Comparison

Autophagy vs Profast

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

Head to head
About

Autophagy

Features
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Autophagy is an intermittent fasting tracker built with AlarmKit, Live Activity, and Dynamic Island. Start a fasting timer, follow your progress through Live Activity and Dynamic Island, and get a fasting completion alarm when your session ends. History helps you review completed fasts and stay consistent. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Profast

This app helps you track intermittent fasting with a smart timer, personalized phases, and detailed progress insights. It also features an AI food scanner for meal tracking and supports various fasting protocols and religious traditions. Connect with friends for shared fasting challenges.

Highlights
  • Intermittent fasting timer
  • Smart phase tracking
  • AI food scanner
  • Calorie, protein, and water tracker
  • Weight tracking
  • Buddy and group fasting
  • Religious fasting support
Features
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FAST SMARTER. LIVE BETTER. Profast is the intermittent fasting app built for real life — whether you fast for health, weight loss, or faith. Beautiful timer. Smart phases. Zero ads. No account required. YOUR FAST. YOUR WAY. Choose from 16+ fasting protocols: · 16:8 — the gold standard · 18:6 — for deeper fat burning · 20:4 — advanced fat loss · OMAD — one meal a day · 5:2 — eat normally 5 days, restrict 2 days · 14:10 — perfect for beginners · Custom — set your own hours Start your fast with one tap. Profast does the rest. WHAT YOUR BODY IS DOING Most people fast without knowing what's happening inside. Profast shows you — hour by hour. · Fed State (0–4h) Digesting your last meal · Early Fasting (4–8h) Blood sugar stabilising, insulin dropping · Fat Burning (8–12h) Your body switches to fat for fuel · Ketosis (12–18h) Ketones being produced, mental clarity peaks · Deep Ketosis (18–24h) Peak fat burning · Autophagy (24h+) Cellular repair and renewal begins Watch your body work. Every single fast. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS · Beautiful circular fasting timer · Real-time phase tracking · Edit past fasts anytime · Fasting history calendar · Streak counter — don't break the chain · Milestone badges and challenges · Weekly progress insights · Progress charts and history EAT SMARTER DURING . YOUR EATING WINDOW AI FOOD SCANNER - Point your camera at any plate. Profast instantly identifies your meal and calculates calories, protein, carbs and fat. Works for every cuisine — Indian, Western, Asian, Middle Eastern. CALORIE TRACKER Know exactly what you're consuming during your eating window. Hit your daily calorie goal. PROTEIN TRACKER Fasting reduces your eating window. Make every bite count — track protein to protect muscle. WATER TRACKER Stay hydrated through your fast. Log intake, set daily goals, get reminders throughout the day. WEIGHT TRACKER Log your weight. See your trend. Watch your progress week by week. CELEBRATE EVERY WIN Every fast completion generates a beautiful shareable card — ready for WhatsApp, Instagram Stories, or anywhere you share. · 7-day streak card · 30-day milestone card · Personal best card · Festival completion card Your achievement. Beautifully captured. Instantly shareable. FAST TOGETHER - Buddy Fast Feature · Invite your partner, friend or family to fast with you. See each other's progress live. · Send one-tap cheers. Build combined streaks. GROUP FASTING · Create a group fast for Navratri, Ramzan or any challenge. · Live leaderboard, combined hours, group celebration when everyone completes. RELIGIOUS FASTING Profast supports major religious fasting traditions with auto-populated dates: Ekadashi · Navratri · Karva Chauth · Maha Shivratri · Ramzan · Lent · Good Friday · Ash Wednesday · Yom Kippur · Daniel Fast · Jain fasts One tap to start. Your tradition, respected. PRIVACY. BY DESIGN. Your personal fasting data never leaves your device. · No account required · No ads. Ever. · No data selling · No cross-app tracking · Everything stored locally on your phone We don't see your data. We can't. That's the point. PROFAST PREMIUM Core fasting is free. Always. Premium unlocks everything: · All 16+ fasting plans · AI food scanner · Calorie and protein tracking · All religious fasting modes · Advanced progress charts · All challenges and badges · Unlimited fasting history Cancel anytime through App Store. Fast smarter. Live better. Profast. Terms of Use (EULA): https://profastapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://profastapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Autophagy4 screens
Profast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Autophagy at none against Profast's 6. Autophagy also leads on ads (none vs shown). Profast's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (18.1 vs 26.2). On price 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. Profast sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Autophagy asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Autophagy versus Profast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAutophagyProfast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.218.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB142 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAndrii PonomarovDeepak Sharma

In-app purchases

None

Autophagy

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Profast

Subscriptions3
  • Profast Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Profast Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Profast Annual$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 10 Scan Credits$2.99
  • 50 Scan Credits$8.99
  • 200 Scan Credits$29.99

Questions

Is Autophagy free?
Autophagy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Profast free?
Profast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Autophagy or Profast have ads?
Profast shows ads; Autophagy does not.

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