Comparison

Falling Fruit vs GeoForager

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

Head to head
About

Falling Fruit

Discover a global map of edible plants, featuring over 1,200 types and nearly a million locations. This app helps foragers, foresters, and freegans find and share knowledge about wild and cultivated edible plants, connecting users to local and global food resources.

Highlights
  • Global map of edible plants
  • Over 1,200 edible plant types
  • Nearly one million locations
  • User-contributed locations
  • Internet data aggregation
  • Information on native and exotic plants
Features
Currently charting
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Falling Fruit is a community-driven platform for sharing locations of edible plants and other sources of free food. You can discover what others have been harvesting in your area and contribute your own observations. We aspire to provide the world's most comprehensive and open foraging and freegan map. Since our launch in 2013, we have been collecting locations from app users, as well as from hundreds of community, university, and municipal datasets. Today, the map hosts millions of locations in thousands of cities covering thousands of edible types (fruit trees, berries, nuts, herbs, vegetables, mushrooms, dumpsters, and more). Our mobile app offers the same core functionality as our free website, with refinements and native interfaces designed specifically for phones. A small price for the app helps cover the project's costs, and all proceeds go to Falling Fruit, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Boulder, Colorado, USA. Falling Fruit is not associated with Fallen Fruit. Fallen Fruit can be found at fallenfruit.org.

About

GeoForager

This app uses wildfire intelligence, advanced mapping, and predictive modeling to help experienced foragers find promising hunting areas. It offers offline map downloads, cross-device syncing, and detailed information on wildfire priority and conditions.

Highlights
  • Wildfire intelligence and priority ratings
  • Advanced mapping and predictive modeling
  • Offline map and data downloads
  • Cross-device syncing of pins and routes
  • Species prediction based on habitat
  • Community-driven content sharing
Features
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GeoForager is a data-driven mushroom hunting and foraging tool built for serious morel hunters and experienced foragers. Wildfires are rated from A to D for priority hunting. A-rated fires include detailed hunting tips along with information about closures, access, and permitting. GeoForager gives you the burn morel hunting tools you need wherever you are — do your research on desktop or iPad, then take it into the field on your iPhone. GeoForager combines wildfire intelligence, advanced mapping, and predictive modeling to help you identify the most promising areas before you ever leave home. Premium features are available with a subscription and include: - Access to 2024 and 2025 wildfire maps and perimeters - Extended precipitation models and live snowpack data - Advanced predictive tools including morel probability and burn severity overlays - Historical logging data and disturbance maps GeoForager is built for real-world field use: - Download maps and data for full offline access - Sync pins, routes, and notes across devices - Use elevation-based tools to target seasonal “sweet spots” for different species New and expanded features in recent updates include: - Species predictions based on habitat and seasonal conditions - Community-driven content for sharing tips and discoveries - Custom pin management with data capture to track and revisit locations - Improved cross-device syncing and performance Base map options include: - Topography - Satellite - Road - US Forest Service Available map layers include: - Wildfire burn perimeter maps (entire continental United States) - Predictive burn severity maps - Predictive morel probability maps - Logging maps (entire continental United States) - Prescribed burn perimeter maps - Snowpack maps - Precipitation maps - Forest type maps - Public access maps - Roads and trails - US Forest Service maps GeoForager is actively developed, with ongoing improvements to offline capabilities, predictive models, and data integrations. Carry the power of data-driven foraging into the field and hunt smarter with GeoForager. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Falling Fruit4 screens
GeoForager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GeoForager at 80% against Falling Fruit's 27%. GeoForager also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.3 vs 2.4). Falling Fruit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#18 vs unranked). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

GeoForager is free to download; Falling Fruit costs $0.99 up front. GeoForager sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $49.99 per year. Falling Fruit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GeoForager holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Falling Fruit has 116 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Falling Fruit's written reviews are positive against 80% of GeoForager's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, GeoForager every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Falling Fruit versus GeoForager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalling FruitGeoForager
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (116 ratings)4.3 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better23
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB29 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperFalling FruitTrent Blizzard, Inc

Customer experience

Falling Fruit

All ratings116 ratings
Positive31.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative64.7%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative69.4%

GeoForager

All ratings23 ratings
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Falling Fruit

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • App crashes before login or when trying to load
  • Login and registration emails not received
  • App resets to Boulder, CO location
  • GPS and network signal errors despite good connection
  • Keyboard not appearing in text fields
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  • Take photo button is dead
  • Map not displaying or loading
  • In-app notifications steal focus
  • List view doesn't show markers on map
  • App not working on older devices (iPhone 6s)
  • Login screen glitches
  • Cannot retype password after a mistake
  • Confirmation link not working
  • App freezes or is unresponsive
  • Random in-app notifications steal focus

Requested features

10 requests
  • More filter options (e.g., exclude dumpster posts, filter by plant family)
  • Coordinates or better location identification for posts
  • Ability to save favorite trees/locations
  • Filter out non-edible trees
  • Add photos from camera roll
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  • Improve map loading and responsiveness
  • Add a falling nuts site
  • Option to load directions to a location via Google Maps
  • Ability to edit/delete location pins
  • Dark mode option

GeoForager

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Falling Fruit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GeoForager

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - Yearly Plan$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Falling Fruit free?
Falling Fruit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GeoForager free?
GeoForager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Falling Fruit or GeoForager?
GeoForager is rated higher. Falling Fruit averages 2.4 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while GeoForager averages 4.3 from 23 ratings.
Do Falling Fruit or GeoForager have ads?
Neither Falling Fruit nor GeoForager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Falling Fruit or GeoForager?
Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, and GeoForager every 4 days. Most recently, Falling Fruit was updated on October 20, 2026 and GeoForager on October 19, 2026.

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