Falling Fruit vs Ambrosia events
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.
Ambrosia events
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Gather beautifully, from anywhere. Ambrosia is the event management platform built for organizers who care deeply about their craft. Now on iPhone, your entire event workflow moves with you. End-to-end event creation, in your hands. Build stunning event pages, configure your ticket types, set up registration forms, and go live - all from your iPhone. Whether you're hosting an intimate workshop or a multi-day festival, Ambrosia gives you everything you need to bring it to life. Every ticket type. Every scenario. Free, paid, sliding scale, donation-based, early bird, promo codes; Ambrosia supports the full range of ticketing options so your pricing can work for every member of your community. Sales and insights at a glance. Know exactly how your event is performing. Check ticket sales, monitor revenue, and understand your audience right from your pocket, in real time. Sell tickets in person with Tap to Pay on iPhone. No card reader. No extra hardware. Use Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone to accept contactless payments on the spot at the door, at a market stall, or anywhere your community gathers. Handle refunds without the headache. Process refunds quickly and easily, directly from the app. Keep your attendees happy and your operations clean. Built for your whole team. Invite collaborators into your workspace so everyone, from co-organizers to volunteers, can stay aligned and contribute their magic. The platform that's in your corner. Ambrosia was born from a community of artists and creators who knew there had to be a better way. We've woven all the tools organizers actually need into one elegant, intuitive home so you can spend less time juggling and more time doing what you love. Download Ambrosia and start creating events that matter. Ticket holders will automatically receive a link to view their tickets in the app. Visit ambrosia.events to learn more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ambrosia events at Free against Falling Fruit's $0.99. Ambrosia events also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months). Falling Fruit's advantage is chart position (#55 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Ambrosia events 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, Ambrosia events every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Falling Fruit | Ambrosia events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.5 (117 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 26.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 117 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #55 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Falling Fruit | Ambrosia events, Inc. |
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
Ambrosia events
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Falling Fruit
No in-app purchases
Ambrosia events
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Falling Fruit free?
Is Ambrosia events free?
Do Falling Fruit or Ambrosia events have ads?
Which is updated more often, Falling Fruit or Ambrosia events?
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