ByteFast vs Breena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ByteFast
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ByteFast is a simple, beautiful intermittent fasting tracker. No account and no login: just open it and start your fast. Pick a plan — 14:10, 16:8, 20:4, OMAD (24h), 36h — or set your own from 4 to 72 hours. ByteFast shows where you are in your fast, how long is left, and what's next. OPTIMIZED FOR IPHONE DUO AND IPAD • Unfolded, see your fast on one side and your statistics and goals on the other. STAY ON TRACK • A live timer shown as a ring, a bar or an hour-by-hour grid • A fasting-phase timeline that shows each phase and how long until the next one • Extend a fast by 30 minutes or an hour, from the app or the notification • Started late? Fix your start time at any point during a fast GOALS AND STREAKS • Set a goal for total hours or for consecutive days, and add a reward • See which goals you achieved and when, and how far you got on the rest STATISTICS • Charts for fasting hours, fast length, outcomes and break reasons • Week, month or all-time views, with streaks, averages and your longest fast EVERYWHERE YOU ARE • Live Activities on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Apple Watch Smart Stack and CarPlay • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets • An Apple Watch app with complications • Siri, Shortcuts and a Control Center toggle: "Start a fast", "End my fast" PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account needed. Your data stays on your devices and syncs through your own iCloud. • Export your history as CSV or JSON. Fasting phases are general estimates for information only and are not medical advice. Talk to your doctor before starting a fasting plan, especially if you are pregnant, have diabetes or another medical condition.
Breena
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Breathe in. The noise softens. Breena is a quiet place to slow down, one breath at a time. Guided breathing, ambient sounds, a silent meditation timer and a sleep timer, all in one calm space. No subscription: Premium is a single one-time purchase. BREATHWORK FOR HOW YOU FEEL Pick a guided technique and follow the timed session with phase prompts, rounds, an optional bell and haptics. • Box Breathing and 4-7-8 are free • Cyclic Sighing, Extended Exhale, Coherent Breath, Nadi Shodhana, Anuloma Viloma, Energizing Breath and Buteyko come with Premium • Browse by goal: calm, sleep, focus, energy or balance • Choose your view: Bars, a circle, a split-nostril view or the Horizon THE HORIZON THAT BREATHES Instead of the same expanding circle, watch a soft horizon breathe with you. SOUND MIXER Layer rain, thunder, wind, stream, birds, fire and café sounds. Use curated mixes, save your own and set how long they play. White noise is free on its own. The full mixer is part of Premium. SLEEP TIMER Pink and brown noise with a timer that fades the sound out as you drift off. Part of Premium. SILENCE TIMER A meditation timer with start, end and interval bells, a warm-up and an eyes-closed screen. Free to use. A GENTLE DAILY MOMENT • Scratch a card to reveal your daily intention • Build a daily streak with levels, rest days and milestone stones • Set an optional daily reminder at a time you choose FREE TO START, BUY ONCE Box Breathing, 4-7-8, the silence timer, daily intentions, streaks and white noise are free. One-time Premium unlocks the 7 extra techniques, all ambient sounds and the mixer, session customization and the sleep timer. You can restore your purchase anytime. Breena asks you to read a short health and safety notice before you begin. Available in Turkish, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese and Arabic.
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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ByteFast at none against Breena's 1. ByteFast also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). Breena's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Breena sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ByteFast asks for nothing beyond the download.
ByteFast ships an update every 2 weeks, Breena every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 15, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ByteFast | Breena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ByteSeed | Lukayn LTD |
In-app purchases
ByteFast
No in-app purchases
Breena
- Breena Premium$9.99








