Comparison

Marley Spoon vs Forkful

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Marley Spoon

This service simplifies weeknight cooking by delivering pre-portioned ingredients and recipes directly to your home. Save time on meal planning and grocery shopping to enjoy more of your favorite activities. Manage your deliveries and choose meals conveniently through the app.

Highlights
  • Pre-portioned ingredients
  • Digital recipes
  • Weekly recipe variety
  • Account management on the go
  • Schedule deliveries up to 4 weeks ahead
  • Recipe feedback and rating
Features
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Marley Spoon delivers all-day meals for all-day moments, right to your door. Choose from pre-portioned recipes, perfectly portioned prepared meals, quick-prep shortcuts, and a wide range of items in our curated Market. From breakfast to late night snacks, discover delicious options for every mealtime, no matter your schedule! With our app you can skip the supermarket and plan every meal and every order — right from your phone, at home or on-the-go. - Choose your meals each week - Customize recipes to suit your tastes and preferences - Shop a wide range of Market items to add to your weekly box: quick meal solutions from breakfast to dessert, snacks and more! - Go digital with our step-by-step cooking instructions - Easily schedule orders, even skip, pause, or cancel if you need to ""I’ve had three orders of Marley Spoon and my kids and I love it. I’m finding the joy in cooking again and I am officially out of my busy school/work week cooking misery food rut."" -Jen F. ""I’m hooked! Food is excellent. Meals pretty simple to cook. Tons of weekly options. Makes me feel like a chef!"" - Ian B. ""Can't say enough about Marley Spoon. The ingredients are of the best quality. The variety and vast amount of recipes each week are incredible. We try something new everyday."" - Dee Dee B. ""Marley Spoon is the best meal service I’ve tried, and I’ve tried many of them. The ingredients are high quality and the recipes are easy to follow and delicious!"" - Tiffany T.

About

Forkful

Effortlessly manage your kitchen with this app. Save recipes from any source, plan your weekly meals, generate organized grocery lists, and track your nutritional intake. It streamlines cooking, shopping, and healthy eating.

Highlights
  • Save recipes from any website or link
  • Generate smart grocery lists organized by aisle
  • Plan weekly meals with nutritional breakdowns
  • Track food intake with automatic nutrition logging
  • Integrate with Kroger for online grocery shopping
  • Scale recipes and update nutritional information
Features
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Forkful brings your whole kitchen together. Save recipes, plan your week, shop with a smart grocery list, and track your meals, all in one place, built around how you actually cook. Whether you're trying to eat healthier, stick to a budget, cook more at home, or just stop staring into the fridge at 6pm wondering what's for dinner, Forkful meets you where you are. SAVE RECIPES FROM ANYWHERE - Paste a link from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, or any recipe site, and we pull out the ingredients and steps - Snap a photo of what's in your fridge and get a recipe built around it - Describe a dish in a sentence and get a full recipe back - Every recipe lands with complete nutrition, scalable servings, and organized collections PLAN YOUR WEEK IN MINUTES - Drag recipes into days, or auto-build the whole week based on your preferences - See daily calories, protein, carbs, and fat at a glance - Swap any meal with a tap - Activate a plan and see today's meals right on your home screen GROCERIES, SORTED BY AISLE - Every meal plan generates a smart shopping list - Items auto-organized by store section: produce, bakery, dairy, meat, pantry - Combine duplicates across recipes automatically (two recipes calling for onion = one line item) - Check off as you shop, add items manually, or scan a barcode SEND STRAIGHT TO KROGER - Connect your Kroger account and send your whole list to your cart in seconds - See live prices, promo deals, and what's in stock at your preferred store - Pick up or get it delivered, no re-typing anything TRACK WHAT YOU EAT - Log a meal by photo, voice, text, or barcode - Nutrition fills in automatically - Hit your calorie and macro goals, or just use it to stay aware - Works for anyone: losing weight, gaining muscle, eating more whole foods, or just curious what's in your food BUILT FOR HOW YOU ACTUALLY COOK - Your whole cookbook in one place, tagged and searchable - Scale any recipe up or down, and all the numbers update - Set allergies, dislikes, cuisine preferences, and cooking skill once - Nutrition goals that fit your life, not a diet you'll quit in two weeks WHO FORKFUL IS FOR - Home cooks tired of bookmarked recipes they'll never find again - Families trying to answer "what's for dinner" without three apps and a notepad - Anyone eating on a budget who wants to shop once and use everything - People working toward a health goal who don't want another intimidating tracker - Meal preppers, batch cookers, and Sunday planners - Folks who want to cook more and order less Forkful replaces your recipe bookmarks, your meal planning spreadsheet, your grocery list app, and your food tracker. One app. Everything connected. PRIVACY Your recipes, plans, and food logs belong to you. We don't sell your data. Ever. Download Forkful and get your kitchen back. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Forkful Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, available monthly or annually. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://forkful.food/terms Privacy Policy: https://forkful.food/privacy

Screenshots

Marley Spoon4 screens
Forkful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Marley Spoon at none against Forkful's 2. Marley Spoon also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 3). Forkful's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Forkful sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Marley Spoon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Forkful holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marley Spoon has 8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Marley Spoon ships an update weekly, Forkful every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Marley Spoon versus Forkful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarley SpoonForkful
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarley Spoon AGJACOB MICHALL DAMICO

Bugs and requests

Marley Spoon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Querformat auf dem iPad funktioniert nicht
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Rotate on app
  • Filtering recipes
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

Forkful

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Marley Spoon

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Forkful

Subscriptions2
  • Forkful Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Forkful Plus Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Marley Spoon free?
Marley Spoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forkful free?
Forkful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Marley Spoon or Forkful?
Forkful is rated higher. Marley Spoon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Forkful averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Marley Spoon or Forkful have ads?
Neither Marley Spoon nor Forkful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Marley Spoon or Forkful?
Marley Spoon ships an update weekly, and Forkful every 2 weeks. Most recently, Marley Spoon was updated on November 6, 2026 and Forkful on October 31, 2026.

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