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Forkin vs Cronometer — the actual differences

Cronometer is the reference for micronutrient depth — up to 95 nutrients per food from lab-verified databases. Forkin trades that depth for a wider feature surface: environmental scoring, meal planning, recall alerts, recipes with reviews, voice cook mode, and a transparent donation programme — all under EU jurisdiction.

  • BasedCanada (British Columbia)
  • HostedUS-based cloud servers (per privacy policy); no EU data residency offered
  • Verified2026-05-12
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What we won't pretend

Where Cronometer is stronger

Comparing yourself only to your own advantages is marketing, not honesty. Here is what Cronometer genuinely does better than Forkin today — we'd rather you make the right call than pick us by default.

  • Micronutrient depth: up to 92 nutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids) from lab-verified USDA and NCCDB sources — the deepest micronutrient tracking of any consumer app.
  • Data accuracy: every food entry curated from primary scientific databases (USDA SR28, NCCDB, Canadian Nutrient File) rather than crowdsourced — fewer errors per entry.
  • Gold tier value: $4.16/month effective (annual) is significantly cheaper than most diary competitors for the depth of nutritional data unlocked.
  • Active development: voice logging and AI-enhanced photo logging shipped in April 2026; the team ships features regularly.

Feature by feature

Side by side

Every row cites a public source. Rows we couldn't verify against a primary source are flagged — we'd rather mark them than guess.

Scanning

Barcode scanning

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Unlimited barcode scans on every tier

Unlimited barcode scanning (free and Gold)

AR / depth meal scanner

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Depth-aware AR meal scanner — multi-second 3D scan, gram-level portion estimation

Gold: photo logging that identifies key ingredients; no depth-based volume estimation

Nutrition

Micronutrient tracking depth

Cronometer is the reference standard for micronutrient tracking; Forkin focuses on product discovery and environmental impact rather than clinical diary use.

Source· 2026-05-12

Forkin

Standard macros + Nutri-Score 2023 v2 components (sugars, sat fat, fibre, protein, sodium, fruit/veg)

Up to 92 nutrients including amino acids, antioxidants, individual fatty acids — class-leading depth

Scoring methodology

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Forkin Score — proprietary 0–100 nutritional-quality composite built on the Nutri-Score 2023 v2 base, plus transparent penalties for NOVA processing group, additive toxicology risk (49% cap when any high-risk additive is present), and IARC cancer-risk flags for processed meat (Group 1) and red meat (Group 2A). Component breakdown visible per product; environmental score and plate breakdown shown as separate scores.

Raw nutrient values displayed without a product-quality summary grade

Pet-food scoring

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

FEDIAF nutrient-adequacy scoring for dogs and cats by life stage

No pet-food-specific scoring

Recipes

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Community recipes with ratings, reviews, forking, and per-recipe Nutri-Score + env scoring

Gold: URL-import recipe builder with per-serving nutrition; no community sharing

Recipe reviews & ratings

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

5-star ratings, comments, and cook-log photos on every recipe

No community recipe ratings or reviews

Meal plans

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Weekly meal plans wired to your diet, allergies, and pantry

Diary-style logging; no dedicated meal-plan builder

Shopping lists

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Shareable shopping lists with scan-to-tick in-store mode and pantry-aware swap suggestions

No shopping-list feature

Apple Health / Health Connect sync

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Apple Health (iOS) and Health Connect (Android) two-way sync for diary entries

Apple Health (HealthKit), Google Fit, Fitbit, Garmin, Oura — broad integration

Voice cook mode

Both apps offer voice features but for different jobs — Cronometer logs meals by voice; Forkin reads recipe steps aloud for hands-free cooking.

Source· 2026-05-12

Forkin

Hands-free voice-controlled cook mode with audio-narrated steps

Gold: voice logging of meals (April 2026) — speak what you ate to log it; not a recipe cook-along mode

Water tracker

Source· 2026-05-12

Forkin

Not in scope — defer to Apple Health / Health Connect for water logging

Free: dedicated water intake widget in diary (added Aug 2024)

Sustainability

Environmental score

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

0–100 environmental impact score (a–e grade) on every food product

No environmental scoring feature

Data & coverage

Product catalogue

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

4M+ enriched products (nutrition, environmental score, NOVA, allergens, dietary); top-50k cached offline for instant scans

1.1 million curated/verified foods — smaller than MFP/Yuka but higher per-entry accuracy

Product reviews

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

User reviews and ratings on every scanned product

No user reviews per product

Prices & shop database

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

2M+ shops globally (OpenStreetMap-sourced), user price submissions, AI receipt scanner

No price tracking or shop database

Open data approach

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Built on Open Food Facts; enrichments contributed back to the open ecosystem

Uses USDA, NCCDB, and other public scientific databases; own curated layer not open-sourced

Trust & safety

EU company & GDPR jurisdiction

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

EU-registered company under GDPR enforcement; no US CLOUD Act exposure

Canadian company (British Columbia) — GDPR-compliant for EU users but outside EU jurisdiction

EU hosting & data residency

Source· 2026-05-12

Forkin

100% renewable EU servers (Germany + Finland); data never leaves EU jurisdiction

US-based cloud servers per privacy policy ("HIPAA compliant servers in the United States"); no EU data residency option; international transfers acknowledged in policy

Donation programme

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

5–20% of net revenue donated to partner non-profits each quarter; members vote on causes; public transparency reports

No revenue-share donation programme documented

Recall alerts

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

Push alerts for product recalls (US, Canadian, and French national agencies) matched against your scans and pantry

No recall alert feature

Pricing

Paid pricing

Source· 2026-05-12

Forkin

Essential €4.99/mo (€29.99/yr) · Pro €11.99/mo (€74.99/yr) · Supporter & Champion mission tiers

Gold $49.99/yr ($4.16/mo effective) or $10.99/mo · Pro $39.99/mo for clinicians/coaches (10 client seats)

Platforms

Platforms

Source· 2026-05-11

Forkin

iOS, Android, web (forkin.io)

iOS, Android, web

Bibliography

Every claim, sourced

These are the primary URLs we used to verify each row on this page. If a row is wrong, send us the public source that contradicts it — hello@forkin.io.

  1. 01https://cronometer.com/gold/index.html2026-05-11
  2. 02https://cronometer.com/features/accurate-databases.html2026-05-11
  3. 03https://support.cronometer.com/hc/en-us/articles/360018239472-Data-Sources2026-05-11
  4. 04https://cronometer.com/2026-05-11
  5. 05https://cronometer.com/privacy/2026-05-12
  6. 06https://cronometer.com/blog/cronometer-updates-whats-new-improved/2026-05-12
  7. 07https://nutriscan.app/blog/posts/cronometer-pricing-2026-basic-vs-gold-vs-pro-b28e6212012026-05-12