Ferment & Sprout
PracticallyZen, LLC Food & Drink iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Ferment & Sprout is a free Food & Drink app for iPhone and iPad by PracticallyZen, LLC. Requires iOS 17.0. Updated October 5, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 9 MB
- Age 12+
- Updated
- Oct 5
- 2026 · v1.1
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About Ferment & Sprout
Ferment&Sprout keeps track of the living projects in your kitchen: ferments, starters, sprouts and microgreens. Each one has its own timer and rhythm, so you can see at a glance what's on track and what needs a look. BATCHES • Timers for kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi, pickles, hot sauce, kefir, ginger beer and more • Day counts, time left, and a clear "Check it" when a batch reaches its target time • Guided checks from built-in recipes, such as when to start tasting • A check-in log for notes on how each batch is doing • Optional reminders, set per batch STARTERS • Care rhythms for sourdough, ginger bug, milk and water kefir, kombucha SCOBY, vinegar mother and more • Feeding history and status at a glance • In the Fridge: rest a starter with a weekly or every-2-weeks check instead of daily reminders • Built-In Templates: start from a trusted setup and adjust it before saving SPROUTS & MICROGREENS • Soak, rinse, blackout and light stages with a harvest window • Rinse reminders every 12 hours • A care log of every soak, rinse and move to light OPTIONAL AI COMPANION Ask questions about a batch, starter or sprout, and save useful parts of an answer to your notes or recipe. It uses Google Gemini with your own API key. Nothing is sent until you add a key and accept the notice, and you can turn it off in Settings. AI answers can be wrong and can't confirm whether food is safe. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Everything is stored on your iPhone. The only thing that leaves it is what you send to the AI Companion, if you use it. • Export a backup file whenever you like Ferment&Sprout gives guidance, not guarantees. Always check your ferments yourself, and when in doubt, throw it out.
App privacy
The developer, PracticallyZen, LLC, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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