Comparison

Fasting Journey vs The Fast

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

Head to head
About

Fasting Journey

Features
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Fasting Journey is a clean, focused app for tracking intermittent fasting — built around a live progress ring that shows exactly where you are in your fast or eating window, in real time. CHOOSE YOUR PROTOCOL 16:8, 18:6, 20:4, 5:2, OMAD, or set your own custom hours. Switch anytime from the ring itself. TRACK WHAT MATTERS Log water, weight, and meals for each day. Watch your streak build and see your average fasting duration over time. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Weekly, monthly, and yearly views: duration charts, a monthly heatmap, your longest fast, weight trend, and full session history. WIDGETS THAT ACTUALLY UPDATE Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets tick live, right alongside the app — no need to open Fasting Journey just to check how much longer you have. STAY ON TRACK Optional reminders for starting your fast, finishing soon, drinking water, and an evening summary — with quiet hours so they never interrupt sleep. APPLE HEALTH Sync your weight and fasting sessions with Apple Health, entirely on your device. BUILT FOR EVERYONE Fasting Journey is available in English, Russian, Spanish, French, and German, with full support for both light and dark appearance. Fasting Journey includes a free trial. Continued use requires a subscription (monthly or yearly, auto-renewing) — manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Fast

Track your fasting periods with a visually engaging timer and home screen widgets. Review your history in a calendar view and share your progress as an image. An account is optional for local use, with cross-device syncing available.

Highlights
  • Customizable fasting timer
  • Home screen widgets
  • Live Activities support
  • Fasting history calendar
  • Shareable progress images
  • Optional account for sync
Features
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Fasting, at your pace. Choose a duration and start. A slowly moving record marks the time, with elapsed time and time remaining always within reach. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Small and medium widgets keep your fast in view. Choose elapsed time or time remaining. The larger widget shows both, with the full record and progress. Live Activities keep the timer on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. A MONTH, ON RECORD Browse your fasting history in a simple calendar. Finished goals retain their record color. Early endings appear in gray. Open any day to see each fast. YOURS TO SHARE Share one fast or your whole month as a single image. Include record details and exact times when you want to. LIGHT BY DESIGN Use the timer, history and widgets without an account. Your records stay on your device unless you sign in to save them across devices. Optional Apple, Google or email sign-in lets you keep records across devices. Free to use. No ads. The Fast records time. It does not provide medical or dietary advice.

Screenshots

Fasting Journey4 screens
The Fast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Fast at none against Fasting Journey's 2. The Fast also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Fasting Journey sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. The Fast asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fasting Journey ships an update every 3 weeks, The Fast daily. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fasting Journey versus The Fast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFasting JourneyThe Fast
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan FranchukPrime Adventure LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Fasting Journey

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Yearly$69.991 Year
None

The Fast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fasting Journey free?
Fasting Journey is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Fast free?
The Fast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fasting Journey or The Fast have ads?
Neither Fasting Journey nor The Fast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fasting Journey or The Fast?
Fasting Journey ships an update every 3 weeks, and The Fast daily. Most recently, Fasting Journey was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Fast on October 31, 2026.

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