Comparison

SOL vs Faaast

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

Head to head
About

SOL

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SOL (솔) is Korean for pine tree. Like the pine that endures through every season, SOL stands with you through every fast. WHAT MAKES SOL DIFFERENT Most fasting apps just show a timer. SOL shows you what is happening inside your body as the hours pass, with the research behind it. As you fast, SOL guides you through eight phases: Fed State, Insulin Dropping, Fat Burning, Ketosis, Autophagy, Deep Autophagy, Growth Hormone Surge and Immune Reset. FEATURES • A calm timer with a progress ring and phase markers • Your fast on the lock screen and in the Dynamic Island • All 8 phases explained, with links to the published studies • A goal dial from 12 to 72 hours, or an open fast with no limit • Started earlier? Set the time you last ate, and correct it later • Switch the timer between time elapsed and time to go • A daily reminder to start your fast • Your Journey: stats, streaks, a 7 day view and your history • Edit, add or delete past fasts • Guidance on breaking your fast gently • Home screen widget • "Start my fast" with Siri • Share your results with a beautiful card • Light and dark mode with handcrafted watercolor textures FASTING TOGETHER If you like, join the live count of people fasting right now. It is optional, anonymous and off until you turn it on. YOUR DATA No account, no ads, no tracking. Your fasting data stays on your device unless you choose to join the community count or turn on iCloud backup. DESIGNED WITH INTENTION SOL is inspired by the simplicity of nature. No clutter and no paywall. Just you, your fast, and a clearer picture of what your body is doing. SOL is free. If you enjoy it, you can leave a tip. ABOUT THE SCIENCE Phase information is based on peer-reviewed research, with direct links to the sources. Some findings come from animal studies, and every body responds differently. SOL offers general wellness information and is not medical advice. Please talk to a doctor before fasting, especially for longer fasts. Begin your fast. Know your body. Grow like the pine.

About

Faaast

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Faaast is the intermittent fasting tracker that does it all, and keeps it to itself. Start a fast in one tap, watch the hours fill, and see your habit take shape day by day. No account, no ads, no noise. TRACK EVERY FAST • 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 12:12, 14:10, 36 hours, or your own length • Watch the hours fill on the timer style you like: hour blocks, ticks, gauge, filling disc or digital • Go past your goal and the extra hours burn as flame blocks • Got the time wrong? Change any start or end afterwards • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, including one that starts or ends a fast with a tap • Reminders at halfway, at your goal, before your eating window closes and to keep your streak alive SEE YOUR HABIT TAKE SHAPE • A calendar where every fast lands on the day it ends, and good days join up into streaks • See your calendar by goals reached or by hours fasted • Tap any day to see its fasts, water and weight, and edit or delete a fast • Compare this month with the last, and look back over every past month • Your records: average and longest fast, total hours, current and best streak, consistency and the time you usually start • A weekly goal that fits how you fast • A recap card for every week and month in three styles, Faaast, Blocks and Paper, ready to share TRACK YOUR WEIGHT AND YOUR PROGRESS • Log your weight, pick kg, lb or stones, and set a goal • Take a progress photo each month or week, kept only on your iPhone, with an optional Face ID lock • A faint guide from your last photo helps you line up the same pose • Swap the background of your photos for clean white or paper, done on your iPhone • Put any two photos side by side and see what the scale can't STAY MOTIVATED • 62 achievements for fasts, hours, streaks, weekly goals and a few hidden ones to find • Badges change colour as you level up, with a shine when you unlock one MAKE IT YOURS • Light and dark mode • Three app icons to choose from: Ink, Paper and Ember PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up. Your fasts, weight and photos stay on your iPhone, and in your own iCloud if you turn on backup. • Bring your history from another fasting app (CSV or JSON), and export everything any time FAAAST PRO Unlock more out of every fast: • Fasting stages: what your body is typically doing, hour by hour, with an alert as you reach each stage • Water and electrolytes, logged with one tap • Your weight trend and goal on a chart, next to your fasts • Weight sync with Apple Health • Automatic iCloud backup, and your history restored on a new iPhone in one tap • Three extra timer styles: Flip clock, Countdown and Departure board • A progress photo every day Faaast Pro is €69.99 a year, €5.99 a month, or €79.99 once for life. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://faaastapp.com/privacy/ Faaast isn't medical advice. Talk to your doctor before fasting, and don't fast without medical advice if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, under 18, have had an eating disorder, or take insulin or other glucose-lowering medication.

Screenshots

SOL4 screens
Faaast4 screens

Verdict

The call

SOL and Faaast are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. SOL sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Faaast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SOL ships an update fortnightly, Faaast every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SOL versus Faaast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSOLFaaast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDanny LinsnerArecon LP

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SOL

One-time3
  • Seedling Tip$1.99
  • Sapling Tip$3.99
  • Pine Tip$8.99
3 purchases

Faaast

Subscriptions2
  • Faaast Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Faaast Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Faaast Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is SOL free?
SOL is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Faaast free?
Faaast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SOL or Faaast have ads?
Neither SOL nor Faaast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SOL or Faaast?
SOL ships an update fortnightly, and Faaast every 8 days. Most recently, SOL was updated on October 24, 2026 and Faaast on November 1, 2026.

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