Butcombe vs Foray
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Butcombe
Access exclusive facilities, rewards, and benefits at participating pubs. Earn points, book tables, and discover the latest offers. Order meals and drinks directly from your table and learn about the brewery.
- Earn rewards and benefits
- Book tables at participating pubs
- Discover latest offers
- Order meals and drinks from table
- Learn about the brewery
- Purchase gift cards
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You will have access to exclusive facilities, rewards and benefits when you use the Butcombe app. Earn rewards, book tables and get the latest offers in all participating pubs. Find out about the brewery, purchase gift cards and for selected outlets book overnight stays or order your meal and drinks whilst sat at your table – no need to move! We would love to have you onboard!
Foray
Simplify your weekly meals and grocery shopping. Get personalized recipe suggestions based on your tastes and dietary needs, and automatically build a smart shopping list sorted by aisle with up-to-date supermarket prices. Plan, cook, and shop with less stress.
- Personalized meal suggestions
- Auto-generated grocery lists
- Recipe import from web
- Aisle-sorted shopping lists
- Supermarket price updates
- Step-by-step cooking mode
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Meet Foray: your meals and weekly shop, without the decision fatigue. Save time, waste less, and get more personalised choices from your supermarket. Why Foray? Smarter meals for the week Say goodbye to "what's for dinner?" Tap recipes you love, or let Auto-generate suggest a week that fits your tastes, household size and dietary needs, so every meal feels chosen, not forced. The more you plan, cook, swap and rate, the better its suggestions get. Your trolley builds itself No more overbuying or wandering the aisles empty-handed. Duplicate ingredients merge into one tidy trolley, sorted by aisle, with up-to-date supermarket prices. Shop in store with your list, or send your trolley to Tesco or Sainsbury's and check out on their website. Foray adds no checkout fee. Why Foray instead of a recipe box? Recipe boxes lock you into fixed meals and box prices. Foray is different. You choose the recipes, pay supermarket prices, and shop the way you already do, with full control over brands and quantities. Import and create with Chef Fluffy Share a recipe from TikTok, Instagram or any website, or paste the link. Create one from a description, a photo of a dish or cookbook page, or a photo of what's already in your kitchen. Chef Fluffy turns dinner ideas into a shoppable trolley in a few taps. Cook with confidence Step-by-step cook mode and built-in timers take you from trolley to plate, so the hard work is done before you turn on the hob. On iOS 26 and later, timers ring like an alarm, even in Silent mode. Foray is the smarter way to choose meals and shop for groceries. Foray Free stays free: browse recipes, build your trolley, shop in store or check out online, and cook. New accounts get a 7-day Foray Pro trial with no payment details needed, including 3 Chef Fluffy uses. Upgrade to Foray Pro for Auto-generate, Chef Fluffy and recipe imports. Subscription options and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Terms: https://www.forayapp.co.uk/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Foray at 100% against Butcombe's 32%. Butcombe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support 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. Foray sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Butcombe asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Butcombe | Foray |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 32.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Butcombe Brewery Limited | Foray App Limited |
Customer experience
Butcombe
Foray
Bugs and requests
Butcombe
Reported bugs
19 issues- App repeatedly defaults screen brightness to 100%
- App crashes when trying to pay with card
- App exits/shuts down when trying to register loyalty card
- Required fields faulty during sign-up
- App menu text is unreadable in light mode
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- App does not save user details
- Autofill does not work on iPhone
- QR code payment system is hopeless on latest iPhone
- App does not offer menu or loyalty membership access
- App does not remember user details for bookings
- App does not update with new venues
- App crashes occasionally
- App does not allow loyalty card registration
- App does not work with Apple Pay
- App does not allow card details stored in Keychain
- App doesn't allow redemption of points
- App is complicated and doesn't do autofill
- App doesn't recognize loyalty card details
- App doesn't recognize card on camera feature
Requested features
13 requests- Accept Apple Pay for QR code payments
- Allow autofill from saved card details
- Improve app navigation
- Remember user details for bookings
- Allow editing or cancelling bookings online
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- Add a bar snacks menu
- Allow redemption of loyalty points through the app
- Add option to order at the bar
- Improve visibility of new venues
- Add loyalty transactions history
- Allow ordering basic items like tea/coffee
- Provide option to order with a server
- Make app menu text readable in light mode
Foray
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Butcombe
No in-app purchases
Foray
- Foray Pro$4.991 Month
- Foray Pro$54.991 Year









