FastHabit Intermittent Fasting

A fasting app doesn’t need a ton of complicated features. I downloaded a few and the others didn’t work out for me because of their rigidity with times/schedule. Sometimes I eat on accident or sleep late, or I want to fast longer than I intended. Other apps made it hard to adjust for those things “on the fly” while you have a fast going. This app shines for its simplicity and also its versatility! I’m new to fasting (few weeks now) so I can’t always make it to a “set time”, but that’s ok! You can set a goal (16hrs for me) and then click start when you’re done eating. The app will remind you when you’re close to reaching your goal, but you can easily go past the goal or stop early if needed. You just click stop. I don’t know why other apps make it harder than that. Seeing my fasts on a weekly timeline has really helped me see the overall picture of how I’m doing and motivated me to beat my best times. ALSO THE WATCH APP IS PERFECT! I can easily check my wrist for time elapsed/time remaining if I’m driving or when I need to quickly set a mealtime with friends. I don’t want to always drag my phone out to do that. Also, being able to START and STOP a fast on the watch is invaluable. If I didn’t have the watch app I would likely forget what time when I went to add it in my phone. Edits are easy too. I would pay MORE for additional display options like: different style timers analog/digital Color options Different graph options

I tried many apps to help with fasting, and this is the one that fit the bill. Very easy to start fasting or to adjust it if you forgot to start it right at the moment. Also, the alerts and reminders make it very simple, and it’s great to be able to see a graph chart it against bodyweight. Does exactly what it needs to do, without being over-complicated. One glitch needs to be addressed, though. After you finish your feeding Session for the day, naturally you’re going to start another fast. When tapping the button to start the fast, an error alert comes up and says that you have already had one fasting session started that day, and starting a new one will erase the one prior. Of course, the earlier one is the one that started yesterday. I was able to go ahead and start it anyway, and it did not erase anything. However, it was unnerving. This should be addressed. There is an option to contact support from within the app, but it goes to some strange email that bounces back an error to my email system. Sadly, this means the only way for me to provide the feedback is through this review. So maybe that’s two glitches that need to be addressed :-). Nonetheless, it was the best fasting management app that I have found. Worth the money for the pro version.

Easy to use and customize. Great selection of foods in the menu. I can add my own recipes and decide whether or not to publish them. The timer is simple, which I like almost as much as the privacy of my information (meaning there is no social media like attempt to connect with others who are fasting.). The only change I would recommend would be the ability to program longer fasts. However, when I complete a 5 day fast the timer keeps counting. I just lose the countdown to my end date, which could be 7-15 days depending on how I feel. For this I would give 4.5 stars but it isn’t inconvenient enough to knock the rating down to 4.

I tried other fasting apps and this one is the best. I upgraded to pro and loved the additional graphs and other features. One thing I wish they had built in was a way to also track water consumption with reminders and such as being hydrated is very important when fasting. This would’ve made upgrading to the pro version much more appealing. Also, how about making it fun with badges and achievements when hitting high fasting marks? Or comparing data from other users. Another great addition would be a small area within app explaining/showing fasting health tips/advice/physiology/diet.

On the day my nutritionist mentioned intermittent fasting, I went looking for an app for that. It needed to be free, it needed to be easy to use, and it needed to look good. I didn’t need bells and whistles, just start/stop fasting info and a few stats. Two out of three ain’t bad. It’s free - I don’t need more stats than the last few days. It’s easy to use (but hard to remember to start/stop, but that’s MY issue!) But the looks keep it from being a five star review. The stat page bar graph is good but too big while the averages at bottom need to be larger. Same with front page - the circle is too big at expense of other, more useful info. It won’t take much to make the free version a 5 star in my mind.