# Specialty Produce

> Every Fruit Has A Story

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id398083565](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id398083565)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id398083565`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Specialty Produce
- **Category:** Food & Drink
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (969 ratings)
- **Version:** 8.4.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-29
- **First published:** 2010-10-17
- **Size:** 267 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/specialty-produce/id398083565)
- **Website:** [https://www.specialtyproduce.com](https://www.specialtyproduce.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://app.specialtyproduce.com/privacypolicy.php](http://app.specialtyproduce.com/privacypolicy.php)

## Description

Discover the story of fruits and vegetables through over 4,000 carefully researched articles exploring their history, taste, appearance, and cultural significance in markets worldwide. The Specialty Produce App provides thousands of articles and recipes for fresh produce, researched and updated frequently by our international team.

Highlights include Share Market for promoting in-season produce and sharing inventory or sources, plus a learning hub that links to targeted online search results from articles. A paid subscription is required to access content and features, with auto-renewal options and a clear cancellation policy. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use are available at Specialty Produce's site.

## Rankings

- #55,318 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Specialty Produce as a useful encyclopedia with recipe links and market-location features, and note its value for produce professionals. However, the dominant theme across multiple reviews is frustration with the shift to a paid subscription (about $25/year) and the limited free access, along with reliability problems like crashes. Overall, usefulness remains, but perceived value has declined for non-paying users due to paywalls and stability concerns.

### Pros

- Encyclopedia-style reference for produce with broad, useful information.
- Recipes linked to each produce item and the ability to save recipes in a personal cookbook.
- Location-based discovery of produce near me / share market features to see where to buy produce.
- Valuable for professionals in the produce industry (e.g., brokers and retail staff) who rely on it for knowledge.

### Cons

- Subscription requirement with an annual price around $25/year, which many users feel reduces value or discourages use.
- Free version is limited and much content is locked behind the paywall.
- Reliability issues, including frequent crashes and bugs after updates.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id398083565)