Resy vs Forkast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Resy
Discover and book tables at top restaurants globally. This app simplifies finding and securing reservations at sought-after dining establishments in over 80 cities, making it easier to enjoy dining out.
- Book restaurant reservations
- Discover top restaurants
- Find sought-after seats
- Reservations in 80+ cities
- Future of hospitality tech
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Resy powers the world’s best restaurants, using technology to imagine the future of hospitality. If you’re a person who loves dining out but hates hassling for reservations, download Resy now! Book sought-after seats at the best restaurants in 80 cities worldwide.
Forkast
Effortlessly plan healthy family dinners using ingredients you already have. Snap a photo of your fridge or pantry, and get three tailored meal ideas. Save favorites and track what your family enjoys for future meal planning.
- Photo-to-recipe generation
- Three meal idea options
- Family preference adaptation
- Kid-friendly serving tips
- Adult upgrade suggestions
- Meal feedback tracking
- Favorites and scan history
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Make more of the food you already have. Forkast turns photos of your fridge or pantry into practical meal ideas shaped around your ingredients, tastes, time and servings. Review the detected foods, make quick corrections, then choose what to cook. • Ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and dessert • Cuisine preferences, food restrictions and adjustable servings • Clear cooking directions and optional step timers • Estimated nutrition you can expand when useful • Saved favorites, shopping lists and meal sharing • A saved cupboard and kitchen equipment settings with Forkast Pro Create an account and try one successful scan free. No payment is needed for the free scan. The number of suitable ideas depends on your ingredients and preferences. Nutrition values are estimates; food pictures are illustrative previews. Forkast Pro offers additional scans and recipe swaps. US pricing is $13.99/month or $89.99/year, billed yearly for the annual plan. Localized prices and renewal terms appear before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in Apple Account settings. No subscription free trial. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/ Additional terms: https://forkast-legal-support.nimblecoati128.chatgpt.site/terms/ Privacy: https://forkast-legal-support.nimblecoati128.chatgpt.site/privacy/ Support: https://forkast-legal-support.nimblecoati128.chatgpt.site/support/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Resy at none against Forkast's 2. Resy also leads on ratings volume (806K vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Forkast's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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. Forkast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Resy asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Resy against 5.0 for Forkast. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resy has 806K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Resy ships an update every 2 weeks, Forkast every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Resy | Forkast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (806K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 806K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | #45 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 189 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Resy | Jacob Leyden |
Customer experience
Resy
Forkast
Bugs and requests
Resy
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes frequently
- Location detection issues
- Reservation cancellation problems
- Unreliable notification system
- Inability to update user profile
Requested features
5 requests- Add restaurant menus and pricing
- Improve search filters and sorting
- Allow multi-reservation booking
- Provide better reservation management tools
- Enhance user reviews and ratings system
Forkast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Resy
No in-app purchases
Forkast
- Forkast Pro Monthly$13.991 Month
- Forkast Pro Annual$89.991 Year
