Forage

What you get

• Private by design: your diary lives on your iPhone, and in your own iCloud only if you turn on iCloud sync.
• On-device: Apple's on-device model reads your sentence, and the numbers come from a food database stored on your phone.
• No account and no sign-in.
• Log by typing, speaking, scanning a barcode, scanning a nutrition label, taking a plate photo or catching up from your camera roll, all read on your iPhone.
• A 3D variety garden that grows from the plants you eat.
• Made for iPhone Duo and iPhone.
• Available in 18 languages.
• No subscription: the core is free, and Forage Pro is a one-time purchase handled by Apple.

Support

Questions, feedback or ideas? Email forage@agenticquarks.com. If something is not working, tell us your iPhone model and iOS version and what you saw.

Frequently asked questions

How do I know Forage is private?

On your iPhone, open Settings > Privacy & Security > App Privacy Report. It lists every network connection each app makes, so you can see for yourself what Forage does. Forage has no account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics and no third-party SDKs, and its App Store privacy label is Data Not Collected.

How does Forage count calories?

You type or say what you ate, for example "2 eggs, a cup of strawberries and a flat white". Apple's on-device model only reads the sentence and works out what the foods and amounts are. The calorie and nutrient numbers come from a food database stored on your phone (USDA FoodData Central, plus Open Food Facts country packs for barcodes), not from the AI.

Does the diary sync between my devices?

Only if you turn on iCloud sync. When it is on, your diary syncs through your own private iCloud database (CloudKit), under your Apple Account. When it is off, your diary stays on this iPhone only. Either way, Agentic Quarks has no servers that hold your diary and cannot see it.

How do I export my diary?

Open Settings > Export diary and choose CSV or JSON. You can then save or share the file wherever you like.

How do I delete my data?

Delete the app, which removes the diary from this iPhone. If you used iCloud sync, also open your iPhone's Settings, tap your name, then iCloud, and remove Forage's data there.

What does Apple Health do in Forage?

Apple Health is optional and stays off until you turn it on. If you do, Forage can read your weight, height, sex, date of birth and active energy to suggest a daily target (it reads them live and does not store them), and it can write the food you log (energy, protein, carbohydrates and fat) to Health. You can change this at any time in the Health app or in Settings > Privacy & Security > Health.

What are the country food packs?

Open Food Facts barcode data is offered as downloadable country packs. They download through Apple's Background Assets, which is hosted by Apple, so there is no server of ours involved.

How do I restore my purchase?

Open the Forage Pro paywall and tap Restore Purchases. Use the same Apple Account you bought with. Forage Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription.

Something is not working. What should I do?

Email us at the address below with your iPhone model, iOS version and what you saw. In Forage, Settings has a feedback row that opens a new email to us.

Not medical advice

Forage is a food and health log. It is not medical advice and does not diagnose, treat or prevent anything. Calorie targets are suggestions, and the nutrient numbers are estimates. Talk to your doctor or a registered dietitian about your own needs.