Plate Journal vs Fasting Window
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Plate Journal
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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.
Fasting Window
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Record your fasting time with a simple timer. TRACK YOUR TIME โข Select 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, or the Custom preset โข Circular progress ring with elapsed-time ranges โข Notification at your selected time goal, when permission is granted KEEP YOUR RECORDS โข Local fasting history and streak count โข 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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Plate Journal | Fasting Window |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vikram Badrinarayanan | HeungYeol Kim |
In-app purchases
Plate Journal
No in-app purchases
Fasting Window
No in-app purchases









