Comparison

WaterFast vs FastCue

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

Head to head
About

WaterFast

This app provides a synchronized intermittent fasting timer designed for seamless use across your iPhone and Apple Watch. It offers detailed insights into fasting zones and hydration tracking, with a focus on privacy and a user-friendly experience.

Highlights
  • Synchronized iPhone and Apple Watch timer
  • Fasting zone insights
  • Hydration tracking
  • Multiple fasting plans
  • Streak calendar
  • Data export
Features
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Some fasting apps charge many times more. WaterFast is a fraction of that — with a 3-day free trial on every plan. You decide. FASTING APPS HAVE A PROBLEM They're either overpriced, bloated with social feeds and AI coaching you never asked for — or they're simple but their Apple Watch app runs a separate countdown that drifts out of sync with your iPhone. Two timers for the same fast. Not optimal. WATERFAST IS DIFFERENT One timer. One source of truth. Your Watch doesn't follow your iPhone — it leads. Start, monitor and end your fast right from your wrist, even with your iPhone in your pocket. When you pick it up, everything matches. Always. To the second. TRY IT ALL FREE FOR 3 DAYS Start a 3-day free trial and unlock everything — no strings attached. Then keep it monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime. Cancel anytime. EVERYTHING INCLUDED • Every plan: 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 5:2 and fully custom • Start & stop fasts from Apple Watch — it leads, iPhone follows • Live timer with progress ring and fasting zones • Streak calendar — don't break the chain, unlimited history • All Apple Watch complications (circular, corner, inline, rectangular) • Hydration tracking with one-tap logging and daily goal • Full stats: current streak, longest fast, total hours, success rate • Export your data as CSV • No account required BUILT FOR APPLE WATCH — REALLY Most fasting apps treat the Watch as an afterthought. WaterFast was designed wrist-first. The timer state lives in one shared place: start a fast on your Watch during dinner, check the zone on your iPhone the next morning — same fast, same seconds, zero drift. KNOW YOUR FASTING ZONES Track exactly what's happening in your body — from digestion through fat burning and ketosis to autophagy. Each zone explained in plain language, with science-based hour ranges. Educational reference only — not medical advice. HYDRATION, ON YOUR WRIST Log a glass of water with one tap on your Watch, with haptic confirmation, synced instantly to your iPhone and Apple Health. A PRICE THAT RESPECTS YOU WaterFast PRO: monthly, yearly, or one-time lifetime. Every plan starts with a 3-day free trial. We think a fasting timer shouldn't cost more than your streaming service. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No ads. No tracking. Your fasting and hydration data never leaves your device (except to your own Apple Health, if you choose). Start your 3-day free trial and run your first fast in under a minute. --- Medical disclaimer: WaterFast provides educational information about fasting. It is not medical advice. Consult your healthcare provider before starting any fasting protocol, especially if you have a medical condition, are pregnant, or take medication. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FastCue

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Keep intermittent fasting and weight management in one record. Set your fasting timer, including a 16-hour fast for a 16:8 routine, and log measured weight to follow your progress. If weight loss is your goal, review changes in your own records without promises of results. Track fasting, morning fasted weight, and tags for free. With FastCue Free, review goal progress and basic trends. With Pro, use your records to compare weekly and monthly change, recurring behavior context, plateaus and recovery, and one thing to compare next. Free tracking and basic progress • Choose a quick goal or set your own fasting duration and target end time. • Review fasting history in a calendar and timeline. • Enter measured morning fasted weight manually in kg or lb. • See weight-goal progress, checkpoints, and basic weight trends. • Add tags before, during, and after fasting to preserve recorded context. • Use the fasting heatmap and iPhone Home Screen widgets. • Explore a fixed Pro Insights sample kept separate from your personal records. Pro Insights from your records When enough comparable history is available, Pro can show weekly and longer-term change, context observed alongside tags, times, and weekdays, weight change, plateaus and recovery, and one thing to compare next week. Insights show only the differences and context supported by comparable personal records. They do not claim a cause or health effect, guarantee an outcome, or prescribe an optimal fasting method. When history is limited, FastCue shows the summaries and progress that the available records support. Pro management tools • Review uncategorized and similar tags with advanced tag management. • Use start, goal-end, morning-weight, and other notifications based on times you set and the active fast’s current goal. Follow progress with Live Activities on supported devices. Notification permission and device settings are required. • Export and import readable, unencrypted JSON yourself. Import replaces current local data after confirmation. Privacy and health information FastCue’s Privacy Policy explains current handling of records, diagnostics, exports, and restores. FastCue is a tracking and information tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent a condition or provide medical advice. Consult a qualified healthcare professional about your health or whether a fasting plan is appropriate for you. FastCue offers optional auto-renewing monthly and annual Pro subscriptions. Current prices, trial eligibility, billing periods, and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://fastcue.reverseinsight.app/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://fastcue.reverseinsight.app/en/privacy Support: https://fastcue.reverseinsight.app/en/support

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. WaterFast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FastCue sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WaterFast ships an update weekly, FastCue every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
WaterFast versus FastCue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaterFastFastCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB101 MB
Age rating+412+
DeveloperLUIS ORLANDO LAZO GONZALEZNAM HO LEE

In-app purchases

3 purchases

WaterFast

Subscriptions2
  • WaterFast PRO Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • WaterFast PRO Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • WaterFast PRO Lifetime$24.99
2 purchases

FastCue

Subscriptions2
  • FastCue Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • FastCue Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is WaterFast free?
WaterFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FastCue free?
FastCue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do WaterFast or FastCue have ads?
Neither WaterFast nor FastCue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WaterFast or FastCue?
WaterFast ships an update weekly, and FastCue every 6 days. Most recently, WaterFast was updated on November 5, 2026 and FastCue on November 6, 2026.

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