Mulberry Tree Cooking vs The Empty Roll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mulberry Tree Cooking
Discover and share recipes, connect with local farmers, and support your community by buying directly from producers. Learn about the origin of your food and engage with others who value local food systems.
- Explore and share recipes
- Connect with local farmers
- Buy directly from producers
- Learn food origins
- Discover seasonal ingredients
- Engage with food community
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Mulberry Tree is a farm-to-fork recipe community app that connects people through food, local farmers, and shared creativity. Explore and share recipes, connect with farmers and local producers, and support your community by buying directly from the source. Learn where your food comes from, discover seasonal ingredients, and engage with people who value transparency and local food systems. With Mulberry Tree, you don’t just cook—you connect. Know your farmer. Know your food. Terms of Use: https://www.mulberrytree.io/terms-of-services
The Empty Roll
Explore highly-rated local eateries, from bakeries to food trucks, and contribute to a community-driven guide. Earn points, unlock achievements, and compete on leaderboards while discovering culinary gems.
- Discover local bakeries, restaurants, and food trucks
- Interactive map for finding nearby vendors
- Rate products and share experiences
- Earn points and unlock achievements
- Climb leaderboards and become a food authority
- Connect with fellow food lovers
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Have a look around first. Browsing is open to everyone, no account needed. Discover top-rated bakeries, restaurants, and food trucks — rated and celebrated by the people who love them. Check in, earn achievements, climb the leaderboard, and help build the definitive guide to local dining. DISCOVER LOCAL FOOD Browse bakeries, restaurants, food trucks, and more. Filter by type, location, and rating. Explore the interactive map to find vendors near you. THE PEPPERONI ROLL TRAIL Follow the Pepperoni Roll Trail on an interactive map. Discover the best pepperoni rolls from local bakeries and restaurants across West Virginia. RATINGS & REVIEWS Rate products, share your experiences, and see what your friends recommend. No complaints — just the spots worth knowing about. EARN & COMPETE Earn points for every check-in and review. Level up, unlock achievements, and climb the leaderboard. Become the local food authority in your area. COMMUNITY Connect with fellow food lovers. Follow friends, discover new spots through their reviews, and build the guide together.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Empty Roll at 5.0 against Mulberry Tree Cooking's 4.3. The Empty Roll also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Mulberry Tree Cooking's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mulberry Tree Cooking sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. The Empty Roll asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Empty Roll holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mulberry Tree Cooking has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Mulberry Tree Cooking's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Empty Roll's.
Mulberry Tree Cooking ships an update every 5 weeks, The Empty Roll every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mulberry Tree Cooking | The Empty Roll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MulberryTree | Doug Hantke |
Customer experience
Mulberry Tree Cooking
The Empty Roll
In-app purchases
Mulberry Tree Cooking
- Monthly Plan$9.991 Month
- Family Plan$99.991 Year
The Empty Roll
No in-app purchases
Questions
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