# Fromage — App Library of World Cheeses

> Comprehensive digital guide to over 1,600 world cheeses with personalizable features. (iPhone/iPad app by Steve Welch.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fromage/id298883838 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Steve Welch](https://appshunter.io/developer/298883841)
- Category: Food & Drink, Lifestyle
- Price: $3.99
- Rating: 3.60/5 from 17 App Store ratings · 116 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 194 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), European Spanish
- Released: 2008-12-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-28
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fromage/id298883838/reviews.md

## What is Fromage?

Use Fromage as your guide to worldwide cheeses, the #1 app preferred by cheese lovers.  Fromage provides a convenient pocket resource of fantastic cheeses made throughout the world for your culinary exploration.  The cheese library contains well beyond 1,600 world cheeses from over 35 countries and is continuously expanded thanks to suggestions from our established base of Fromage users worldwide.

Each cheese entry features artistically presented cheese photos, historically narrated flavor descriptions, website links to the producer’s dairy or fromager, and suggested best choices for complementary wines.  You can add your own favorite cheeses to the standard library and include personal notes about any of the cheeses.

Searching within the library for that special cheese can be by name, country, milk-type, texture, or by your own custom tags (such as #atmystore).

So, if you’re a classically trained chef, professional party planner, cheese buyer, or just plain cheese lover, grab Fromage, your favorite wine, and experience the wonderful and historic flavors of cheese.
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Fromage comes with the ability to create personal cheese notes, rate cheeses from 1 to 5 stars (included an “Avoid” rating), add cheeses to your favorite lists (Try, Buy, or Favorites categories), record tasting impressions with up to 70 tasting keywords, and search the cheese library.

You can also enter your own cheeses (including photos captured from your device camera) and list those cheeses automatically in the “My Additions” category.  There is also a “Share” feature so cheese information can be sent (via e-mail) to friends or to the developer for inclusion in future versions of Fromage. 
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Internet or Wi-Fi connection is not required for program use, which is great for remote locations when no data plan is available.

When internet is available, Fromage uses iCloud to synchronize your cheese entries and notes between all of your Apple devices which can include iPhone, iPad, and Macintosh.

The application provides English, French, Spanish, and German languages when the iOS device settings are set to that language.
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From the Developer – 

Hello my name is Steve Welch and I want to thank you for your interest in Fromage.  I have enjoyed developing Fromage and bringing great cheeses into your kitchen.  

It is hard to believe this app began nearly 15 years ago with only a handful of French cheeses a short time after the “new” iPhone was introduced to the world. Fromage quickly became a favorite and best seller in the “Food and Drink” category and the first “Cheese” app available in the app store. 

I also wanted to share that I was once a cheese maker myself, although it was some time ago. During the late ‘70’s, I worked summers at being a cheese maker at Rogue Valley Creamery in Oregon USA. Tom Vella was the owner and I made all sorts of cheeses including their vintage artisan Cheddar and Blue cheese’s. It was through this experience and the iPhone platform opportunities that led me to developing Fromage. 

Bon Appétit

## Key features

- Extensive cheese library (1,600+ cheeses)
- Detailed cheese entries with photos and descriptions
- Producer website links and wine pairing suggestions
- Personalized notes and ratings
- Customizable favorite lists
- Search by name, country, milk-type, texture, or custom tags
- Add your own cheeses with photos

## Chart rankings

- #71 in Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 116)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/fromage/id298883838/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Very useful!

*2025-12-13*

I’ve had this app for at least 12 years. It has been repeatedly updated and made more useful and remains a beautiful constant when all my other favorite apps have gone away.  Kudos.

### 3/5 — Good in parts

*2025-05-21, version 11.0*

I use this despite the limitations. It allows me to track what I’ve tried and add new finds, and keep lists of what to look for next. There is some useful information on lots of cheeses, some of which I would love and some I’d never touch. There are irritating glitches, so that multiple entries appear, and deleting an entry actually cause another duplicate to appear. Overall I’ll keep using it and I’m pleased the app exists, and I’ve learned to live with the glitches.

### 1/5 — Woefully incomplete

*2024-08-09*

None of the cheeses I have in my notes were in this app’s data. Hard to navigate.

**Developer response:** It’s great you have found new and unique cheeses in this huge world, there are always new creations being introduced by the many fine artisans here in the United States and abroad. Please submit them to me so I may conduct research and include them in a future release of Fromage.

### 4/5 — Needs to be better

*2022-01-13*

For an app that I paid for, I would expect it to not erase all my entered favorite cheeses. But it just did that. I like the layout but it needs to be better than this.

### 1/5 — Awful for taking personal notes

*2020-10-15*

Apparently you can see your notes Only under favorites.  But it is totally nonsensical.  When you look at your favorites you have have No idea how you rated a cheese

**Developer response:** Thanks for your review.  The notes can be viewed in any part of the app where the cheese detail is displayed.  The note shows as a very brief few sentences along with the star rating, and more details can be viewed by pressing the "Notes" button.  The "Favorites" tab allows you to note (i.e., group) which of your cheeses belong in the "Buy, Try, or Favorites" categories.  I hope your experience with the app improves as you explore more of its features.

