Simple fasting timer with Live Activity, Apple Watch, and home screen widgets. Track 16:8, 18:6, or custom plans. Start your next fast in seconds.
Your simple, no-clutter intermittent fasting app. Start a fast, track your progress, and build a healthy fasting habit with FastMinder.
Whether you're trying 16:8 fasting for the first time or you've been doing 18:6 or OMAD for years, FastMinder keeps things simple. Set your fasting window, tap start, and let the timer do the rest.
WHY FASTMINDER?
Most fasting apps are packed with features you'll never use. FastMinder is different. It's lightweight, fast to open, and focused on one thing: helping you stick to your intermittent fasting schedule.
FEATURES
- Fasting Timer: Pick a plan (16:8, 18:6, 20:4, OMAD) or create your own custom fasting schedule. Start and stop your fast with one tap.
- Progress Charts: See your fasting hours, weight, water intake, and daily steps on clear, easy-to-read graphs. Watch your streaks grow over time.
- Reminders: Set custom notifications so you never miss your eating window or forget to start a fast.
- Fasting History: Look back at every fast you've completed. Track your longest streak and celebrate milestones.
- Live Activity & Dynamic Island: See your current fast countdown right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app.
- Home Screen Widgets: Check your fasting status at a glance. Log water or end your fast directly from your Home Screen.
- Apple Watch App: Start and finish fasts, log water intake, and enter your weight right from your wrist.
- Apple Health Integration: Syncs with HealthKit to read and write steps, water, and weight data. Nothing leaves your device.
HOW INTERMITTENT FASTING HELPS
Intermittent fasting is one of the most popular approaches to weight loss and better health. Here's what the research shows:
- Weight Loss: Creating a natural calorie deficit by limiting your eating window can help you lose weight without counting every calorie.
- Better Metabolism: Fasting periods can improve insulin sensitivity and help regulate blood sugar levels.
- Cellular Repair: Fasting triggers autophagy, your body's process for cleaning out damaged cells and regenerating new ones.
- Heart Health: Studies link intermittent fasting to lower blood pressure, reduced triglycerides, and improved cholesterol.
- Brain Health: Fasting may support cognitive function and protect against neurodegenerative conditions.
- Reduced Inflammation: Regular fasting can lower chronic inflammation, which is tied to many long-term health issues.
GETTING STARTED
Download FastMinder, pick your fasting plan, and tap start. That's it. No complicated setup, no calorie logging required. Just a clean fasting timer and tracker that works.
Join the millions of people using intermittent fasting to feel better, lose weight, and take control of their health.
NOTES
- HealthKit (Apple Health) integration reads and writes steps, water, and weight. No data is sent outside your device. Health app access required.
- FastMinder is not a medical app. Goals are suggested based on your profile. Please consult your healthcare provider before using it for medical purposes or specific diet needs.
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Edit: New feature request - please allow us to customize the notifications or just simplify them. The 30 min and final notifications are just way too long. Please just add a simple “fast starts in 30 mins” or “fast is ended.” The current notifications are pretty annoying, take up too much space, have unnecessary emojis, and make me want to turn them off. This is the best fasting app for iOS that balances features with price. It doesn’t have as many features as some of the overpriced subscription-only apps but has more features and is more informative than the very basic cheap fasting apps. The fasting guide and percentage/timer makes it easier to maintain a fast because you can see what fasting phase you’re in - definitely helps motivate you when you’re feeling really hungry but see you’re in a good fat burning phase. I also like how it incorporates weight tracking and sleep.I have 2 minor requests that would make this app perfect in my opinion: 1. Specify days of the week for fasting. I usually aim for 6-7 days a week of fasting but would like the option to skip some Friday or Saturday nights without seeming like I missed my goal when it’s a planned skip in the fasting schedule. 2. Allow us to set a target water goal that we can “hit” and don’t need to add more water. I aim for the 67 oz at least on here but since you can go above it I feel obligated to keep adding water so the amount is accurate. I’d rather just have the option to specify the minimum water target was hit and that’s it.
Developer Response
Hello! Noted and added to our list of improvements.
