Window - Intermittent Fasting Reviews

by Yoga Daily

I don’t write reviews but I want to help somebody…if you are purchasing to use the journal, don’t. This was an amazing app until it was bought out and they started charging to use the journal. BUT since I used it for so long, I broke down and purchased it to maintain my journal. It worked for a minute but then I lost everything and when I contacted the developer to fix it, they were at a loss. I can’t even get on it…completely froze even after I did everything they asked me to do to correct the problem. When I asked for my money back, they couldn’t do that either. I disputed it through my bank so no big deal. Just want to save someone else the frustration and the money.

by Kgm217

I have used Window and LOVED it for the past year... until now. With the recent update they are pushing the use of a predetermined fasting this app. There’s no “opt out” way to remove this from your screen. In my experience, having a flexible this app is the key to successful fasting that feels like a lifestyle and not a diet. When I raised my concern through an email, I was basically told that Window is now for beginners who don’t understand fasting vs experienced fasters (who like me, know that flexible windows are the key!) I know Window was recently sold, and it’s painfully obvious that the new owners don’t understand the fasting lifestyle in the same way as the old owner. IF isn’t about eating when a bell goes off, and it is NOT A DIET. Time to find a new app I guess. So disappointing.

by JosephineTheodore

I wish Window would go back to the way it was before it was sold. I have countless issues with it every week. It constantly says I’m fasting when I’ve stopped the clock and started eating. Just now I opened Window to close my this app, only to find it said I had been fasting for 80 hours. I fast 20-24 hours daily. So three days worth of information just suddenly disappeared. This has happened numerous times. Almost weekly. Every day I stop the fasting clock when I open my this app and start it when I close my this app. Every. Day. Like. Clockwork. It also pops up for me to choose an emoji of how my fast was that day. But even when I click on an emoji it does nothing. And it won’t go away. I have to close Window and go back in to log in my data. Please fix these bugs. I’ve used Window for over two years and don’t want to lose data. But these kinks are ridiculous.

by Your Friend Calli

I’m actually pretty offended by Window. I understand that it works— if you don’t eat, you will lose weight. But I’m offended by the fact that “fasting” is a weight loss method. Fasting is a religious practice for growing closer to God, not a practice for losing weight. It’s about giving up food to remind yourself of your dependence on God and to surrender control, not skipping meals to try to control your body and life. Fasting should NEVER be about weight loss.

I also think that the concept behind Window could very easily condone anorexia. It’s literally telling people to eat less and be strong enough to skip meals.

It’s also promoting a view of food as inherently bad or wrong. Window says to everyone who downloads it, “less food is better because food=weight”. NO ONE needs to stop eating food. People need to know when to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat. But they don’t need to view food as a “necessary evil”.

As a girl who really struggles with her relationship with food, Window is disgusting to me. If you want to see your food rightly, if you don’t want to hate everything you eat, if you want FREEDOM from food, do not download Window.

by SaucyCurls

I am thinking Window has high stars for individuals who use it for free. I can see the functionality with its free features, and it’s a fair rating. However, I was looking for an app to customize my fast and also to enter daily journals. The data that is entered with the paid features does not save. I was really disappointed to see my data from prior days gone. It happened twice. The first time it happened, I thought maybe it was a fluke so I reached out to the company and also deleted Window (including data) and started from scratch. Then it happened again. The only advice the company provided was to reinstall. I was very very disappointed and I requested a refund from Apple, which was wonderfully granted. I moved over to another app, which has been amazing. If you’re not looking to save data, and only need a daily reminder, Window will do the job.

by Frustrating While Fasting

While in the free version the eating this app was easy to adjust. Once I was charged for the year that changed. Coincidental, I don’t really know. Anyhow, I would adjust my eating this app and save. The data would save and reflect for example, a 8 hr eating this app. The very next time I would access Window , statistics would show me fasting anywhere from 46 to 53 hours. And my 10:30am eating this app always reverted to 3pm and it would change my eating windows for previous 2-3 days. Ruining data that I had adjusted, saved and adjusted over and over again. Each time I accessed Window I consistently had to adjust the eating windows for days at a time. I spent more time in Window adjusting the eating this app, which was always in vain. After about a week of this I had enough. I requested a refund. Fix this bug and it would be alright.

by CarterDog

This used to be an amazing app. Now, it’s terrible. The developers obviously have never fasted themselves. If they had, they would know how Window SHOULD function! It should function EXACTLY like it used to before these money hungry developers took over. Do you know this used to be FREE???
Let’s say you have a four hour eating this app. You eat and then after an hour you’re not hungry so you feel it’s safe to close your eating this app, even though you could have another three (3) hours of eating. So you close your this app on Window . But now, another hour goes by and you realize your still hungry! So you go to OPEN your eating this app so you can eat but Guess what?? You CAN’T OPEN your eating this app for another day because THEY SAID SO! 🤬 They only let you ONE TIME PER DAY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Is Window for ROBOTS?its certainly not for a human being that needs to re-open their eating this app!! Window is WORTHLESS. You can get free versions that are so much better- like the “ZERO” app. Whoever is doing the new “developing” on Window is NOT improving it, they have made it AWFUL. DO NOT BUY IT. DO NOT EVEN USE IT. It’s GARBAGE. They should be ashamed with themselves !!
Get the ZERO app! It’s much more human being friendly AND IT’S FREE‼️

