Kevin Rose's new app for fasting- called Zero Fasting Tracker

(Derek I. Batting) #9

Well, I downloaded and tested several of he fasting apps in the Google Play Store for Android, and I sadly have to report that most of them are utter shite. :poop: :angry: Some didn’t allow editing, some weren’t even close to intuitive, some haven’t been updated in years, some simply didn’t live up to expectation…

The search continues!

(Shalyn) #10

Did you find a good fasting app? If so share you pick :smile:. I’m trying to decide which on to try.

(Karen Parrott) #11

No. Sorry. Good luck. I’ll probably use Kevin Roses app Zero if I want to track my fasts again. I’m over due for using Dr Pandas app ( optional for me) for the fasting portion.

(eat more) #12

i like this app…wish my android friends could use it

(Karen Parrott) #13

Ping Kevin Rose and see if one will be available.

(Nicole Anne Parlee) #14

I just installed it on my phone… looks promising!

(Mark Halonen) #15

I’ve just created Vora, a cloud-based fasting tracker available on iOS and Android. Reviews so far have been very positive. It’s under active development, so feedback is extremely welcome!


(Karen Parrott) #16

Just downloaded and giving it a try. Thanks

#17

Exciting, i’ll check. If its not up to snuff i’m not just go back to using a “quit smoking” app

(Jantine Strik) #18

Cool! I’ve just downloaded it, and will use it for a while and get back to you :slight_smile:

(Paula) #19

I downloaded it, but am confused - under set target fast - it doesn’t explain if that is days or hours. But here are things I DESPERATELY want in an app like this:

  1. the ability to choose a fast (18:6, OMAD, etc.) and set HOURS (for example I like to eat between 6AM and 2 PM and fast 2PM to 6AM) - I would LOVE for it to REMIND me an hour before my fast starts to EAT SOMETHING (for those days I get too busy and forget).
  2. I would LOVE to be able to interact with the fasting data and entering information through the notifications. So for example, I would get a notice at 2PM that FASTING STARTS NOW - by clicking on the notification, I can select things “Yes, I started now” or “Remind me in an hour” or “Cancel today’s fast” (what other options there may be, I know you can’t have too many - maybe the last is “open the app to change today’s data”
  3. something where I do not have to always go into the app to start and stop. For me, I know what hours I am wanting to eat and fast and want a reminder of when those start stop times are. And for when I am going longer, to be able to maybe hold down the start button long than normal and it says something like “Are you wanting to fast longer?” for those few times a month I want to fast 5-7 days instead of IF.

Just my wishlist. I would love to see what other want and hopefully we can get an amazing app going! :smiley:

(Mark Halonen) #20

Thanks for the feedback, Paula!
0) Definitely hours.

  1. I use Vora myself. My fasting schedule is super random but I have been learning that others have rigid schedules. I would never use this feature myself, but I will take the suggestion into consideration.

  2. Good suggestion, again this is going down the rigid schedule path. I think this is possible in Android and iOS.

  3. You fast for 5-7 days? Impressive!

I guess I’m not super sure what people want. I built the app for my own tastes. I’m collecting user feedback as fast as I can.

I think the takeaway is to add a feature that will Automatically schedule a fast to start, stop, and schedule notifications

I think this would be unintrusive to the current app.

(Paula) #21

What I found and have been using right now (but it is WAY out of date and the guy no longer updates it) is IF DIET. It has a plate with a fork and knife on a yellow background with the red letters IF on the plate. Just to give you some idea - his app does inform me when it is time to start fasting and when my fasting ends, but that is about all I use his app for now - the notifications. I would LOVE to use a more detailed app that allows me to track even better as I am not always going into the app to track my fasts like I should. Thanks for listening. You don’t have to take a single idea I shared, but it is SO GREAT to know they were looked at and thought of! :smiley:

(Joseph) #22

That is the App that I use! I love it. I think its cool how it takes the average amount of time that you fast per week and shows you the totals at the bottom

(Jim Russell) #23

I started the June Zorn fast last night and I’m using Vora.

My first impression is that it is very simple. Basically just a timer and a bar chart. Not that that is a bad thing. Simple is good.

My first feature request would be the ability to add notes. Like click on a button and add a note saying “Felt hungry. Drank water with sea salt. Hunger gone.” or something like that.

I’m liking it so far. My last longish fast was 80 hours and I kept having to think about how long I had been fasting. “I started on Tuesday at 6pm and it’s now Thursday at noon, so that’s … umm… 42?” Nice to be able to glance at Vora and see that I’m at 11 hours.

(Dustin Sherrill) #24

Is this the same Kevin Rose that used to be on The Screen Savers show a long time ago? Co-founder of Digg & Revision3? I was a big fan of his work.

Edit: It is him! https://medium.com/@kevinrose/introducing-zero-a-new-app-to-help-you-fast-209935e8245d/

(Karen Parrott) #25

Yes. Same guy. I like his podcast interviews. Interesting

(Dustin Sherrill) #26

I wish I was half as clever as him and charismatic.

(Dustin Sherrill) #27

Just downloaded your app. I did my first fast earlier this week (36 hours). It really worked for me.

#28

I paid for Zero then deleted it - didn’t seem any more useful than my iphone’s stopwatch. I recently downloaded Fast Habit which is also simple, but much more logical and applicable to IF timing. I like it a lot.