Comparison

Bars vs Heed

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

Head to head
About

Bars

Features
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Track your eating and fasting windows on a visual timeline. See your days at a glance, spot patterns, and build better habits. No accounts, no servers, no nonsense. SIMPLE BY DESIGN Most fasting apps bury you in calorie counts, meal logs, streak guilt, premium plans and articles. Bars does one thing well: it shows when you eat and when you don't. Tap to start, tap to stop. That's it. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No accounts. No servers. No tracking. No data collection. Everything syncs through your private iCloud. Only you can see it. 100% free. No paywalls. No subscription. No hidden costs. SEE THE FULL PICTURE Connect Apple HealthKit to overlay sleep and workouts on your daily timeline. See how your eating window lines up with recovery, training, and rest without switching between apps. BUILT FOR Biohackers, intermittent fasters, health conscious professionals, habit builders, and anyone curious about how meal timing affects how they feel. HOW IT WORKS Tap to open your eating window Tap to close it Watch your days stack up on a clean visual timeline Optional: Connect HealthKit to layer in sleep and workout data WORKS WITH LONGEVITYDECK If you use LongevityDeck, Bars can sync your eating windows directly to your protocol timeline. See fasting alongside every other protocol you track. All in one place. Both apps are free. IMPORTANT: This app is for informational and educational purposes only. Always consult with your doctor or qualified healthcare provider before making any medical decisions or changes to your health routine.

About

Heed

Features
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Heed is a guided practice space for the Attention Training Technique (ATT) — a structured listening exercise described in published metacognitive research, delivered as a 12-minute spatial-audio session. Through regular practice, the goal is to help you interrupt negative thinking patterns and build flexible control over where your focus goes. Put on headphones. Several sounds take their places around you — behind, beside, above. A calm voice guides you through three phases: focus on a single sound while the others compete, switch your attention between sounds on cue, then widen out and hold them all at once. That's the whole practice. It's simple, and it's genuinely hard — that's the point. SPATIAL AUDIO • The original technique places each sound at a different location in the room — a structure no flat recording can reproduce • Heed restores it with true 3D audio — works with any headphones SOUND MIXES • Start with sounds selected to work well together, then preview, swap, or shuffle them if you like • Save combinations you like and return to them anytime SCENES • A growing library of crafted soundscapes — a forge in the rain, a crowded coffeehouse, a reef twelve meters down… • Each scene is a composed atmosphere: sounds chosen to belong together YOUR PRACTICE • Your practice is tracked with session stats and trends over time — stored on your device • Optional questions after each session trace your progress • Gentle reminders help you keep a regular practice, at your own pace FREE & PREMIUM Heed is fully functional for free: the complete guided training, a selection of scenes, and Sound Mixes using a starter sound library — no time limits. Premium unlocks the full scene and sound catalog, available as a monthly or annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. DISCLAIMER Heed is a tool for self-guided practice, not a substitute for therapy or medical care. Terms of Service: https://excessive-raptor-1ad.notion.site/Heed-Terms-of-Service-39cca91f51548008997feb22f907c34b

Screenshots

Bars4 screens
Heed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bars at none against Heed's 3. Heed's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 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. Heed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Bars asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bars ships an update every 2 months, Heed every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Bars versus Heed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBarsHeed
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB304 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHYPE4MOBILE MALEWICZ I WSPOLNICY SPOŁKA JAWNASK95 Engineering AB

In-app purchases

None

Bars

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Heed

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Bars free?
Bars is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heed free?
Heed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bars or Heed have ads?
Neither Bars nor Heed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bars or Heed?
Bars ships an update every 2 months, and Heed every 3 days. Most recently, Bars was updated on September 29, 2026 and Heed on October 3, 2026.

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