by Hello2150

I used to love Window. Then it was sold to a big company that is clueless. Could you please stop adding “diets” to this thing. Could you please stop trying to make fasting difficult. I used to have a wonderful, simple app that I could go into, open/close my this app as needed, log my weight when wanted, and get out. That was it. Easy. This morning, out of nowhere, I’m forced to choose a fasting plan. I’ve been using Window over a year, I had it set up the way I wanted. Now you’ve changed it. Again. And, even though I e used Window over a year, it still randomly tells me I have to pay an exorbitant fee to upgrade. Even though I’m supposed to be grandfathered in. Luckily I can close Window and get back in and it works. However, I can’t help but fee like you’re trying to get $50 out of me when it isn’t necessary. You’ve ruined a great app.

by Omader

Window was perfect for what it was designed for: tracking eating windows, that’s why I bought it. I enjoyed the flexibility of opening and closing my eating windows. It was all perfect up until version 3.0 (cal Stephens last update I think), now it’s all messed up, forcing tracking of fasts. There are other apps for that way of doing IF. The latest update makes me want to delete it because now I have to choose fixed IF plans which is not why I got this one, there others out there for such plans. I understand daily burn is trying to increase subscribers but what happens to those who subscribed for it its initial purpose? The least you could have done would have been to given users an option to stick to this app focused plans (fixed and flexible). this app’s appeal to users like me was being this app focused not fast length.

by Sunny Davis Jr

I was using Window and was relatively happy until I opened Window one morning to track my weight loss and found that the graph that I’ve always used to track my progress had changed “automatically”.
The graph that was in Window showed your weight changes dramatically, easy to read.
Suddenly Window automatically updated to a graph that your progress or regression is almost indiscernible.
The original graph was a big motivator and the main reason I used Window.
Other than a few alerts it doesn’t do much else.
Anyway, after going back and forth several times with Support and sending before and after screen shots of the problem,
They basically told me Window automatically updated and there was no way to change it back.
I thanked them for there help but told them I would be cancelling the subscription.
They basically responded with an “Oh Well” type of “sorry to see you go”.

Now I can understand I’m just one lost customer. No big deal.
But what upsets me more is the fact that in a world crawling with Computer Scientists, programmers and engineers, I was given a “can’t do” solution in a “how can we?”
Industry.

by Fireflyvixen

With all the bells and whistles they’ve added to Window I can’t believe you can’t open or close an eating this app from the Apple Watch using the manual plan. If you use Manual Plan your watch will look nothing like the screenshots they show here and will not work at all (I.e., nothing happens when you tap the buttons on the Apple Watch. This is true across multiple Watch operating systems and with the two different Apple Watches I’ve owned.). With Window, I have to take a screenshot of my watch face every time I start or stop a fast and then later manually enter it in my iPhone. unfortunately Window has over a year of fasting data for me that I don’t want to lose so I’m stuck with it.

by Zeloso Musicophile

I didn’t appreciate the holiday theme and I really don’t like the current colors. Please go back to darker, more contrasting colors or offer the choice of color scheme in the options menu.

I like being able to track my weight coordinated with my fasting this app. And the new addition of a weight goal is fine although that does shift the mindset of the user, which is not what the original developers would have wanted! But I REALLY HATE the light colors of the graphs. The older version was 200% better because it gave the same information, but more clearly!

I preferred the old version better to the point that I am considering other apps. Bummer, this used to be the best app for me.

by Tucker Ryan

At its core, Window notifies you when it’s time to fast, and when it is time to eat. The calendar view shows all of the days that you supposedly did it - each day shows the same exact partial circle with the same number inside it. At no point am I asked if I actually successfully did it. Most of those circles would be some shade of red, or blanked out if it did, because I started ignoring the notifications which became meaningless some time ago. IF is a tough thing to do, but if you look at my calendar, I have fasted 383 days in a row now. Miraculously, I weigh about the same as a year ago.

The notifications have gotten better and more useful in recent months, but it’s still not “helpful” for someone struggling to stay the path.

by Azureblue1848

It’s a great app that lets you track your fasting or feeding windows, and provides a calendar to view your monthly stats. In the July 2019 update they added the ability to follow certain fasting plans - leangains, warrior, and a couple others. Every time you open Window now, tiles appear prompting you to select a plan and you have to scroll past them to get to the tracker/dashboard. I’m following my own plan and there’s no way to dismiss or hide the tiles. Annoying. Plus those tiles are like sneaky little ads for the fasting programs. But I guess nowhere in Window description does it say it’s ad-free. Prior to this update I would have given Window 5 stars, now I’m giving it 4.

by Tturtle2007

I never buy apps, especially health ones. But since starting fasting, I wanted to find something to help me keep track of my fast on the go. I downloaded a bunch of free ones and they weren't what I wanted.

this app is very flexible and user friendly. You can set daily reminders for when your fast ends and begins. Lots of times I see it pop up and I'm able to check in with myself and change my this app to later because I'm not hungry yet. It's much easier than watching the clock waiting for the fast to be over, allowing food and time to be in control. Just set your times and you'll be reminded. So forgetting about eating time helps you be more engaged with your body.

