Comparison

VALENS vs Faaast

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

Head to head
About

VALENS

Features
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VALENS is a workout tracker built for people who take the gym seriously. TRACK EVERYTHING Log sets, reps, weight, drop sets and cardio. Your personal records update themselves as you go, so progress is never a guess. SMART COACH A weekly muscle-group snapshot spots the groups you skip and the lifts stuck at the same weight, then tells you what to train next. 700+ EXERCISES A full library with target muscles, equipment and instructions — plus demo photos for the Mr. VALENS program. ROUTINES & PROGRAMS Build your own or follow a structured program: Push/Pull/Legs, Upper/Lower, full-body and more. TRAIN WITH FRIENDS Follow your friends' workouts, like their sessions, and climb the leaderboards by total volume and distance. ACHIEVEMENTS & RECAPS Badges, streaks and weekly summaries keep the momentum going. Works offline — log in the gym with no signal and it syncs later. Free to download. Some training programs are optional one-time purchases.

About

Faaast

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Faaast is the intermittent fasting tracker that does it all, and keeps it to itself. Start a fast in one tap, watch the hours fill, and see your habit take shape day by day. No account, no ads, no noise. TRACK EVERY FAST • 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD, 12:12, 14:10, 36 hours, or your own length • Watch the hours fill on the timer style you like: hour blocks, ticks, gauge, filling disc or digital • Go past your goal and the extra hours burn as flame blocks • Got the time wrong? Change any start or end afterwards • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen, including one that starts or ends a fast with a tap • Reminders at halfway, at your goal, before your eating window closes and to keep your streak alive SEE YOUR HABIT TAKE SHAPE • A calendar where every fast lands on the day it ends, and good days join up into streaks • See your calendar by goals reached or by hours fasted • Tap any day to see its fasts, water and weight, and edit or delete a fast • Compare this month with the last, and look back over every past month • Your records: average and longest fast, total hours, current and best streak, consistency and the time you usually start • A weekly goal that fits how you fast • A recap card for every week and month in three styles, Faaast, Blocks and Paper, ready to share TRACK YOUR WEIGHT AND YOUR PROGRESS • Log your weight, pick kg, lb or stones, and set a goal • Take a progress photo each month or week, kept only on your iPhone, with an optional Face ID lock • A faint guide from your last photo helps you line up the same pose • Swap the background of your photos for clean white or paper, done on your iPhone • Put any two photos side by side and see what the scale can't STAY MOTIVATED • 62 achievements for fasts, hours, streaks, weekly goals and a few hidden ones to find • Badges change colour as you level up, with a shine when you unlock one MAKE IT YOURS • Light and dark mode • Three app icons to choose from: Ink, Paper and Ember PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account and no sign-up. Your fasts, weight and photos stay on your iPhone, and in your own iCloud if you turn on backup. • Bring your history from another fasting app (CSV or JSON), and export everything any time FAAAST PRO Unlock more out of every fast: • Fasting stages: what your body is typically doing, hour by hour, with an alert as you reach each stage • Water and electrolytes, logged with one tap • Your weight trend and goal on a chart, next to your fasts • Weight sync with Apple Health • Automatic iCloud backup, and your history restored on a new iPhone in one tap • Three extra timer styles: Flip clock, Countdown and Departure board • A progress photo every day Faaast Pro is €69.99 a year, €7.99 a month, or €79.99 once for life. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://faaast.arecon.eu/privacy/ Faaast isn't medical advice. Talk to your doctor before fasting, and don't fast without medical advice if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, under 18, have had an eating disorder, or take insulin or other glucose-lowering medication.

Screenshots

VALENS4 screens
Faaast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: VALENS at 3 against Faaast's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. VALENS sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Faaast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
VALENS versus Faaast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVALENSFaaast
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB72 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMatija VelickovicArecon LP

In-app purchases

10 purchases

VALENS

One-time10
  • Apex Push Pull Legs$3.99
  • Upper / Lower Power$3.99
  • PHUL — Power & Hypertrophy$3.99
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  • Iron Foundation — 5x5$3.99
  • Peak Power — 3x3$3.99
  • Forge Strength & Conditioning$3.99
  • Hypertrophy Engine$4.99
  • Powerbuilder's Path$4.99
  • Be VALENS$7.99
  • Learn or Perish$7.99
3 purchases

Faaast

Subscriptions2
  • Faaast Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Faaast Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Faaast Pro Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is VALENS free?
VALENS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Faaast free?
Faaast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VALENS or Faaast have ads?
Neither VALENS nor Faaast shows ads.

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