Comparison

Falling Fruit vs TrapNote

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 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Boulder, Colorado, USA. All proceeds from sales of the app help pay to keep our servers online. We greatly appreciate your support in keeping the project online! Our global map of edibles is not the first of its kind, but it aspires to be the world's most comprehensive. While our users contribute locations of their own, we comb the internet for pre-existing knowledge, seeking to unite the efforts of foragers, foresters, and freegans everywhere. The imported datasets range from small neighborhood foraging maps to vast professionally-compiled tree inventories. This amounts to thousands of different types of edibles (most, but not all, plant species) across thousands of cities around the world. Beyond the cultivated and commonplace to the exotic flavors of foreign plants and long-forgotten native plants, foraging in your neighborhood is a journey through time and across cultures. Falling Fruit is not associated with Fallen Fruit. Fallen Fruit can be found at fallenfruit.org.

About

TrapNote

This app helps carnivorous plant enthusiasts meticulously track their collections. Log detailed information about each plant, its feeding habits, and environmental conditions. Visualize growth over time and share your collection with others.

Highlights
  • Plant collection management
  • Detailed feeding logs
  • Environmental condition tracking
  • Photo timeline for growth
  • Shareable plant cards
  • Wishlist functionality
  • CSV/ZIP export and import
Features
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The world's first iOS app built for carnivorous plant collectors. Track your Nepenthes, Venus flytraps, Sarracenia, Drosera, Heliamphora, Cephalotus and more — with fields designed specifically for carnivores: pitcher size, feeding response, water type, and humidity. Replace your spreadsheet grow list with something that fits in your pocket. 【What You Can Do】 ▷ Plant Collection Register each plant with genus, species, clone name, source, acquisition date, price, and cover photo. Every entry in your grow list, organized as a proper ledger. ▷ Photo Timeline Add unlimited photos per plant from camera or library. Watch the growth of each pitcher, leaf, or trap unfold over time. ▷ Feeding Log Record prey type (fruit fly, mealworm, cricket, bloodworm, liquid fertilizer, other), size, trap used, whether it responded, and response time. Know which plants are catching well — and which need attention. ▷ Care Environment (per plant) Log setup type (terrarium, greenhouse, windowsill, outdoor), light source (LED, fluorescent, sunlight), and water type (distilled, rainwater, RO). Designed for carnivores — fertilizer is not on the list. ▷ Environment Log (Pro) Daily records of temperature high/low, humidity percentage, and light hours. Track the seasonal conditions that matter for highland Nepenthes and Heliamphora. ▷ Growth Chart (Pro) Pitcher size over time, plotted as a line chart per plant. See the trend from the day you acquired it. ▷ Share Card Generate a card with your plant's photo, species, clone name, pitcher size, growing status, and days tracked — and share it directly to Reddit, Instagram, or X. Free users get a "Tracked with TrapNote" watermark; Pro removes it. ▷ Wishlist Keep your must-have species list. Add source, target price, and notes. Never lose track of a species you're hunting. ▷ Trade Flags (Pro) Mark plants as available for trade and add a note on what you're looking for in exchange. Useful when posting to r/SavageGarden or TerraForums trade threads. ▷ CSV / ZIP Export & Import Export your full collection as CSV, or as a ZIP with photos. Import CSV or ZIP to restore data. Available on the free plan. 【Who It's For】 · Nepenthes collectors with highland setups or terrariums · Venus flytrap and Sarracenia growers tracking pitcher size season by season · Anyone maintaining a grow list in a spreadsheet or Notion · Community members who post their collection to r/carnivorousplants, Instagram, or X 【Your Data Stays on Your Device】 All data is saved locally on your iPhone. Nothing is sent to external servers. No account required. No subscription. No risk if a service shuts down. 【Pricing】 · Free: Up to 10 plants. Photo timeline, feeding logs, wishlist, share cards (with watermark), and CSV/ZIP export & import are all free. · TrapNote Pro (one-time purchase): $6.99. Unlimited plants + environment logs + growth charts + trade flags + watermark-free share cards. Pay once, yours forever. ---------------------- Developer: Kore Apps Contact: support@kore-apps.com ----------------------

Screenshots

Falling Fruit4 screens
TrapNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TrapNote at Free against Falling Fruit's $0.99. TrapNote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.4) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months). Falling Fruit's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (114 vs 1). 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

TrapNote is free to download; Falling Fruit costs $0.99 up front. TrapNote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Falling Fruit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TrapNote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Falling Fruit has 114 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, TrapNote every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Falling Fruit versus TrapNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalling FruitTrapNote
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (114 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings114 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#22 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFalling Fruitkazuki korenori

Customer experience

Falling Fruit

All ratings114 ratings
Positive31.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative64.9%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral3.7%
Negative69.4%

TrapNote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TrapNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Falling Fruit

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

TrapNote

One-time1
  • TrapNote Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Falling Fruit free?
Falling Fruit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TrapNote free?
TrapNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Falling Fruit or TrapNote?
TrapNote is rated higher. Falling Fruit averages 2.4 out of 5 from 114 ratings, while TrapNote averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Falling Fruit or TrapNote have ads?
Neither Falling Fruit nor TrapNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Falling Fruit or TrapNote?
Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, and TrapNote every 10 days. Most recently, Falling Fruit was updated on September 29, 2026 and TrapNote on September 29, 2026.

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