Comparison

Marley Spoon vs Forkful Meals

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 Meals

This meal delivery service focuses exclusively on recipes free from seed oils. It utilizes healthy fats like grass-fed butter and avocado oil to promote better health outcomes. The service aims to improve Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratios for enhanced vitality.

Highlights
  • 100% seed oil-free recipes
  • Uses grass-fed butter
  • Uses cold-pressed avocado oil
  • Uses extra-virgin olive oil
  • Supports heart health
  • Improves Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratios
Features
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Forkful is the first 100% seed oil-free meal delivery service. This is not marketing—it’s the foundation of every recipe we create. While other brands rely on inflammatory vegetable oils, Forkful uses only grass-fed butter, cold-pressed avocado oil, and extra-virgin olive oil. By eliminating seed oils, we help improve Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratios, supporting heart health, metabolic function, and long-term vitality.

Screenshots

Marley Spoon4 screens
Forkful Meals4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Marley Spoon at 4.7 against Forkful Meals's 1.8. Marley Spoon also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). Forkful Meals's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Marley Spoon holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marley Spoon has 8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Marley Spoon versus Forkful Meals: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMarley SpoonForkful Meals
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (8K ratings) — better1.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings8K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarley Spoon AGMichael Martinez

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 Meals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Marley Spoon

No in-app purchases

None

Forkful Meals

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Marley Spoon free?
Marley Spoon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forkful Meals free?
Forkful Meals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Marley Spoon or Forkful Meals?
Marley Spoon is rated higher. Marley Spoon averages 4.7 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Forkful Meals averages 1.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Marley Spoon or Forkful Meals have ads?
Neither Marley Spoon nor Forkful Meals shows ads.

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