Transparency

How Forchetta
makes money

We believe you deserve to know exactly how we make money. No hidden agendas, no secret data deals, no sponsored results. Just honest revenue from genuine value.

Our pledge to you
"The restaurant stays ranked by merit. Always."
Forchetta Pro
$3.99/month or $29.99/year

A subscription for power users who want unlimited lists, advanced recommendations, group trip planning, and early access to new features. You pay us directly — no middlemen, no data deals.

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Affiliate Links
Resy, OpenTable, DoorDash, Uber Eats

When you tap "Reserve" or "Order" on a restaurant detail page, we may earn a small commission if you complete a booking or order. These links are always clearly labeled. The restaurant pays nothing to be featured — the link appears because you saved it, not because they paid us.

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Priority Table Alerts
$2 booking fee for high-demand restaurants

When a table drops at a hot restaurant you've saved, we'll notify you instantly. A small $2 convenience fee applies for confirmed bookings at high-demand spots. We're not promoting the restaurant — we're giving you a technical tool to snag a table.

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Digital Passports
$20/year per city passport

Curated restaurant trails — "The West Village Pasta Trail", "Brooklyn's Best Ramen". Complete spots to unlock badges and real rewards. Lists are curated purely by user saves and ratings. Restaurants never pay to be included.

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Restaurant Claiming
$49–$99/month for verified profiles

Restaurants can pay to claim their Forchetta profile — updating photos, hours, and responding to user notes. Claiming a profile never improves a restaurant's ranking. They pay for tools, not placement.

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What we will never do
Run ads or sponsored content inside the app
Sell your personal data or eating habits to third parties
Let restaurants pay to appear higher in search results
Show sponsored restaurants in your friends' feeds
Use dark patterns to trick you into purchases
Change our monetisation model without telling you