Food Safe System vs Lemon

Food Safe System9.0Visit Lemon8.5Visit

Higher score Food Safe System #3 in Restaurant Food Safety Software 9.0/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Try Food Safe System

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Lemon #8 in Restaurant Food Safety Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Lemon

• Food Safe System fits best

  Sensor-enabled multi-kitchen operations

• Lemon fits best

  Affordable single- or multi-location restaurants

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Side by side

Feature	Food Safe System 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Lemon 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.5
Ranking	#3 in Restaurant Food Safety Software	#8 in Restaurant Food Safety Software
Best for	Sensor-enabled multi-kitchen operations	Affordable single- or multi-location restaurants
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	A$215/device/yr	£19/site/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Phone	Email, Live chat, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Food Safe System 6/6 · Lemon 5/6
Temperature logs	✓	✓
Digital checklists	✓	✓
Corrective actions	✓	✓
Inspections and audits	✓	✓
Offline mobile access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Multi-location support	✓	✓
Specs
Compliance reporting	Advanced	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Automated temperature monitoring with IoT sensors HACCP records, digital checklists, and recurring task tracking Multi-kitchen oversight with compliance reporting and dashboards	Temperature, cooking, delivery and checklist records in one app Automatic issues, corrective actions and resolution history Unlimited team members with multi-location management
Cons	Essential supports one kitchen and one user Sensor monitoring is priced per sensor No free plan is available	No free plan; access starts with a paid subscription Group workspace pricing is quoted separately The feature set focuses on food-safety record-keeping
Our verdict	Food Safe System is food-safety management software for restaurants, commercial kitchens, and other food businesses. It brings storage, cooking, cooling, reheating, delivery, and sanitization records into web, iOS, and Android apps. Teams… Read the review →	Lemon is a food-safety record-keeping app for restaurants, cafés, food trucks, bakeries, pubs, takeaways and dark kitchens. It is aimed primarily at UK food businesses managing HACCP-related daily records. Teams can record fridge, freezer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Food Safe System — where it wins

  • Automated temperature monitoring with IoT sensors
  • HACCP records, digital checklists, and recurring task tracking
  • Multi-kitchen oversight with compliance reporting and dashboards

  Where it doesn't

  • Essential supports one kitchen and one user
  • Sensor monitoring is priced per sensor
  • No free plan is available

• Lemon — where it wins

  • Temperature, cooking, delivery and checklist records in one app
  • Automatic issues, corrective actions and resolution history
  • Unlimited team members with multi-location management

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; access starts with a paid subscription
  • Group workspace pricing is quoted separately
  • The feature set focuses on food-safety record-keeping

• Food Safe System9.0/10 · 14-day trial

  A practical choice for restaurants managing food safety across kitchens and outlets.

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• Lemon8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A focused HACCP record-keeping app with multi-location support at £19 per location monthly.

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