Comparison

ClearFast vs Palmful

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

Head to head
About

ClearFast

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Most fasting apps today are bloated with social feeds, AI coaches, mandatory account creation, and intrusive data tracking. ClearFast is different. Built for minimalists and anyone who values their privacy, ClearFast is a beautifully designed, high-contrast utility that does exactly one thing: tracks your fast flawlessly. No friction. No clutter. Just open the app and tap start. RADICAL PRIVACY Your health data is yours. ClearFast operates 100% offline. We do not require an email, we do not use third-party analytics SDKs, and your data never leaves your device. If you delete the app, your data is gone forever. CORE FEATURES (100% Free) • Unrestricted Protocols: Track 16:8, 18:6, OMAD (23:1). • Butter-Smooth UI: A 60fps dark-mode timer built to look beautiful in a pitch-black room at 5 AM. • Local Notifications: Reliable end-of-fast reminders that don't rely on cloud servers. • Edit Start Times: Forgot to start your timer after dinner? Easily adjust your start time retroactively. • 7-Day History: View your current streak and rolling 7-day average. • Eating window countdown after you end a fast, so you know when the next one begins. • Meal notes: jot down what you broke your fast with. Optional, never nagged about. • Home Screen widget (live timer data inside it is a Premium feature). CLEARFAST PREMIUM (Optional) If you love the app and want to support an independent developer, ClearFast PREMIUM is for people who want the long-term record and the system integrations. Buy it once, or subscribe to it monthly, your call. • Unlimited Fasting History: Keep your data and view your long-term consistency. • Premium Aesthetics: Unlock custom accent colors to replace the default Teal. • Unlock Custom Plan: Set a custom fasting plan. • Custom Reminder Notification: Set multiple random time intervals to get a reminder notification (eg:-get reminder notification every 10min and 30min interval). • Compliance calendar: a year of fasting at a glance. • 30-day and all-time trend charts, filterable by completed versus ended early. • CSV and PDF export, meal notes included. • Custom fasting length, anywhere from 1 to 48 hours. • Weekly schedule: different targets on different days. • eating-window reminder notifications. • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and live data in the Home Screen widget. • Custom alternate app icons. Experience fasting, simplified. Website:- https://www.useclearfast.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Palmful

This app helps you track your daily nutrition using a hand-portion method, eliminating the need for calorie counting or barcode scanning. It visualizes your intake at a glance and adjusts targets for different activity levels, all while keeping your data private on your device.

Highlights
  • Hand-portion nutrition tracking
  • No calorie counting
  • Visual daily intake summary
  • Adjustable targets for activity days
  • Weekly eating pattern overview
  • Private local data storage
  • No streaks or nagging reminders
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You are already carrying a better instrument. Palmful is a daily nutrition journal built on the hand-portion method — no calorie counting, no barcode scanning, no hand-entering every ingredient in the meal you just cooked. Your hand is the ruler: • Palm = a serving of protein (about 4 oz, or 2 eggs) • Cupped hand = a measure of carbs (about ½ cup of rice, or a slice of bread) • Fist = a portion of vegetables (about a cooked cupful) • Thumb = a thumb of fat (a tablespoon of oil, or an ounce of cheese) The ruler scales with you. Bigger hands, bigger portions — the measure is the body itself. WHY THE NUMBERS FAIL Log a home-cooked meal in a calorie app and you're typing in every ingredient by hand. The more you vary what you eat, the more tedious it gets — so the app quietly nudges you back toward the same safe, packaged meals. But you cook. And the precision was never real anyway; the labels are estimates. Palmful drops the false precision and keeps the part that works: a simple, repeatable portion you can eyeball anywhere, with any meal, in any kitchen. TODAY, AT A GLANCE Open Palmful and see what you've still got room for — two palms of protein short, a fist of veg to go. It answers the only question you actually have at six in the evening: what should I eat next? A few taps to log, then get on with your day. TARGETS THAT MOVE WITH YOUR DAY Training days aren't all the same, so your targets aren't either. Palmful shifts your protein, carb, veg, and fat goals for Hard, Easy, and Rest days — more fuel when you're working, less when you're recovering. And if you already know your numbers, set them yourself: any portion, on any day type. Anything you don't touch keeps following your profile. THE WEEK, AS ONE PAGE Each day is a row; the week is a page you can read at a glance. See the shape of how you've been eating without digging through a feed. QUIET ON PURPOSE No streaks. No "good job!" No red numbers shaming you at midnight. Palmful is the tool a good coach hands you so you can stop obsessing — log a few taps, then put it down. Miss a week and nothing breaks. Nothing resets, nothing nags. Come back when you want to. SETUP IS OPTIONAL Open the app and start logging. Sex, activity level, weight, and goals can all be left blank — tap Skip for now to jump straight in with general targets, and personalize anytime in Settings if you want targets tuned to you. YOUR FOOD LOG STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Everything you log — every portion, every day — stays on your device, in a local database on your iPhone. No account, no sign-up. No server ever sees your food. To make Palmful better, the app sends anonymous, aggregate usage analytics — which screens you open and a few basic actions, nothing more. It never includes your journal entries and is never tied to your identity. If you choose to send feedback from Settings, your message — and a reply address, if you add one — goes to us so we can write back. Nothing else you enter ever leaves the phone. See our privacy policy for exactly what is and isn't collected. Made for iPhone. — Palmful is a tracking journal, not medical advice. Portion estimates are general guidance. Talk to a qualified professional about your own nutrition and health needs. Questions, bugs, or feedback: support@nsquaredlabs.com

Screenshots

ClearFast4 screens
Palmful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palmful at none against ClearFast's 2. Palmful also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 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. ClearFast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Palmful asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClearFast ships an update every 4 months, Palmful every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ClearFast versus Palmful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearFastPalmful
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJanardan AyachiNishal Narechania

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ClearFast

Subscriptions1
  • ClearFast Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • ClearFast Lifetime$19.99
None

Palmful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClearFast free?
ClearFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Palmful free?
Palmful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClearFast or Palmful have ads?
Neither ClearFast nor Palmful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClearFast or Palmful?
ClearFast ships an update every 4 months, and Palmful every 3 weeks. Most recently, ClearFast was updated on October 24, 2026 and Palmful on October 24, 2026.

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