Fromage App Reviews

An app you pay for should not have ads. Fromage costs $3 and then links to a website that sells cheese. And the list of cheeses is way too short and I found the descriptions lacking, giving no indication of quality. There is not really a quality search function. I expect Ill just delete it because I havent seen any benefit.

Expensive for what it is. Needs a suggest function and a way to request that cheeses be added to the database. The US section is really weak.

Searchability appears to be by cheese name only. So, for example, you can find "Applewood Smoked Chevre", but you cant find all cheeses that have the word "apple" in the content. It seems like the content is merely advertising verbiage copied from cheese seller websites. For example "Baked Brie is a high quality appetizer that is perfect for holiday entertaining...wrapped in a savory brioche dough and baked to perfection". Baked to perfection ? What is this, a Chilis menu ? And another thing. For "Humboldt Fog" the Region is USA. Gosh, thats kind of broad. Would a wine reference state the Region for a particular Pinot Noir as "USA" ? Speaking of Chevre...I would like to see a dictionary. What exactly IS chevre ? Brie ? Gouda ? There are categorization icons on the bottom (Search, Region, Milk Type, Texture) but only in the Search is there a vertical letter index to speed finding what you are looking for. Be prepared to do some finger scrolling on the others. For example, imagine how many "France" cheeses you have to scroll through before you get to "USA" cheeses. The favories/Notes feature seems to be well done, with a 5star scale, Try/Buy/Favorite taggability and space for tasting notes, location and date, and price. Some weaknesses but gosh, isnt it great theres a cheese app for the ipod ? All in all, a good start. Needs better searchability, and more reference content.

A good start, but the American section is missing most of the fine artisan producers that are so exciting to watch. And Baked Brie?? Come on folks, that isnt a cheese, it is a preparation, and does not merit a listing here.

Nice overview of cheeses but it would be a Four+ star if one could add cheeses to the list or even take some out (laughing cow makes the list?). Also the built in advertising strikes me as a bit cheesy.

The selection of cheeses is very limited, but the most frustrating thing about this ap is that THERE IS NO WAY TO ADD A CHEESE to the list. This could be a fabulous ap, but it needs two things: (1) an "add cheese" function that allows users to add selections (like Tomme de la Chataignerai) and (2) a way for the ap to report these adds so they can be considered for future, regular updates. Cheese is too complicated--you need a social network to create a valid list.

Would be much better if you could also search by type of wine/beer with suggested cheese pairings

Its sort of unbelievable that theres no way to add a cheese. Especially since the provided selections are somewhat limited.

Please add "Cambozola Black" & "Old Amsterdam" - two of my favorite cheeses or at least give me an option to create a list of cheeses that I like but you dont have on your list. Thanks & I hope to be heard.

App is decent but you need the ability to add cheeses and brands/ producers of cheese types already in the app. For example, there are lots of English cheddars, but I might want to remember I like Keens.

Updated review - Well an add your own cheese feature has been added which is great. BUT ony first gen touch I can not save custom entries! The save button just does not function. Please fix!

No Gruyere or Emmentaler from Switzerland. Those are basics. I cant recommend it.

The search feature doesnt work as well as most others do. It "misses" cheeses that are included. I paid for this app so I shouldnt have to see ads. Ill get a free app if I want to put up with ads.

This is a nicely written app with great descriptions, perfect for selecting then tracking my favorite cheeses. Search works great and I can find just about any cheese I look for. I can add my own cheese if one is missing from my area. The cheese ads are helpful when Im interested in buying on-line, but I usually turn it off by setting the preferences for the app using Apples "Settings". Overall, great job, I give it 5 stars!!

I cant seem to add anything in "favorites", "buy", "try" or "add my additions". The "save" button doesnt work because it is greyed out. And I cant select any of the above categories.

As a cheese lover, I would like to have had a more comprehensive listing. I had ratted a Portugese cheese recently and wanted to look it is using this APP, only to discover that no cheeses from Portigal were listed. I had do do an Internet search in order to get the information. The APP could seriously use some updates.

A paid app that still has ads? I thought the point of a paid app was NO ads. Also, it tells you next to nothing about the cheese youre looking at. The amount of information you would have to add to this to make it worthwhile would take eons to type. Completely disappointing and a waste of money. Wish I could get my money back.

I was trying to find a way to record cheese experiences and this works fine. It has most cheese Ive ever heard of and I can add those it doesnt have. Rating is cool too so I can look back to see what I liked. However its tough to search thru "only" that which I have rated. I should be able to get a sort by number of stars and by Those Ive edited. There needs to be a way to get a shopping list from the TRY category. Then, I would move that into RATED so I know Ive tried that one. FAV is too broad. And what about a HATE catchier? So if I could search be number of stars in the rated list, Id be able to use the database I am building better.

...but no syncing across devices?

Very nice application, impressed by the progress over the years, very good implementation for the iPad. Thank you, keep up the good work. I like the email feature.