Fermentis vs Sample Ox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fermentis
Explore the world of fermentation with this app. Discover a wide range of fermentation solutions and products. Stay updated on the latest news and launches, and utilize fermentation tools to select the ideal yeast for your projects.
- Discover fermentation solutions
- Find products easily
- Latest news and launches
- Fermentation tools
- Choose the right yeast
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The tasty world of Fermentation is now a click away. Discover our whole range of fermentation solutions. Find our products easily wherever you are. Be aware of our latest news and launches. Enter our fermentation tools to choose the right yeast for your creations. And many more features… Download the Fermentis app. and enter the world of yeasts and fermentation solutions.
Sample Ox
Discover and rate various products like beer, coffee, and spirits. Compare your tasting notes with friends and experts, and track your palate's evolution over time. Participate in special tasting events to evaluate new products.
- Rate products with friends
- Build and track your palate
- Use industry-standard flavor terms
- Compare results with experts
- Join special tasting events
- Evaluate new products
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Join us for a Tasting! Rate products with friends, and build your palate. Describe what you’re tasting, and compare yourself against friends and experts. Use a wide range of industry standard flavor terms to test your palate and teach yourself to become a better taster. Join special tasting events to help evaluate new products as well. HOW IT WORKS • JOIN: Find an event or product on the main screen or enter in a join code for a private event • RATE: Describe what you’re tasting and give feedback on products • RESULTS: See how your results compare to others • TRACK: View your tasting history and see how your palate evolves over time PRODUCT CATEGORIES • Beer • Cider • Hard Seltzer • Chocolate • Coffee • Malt • Hops • Spirits • Kombucha Sample Ox is a trademark of Lean Sensory Systems, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sample Ox at 100% against Fermentis's 17%. Sample Ox also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.2). Fermentis's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sample Ox holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Fermentis's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sample Ox's.
Fermentis ships an update every 6 weeks, Sample Ox every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 23, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fermentis | Sample Ox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (14 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SOCIETE INDUSTRIELLE LESAFFRE | Lean Sensory Systems, Inc. |
Customer experience
Fermentis
Sample Ox
In-app purchases
Fermentis
No in-app purchases
Sample Ox
No in-app purchases
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