Orka Run vs Fast Forward Evolution
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orka Run
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Adaptive AI training system with elite marathon coaches at your tips. Orka learns from every run and rewrites your plan for your marathons in real time. Tell Orka your race. It builds a plan around your fitness and your schedule then keeps rebuilding it as you train. Whether you're training for your first 5K or chasing a marathon PB, your plan evolves with you. And whenever you have a question your training plan can't answer, an elite running coach is one tap away. HOW ORKA RUN COACHES YOU--- Every run feeds your adaptive training plan. Pace from your Apple Watch or Garmin, heart rate, perceived effort, recovery, all of it flows from Strava into Orka Run's engine the moment you finish. It's an adaptive marathon training platform built with the knowledge from our elite coaches, that reads every session and rewrites your programs in real time, so the workout waiting for you tomorrow is calibrated to the runner you became this week, not the one you were when you signed up. HOW TO START TRAINING--- Pick 5K, 10K, half marathon, or full marathon. Set your race date. Orka Run periodizes the entire plan to peak when you toe the line, whether that's Tata Mumbai, Vedanta Delhi, Berlin, London, or your local park run. REAL DATA, REAL ADAPTATION-- - Syncs with Strava: Every Strava run feeds your adaptation engine - Syncs with Apple Watch: Live heart rate, pace, and effort during every session - Syncs with Garmin, Whoop and COROS: For runners who don't use Apple Watch - Your training plan reads the data your devices already capture and turns it into next week's sessions. - Elite coaches on chat, available in-app whenever you need them WHO ORKA RUN IS FOR: - First-time 5K runners building a base - 10K runners chasing a PB - Half marathon and marathon beginners - Experienced runners targeting a specific finish time GETTING STARTED -- Every feature in Orka Run is free for every runner. No paywall. No card required. No premium tier holding back the good stuff. What's included: - Adaptive training plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon and full marathon - Elite running coaches, text chat with them in-app, anytime - AI training engine that rewrites your plan after every run - Strava, Apple Watch, Garmin,Whoop and COROS sync Download Orka Run, pick your race, and let the adaptive training plan build itself around you. Message a coach whenever you need one & start training today. That’s it.
Fast Forward Evolution
Track your fasting and keto diet simultaneously with a visual representation of your progress. Log meals, monitor metabolic phases, and access health data. Features include lock screen widgets, Apple Watch integration, and a comprehensive knowledge base.
- Simultaneous fast and fat burn tracking
- Lock screen and Apple Watch widgets
- Barcode scanning for meal logging
- Heart rate monitoring via camera
- Apple Health integration
- Fasting and keto knowledge base
- Workout logging with rest timer
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Fast Forward Evolution is a fasting and keto tracker built around one simple idea: see your fast and your fat burn at the same time. TWO RINGS, ONE GLANCE Your fast timer counts every hour toward your goal, from 13 hours to OMAD and beyond. The fat burn ring starts after 13 hours of fasting and keeps running as long as your carbs stay at 49 g or less, so you can watch your body move through each phase: fed state, catabolic, fat burning, ketosis and deep ketosis. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN AND YOUR WRIST • Home-screen and lock-screen widgets that tick live • A live lock-screen and Dynamic Island timer while you fast • An Apple Watch app: see your fast and start or end it from your wrist CONNECT YOUR WATCH (APPLE HEALTH) Bring in your Apple Watch and other apps: steps with a daily goal, chart and streaks, active calories, workouts, resting and latest heart rate, and sleep, right next to your fast. Smart-scale weigh-ins come in too, and the weights you log are saved to Health. FAST, SIMPLE LOGGING • Search thousands of foods or scan a barcode • Net carbs, protein and calories totaled for you • Favorites always one tap away • Logging a real meal ends your fast automatically; a splash of cream in your coffee doesn't • Water reminders with a "Log a glass" button right on the notification HEART RATE WITH YOUR CAMERA Cover the camera and flashlight with your fingertip for about 25 seconds and Fast Forward reads your pulse. If the signal isn't clean, it tells you instead of guessing. YOUR WHOLE HISTORY • A calendar and charts of every fast • Fix, add or delete past fasts • Weight trend in pounds or kilograms • Blood ketones, glucose and your GKI • Export to Excel, or back up and restore when you switch phones TRAIN AND STAY MOTIVATED • Workouts with a rest timer and personal records • Achievements and badges as you go • Rewards for completed fasts • Join the Fast Forward Life community with one tap ANSWERS WHEN YOU NEED THEM Nearly 200 written answers about fasting, keto, carnivore, electrolytes, hunger, plateaus and safety. Works offline. THE SHOP Deals and coupon codes from health and fitness businesses: coaches, meal prep, gyms, supplements and more. Every business is reviewed before it appears. Own a business? List it free until December 31, 2026, right from the app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed, and no third-party ads or trackers. Your fasting, food, weight and health data stay on your phone. LAUNCH OFFER: FREE FOR LIFE Download Fast Forward by December 31, 2026 and you're a founding member: every feature is free for you, for life. From January 1, 2027, new downloads get every feature free for 30 days, then move to the free version automatically and are never charged. The free version keeps the fast timer and fat burn ring, meal logging and the barcode scanner, workouts, the last 7 days of your logs, widgets and the watch app. Fast Forward Plus unlocks everything else for $1.99 a month, $14.99 a year or $29.99 once. Members of the Fast Forward Life community on Facebook get 50% off monthly for the first year. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically until you cancel in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://fastforwardevolution.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Fast Forward Evolution provides general wellness information and is not a medical device. Talk to your doctor before starting a fasting or diet program, especially if you are pregnant, have diabetes or take medication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Fast Forward Evolution at every 6 days against Orka Run's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orka Run ships an update every 3 weeks, Fast Forward Evolution every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Orka Run | Fast Forward Evolution |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BeBetter Research Inc | Frank Grimes |
In-app purchases
Orka Run
No in-app purchases
Fast Forward Evolution
No in-app purchases








