Pulse vs Abstia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pulse
This app helps you track moments of compulsive temptation. Log your mood and the context surrounding these urges to build awareness. The focus is on understanding urges rather than complete abstinence.
- Urge logging
- Mood tracking
- Context logging
- Urge awareness building
- Personalized insights
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Pulse is a personal urge-awareness tracker. Log moments of compulsive temptation along with mood and context. Awareness, not abstinence.
Abstia
This app provides a privacy-focused intermittent fasting tracker with real-time metabolic stage tracking and an AI coach. It helps users understand their body's physiological changes during fasting and offers personalized advice based on their history.
- Real-time metabolic stage tracking
- Fasting timer and custom schedules
- Personalized AI fasting coach
- Biofeedback and health logging
- Calendar heatmap and streaks
- Widgets and Apple Watch support
- Offline-first and private
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Intermittent fasting, without the guesswork. Abstia is a privacy-focused intermittent fasting tracker that shows you what your fast is actually doing - featuring a one-tap timer, real-time metabolic stage tracking, and an AI coach that learns from your history. No ads. No paywalls. Works fully offline. WHY ABSTIA IS DIFFERENT Most fasting apps just count down a clock. Abstia shows you what’s happening inside your body, helping you understand each phase of your fast from fat-burning to autophagy. REAL-TIME METABOLIC STAGE TRACKING • Visual metabolic ring guides you through each stage: fed state, post-absorptive, fat-burning, ketosis, and deep ketosis. • Know exactly when you enter ketosis and when autophagy begins. • Gain actionable insights into your body's physiology. FASTING TIMER & CUSTOM SCHEDULES • Start any fast in a single tap. • Choose popular protocols: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, ADF, or custom windows. • Flexible timer editing lets you adjust start and end times anytime. PERSONALIZED FASTING COACH • Learns from your streaks, energy levels, and consistency to give custom advice. • Celebrates your milestones and helps you get back on track when you stumble. BIOFEEDBACK & HEALTH LOGGING • Track mood, hunger types, and energy levels after each fast. • Uncover patterns: find out which fasting window yields your peak focus and energy. • Sync seamlessly with Apple Health to pull in weight, calories, and macros automatically. • View your estimated TDEE and calorie balance without manual logging. HISTORY, HEATMAP & STREAKS • Visualize your journey with a calendar heatmap. • Track your longest fast, current streaks, and monthly consistency. WIDGETS & APPLE WATCH • Track your fast directly from Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. • Stay updated on your current metabolic stage via the Apple Watch companion app and Watch complications. OFFLINE-FIRST & 100% PRIVATE • Track fasts anywhere, even without internet access. • No account required to start. • Your data remains yours: zero ads, zero data selling, and no third-party tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Abstia at 3 against Pulse's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pulse against 5.0 for Abstia. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Pulse ships an update monthly, Abstia every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pulse | Abstia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Daniel Kim | Abstia, LLC |
Customer experience
Pulse
Abstia
In-app purchases
Pulse
No in-app purchases
Abstia
No in-app purchases









