Comparison

Fastera vs Vasten

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

Head to head
About

Fastera

Features
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Fastera is a calm intermittent fasting app for iPhone and Apple Watch. Start and finish fasts quickly, track your progress at a glance, log weight with minimal friction, and review your history over time. Fastera is built to stay simple: • free to use • no ads • no account required • local-first and private • clean, Apple-native design`

About

Vasten

Features
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Vasten does one job well: it keeps an accurate record of your fast. Start in one tap, see elapsed time and your goal on the main screen, and keep the timer visible through a Home Screen widget, Lock Screen Live Activity, and Dynamic Island. Reaching the goal never ends the fast automatically—you decide when it ends. Your history remains useful and under your control. Correct start and end times, review simple totals, import Vasten JSON or Zero history, export everything as JSON or CSV, or delete any record. Features: • One-tap start with an adjustable start time • Custom fasting goals from 1 to 168 hours • Clear widget goal progress and goal end times • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity • Small and medium Home Screen widgets • Separate timer and 12-week fasting-activity widgets • Custom accent colors shared across the app and widgets • Editable history and summary statistics • Configurable local goal-time notification • Vasten JSON and Zero fasting-history import • Private device storage with private iCloud synchronization • JSON and CSV export • English and Dutch • No account, ads, analytics, or subscription Stage labels are general educational time ranges. They are not measurements of your body or medical advice.

Screenshots

Fastera4 screens
Vasten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vasten at every 2 days against Fastera's every 3 months. Fastera's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fastera ships an update every 3 months, Vasten every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Fastera versus Vasten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasteraVasten
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmed ErakyDennis Van Dalen

In-app purchases

None

Fastera

No in-app purchases

None

Vasten

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fastera free?
Fastera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vasten free?
Vasten is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fastera or Vasten have ads?
Neither Fastera nor Vasten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fastera or Vasten?
Fastera ships an update every 3 months, and Vasten every 2 days. Most recently, Fastera was updated on October 16, 2026 and Vasten on October 6, 2026.

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