Comparison

ForagePin vs Truffle Forage Notes

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

Head to head
About

ForagePin

Features
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Save private mushroom spots on your own iPhone and find them again when you return to the field. ForagePin lets you save your current location with an optional photo, label and field note. Browse your finds on a map or in a list, filter them by month or label, and reopen, edit or delete a saved spot. Your saved spot records stay on this iPhone. ForagePin does not publish locations, identify mushrooms or provide edibility advice.

About

Truffle Forage Notes

Features
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Truffle is a personal foraging journal and mushroom reference for anyone who loves exploring forests and fields. Log every find with species name, date, GPS-free location label, quantity, habitat type, and personal notes โ€” building a living record of your foraging seasons. Browse the built-in catalog of 20 common mushrooms, from prize edibles like Chanterelle, King Bolete, and Morel to dangerous species including Death Cap and Destroying Angel. Each species entry includes edibility rating, peak season, typical habitat, flavor notes, and clearly listed lookalikes so you can study the differences before you go out. The Seasons tab gives you a month-by-month calendar view: tap any month to see every species in the catalog that typically fruits that time of year, sorted by edibility. Great for planning a foraging trip or simply learning what to look for in each season. IMPORTANT SAFETY DISCLAIMER: Truffle is a REFERENCE and JOURNALING app only. It is NOT a mushroom identification tool. Never eat any foraged mushroom based solely on this app or any digital reference. Mushroom identification requires expert in-person verification. Many edible species have deadly lookalikes. Always consult a trained mycologist or local foraging expert before consuming any wild mushroom. The developers accept no responsibility for any harm arising from the use of this app. Features: - Log unlimited finds: species, date, location, quantity, habitat, notes - Built-in catalog of 20 species โ€” edible, inedible, toxic, and deadly - Edibility ratings: Choice, Edible, Edible with Caution, Inedible, Toxic, Deadly - Lookalike warnings on every species entry - Month-by-month seasons calendar with species counts - Searchable species catalog - Fully offline โ€” no account, no ads, no tracking

Screenshots

ForagePin4 screens
Truffle Forage Notes3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ForagePin at 15.0 against Truffle Forage Notes's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ForagePin versus Truffle Forage Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForagePinTruffle Forage Notes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB0 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermingyu simLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

None

ForagePin

No in-app purchases

None

Truffle Forage Notes

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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