Comparison

Nespresso Smart vs Forage

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nespresso Smart

Unlock advanced functionalities for your Nespresso connected coffee machine. Pair your device to brew customized coffee, access maintenance guides for optimal quality, and follow step-by-step recipes for exquisite coffee creations.

Highlights
  • Pair and brew with connected machine
  • Customize coffee length
  • Step-by-step recipe guides
  • Enhanced maintenance content
  • Expert support and tutorials
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Unbox the expert features of your Nespresso connected machine* with Nespresso Smart: • Pair and Brew. Pair your device and unlock the exclusive features of your connected coffee machine. • Best coffee quality cup after cup. Enhanced maintenance content to savour quality coffee cup after cup. • Customize the length of your coffee to brew the perfect cup, tailored just for you. • Follow step-by-step guides to create exquisite coffee recipes effortlessly. • Enjoy café-quality recipes at home with ease using the Nespresso Barista. • Get expert support. Access problem-solving tutorials for unparalleled coffee mastery.

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Forage

Features
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Forage connects your recipe collection to your weekly meal plan and builds your shopping list automatically, grouped by the aisles in your actual store, in the order you walk around it. RECIPES Add recipes manually or import them directly from any website using the Share Sheet in Safari. Scale servings up or down and every ingredient adjusts proportionally. Mark ingredients as pantry staples to keep them off your shopping list permanently. Recipe images are saved to your device so they load instantly, even offline. MEAL PLANNER A 29-day rolling calendar lets you plan meals up to two weeks ahead and review the last two weeks of history. Drag meals between days to reschedule. Past days are read-only so your history is always intact. SHOPPING LIST Your list builds itself from everything planned from today forward. Ingredients from multiple recipes are combined automatically, two recipes calling for 200g of pasta becomes 400g. Items are grouped by store aisle in the exact order you walk your shop. Manually add one-off items alongside your meal plan ingredients. Check items off as you go, correct any aisle with a long-press, and enjoy a small celebration when everything is done. SMART CATEGORISATION Forage learns which aisle each ingredient belongs in. A curated keyword system handles common groceries instantly. Anything unusual is classified by an on-device AI model — no data ever leaves your phone. You can always correct a misclassified item and Forage will remember your preference permanently. YOUR STORE, YOUR ORDER Set up your aisles in Settings to match the layout of your actual shop. Drag them into the exact sequence you walk, your shopping list follows immediately. No more backtracking. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No subscription. No cloud. Everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Nespresso Smart4 screens
Forage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Nespresso Smart at #100 against Forage's unranked. Nespresso Smart also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Nespresso Smart versus Forage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNespresso SmartForage
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (715 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews3.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings715 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#100 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNestle Nespresso SARueben McBurrows

Bugs and requests

Nespresso Smart

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Doesn't connect to WiFi
  • Login issues, can't register account
  • Bluetooth pairing problems
  • App gets stuck in a loop, needs update that doesn't come
  • Factory reset button doesn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • Chat capabilities with support
  • Ability to select cup volume per cup, not just globally

Forage

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nespresso Smart

No in-app purchases

None

Forage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nespresso Smart free?
Nespresso Smart is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forage free?
Forage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nespresso Smart or Forage have ads?
Neither Nespresso Smart nor Forage shows ads.

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