I love how you can track your fast, see it on the calendar, and see your weight on a graph. It also syncs up with the Apple Health app. Best part is the author of "Delay, Don't Deny" Gin Stevens' son made Window . Definitely worth it when I seen that. Great book and happy to have an app to assist me further.

by Knwhitten

I’m enjoying using the this app app. It’s easy to use and is pleasant to look at. I appreciate the calendar view of being able to see the eating this app versus the fasting hours at a quick glance. One feature I wish it had was a toggle between the hours fasted and the hours left to go. Right now you can only see how many hours are left in the fast, and I like to see how many hours I’ve fasted. That’s my only critique or suggestion!

by Auntie Clause

I rarely pay for apps and this is my 1st review. I got Window after listening to Gin’s “Delay” audiobook. I’ve used it about a month and it’s helped me to stay on track. I have too many things going on to try and remember what time I quit eating last night. I prefer the flex this app so this has helped me adapt the OMAD lifestyle around my life vs trying to adapt my life around a set eating schedule. There may be free apps available but I’ve saved money by fasting so it’s more than paid for itself plus I trusted Gin’s OMAD/fasting experience to provide ideas to build a valuable app. Thanks!

by IrisRuthS

Window is fabulous!!! I’m using this app via the 7 day trial, right now. I hate leaving reviews but simply HAD to this time. It’s very easy to use, the information is relevant—I love the weight and water tracking options. I like that you can edit your fasting/eating windows because sometimes I forget to pop on my phone and enter that information. It’s exciting to be motivated by knowing what’s happening in my body when I choose to fast consistently. Really awesome—thank you for creating such a wonderful tool!

by Str8nar0

Window has everything I need to track my fasts and eating windows. It also has a place to track my weight. I love the different ways of viewing my stats. You can see a timeline view like a daily calendar which shows the length of both your fasts and eating windows and also a monthly view where you can see the length of each days eating this app at a glance. All of the views are accessible from the dashboard. I’m so glad I bought Window. I found out about it in the book “Delay Don’t Deny.” Super happy with it and I didn’t waste time trying any free apps. This one is super easy to use and fits my needs perfectly.

by Starry11111111111

I found Window by reading Delay, Don’t Deny written by Gin Stephens. Her son developed Window and she recommends it in the book. I never pay for apps but since I liked Gin’s philosophy for intermittent fasting best I decided to get it since I didn’t see very positive reviews of other apps. I’m SO GLAD I got Window! So user friendly and it keeps perfect records of your fasting / eating this app times. I am really looking forward to seeing what my calendar looks like after I get a few months of data on it. According to Facebook the developer/designer of Window worked or interned for Apple. The minimalistic design reflects that in my opinion. Worth the money! If you are wanting to practice an intermittent fasting lifestyle you NEED Window!

by Geehey

Been enjoying Window before it was sold to Daily Burn. The “choose plans” feature that now sits on the top of Window is not at all necessary for the majority of the people who bought Window. We like the flexible aspect of fasting i.e, our fasting and eating hours can vary depending on various factors cuz that’s how life works! Choosing a defined “plan” makes it feel like another diet we have to stick to, not a lifestyle. Interestingly (also much to my disappointment), the new feature contains the word “diet” several times!!! Yikes! This conveys the message that intermittent fasting is another diet- which I STRONGLY disagree with. This is a paid app, originally geared towards those who are already well educated on fasting- it’s meant to be a tool to help us track our hours. We don’t need a new developer telling us to pick a plan. Please please at least create an option for app users to remove the new feature if they wish. Or move it to the bottom of Window .

by 40s Getting Fit

I didn’t appreciate the holiday theme and I really don’t like the current colors. Please go back to darker, more contrasting colors or offer the choice of color scheme in the options menu.

I like being able to track my weight coordinated with my fasting this app. And the new addition of a weight goal is fine although that does shift the mindset of the user, which is not what the original developers would have wanted! But I REALLY HATE the light colors of the graphs. The older version was 200% better because it gave the same information, but more clearly!

I preferred the old version better to the point that I am considering other apps. Bummer, this used to be the best app for me.

by KitKat Tabycat's Mom

Would love to give that 5th Star, BUT, whatever happened wiped out 3 months + of weight tracking, it happened the day you added the challenges, which I will probably never use. Tried resetting hidden data but nothing happened then that option went away, guess it’s a “one and done” option.
Really stop screwing with Window , serious IF people just want a good App to help track their windows, weight, water etc, no mind games for me, please. Especially on an App with an annual subscription price like yours.
If I keep losing my data in your App I’ll just go back to logging in a journal.