Tarry - Fasting Companion
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Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
The emptiness is not the point. The encounter is.
Tarry is a fasting companion for believers - an invitation to stay close to God through the ancient practice of fasting.
Whether you are skipping a meal, setting aside screens, or entering an extended fast, Tarry walks with you. Each day of your fast the app offers Scripture that becomes richer through the experience of hunger, voices from the saints across 2,000 years of church history, structured prayer, and a quiet journal to capture what God is doing.
Tarry adapts to your fast. A one-day fast and a 40-day fast are completely different spiritual experiences, and the app treats them that way - the Scripture, reflections, prayers and journal prompts all progress through an arc that matches the journey you are on.
Not every fast is a fast from food. A media fast is never told to stop eating, and a fast you name yourself is spoken to in your own terms.
This is not a discipline app. It is a companion. The emptiness is not the point; the encounter is.
FEATURES
- Choose from water fasts, Daniel fasts, partial fasts, sunrise-to-sunset fasts, media fasts, or define your own
- Scripture selected to deepen the fasting experience, with reflections from Ambrose Hughes
- Daily readings from the church fathers, the Desert Fathers, the Reformers and modern voices
- Three ways to pray: the Psalms, guided prayer, and prayers from the Christian tradition
- A private journal with daily questions keyed to the phase of your fast
- Guidance for breaking the fast, spiritually and practically
- Build a regular rhythm: weekly, monthly, seasonal, or your own
- Fast alongside friends or a small group, with quiet accountability and no feed
- Works offline once a passage has loaded
WHAT STAYS YOURS
What you write in Tarry stays on your phone. Your intention and your journal are stored on your device and nowhere else - not on a server, not in anything we can read, not visible to anyone you fast alongside. People you invite see that you are fasting and which day you are on. That is all there is to see.
No advertising. No in-app purchases. No subscription. No analytics. Completely free.
"Tarry ye here, and watch with me." - Matthew 26:38
From Ambrose Hughes. ambrosehughes.com
Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Group fasts now work as they should. Your group has a Begin this fast button that opens the Fast tab already filled in with the group's type and length — on any day, not only the group's weekday.
The developer, David Hamm, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- David Hamm
- Size
- 6.9 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
13+
- 13+
- Infrequent
Medical Treatment information
Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ambrose Hughes