FermentApp vs CharcuterieGuide
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.
CharcuterieGuide
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CharcuterieGuide is a reference for 24 cured meats — what each one is, how thin to slice it, how much to buy, and what to put beside it. The counter is full of names and the labels tell you nothing. This app tells you. WHAT IS INSIDE - 24 cured meats grouped by where they are made: Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, South Africa and China - Every entry carries the producer or consortium, the animal and the cut, how it is cured and for how long, how it smells and tastes, its texture and fat, what to serve beside it, its history, and the three mistakes people actually make with it - Prosciutto di Parma, jamón ibérico de bellota, culatello di Zibello, bresaola, lardo di Colonnata, 'nduja, mortadella, speck, soppressata, finocchiona, coppa, guanciale, sobrasada, saucisson, jambon de Bayonne, Schwarzwälder Schinken, lap cheong, csabai, kielbasa, biltong and more ASK THE BOARD COACH Open an entry and ask about that meat: how thin is thin enough and why, room temperature or straight from the fridge, how many grams a person, what fights with it, how to tell a good one from a cheap one at the counter. Three questions a day are free; Pro removes the limit. BOARD LOG Save a note against anything you serve — who liked it, what you put it with — and find it again next time. PRIVACY - Your notes stay on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no email address - No analytics SDKs, no trackers, no advertising - A coach question sends only the entry's name, its region and your question CharcuterieGuide is a food reference. Nothing in it is dietary, medical or food-safety advice; cured meats carry specific risks in pregnancy and for some conditions, and those questions belong with a doctor. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CharcuterieGuide at Free against FermentApp's $4.99. FermentApp's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On 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
CharcuterieGuide is free to download; FermentApp costs $4.99 up front. CharcuterieGuide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FermentApp asks for nothing beyond the download.
FermentApp ships an update every 8 days, CharcuterieGuide every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FermentApp | CharcuterieGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lostium Project | Mitaanshu Agarwal |
In-app purchases
FermentApp
No in-app purchases
CharcuterieGuide
- CharcuterieGuide Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- CharcuterieGuide Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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