Great Replacement/Option For Life App
RealtrGrl
I’ve loved incorporating fasting into my everyday life for a number of years now. And have used the Life app from the beginning. Since the Life app has shut down I've been searching for as good or better replacement for both shorter & longer fasts. Life app was free & I loved the features for a free app. None of the free fasting apps I’ve tried have come even close to Life. But FastMinder comes the closest and even offers more although for a fee. But I would rather pay a reasonable charge for something as good or better than have something inferior for free. I’ve been using it for 3 days now. Like Life, FastMinder does delve into what’s happening with each step of your fast and actually broken down even more with FastMinder. This is good. Also, I can easily start and end a fast whenever I like. Also good. One feature I do really miss from the Life app is a + / - toggle beside the active fast to easily add or subtract as many hours as you want to your current fast. Also, strange thing for every fast so far, if I start at say 7:15 pm in evening and go to 1:15 pm next day…. FastMinder records as 17 hours 59 minutes instead of the true 18 hours completed. Should be easy enough to fix. So long review…. but overall a good app so far and comparable replacement for Life. Worth the cost!
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and using our app! Greatly appreciated. As for the 1min issue, team is looking into this what could be causing it.
Great Fasting App!
Mrs. Chippy
I’ve been fasting for a couple of years now. I was using the paid version of the Life app, but when they shut down, I had to find a replacement. I tried a bunch of apps and even paid for a few that I will never use 🤦♀️ This app was the winner. I like the simplicity of it and without all of the “extras” that I don’t need. I like the Watch app and complication, I like the phone widget and the lock screen live activity. One plus is that I no longer get messages from creepy dudes like I did on the Life app 😂 The only thing I wish it had, like Life app did, was a fasting schedule. I was able to set a schedule such as fast 16:8 Monday through Friday and 12:12 on Saturday and Sunday. It’s not a deal breaker and it’s easy to switch fasting out with one tap, so not a huge deal. I also like this developer’s app, FitnessView and use the widget on my phone and complication on my watch. I highly recommend both apps.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and review! Greatly appreciated! We have added fasting schedule to our list of improvements for future updates. Please stay tuned and thanks for your patience while we create this feature.
Amazing app; much better than competing fasting trackers
PunchlineAddict
There are dozens of different fasting trackers on the App Store, and I have tried most of them. This one, by far, is my favorite. First requirement: app has to offer a Watch app. FastMinder has it, many don’t. Second requirement: Watch app has to be clean, easy to use, and provide detail about fasting status and water intake. FastMinder has it, many don’t. Interface: the FastMinder interface is clean and easy to use, and is filled with easy to understand and help statistics. It’s not cluttered with unnecessary features like calorie tracking. Personally, I’m not taking a picture of my food and tracking every single calorie I put in my body. If you want that, this develop has another app for that. Me, I don’t want it and appreciate that it’s not in this app. Water and weight tracking: this app also allows you to track water and your weight loss along your journey. Bottom line, this app is fantastic and extremely helpful.
Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback and using our app!! We are happy to hear it meets your requirements. Happy fasting! :)
What’s New in FastMinder
• Smarter fasting reminders: If you miss your scheduled fasting start time, FastMinder will send a follow-up reminder 30 minutes later.
• Fixed-time start reminders: Schedule fasting reminders at a consistent daily time—such as 8:00 PM—regardless of when your previous fast ended. (Configure at Settings -> Reminders -> Start Fasting -> Fixed Time)
• Fasting Zone notifications: Get notified whenever you enter a new fasting zone during an active fast. (Need to enable from Settings -> Reminders -> Fasting Zones)
• Monthly Fasting Zone statistics: See how much time you’ve spent in each fasting zone during the current month, including the Enhanced Fat Burning Zone.
• Start Fast Plan shortcut: Start your selected fasting plan instantly using Siri or the Shortcuts app.
• Flexible weekly schedules: Configure multiple consecutive fasting days within your weekly schedule.
• Improved navigation: Tap the currently selected bottom tab again to quickly scroll to the top.
• Better Apple Watch experience: When no fast is active, tapping the complication now opens the Start Fast screen. The Close button in the Start/End Date Picker also dismisses the screen without saving changes.
• Accessibility improvements: Enhanced VoiceOver support throughout the app.
We’ve also included bug fixes and performance improvements for a smoother fasting experience.
Version 1.14
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