Help

Start and end a fast

How do I start a fast?

On the Today screen, tap Start. The ring starts counting toward the goal of your plan.

How do I end a fast?

On the Today screen, tap End fast. You will see a short summary of the fast.

The timer keeps counting after you reach your goal, so you can end the fast whenever you are ready.

I ended a fast that was very short. Where did it go?

Fasts under 8 hours aren't saved unless you choose to, because most of them are started by accident. In the summary, tap Save anyway to keep it, or Discard.

How do I restart a fast?

While a fast is running, the button at the bottom of the Today screen splits into Restart and End fast. Tap Restart, then Restart again to confirm. The current fast isn't saved and a new one starts now.

Choose a plan

A plan is how long you fast, for example 16:8 (16 hours of fasting, 8 hours of eating). On the Today screen, tap Plan and pick one. With Pro you can also set a custom length.

Choose Make it my usual plan to use it every day. You can then set a usual start time and a daily reminder.

Before your first fast longer than a day, and before every fast longer than three days, the app shows a few safety notes. Please read them.

Fix the start or end time

I forgot to tap Start

Start the fast, then tap Started on the Today screen and set the time when you really started.

You can also do it before you start: tap Start (it shows Now), pick the time, tap Save, then tap Start fast.

I forgot to tap End fast

End the fast, then in the summary tap the time next to Ended and turn the wheel. The change is kept as you scroll. Tap Ended again to close the wheel.

Change an older fast

Open Progress → History, tap the fast, and change the start or end time. A fast can't end in the future or overlap another fast.

Free shows the last 3 days of history. Pro lets you edit fasts further back.

Add a fast you didn't track

Open Progress → History. A day without a fast shows Add: tap it. The times come from your plan; change them to what you remember, then tap Add. You can add fasts for the last 3 days.

Delete a fast

Open the fast in History and tap Delete fast. It is removed from your history, chart and streak.

History and the fast summary

After each fast you see a summary: how long you fasted, whether you reached your goal, and your streak. You can say how the fast felt (from Rough to Great) and add a short note. You can also share a card.

All your past fasts are in Progress. History shows them by day; the chart shows them over time.

Free keeps your streak and total fasts and shows the last 3 days in full. Pro shows your whole history, with month and year views.

Home Screen widget and Control Center

Add the widget

1. Touch and hold an empty area of the Home Screen until the apps jiggle.
2. Tap Edit → Add Widget.
3. Find Bare Fast, pick a size, and tap Add Widget.

Start or end a fast from Control Center

1. Open Control Center (swipe down from the top-right corner).
2. Touch and hold an empty area, then tap Add a Control.
3. Find Bare Fast and add the Fast control.

The control starts a fast, or ends the fast in progress. Controls need iOS 18 or later. You can also add the control to the Lock Screen, or to the Action button on iPhone models that have one.

Timer on the Lock Screen

Bare Fast can show your fast on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island as a Live Activity. Turn it on or off in the app: Settings → Timer on Lock Screen.

If the timer doesn't appear:

• check that a fast is running;
• on iPhone, open Settings → Apps → Bare Fast and make sure Live Activities is on.

Apple Watch

The Apple Watch app is free. It shows your fast and lets you start or end it, and choose a plan.

To install it, open the Watch app on your iPhone, scroll to Available Apps, and tap Install next to Bare Fast.

The watch gets the state of your fast directly from your iPhone. If the watch looks out of date, open Bare Fast on your iPhone while the watch is nearby: the iPhone sends the current state each time you open the app.

Reminders

Set a reminder

Tap Plan, open your usual plan, and turn on Daily reminder. It comes at your usual start time, with a Start button. With Pro, the weekly Schedule can remind you at the start of each fast and when your eating window is about to close.

Reminders are made by your iPhone itself, so they work without an internet connection.

Reminders don't arrive

• Notifications are allowed: on iPhone, open Settings → Notifications → Bare Fast and turn on Allow Notifications. In the app, Settings → Notifications shows whether they are on.
• A Focus is on: Do Not Disturb, Sleep or another Focus can hide notifications. Allow Bare Fast in that Focus, or check the Lock Screen and Notification Center later.
• Scheduled Summary: if Bare Fast is in the Scheduled Summary, its notifications come with the summary, not on time. Turn this off in Settings → Notifications → Bare Fast.
• Fasting is paused: while Pause fasting is on (Settings → Pause fasting), reminders stop.
• The reminder is resting: after a few reminders without a fast, the daily reminder takes a rest. Your next fast brings it back.
• The time changed: after you travel or change the time on your iPhone, open the app once. It plans the reminders again for the new time.

Theme and language

Theme: Settings → Theme. Choose System (follows your iPhone), Light or Dark.

Language: Settings → Language. Choose Same as iPhone, English, Deutsch or Français. This changes the language of the app and its notifications. Dates and times keep following your iPhone settings.

Export and Import history

Export history (Pro): Settings → Export history makes a spreadsheet with every fast. Save it to Files or share it wherever you like.

Import history: Settings → Import history and choose a file that Export history made. Fasts that overlap fasts you already have aren't added.

Export and Import are a good way to move your history to a new iPhone without a backup.

Where your data is stored

Your fasts, notes and settings are stored only on your iPhone. There is no account and no Bare Fast server for them. They are included in your iPhone backup (iCloud or your computer), so restoring a backup on a new iPhone brings them back.

Delete all data

Settings → Delete all data removes your fasts, moods, notes and the current fast from this iPhone, and cancels the reminders. Your settings, plan, schedule and Pro stay. This can't be undone. Export your history first if you want a copy. To confirm, tap Delete.

Deleting data doesn't cancel a Pro subscription. It also works only on this iPhone: to delete the anonymous crash reports and app events we have, write to support@barehabits.app.

More details: Privacy Policy.

Bare Fast Pro

The timer, the daily plans, Apple Watch, the widget and the Lock Screen timer are free. Pro adds the full history, month and year views, the weekly schedule with reminders, fasts of 24, 36 and 48 h and a custom length, editing past fasts, export and more share cards.

Pro is a yearly subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app.

Free trial

The yearly plan comes with a 7-day free trial if you haven't used one before. You get full access right away. The app reminds you 2 days before the trial ends. If you don't cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends, the first year is charged to your Apple ID.

Restore purchases

On a new iPhone or after reinstalling, open Settings in the app and tap Restore purchases. Use the same Apple ID that you bought Pro with.

Cancel the subscription

In the app, Settings → Manage subscription. Or on iPhone, open Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Bare Fast → Cancel Subscription. You keep Pro until the end of the paid period. Deleting the app doesn't cancel the subscription.

Lifetime is a one-time purchase and never renews.

Refunds

Payments go through Apple, so refunds do too: reportaproblem.apple.com.

Contact

Write to support@barehabits.app, or use Settings → Send feedback in the app.