Falling Fruit vs Explore Kid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Explore Kid
Discover family-friendly activities, dining, and businesses in Brevard County, FL. This app offers location-based planning for inclusive places, events, and local resources, making family outings easy and fun.
- Local Little Free Library Directory
- Location-based activity finder
- Family-friendly dining guide
- Inclusive place discovery
- Local business directory
- Events and activities updates
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Discover more. Search less. Play more! Meet Explore Kid, your go-to app for discovering family-friendly places, kids' activities, local events, and new adventures near you. Formerly Brevard Kid, Explore Kid has been redesigned to make finding family fun easier than ever. Whether you're planning a weekend adventure, looking for somewhere new to play, or searching for kids' events, Explore Kid brings everything together in one convenient place. DISCOVER FAMILY-FRIENDLY PLACES Find indoor playgrounds, outdoor parks, splash pads, restaurants, classes, activities, party services, childcare options, and kids' health providers. FIND EVENTS NEAR YOU Explore local events through an easy-to-use calendar. Discover family festivals, seasonal celebrations, workshops, and activities for kids. EXPLORE KIDS EAT FREE Find participating restaurants offering Kids Eat Free specials. Browse deals by day and discover family-friendly dining options nearby. PLAN YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE Create family trips, organize multiple stops, save places you love, and share plans with family and friends. SAVE YOUR FAVORITES Keep your favorite places and discoveries in one convenient location so you can find them again. DISCOVER WHAT'S NEAR YOU Search by city, address, or location to explore family-friendly experiences in your area. BUILT FOR PARENTS, MADE FOR FAMILY ADVENTURES Explore Kid helps families spend less time searching and more time making memories together. From everyday outings to unforgettable adventures, your next family experience starts here. Less searching, more playing!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Explore Kid at Free against Falling Fruit's $0.99. Explore Kid also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (50% vs 27%). Falling Fruit's advantage is chart position (#7 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Explore Kid is free to download; Falling Fruit costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, Explore Kid every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falling Fruit | Explore Kid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.4 (116 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 116 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #7 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Falling Fruit | BREVARD KID, LLC |
Customer experience
Falling Fruit
Explore Kid
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
Explore Kid
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Falling Fruit
No in-app purchases
Explore Kid
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Falling Fruit free?
Is Explore Kid free?
Do Falling Fruit or Explore Kid have ads?
Which is updated more often, Falling Fruit or Explore Kid?
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