Comparison

Falling Fruit vs Fruit Map

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

Fruit Map

This app allows users to collaboratively mark and discover fruit-bearing trees worldwide. Share known trees and find delicious fruits nearby, fostering a community of fruit enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Collaborative tree marking
  • Discover nearby fruit trees
  • Share tree locations
  • View user-added trees
  • Find delicious fruits
Features
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Fruit Map is a collaborative app for discovering, identifying, and mapping fruit trees around you. Explore the map, find fruit in your city, discover when it is in season, and contribute by adding new trees and plants for the community. Main features: • Interactive map – Find nearby fruit trees and explore plants mapped by the community in different regions around the world • AI plant identification – Take a photo and use artificial intelligence to help identify the species before adding it to the map • Fruit catalog – Explore detailed information about fruits and plants, including common names, scientific names, descriptions, images, and other botanical information • Regional harvest seasons – Discover which months each fruit is typically available based on the region • Location filters – Explore trees by country, region, and other geographic areas • Smart search – Quickly find specific fruits, species, and varieties • Map the trees in your city – Add new trees and plants, photos, and useful information to share with other users • Useful details – Find information such as accessibility, location type, variety, and community notes for each tree • Community-powered map – Help build a global map of fruit trees, edible plants, and community gardens Fruit Map promotes access to natural food, encourages sustainability, and helps people connect with the biodiversity found in their cities. Available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Arabic, and Chinese. Download Fruit Map and start discovering the fruits and plants around you! App developed with the Apple Developer Academy program.

Screenshots

Falling Fruit4 screens
Fruit Map4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fruit Map at Free against Falling Fruit's $0.99. Fruit Map also leads on rating (3.0 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (67% vs 27%). Falling Fruit's advantage is ratings volume (116 vs 3) and chart position (#8 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Fruit Map is free to download; Falling Fruit costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fruit Map holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Falling Fruit has 116 ratings behind it against 3, 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 67% of Fruit Map's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, Fruit Map every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Falling Fruit versus Fruit Map: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFalling FruitFruit Map
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.4 (116 ratings)3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings116 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#8 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFalling FruitAdarley Grando

Customer experience

Falling Fruit

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

Fruit Map

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%

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

Fruit Map

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Falling Fruit

No in-app purchases

None

Fruit Map

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Falling Fruit free?
Falling Fruit costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fruit Map free?
Fruit Map is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Falling Fruit or Fruit Map?
Fruit Map is rated higher. Falling Fruit averages 2.4 out of 5 from 116 ratings, while Fruit Map averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Falling Fruit or Fruit Map have ads?
Neither Falling Fruit nor Fruit Map shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Falling Fruit or Fruit Map?
Falling Fruit ships an update every 11 months, and Fruit Map every 2 weeks. Most recently, Falling Fruit was updated on October 12, 2026 and Fruit Map on October 8, 2026.

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