Comparison

FermentApp vs Modo Community

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

Head to head
About

FermentApp

Learn the art of fermentation and pickling with step-by-step lessons and guided recipes. Explore a variety of techniques, from basic lactofermentation to making kimchi, with audio options for on-the-go learning. This app offers a comprehensive guide for beginners to create delicious homemade ferments.

Highlights
  • 10 illustrated theory lessons
  • Audio versions of lessons
  • 16 guided step-by-step recipes
  • Recipe alerts and notifications
  • Vegan options for recipes
  • Content in English and Spanish
Features
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Hands-on crash course for homemade Ferments & Pickles. FermentApp is the ultimate app to learn fermentation and pickling techniques from scratch and at your own pace: - 10 lessons with all the theory on veggie lactofermentation fundamentals, beautifully illustrated. You can also listen to the lessons while doing other stuff as they're also available in audio format. More than two hours of fun and rigorous content. - 16 guided recipes, step by step, with alerts and notifications that will guide you through the whole process. Recipes are in order of difficulty, so we'll start with easy recipes and we'll end up making our own kimchi, our graduation recipe. All the recipes are vegan or have a vegan option. And with more recipes coming soon! All the content is available in English and Spanish. Lesson index: 1. Course introduction 2. Why fermenting? 3. Fermentation technique 4. Pickling technique 5. Hygiene and cleanliness 6. Best practices 7. Problem solving 8. Recommended tools 9. Fermentation decalog 10. Bibliography and references Recipe index (more recipes will be published in the next months): 1. Quick pickles 2. Sauerkraut 3. Avocado pickles 4. Sourdough 5. Preserved lemons 6. Red sauerkraut 7. Vietnamese pickles 8. Sima 9. Ginger bug 10. Giardiniera (Chicago Style) 11. Fermented salsa 12. Tepache 13. Fermented mustard 14. Kvass 15. Ginger ale 16. Kimchi FUTURE PLANS This course, like our ferments, is alive! Here is the open roadmap for the app. If you have any suggestion, we want to hear from you: - Continuous lesson updates and additional content. - New seasonal and extra recipes included in the course. - Newsletter service for FermentApp users. - Optional expansion packs with new courses covering specific topics: koji, vinegars, milk, vegan cheeses, regional ferments and pickles, drinks... - Collaborations with chefs and experts to cover new content tracks. - User profile and community tools. - Recipe customisation to create your own variants. - Personal cookbooks: create and publish your own recipes.

About

Modo Community

Features
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Platform pengiriman makanan yang menghubungkan pengguna dengan mitra dapur tepercaya dan gerai makanan yang menawarkan harga terjangkau.

Screenshots

FermentApp4 screens
Modo Community4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Modo Community at Free against FermentApp's $4.99. FermentApp's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Modo Community is free to download; FermentApp costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FermentApp ships an update every 8 days, Modo Community every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FermentApp versus Modo Community: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFermentAppModo Community
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB121 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLostium ProjectFOOTPRINT PTE. LTD.

In-app purchases

None

FermentApp

No in-app purchases

None

Modo Community

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FermentApp free?
FermentApp costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modo Community free?
Modo Community is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FermentApp or Modo Community have ads?
Neither FermentApp nor Modo Community shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FermentApp or Modo Community?
FermentApp ships an update every 8 days, and Modo Community every 10 days. Most recently, FermentApp was updated on September 21, 2026 and Modo Community on September 18, 2026.

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