Comparison

Ignis vs Fasting Timer

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

Head to head
About

Ignis

Features
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Ignis is the intermittent fasting tracker that respects your wallet. One simple timer, a live fasting-stage ring, and everything you need to build a streak - with a one-time Pro unlock and no subscription, ever. WATCH YOUR FAST COME ALIVE A glowing stage ring fills as your fast deepens, moving from fed to fat-burning to ketosis. See exactly where you are at a glance, and follow the full path through autophagy in the stage timeline. YOUR FAST, ALWAYS VISIBLE A Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your remaining time front and center. Home-screen widgets show your progress without opening the app. FAST YOUR WAY Choose 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or set a custom window. Start, stop, and adjust in a tap. BUILD AN UNBREAKABLE STREAK Review trends with clean charts and keep your streak alive with gentle reminders. Pro adds a calendar heatmap of every fast. IGNIS PRO - ONE-TIME UNLOCK Unlock everything once and own it forever: all protocols, the full stage timeline, unlimited history, widgets, Live Activity, and themes. No subscription. Ever. Ignis is a general wellness app and does not provide medical advice. Consult a healthcare professional before changing how you eat.

About

Fasting Timer

Features
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This app is a clean, focused intermittent fasting timer that shows what is happening inside your body. Pick a fasting protocol, tap Start, and watch the crescent-moon progress ring fill as you move through each metabolic stage in real time. End your fast to bank it, build a daily streak, and see your whole history at a glance. A FASTING TIMER THAT JUST WORKS - One big progress ring with elapsed time, time remaining, and your live metabolic stage - Start and stop with a single tap โ€” the timer survives restarts and stays exact - Hit your goal and keep a daily streak alive, with a small celebration each time - Full history: total fasts, total hours, longest fast, current and longest streak - 100% offline โ€” no account, no sign-up, no backend KNOW YOUR METABOLIC STAGE Watch your body cross each fasting stage as the hours add up: - Fed, Catabolic, Fat-burning, Ketosis, Autophagy - A live timeline with a plain-language summary at every stage, so you always know where you are - Deeper stage insights โ€” the science behind fat-burning, ketosis, and autophagy STAGE AND GOAL ALERTS - Optional reminders nudge you as you enter fat-burning, ketosis, and autophagy - A "fast complete" alert fires the moment you reach your goal - All reminders are local โ€” nothing leaves your phone PROTOCOLS FOR EVERY ROUTINE - 16:8 (Classic) โ€” the gentle daily default - 18:6 (Sculpt) โ€” a tighter eating window - 20:4 (Warrior) โ€” one large meal, a strong autophagy push - 23:1 (OMAD) โ€” One Meal A Day - Custom โ€” set any fasting target from 1 to 72 hours BEAUTIFUL NIGHT THEMES - Night themes to choose from: Moonlit, Eclipse, Aurora, and Dawn this app is a general wellness and habit tool, not medical advice. Talk to a doctor before starting any fasting routine, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, diabetic, or have a medical condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kanac.github.io/syanac-legal/

Screenshots

Ignis4 screens
Fasting Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ignis and Fasting Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Ignis sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fasting Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ignis ships an update weekly, Fasting Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Ignis versus Fasting Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIgnisFasting Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly โ€” betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS17.016.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheChosenVictor LLCAnthony Chui

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Ignis

One-time1
  • Ignis Pro$14.99
3 purchases

Fasting Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Plus Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Plus Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Ignis free?
Ignis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fasting Timer free?
Fasting Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ignis or Fasting Timer have ads?
Neither Ignis nor Fasting Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ignis or Fasting Timer?
Ignis ships an update weekly, and Fasting Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ignis was updated on September 16, 2026 and Fasting Timer on September 24, 2026.

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