# Falling Fruit

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id380859409](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id380859409)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id380859409`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Falling Fruit
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 2.40 / 5 (116 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-11
- **First published:** 2010-07-05
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/falling-fruit/id380859409)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/falling-fruit/falling-fruit-web/blob/main/PRIVACY.md](https://github.com/falling-fruit/falling-fruit-web/blob/main/PRIVACY.md)

## Description

Falling Fruit is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 nonprofit with a mission to map edible plants and unite foragers, foresters, and freegans. The app aggregates user-submitted locations with imported datasets, aiming to be the world's most comprehensive edible-plant resource, covering over 1,200 edible types across nearly a million locations.

Falling Fruit is not associated with Fallen Fruit. Proceeds from the app help keep servers and the website online; purchasing the app is a tax-deductible donation that supports ongoing community mapping and data sharing.

## Rankings

- #163,472 — Overall
- #10 — Lifestyle (Paid)

## Review summary

Overall, Falling Fruit is praised for its promising crowdsourced concept and occasional usable functionality, showing local edible locations on a map. However, reliability issues are frequent: login/registration crashes, location/map failures, and outdated data. Payment and subscription confusion add to frustration. Users also want better filtering and safety features. The app’s value depends on maintenance, current listings, and stable maps; without fixes, reviews describe it as unreliable despite strong potential for urban foragers.

### Pros

- Strong, appealing concept for crowdsourcing edible/location data for foragers.
- When it works, it provides useful local edible locations on a map and allows area-specific searches for edibles.
- Some reviewers report that the app can work well and be valuable for urban foragers.
- The concept and potential have lasting value for the foraging community despite maintenance gaps.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and sign-in/registration issues, including crashes before login.
- Location/Map problems: GPS not working, map often stuck on Boulder CO, location services nonfunctional, data not loading.
- Outdated data with many listings from 2013–2014, indicating poor maintenance and relevance.
- Payment/subscription problems: unexpected charges, unclear cancellation, and billing confusion.
- Lack of useful filtering and safety controls (e.g., filtering out unsafe postings or unwanted plant types) and need for better search filters.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id380859409)