Comparison

Plate Journal vs Fasting Window

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

Head to head
About

Plate Journal

Features
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Plate Journal is your personal food journal โ€” photograph every meal and capture how it made you feel. - Photo-first logging for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and unlimited Snacks - Rate each meal and track your mood โ€” happy, neutral, sad, or disgusted - Add a meal name and notes about how the food made you feel - Browse your full history in a log grouped by day - Filter your log by meal type, mood, or minimum rating - Weekly Story card: see your top meals, mood summary, and streak for the past 7 days - Everything stays private on your device โ€” no accounts, no cloud, no tracking Built with love for anyone who wants a simple, beautiful record of what they eat and how food affects them.

About

Fasting Window

Features
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Record your fasting time with a simple timer. TRACK YOUR TIME โ€ข Select 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or the Custom preset โ€ข Circular progress ring with elapsed-time ranges โ€ข Notification at your selected time goal, when permission is granted KEEP YOUR RECORDS โ€ข Local fasting history and streak count โ€ข Existing weight records remain stored on your device SAFETY INFORMATION The timer does not measure metabolism, ketosis, or autophagy. It does not diagnose conditions or provide medical advice. Goals are personal settings, not recommendations to fast longer. Talk with your healthcare provider before trying fasting, especially if you are under 25, pregnant or breastfeeding, or taking medication. Source: NIH News in Health, December 2019; https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2019/12/fast-or-not-fast

Screenshots

Plate Journal4 screens
Fasting Window4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Fasting Window at 3 against Plate Journal's 1. Fasting Window also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Plate Journal versus Fasting Window: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlate JournalFasting Window
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVikram BadrinarayananHeungYeol Kim

In-app purchases

None

Plate Journal

No in-app purchases

None

Fasting Window

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plate Journal free?
Plate Journal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fasting Window free?
Fasting Window is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plate Journal or Fasting Window have ads?
Neither Plate Journal nor Fasting Window shows ads.

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