Comparison

Forkprint vs Bon Viv

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

Head to head
About

Forkprint

Features
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Forkprint is a private food journal for tracking every restaurant you visit and every dish you try. No accounts, no social feeds, no ads — just your personal record of what you ate and what you thought about it. RATE AND REMEMBER Rate restaurants and individual dishes on a 5-star scale. Add notes, prices, and tags so you never forget what you ordered or whether it was worth it. TAG AND SEARCH Tag dishes however you want — "spicy", "date night", "best burger" — then search and filter your journal by name, tag, rating, price, location, or date. Find that incredible pasta dish from six months ago in seconds. MAP YOUR PLACES See every restaurant you've visited on an interactive map. Discover new places nearby and add them to your journal with one tap using built-in Apple Maps search. BUILD CUSTOM LISTS Create lists like "Best Burgers", "Date Night Spots", or "Want to Try" to organize your favorites. Add restaurants from the map directly to a wishlist before you even visit. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Send a custom list to a friend as a shareable .forkprint file via AirDrop, Messages, or Email — complete with your ratings, notes, and photos. WORKS OFFLINE Add entries anywhere, even without internet. Restaurants added offline can be linked to Apple Maps data later when you're back online. PHOTO JOURNAL Attach photos from your camera roll to any restaurant or dish. Forkprint references your existing photos — no storage duplication, no uploads. YOUR DATA, YOUR DEVICE All data is stored locally on your iPhone. Forkprint has no servers, no analytics, and no tracking. Your food journal is yours alone.

About

Bon Viv

Log your dining experiences with ratings, notes, and photos. Organize restaurants into custom lists and discover new places through friend recommendations and an interactive map. Save spots you want to try and easily track your culinary journey.

Highlights
  • Log restaurant visits with ratings and notes
  • Add photos to visit logs
  • Create and share custom restaurant lists
  • Search millions of restaurants
  • Explore restaurants on an interactive map
  • Follow friends and see their activity
  • Save restaurants to a 'Want to Visit' list
Features
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Bon Viv is your personal restaurant diary — a beautiful way to track every place you've eaten, share discoveries with friends, and never forget a great meal. LOG YOUR VISITS Every restaurant deserves to be remembered. Log visits with a rating (Amazing, Great, Good, or Meh), personal notes, and photos straight from your camera roll. Build a living record of your culinary life. ORGANIZE WITH LISTS Create custom lists for any occasion — "Date Night Spots," "Best Ramen in the City," "Places to Try in Tokyo." Share your lists with friends or keep them private. EXPLORE & DISCOVER Search millions of restaurants powered by Google. See what your friends have already rated before you book. Use the interactive map to explore a neighborhood and spot hidden gems at a glance. STAY CONNECTED WITH FRIENDS Follow friends and see their latest visits, ratings, and lists in a real-time activity feed. Find a great spot? Your friends will know. WANT TO VISIT Save restaurants you're curious about to your Want to Visit list. When you finally go, log the visit in seconds. THOUGHTFUL DETAILS · Star ratings with color-coded visual cues · Map view with friend ratings overlaid · Filter visited restaurants by cuisine, price, location, and rating

Screenshots

Forkprint4 screens
Bon Viv3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Bon Viv at 3 against Forkprint's 1. Bon Viv also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, 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

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 · 7 level
Forkprint versus Bon Viv: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForkprintBon Viv
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB26 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJARED THOMAS BOSOJACOB ROBERT DRAPER

In-app purchases

None

Forkprint

No in-app purchases

None

Bon Viv

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forkprint free?
Forkprint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bon Viv free?
Bon Viv is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Forkprint or Bon Viv have ads?
Neither Forkprint nor Bon Viv shows ads.

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