Fasting Coach reviews
What users love and hate, from real reviews
This isn't a fasting timer but a weight-loss program with a "coach": it pulls new users toward weekly plans, weight goals and a food scanner — winning beginners who want structure, but losing anyone who just came to time their own window.
What users love
Explaining fasting stages hour by hour is what keeps people in
A feed that shows in real time which phase the body is in turns dull waiting into learning and gives meaning to each hour — it's this education, not the timer, that keeps beginners on the program and helps them time workouts.
perfect, I love the coach and reminder to drink, and it also alert on which state my body is on the fast
explains all the processes, offers coaching and diet ideas. Also the food scan feature is pretty neat
I like the way this app explains what is happening within the body.
Water reminders are the unexpected hook that retains even non-payers
Simple prompts to drink water and log fluids become a daily habit people keep the app for — a small, unobtrusive mechanic makes fasting bearable and brings users back every day, even on the free tier.
doing great so far, alert me about drinking water rating my food actually I enjoy using this app
I use the notification to make sure to drink enough water. I also like the tracker for my fasting periods.
I love the reminder to drink water. I do forget so that is helpful.
The generous free tier — not the subscription — is the real retention engine
A free tier rich enough to deliver real value without paying (plans, tracking, tips, water) is what keeps people for years and creates advocates — those who can't or won't pay still stay and recommend the app.
been using the free version for years on and off and it's great
what you can use for free is a lot and can really help you in the fasting journey.
None of the alternatives can beat what this app offers for free. I like the variety of plans included and the fact that you can customize them.
Ready-made weekly plans remove choice paralysis for beginners
Pre-built weekly plans and the "power week" give a beginner rails: they don't have to decide how long to fast — the app tells them when to eat and when not, and that structure turns a tentative attempt into a sticky habit with visible results.
I love that they gave you timeframe when to fast. I'm still new so i hope that i get the result that i want using this app.
I find it full of relevant information, excellent in motivation and a plan easy to follow.
1 week in and lost 2kg on the beginner program. Ate what I liked during the eating phase
A no-pressure, judgment-free tone retains the anxious and the lapse-prone
No shaming for slipping and a gentle framing of goals create a safe space for those who fear "failing" — people who quit other diets stay because the app doesn't make them feel guilty, turning a one-off attempt into a lifestyle.
There is no pressure in this app. The way it is set out is easy to understand and you don't have that fear of what will the coach say or will I be made to feel bad about not sticking to it.
Great App, keeps me Honest without being Pushy!
I have broken the fast at times but I don't feel discouraged. I alternate the power weeks and 16:8. It's working for me.
What users hate
Onboarding feels like signing a contract, not starting a timer
The first-run flow is framed as a "contract" with pledges and commitments — which cements adherence for those who want a program, but repels the large segment who came for a simple fasting window: they quit before their first fast even starts.
omg why is it so complicated to just simply start using the app... I need to "sign" a contract?...
I need a simple app not a contract. Why people complicate it.
I'm not signing any contracts, thanks but no thanks.
You can't set your own window manually — the app imposes its plans
Custom windows like 18/6, 20/4 or 23/1 are either unavailable or locked behind the paid "coach" plan: the product refuses to serve people who already have a routine, losing the segment most committed to fasting — experienced practitioners.
I simply want an app to record my fasting schedule. I do 18-6 fasting and to record this, I had to subscribe to a plan with a coach. nope
My system is 23-1 and it's paid?
It will not let you fasy morethan 16hrs if you do no pay for a coach. I just want to track my fasting.
No manual start/stop — the app won't trust your actual fast
No free start/stop and no way to log a fast that began yesterday means the tracker records the plan, not reality: a user who fasted on their own terms can't log it — and leaves for an app that just listens to a button.
quite clunky to use and does not easily allow for changes to fasting schedule. Also does not support manual start/ stop function.
over engineered, full of marketing slop and stock photography. can't edit start time to yesterday.
you can't skip break. fast. you lost me with all the bells and whistles and that part. you can DELAY break-fast but how does one skip the meal that breaks the fast?
