Comparison

CalCast vs FulwaveTimer

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

Head to head
About

CalCast

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Every calorie app makes you work for it. Photograph the plate. Search a database. Scroll forty results for "chicken." CalCast just lets you say what you ate. Type it or speak it β€” "two eggs on toast and a flat white" β€” and it's logged with calories and macros in about a second. Then it does the thing no other tracker does: it puts a date on your goal weight. HOW TO USE CALCAST: 1) Answer a few questions to build your plan 2) Type or say what you ate* 3) See your calories, your macros, and the date you'll hit your goal weight YOUR GOAL, WITH A DATE ON IT Most apps show you today. CalCast shows you the finish line β€” the day you reach your goal weight at your current pace. Every meal you log moves it, so you always know what a choice actually costs. KNOW THE WEEK BEFORE IT ENDS The week ledger projects where you'll land while there's still time to change it. On pace, under pressure, or over β€” you find out on Wednesday, not on Sunday night. PLAN AROUND THE BIG NIGHT Tell CalCast about the wedding, the dinner out, your dad's birthday. The event radar prices each one in advance, so the ordinary days around them can carry the weight. EVERYTHING ON ONE TIMELINE Meals, weight, water and workouts, in the order they happened. One screen, no tabs to hunt through. LOG WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Ask Siri. Tap the widget. Hold the mic and talk. Forgot to log yesterday? Add it to yesterday β€” CalCast backdates it without disturbing today's numbers. BUILT FOR REAL WEEKS Save the meals you eat often. Scan a barcode when it's easier. Set workout reminders that check off without pretending to know how many calories you burned. CalCast isn't a diet, and it isn't a coach. It won't lecture you or pretend a heavy week didn't happen. It counts honestly, forecasts honestly, and leaves the decisions where they belong β€” with you. If you have ideas or questions, email us at bimsui@icloud.com. NOTE: We do not offer medical advice. Targets and forecasts are estimates based on what you enter, and should be treated as suggestions. Please consult a doctor or registered dietitian before changing how you eat β€” particularly if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, managing a health condition, under 18, or have any history of disordered eating. *LOGGING REQUIRES A SUBSCRIPTION AFTER THE FREE TRIAL. If it lapses, everything you have logged stays readable β€” you just can't add to it until you resubscribe. TERMS: https://calcast.pages.dev/terms PRIVACY: https://calcast.pages.dev/privacy

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FulwaveTimer

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Most timers count to zero. FulwaveTimer runs your whole routine β€” built from stages, each with its own length, color, and most important sound. Intervals, Pomodoro focus blocks, breathing exercises, a speech you're rehearsing, a sleep wind-down: set the structure once, press play, and follow along by sound, on your Lock Screen, or from your wrist. BUILD IT YOUR WAY β€’ Multistage timers β€” add as many stages as you like, each with its own duration and color. β€’ Per-stage sound β€” play an audio track you own, or have the app read text aloud with a voice and speed you choose. β€’ Independent transitions β€” set how each stage's audio starts and ends on its own: Cut, Fade, or Crossfade into the next stage. β€’ Per-stage haptics and alert tones, plus a spoken 10-second warning or 3-2-1 countdown. β€’ Repeat a single stage, or loop the whole playlist β€” perfect for HIIT rounds, Pomodoro cycles, and breathing sets. β€’ Start fast from built-in templates: Pomodoro, HIIT, Box Breathing, Meditation, and more. ON-SCREEN TEXT FOR SPEECHES β€’ Show a stage's text on the Player and scroll it in time with the reading β€” a simple teleprompter for practicing a talk. VOICE-OVERS, IN YOUR VOICE β€’ A session can carry its spoken words as text rather than baked-in audio, so your device reads them over the stage's music in any voice you have installed β€” including another language. β€’ Set the voice and the speed, or turn speaking off and read along on screen. Yours to adjust even in a locked session. STAY IN CONTROL, EVERYWHERE β€’ Live Activity and Dynamic Island show your session on the Lock Screen with a glanceable countdown. β€’ A Quick Start Home Screen widget launches a playlist with one tap. β€’ On-time stage notifications announce each new stage by name. β€’ Lock Screen and headphone controls to play, pause, and skip. APPLE WATCH + APPLE HEALTH β€’ A live timer on your wrist with stage, countdown, and controls. β€’ Record your session as a workout in Apple Health β€” with heart rate, active energy, and the workout type you set on the playlist. β€’ Wrist haptics fire at every stage change, even with the screen off. YOUR LIBRARY, SAFE AND IN SYNC β€’ iCloud keeps your playlists in sync across your devices, privately. β€’ Color-tag playlists to organize your library. β€’ Export and import playlists. β€’ Automatic backups with one-tap restore β€” the newest also kept in your own iCloud account, so it survives a reinstall. β€’ A shared session puts its own audio back on your other devices, or after a reinstall. MADE TO FIT YOU β€’ Custom accent, background, and text colors; Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. β€’ Design your Player: movable widgets, eight clock styles. β€’ A simplified Playback-Only view when you just want to press play. β€’ Works on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. FULWAVE PRO FulwaveTimer is free to use, and keeps a small library at no cost. Fulwave Pro unlocks an unlimited playlist library and session export. Pro is available as a monthly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. SHARE COMPLETE SESSIONS Bundle a playlist together with its audio into a single .fws session file and share it. Anyone can open and play a session they receive; Fulwave Pro keeps imported sessions in your library permanently. FULWAVE DESIGNER FOR MAC Fulwave Designer is a free companion app on the Mac App Store. Build a session on a big screen: layer several audio tracks and spoken-text cues on a single stage, set each layer's start delay, gain, and pan, choose haptics and stage colors, add session artwork, and audition it all on a transport. Export a .fws session β€” optionally locked, so it plays exactly as you built it β€” to play or share here. Sessions you receive open and play for free; Fulwave Pro keeps them in your library. No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your data stays on your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://fulwave.com/FulwaveTimer/PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

CalCast4 screens
FulwaveTimer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: FulwaveTimer at none against CalCast's shown. FulwaveTimer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. CalCast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and FulwaveTimer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CalCast ships an update every 9 days, FulwaveTimer every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
CalCast versus FulwaveTimer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCalCastFulwaveTimer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.017.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size23 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBimsara Withanage PereraPhillip Fuller

In-app purchases

4 purchases

CalCast

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

FulwaveTimer

Subscriptions1
  • Fulwave Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Fulwave Pro (Lifetime)$29.99

Questions

Is CalCast free?
CalCast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FulwaveTimer free?
FulwaveTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CalCast or FulwaveTimer have ads?
CalCast shows ads; FulwaveTimer does not.
Which is updated more often, CalCast or FulwaveTimer?
CalCast ships an update every 9 days, and FulwaveTimer every 4 days. Most recently, CalCast was updated on November 10, 2026 and FulwaveTimer on November 10, 2026.

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