FermentApp vs Saltpig
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Saltpig
This app helps home cooks organize recipes from various online sources and cookbooks. It offers a guided cooking mode with timers, progress tracking, and a gamified system to level up your culinary skills. Share your creations and discover new dishes while always crediting original creators.
- AI-powered recipe import from URLs, cameras, and videos
- Step-by-step cooking mode with built-in timers
- Smart cookbook organization with tagging
- Gamified cooking journey with XP and leveling
- Photo journal of cooked dishes
- Grocery list generation
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Saltpig: recipes you'll actually cook. Paste a reel, snap a cookbook page, or drop a link from any food blog — Saltpig pulls out the full recipe automatically. Then it helps you cook it. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Paste any recipe URL — blogs, websites, articles Import from Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook Scan cookbook pages and handwritten recipe cards with your camera Batch import entire YouTube playlists or Instagram collections No more copy-pasting ingredients into your notes app. Screenshots can be imported too! COOK WITH CONFIDENCE Ready to cook? Check off ingredients as you prep then lock in and follow step-by-step instructions with timers and insights built into each step. Rate the recipe with our spoon rating system, snap a photo of the finished dish, and save all your cooked dishes in your personal cooking journal. LEVEL UP YOUR COOKING Saltpig turns your kitchen into a progression system. Earn XP and kitchen skills every time you cook, climb from Taste Bud to Taste God, build cooking streaks, and unlock badges. Track which cuisines you're mastering and set weekly cooking goals. COOK WITH YOUR PEOPLE See what your friends are cooking in the feed. Ask someone to cook for you with Cook Requests. Plan a potluck or a shared week of meals with Meal Boards, where everyone claims a dish. Share a finished plate straight to your friends or your socials. YOUR RECIPE BOX, ORGANIZED Save recipes into smart Cookbooks with tagging that keeps everything sorted. "Weeknight Dinners," "Meal Prep," "Grandma's Classics" — your recipes, your system. Plan ahead and schedule recipes for the week. BUILT FOR REAL COOKS Step-by-step cook mode with per-step timers and kitchen insights Ingredient checklists that turn into grocery lists from your planned recipes Spoon ratings for how the dish actually turned out Photo journal of every cook Works beautifully on phones and tablets RESPECT FOR CREATORS Every imported recipe links back to the original creator with full attribution. Saltpig helps you find great food content and always gives credit where it's due. Saltpig is free to download and free to get started. Upgrade to Pro for unlimited recipes, AI-powered imports, batch importing, and more. Recipe creator? We have something special for you — reach us at hello@easymodeonly.com. Terms of Use (EULA): https://saltpig.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Saltpig at Free against FermentApp's $4.99. Saltpig also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). FermentApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On update cadence, 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
Saltpig is free to download; FermentApp costs $4.99 up front. Saltpig sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. FermentApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
FermentApp holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Saltpig has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FermentApp's written reviews are positive against 89% of Saltpig's.
FermentApp ships an update every 8 days, Saltpig every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FermentApp | Saltpig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Lostium Project | EasyModeOnly |
Customer experience
FermentApp
Saltpig
In-app purchases
FermentApp
No in-app purchases
Saltpig
- Saltpig Plus (Monthly)$2.991 Month
- Saltpig Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Saltpig Family - Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Saltpig Plus (Annual)$29.991 Year
- Saltpig Pro (Annual)$39.991 Year
- Saltpig Family – Yearly$99.991 Year









