13 Intermitting Fasting Apps to Stay On Track With Your Healthy Goals

Lose weight, lower your cancer risk and more with apps that will hold you accountable.

If you’re trying to lose weight in a healthy way that doesn’t feel restrictive, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is a plan to eat during specific hours of the day or to eat to a certain caloric intake on different days.

There are different ways to put intermittent fasting into action. Many people adhere to a 16:8 plan, fasting for 16 hours (including while you’re asleep) and having an eight-hour eating window. Others prefer the 5:2 plan, which includes five days a week of “normal” eating and two days a week where calorie intake is restricted to either 500 or 600 calories.

Intermittent fasting is not only helpful for meeting weight loss goals in a healthy way. Scientific research also connects it to reducing the risk of certain types of cancers, lowering blood pressure and reducing insulin resistance.

Just like there are helpful apps for meeting your workout goals, there are also apps that can make intermittent fasting easier. Rounded up here are the 13 best to consider.

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13 Free and Paid Intermittent Fasting Apps

1. Window

More than 1 million people have downloaded Window and it has a high rating in both the Apple store and Google Play store. The major benefit of Window is that it allows you to get really specific with your health goals (such as wanting to sleep better or have more energy) and specify the type of intermittent fasting plan you want to follow. Users take a quiz to figure out what intermittent fasting plan is the best fit for their goals. There are also weekly challenges for a fun added way to engage. (iOS, Android, $39.99 per year).

2. Simple

With Simple, users can track their meals, water intake and workouts which is a helpful way to stay on track with meeting health goals. One perk of this app is that there is educational content, helping users create healthy habits versus just focusing on cutting calories and nothing else. (iOS, Android, $29.99 for 12 weeks or $49.99 per year).

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3. Zero

Like Window, users are able to customize their intermittent fasting plan on Zero and see their progress by logging their dietary intake. There is also a “coaching” tab with educational info about how intermittent fasting works and how it can be used to lose weight in a healthy way. Additionally, it offers tips on how to better meet your individual goals. Users can also try it for free before committing. (iOS, Android, $69.99 per year).

4. Fastic

More than 10 million people have downloaded Fastic and the vast majority have given it a high rating. In addition to having a fasting timer so you know when your designated fasting period starts and ends, users who join Fastic Plus get access to a recipe library of more than 400 healthy dishes and the community of other Fastic users. There are also weekly challenges crafted to help users build healthy habits. (iOS, Android, free with in-app purchases: $11.99 per month or $74.99 per year for Fastic Plus).

5. Fastient

Fastient is less expensive than many other intermittent fasting apps out there and is a great tool for visualizing your weight loss progress. Users can track their intake and activities and the app will show a graph of their progress over time. People who left reviews like that it’s super easy to use. Sometimes simple really is best. (iOS, Android, free with in-app purchases: $4.99 per year or $11.99 for a lifetime for Fastient Premium).

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6. Sunrise Fasting

Sunrise is 100 percent free, which is already a major win. Users can choose from one of the pre-set fasting windows or determine their own as well as their health goals. It will also visually show you how on track you are to meet your health goals. One feature that sets it apart from other intermittent fasting apps is that users can also track their mood. That way, you can see how your diet and lifestyle habits may be affecting your mental health. (iOS, free).

7. Vora

Vora’s website makes it clear that it’s just as much of a social app as a fasting tracker. For many, being part of a virtual community can help them stay on track with their health goals. The app’s forums are full of people sharing their intermittent fasting journeys and progress. People who left reviews say that Vora is easy to use and they like that the app uses charts to show their progress. It’s also less expensive than most other intermittent fasting apps and free to download. (iOS, free with in-app purchases: $4.99 per year for Vora Pro).

8. BodyFast

BodyFast has more than 10 pre-set intermittent fasting plans to choose from—and over 50 plans if you download BodyFast Premium. Like its competitors, users can track their dietary intake and workouts as well as set personal health goals. Users who join BodyFast Premium have access to the app’s recipe library and weekly challenges. There are also daily educational tips aimed to help users create healthier habits. (iOS, Android, free with in-app purchases: $34.99 for three months or $69.99 per year for BodyFast Premium).

9. DoFasting

If you are looking for an intermittent fasting app that gets the job done but you don’t need all the bells and whistles of other apps, DoFasting may be the one for you. It serves as a place to track your dietary intake and has a fasting timer, but it doesn’t have many extra features that the other apps have, like daily challenges or a mood tracker. (iOS, Android, $33 for 3 months or $100 per year).

10. FastHabit

Price: Like other intermittent fasting apps, FastHabit serves as a place to log your dietary intake and workouts and also has a fasting timer. One reason why users love it is its calendar feature. The app alerts you when you have something coming up so you can plan your fasting schedule accordingly. As with some of the other apps, it also has charts and graphs to show your progress in meeting your health goals. (iOS, Android, free with in-app purchases: $2.99/lifetime for FastHabit Pro).

11. FastEasy

While FastEasy is free to download, there are different subscription options to choose from, determined by a user’s health goals and what features they want access to. What makes it a standout is that in addition to being a tracker and timer, the app offers short workouts and health tips. (iOS, Android, between $9.99 and $10.99 per month and $39.99 and $59.99 per year).

12. Intermittent Fasting 16:8

Despite its name, users can customize their own intermittent fasting periods with this app and their personal health goals. Users can also see how well they’re progressing by looking at graphs and can adjust their fasting periods as needed. (iOS, $12.99 per month or $39.99 per year).

13. Life Fasting Tracker

This app allows users to get more specific than many other apps. In addition to inputting their sex, age, height and weight, they can also add their waist circumference and blood glucose levels—great for those with diabetes, which fasting is tricker for. Users create a social circle, which they can invite their friends to. This serves as a way to actually stick with your intermittent fasting plan. If no one else you know has the app, you can also join a circle of other app users who have similar health goals that you do. (iOS, Android, $2.99 per month).

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