERMITTENT FASTING Start a fast with one tap. Track your progress in real time through six metabolic stages, from Fat Burning through Ketosis to Deep Autophagy, so you understand exactly what fasting is doing to your body. 16:8, balanced daily intermittent fasting 18:6, extended fasting for deeper results 20:4, advanced fasting OMAD, one meal a day Custom plans from 10 to 48 hours (Premium) RAMADAN & ISLAMIC FASTING A complete Ramadan mode built for Muslim fasters. Astronomically calculated Sehri (Suhoor) and Iftar times Prayer times for your location 600+ cities with manual selection Automatic Ramadan detection via Hijri calendar Voluntary Sunnah fasting from Fajr to Maghrib Qada tracking to never lose count of missed fasts Sehri and Iftar reminders Sawm tracking throughout the year SIX FASTING STAGES See inside your body as your fast progresses. Fed State Catabolic State Fat Burning Ketosis Autophagy Deep Autophagy LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND Your active fast on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app. Timer, progress bar, fasting plan, start and end times, all visible at a glance. Log water directly from your Lock Screen during supported fasts. STREAKS & FASTING HISTORY Build the habit. See the pattern. Review every completed fast including duration, fasting plan, and metabolic stage reached. Build streaks and create share cards to celebrate your progress and weight loss milestones. WATER TRACKING Log your daily water intake from the app or directly from your Lock Screen. Your count resets automatically at midnight and syncs across your Apple devices. APPLE HEALTH & iPHONE Connect with Apple Health to log body weight. Check your active fast at a glance with Home Screen widgets. Sync your fasting history and active fast state across Apple devices through iCloud, no account required. HONESTFAST FREE Fasting timer with 16:8, 18:6, 20:4 and OMAD Full Ramadan mode with Sehri, Iftar, and prayer times for 600+ cities Six metabolic stages including Ketosis and Autophagy Streaks, fasting history, and share cards Live Activities and Dynamic Island, included free iCloud sync, no account required HONESTFAST PREMIUM See which fasting plan works for your body: trends, heatmaps, and plan performance analytics across every fast you have completed Find your patterns: when you fast best, which plans you complete most, and where streaks break Fast on your own schedule with custom plans from 10 to 48 hours Explore the full detail of every fast you have ever tracked Track every fast honestly, whether you practice intermittent fasting for weight loss, observe Ramadan, keep Sunnah fasts throughout the year, or all three. Terms of Service: https://khsalman.github.io/honestfast/terms/

Screenshots

Meridian4 screens
HonestFast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Meridian at none against HonestFast's shown. HonestFast's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Meridian sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and HonestFast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Meridian against 5.0 for HonestFast. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Meridian versus HonestFast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeridianHonestFast
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating12++4
DeveloperZACHARY MARK MULLIGANKhawaja Salman Nadeem

Customer experience

Meridian

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

HonestFast

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Meridian

Subscriptions2
  • Meridian Premium$1.991 Month
  • Meridian Premium$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Meridian Premium (Lifetime)$39.99
3 purchases

HonestFast

Subscriptions2
  • Honest Fast Premium$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Meridian free?
Meridian is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HonestFast free?
HonestFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Meridian or HonestFast?
Meridian and HonestFast are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Meridian or HonestFast have ads?
HonestFast shows ads; Meridian does not.

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