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Forkin

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Forkin vs Bobby Approved — as diferenças reais

Bobby Approved built a loyal US following around its free, strict additive-and-ingredient filter — backed by the FlavCity YouTube audience. Forkin shares the same skeptical posture toward processed-food additives but pairs it with a broader European database, Nutri-Score and environmental scoring, recall alerts, recipes, meal planning, and EU jurisdiction.

  • SedeUnited States (BA Global Holdings, LLC)
  • AlojamentoHosting region not publicly disclosed
  • Verificado2026-05-27
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O que não vamos fingir

Onde o Bobby Approved é mais forte

Comparar-se apenas com as próprias vantagens é marketing, não honestidade. Eis o que o Bobby Approved faz genuinamente melhor do que o Forkin hoje — preferimos que tomes a decisão certa a que nos escolhas por defeito.

  • Free forever: the whole app is free with no subscription tier — the most accessible additive-focused scanner in the category.
  • Editorial point of view: Bobby Parrish (founder of FlavCity) brings a strong, opinionated stance on processed-food additives and product-marketing tactics — a clear editorial voice that resonates with US wellness audiences.
  • Filter strictness: the app's pass/fail logic is famously strict on additives, making it useful for users who want a hard 'don't buy this' signal rather than a graded score.
  • Community: a substantial US following on Instagram and YouTube around the FlavCity brand drives organic awareness.

Funcionalidade a funcionalidade

Lado a lado

Cada linha cita uma fonte pública. As linhas que não conseguimos verificar contra uma fonte primária estão sinalizadas — preferimos marcá-las a adivinhar.

Leitura

Barcode scanning

Fonte· 2026-05-27

Forkin

Unlimited barcode scans on every tier

Unlimited barcode scanning with pass/fail filter outcome — free

AR / depth meal scanner

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Forkin

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

No meal-photo or AR scan feature

Nutrição

Scoring methodology

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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.

Strict pass/fail filter on additives, oils, sweeteners; no graded nutritional composite or Nutri-Score

Pet-food scoring

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Forkin

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

No pet-food scoring

Recipes

Fonte· 2026-05-27Necessita verificação

Forkin

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

Recipes published on the FlavCity website and YouTube channel — not integrated into the scanner app

Meal plans

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Forkin

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

No in-app meal plan builder

Shopping lists

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Forkin

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

No in-app shopping list

Apple Health / Health Connect sync

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Forkin

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

No Health-platform integration documented

Voice cook mode

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Forkin

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

No voice-controlled cook mode

Sustentabilidade

Environmental score

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Forkin

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

No per-product environmental score

Dados e cobertura

Product catalogue

Fonte· 2026-05-27Necessita verificação

Forkin

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

US-focused database of branded grocery products; coverage outside North America is thin

Per-country recipe variants

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Forkin

Same barcode, different recipe per country — tracked and surfaced to users in real time

No per-country variant handling

Confiança e segurança

EU company & GDPR jurisdiction

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Forkin

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

US-based (BA Global Holdings, LLC) — outside EU jurisdiction; subject to US CLOUD Act and FISA 702 regardless of GDPR-compliant policies

EU hosting & data residency

Fonte· 2026-05-27Necessita verificação

Forkin

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

US-based operator; specific hosting provider and region not publicly disclosed

Donation programme

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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

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Forkin

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

No product recall alert feature documented

Preços

Paid pricing

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Forkin

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

No paid tier — the app is entirely free

Free-tier limits

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Forkin

Free: unlimited scans, Nutri-Score + env grade, dietary flags, recall alerts, offline cache, anonymous mode

Entire app is free — no scan limits, no premium-locked features

Plataformas

Platforms

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Forkin

iOS, Android, web (forkin.io)

iOS, Android (Android 5.0+)

Bibliografia

Cada afirmação, com fonte

Estes são os URLs primários que usámos para verificar cada linha nesta página. Se uma linha estiver errada, envia-nos a fonte pública que a contradiz — hello@forkin.io.

  1. 01https://www.shopflavcity.com/pages/bobby-approved-app2026-05-27
  2. 02https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bobbyapproved2026-05-27
  3. 03https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bobby-approved/id14526461712026-05-27
  4. 04https://www.flavcity.com/recipes/2026-05-27