The window must be rebuilt by hand every week — plans don't repeat
Each week the schedule resets and must be re-entered day by day; there's no recurring week or saved plan — turning a routine into manual labor and hitting people with irregular schedules (night shifts) hardest, who churn on friction rather than on fasting itself.
it is frustrating having to make a new plan from scratch each week. They are customizable but it takes a good amount of time to set up the times and having to do it every week.
I don't like how you have to reset a plan at the end of every week
because if you forget to restart, you have to manually adjust each time period to get back on track. Besides that I wish that I could save my customized plan
The headline feature — the "coach" — turns out to be a PDF of generic tips, not a mentor
The paid "coach" that the whole subscription sells turns out to be generic internet-grade tips with no personal feedback or workouts — the promise of a personal mentor goes unmet, and payers feel they overpaid for what Google gives free.
Total waste of money, the coach is a pdf that gives you goals but no advice.
all this coach helps you with is just tips about fasting (things you can find on the Internet) and minimal options of recipes... no workout guides, no personal coach
Not impressed with the 'coaching' or personalized plan - too generic. Maybe good for someone completely new to IF, but I won't be extending the subscription as it does not add value.
The weight-and-BMI framing alienates the already-lean and the maintainers
The app is hard-wired around weight loss, BMI and dropping pounds — pushing "lose more" even at people with low body fat and ignoring those who fast for health or maintenance, expelling a valuable segment that could have stayed for the long term.
Only for people that wants to lose weight. Not encouraging to be defined as "overweight" when you have sub 8% BF.
not a fasting tracker app. it's a weightloss app. change your name.
All I wanted is a simple fasting timer, I don't need a diet plan or an app to tell me what my BMI is. Just a timer.
Photo food scanning impresses — then breaks on day three
Scanning a plate by photo wows users at first and pulls them toward the paid tier, but it can't be corrected when wrong and simply stops working after a couple of days — the lure feature breaks exactly when the user starts relying on it, undermining trust in the paid product.
the food scanning feature stopped working on the 3rd day of my fasting. this is the only draw back so far.
Interface is cumbersome and can't edit scanned foods when they are wrong.
It would be nice if the AI scanner was more accurate though
Editing the hours in the schedule is the core daily pain
Even happy users stumble on time-editing: it's unintuitive, snaps back to 00:00, demands clicks per day — and a recent "improvement" made it slower, turning a former killer feature of instant edits into a source of frustration.
App its self is good and just what I need. changing the fasting windows is a pain and confusing to say the least.
Before it was just a boom boom boom and all the times were changed and you were done. That was one of the main things that set this app apart from other fasting apps. Now it's, click on this, then click on that and wait
Time keeps going back to 1200 am when I am trying to change it.
No home-screen widget and no count-up timer — a gap versus rivals
Users miss a home-screen widget and a count-up timer (how long you've already fasted, not just what's left) — small things, but exactly what keeps someone connected to progress between sessions, and their absence drives people to rivals that have them.
My only suggestion would be to have a count up fasting time along with the countdown fasting time.
Good app but need a home screen and lock screen count down widget or a count down timer on notification bar
my only issue, is I wish they had widgets for your home screen like some of the other fasting apps have.
A bare timer wrapped as a "program" — repelling those who just want a countdown
An account, a quiz, goals and BMI are bolted onto what the user wants as a simple countdown — the excess scaffolding raises the bar and pushes minimalism-seekers out: "why an account for a timer?" is a structural positioning conflict, not a bug.
why the hell is an account necessary for a timer?
so much extra garbage. I just want a countdown clock.
Extremely difficult app to navigate. I just want to time my fast. I don't need a "coach."
The paywall lands before the product proves its value
Core actions — choosing your own window, evaluating your week, unlocking OMAD — hit a subscription before any first result, so the user meets the demand to pay before getting any payoff: churn arrives before activation, not after.
you cant even track OMAD without the "coach" plan... its just a money trap
Good app but if you don't buy the coaching it freezes up when you try to evaluate your week.
have to pay to use AFTER wasting time setting it up.