Real Mushrooms vs Nutricost
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Real Mushrooms
Shop a wide range of organic mushroom extracts and access exclusive discounts and early product launch notifications. Explore hundreds of articles to learn about various functional mushrooms and their benefits.
- Shop organic mushroom extracts
- Exclusive discounts and offers
- Early access to new collections
- App-user-only notifications
- Fast and secure checkout
- Functional mushroom learning center
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Download the Real Mushrooms app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything functional mushrooms, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your mushrooms in an instant with our super easy checkout. YOUR FUNCTIONAL MUSHROOMS LEARNING CENTER Discover hundreds of articles answering all your functional mushroom questions about reishi, lion's mane, cordyceps, chaga, shiitake, maitake, turkey tail and tremella.
Nutricost
This app provides easy browsing of new arrivals and exclusive access to offers and product launches. Enjoy a fast and secure checkout experience for all your shopping needs.
- Easy browsing of new arrivals
- Exclusive access to offers
- Early access to collection launches
- First-to-know notifications
- Secure and fast checkout
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Download the Nutricost app to access exclusive discounts, early access to collection launches. Everything you love, right at your fingertips. EASY BROWSING Shop the freshest new arrivals across our entire catalog. EXCLUSIVE ACCESS Be first to know about exclusive offers and launches through first-to-know notifications and app-user-only early access. SECURE CHECKOUT IN A FLASH Tap, swipe, shop and secure your new products in an instant with our super easy checkout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Real Mushrooms at 75% against Nutricost's 47%. Real Mushrooms also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (629 vs 119). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Real Mushrooms holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Real Mushrooms has 629 ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Real Mushrooms's written reviews are positive against 47% of Nutricost's.
Real Mushrooms ships an update every 4 weeks, Nutricost every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Real Mushrooms | Nutricost |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (629 ratings) — better | 4.5 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 629 — better | 119 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Real Mushrooms Inc. | Nutricost |
Customer experience
Real Mushrooms
Nutricost
Bugs and requests
Real Mushrooms
Reported bugs
2 issues- Payment processing issues
- Buttons not working properly
Requested features
4 requests- Gift sending option
- Dark mode
- Social media presence
- Bulk ordering for eco-friendly packaging
Nutricost
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Real Mushrooms
No in-app purchases
Nutricost
No in-app purchases
Questions
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