### 4/5 — Nice although limited

*2020-06-27, version 10.2.1*

A nice app for recording cheeses to find/avoid in the future. 
The best I’ve found for this purpose (with the gold standard being Vivino for wine). 
Limited in that it only seems to work on iOS with all info stored on your phone/iCloud with no website or excel download functionality. 
It would be great to be able to follow other users’ reviews for inspiration (although I understand that this is a whole different design/hosting/cost model for the developer).

### 3/5 — Very nice

*2019-01-26*

This is a good app, with a couple of small issues. The interfaces is looking a little stale, for one, but the bigger issues are duplicate entries and descriptions that often look like ad copy. I'm sure that has to do with where the entries were sourced, but after so long, couldn't they be edited? Also, like the duplicate entries, it is unhelpful to have, say, "Cheddar", "Organic Cheddar", "Goat's milk Cheddar", rather than Cheddar; Cheddar-Goat's milk; Cheddar-Organic. Same goes for branded cheeses all clumped by brand rather than type. These are longstanding issues, and it appears the developer has little interest in addressing them.

### 1/5 — Ne vaut pas le coup!

*2018-10-24, version 10.1*

Application peu complete niveau contenu (fromages courants dont francais non referencés) et n’integrant pas de base de donnée interessante propre mais des liens wikipedia.. peu utile!

### 5/5 — Encyclopédie des fromages

*2018-10-16, version 10.1*

Cette application fonctionne très très bien et très pratique.

### 5/5 — 很实用

*2018-10-11*

非常好的奶酪购买指南，品种基本够全

## Frequently asked questions about Fromage

### What does the Fromage app do?

Fromage is a digital guide to worldwide cheeses, offering a library of over 1,600 cheeses from more than 35 countries. It provides detailed information for each cheese, including photos, flavor descriptions, producer links, and wine pairing suggestions. Users can also add their own cheeses, personal notes, and ratings.

### What are the key features of Fromage?

Key features include an extensive cheese library, detailed entries with photos and historical narratives, producer website links, suggested wine pairings, the ability to add personal notes and ratings, create favorite lists, and search the library by various criteria. Users can also add their own cheeses with photos.

### How much does Fromage cost?

The application is a paid app. The provided description does not mention any in-app purchases or subscription models, indicating a one-time purchase for full access.

### What devices is Fromage compatible with?

Fromage is designed for Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, and Macintosh. It utilizes iCloud to synchronize cheese entries and notes across these devices. The app also supports multiple languages based on iOS device settings.

### Can I use Fromage offline?

Yes, an internet or Wi-Fi connection is not required for program use. This makes it ideal for use in remote locations or when a data plan is unavailable. However, an internet connection is needed for iCloud synchronization between devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 11.0 — 2023-02-02

The 2022-23 World Cheese Awards held in Wales exhibited many outstanding cheeses. This version of Fromage recognizes the SuperGold winners with the addition of new cheeses from the Wales event along with new cheeses submitted by our worldwide base of Fromage users. Many thanks to our contributors and to the Guild of Fine Food and others for sponsoring the World Cheese Awards.

### 10.4 — 2021-12-24

The 2021-22 World Cheese Awards held in Oviedo Spain exhibited many outstanding cheeses. This version of Fromage adds 370 cheeses selected from producers winning SuperGold and Gold awards and originating from the countries of Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Hungary, United Kingdom, the United States, and others. And, because producers are a valuable source of additional cheese information, Fromage now provides website links directly to the dairy or fromager when available. 

Application improvements to the search for cheeses has been improved and extended to include the use of tags within the cheese description or within your personal notes. You can create and use tags (such as #mybestcheeses or #atmystore) within your notes to customize your search experience.  

Finally, improvements were made to the application for Dark Mode and for minor bug fixes.

### 10.3 — 2020-11-19

Improved dark mode. Now supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

### 10.2.1 — 2019-10-01

Minor bug fix.  Otherwise for v10.2 - New cheeses were added with particular focus on cheeses from the Savoie France region.  Improvements were made with the search function to consider the region, texture and milk-type information.  A feature was added to move to the next or previous cheese within the list of cheeses while displaying a single cheese.  A bug that prevented timely iCloud syncing of notes or cheeses and syncing between devices was fixed.

### 10.2 — 2019-09-17

New cheeses were added with particular focus on cheeses from the Savoie France region.  Improvements were made with the search function to consider the region, texture and milk-type information.  A feature was added to move to the next or previous cheese within the list of cheeses while displaying a single cheese.  A bug that prevented timely iCloud syncing of notes or cheeses and syncing between devices was fixed.

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