A new recipe from your flavors
Choose type, flavors and quantity, and get the recipe in grams, within range. If it can’t get there, you spend no credits.
The app that calculates the water in your fillings.Cream, fruit or glucose: they all bring water. Check it first.
Your next ganache, numbers first.
An example of validation in AreaCacao: a 975 g ganache with 20.2% water is in range. With 100 g less couverture and 150 g more cream, the water climbs to 27.7%, over the 27% maximum, and the score drops to 92; 82% of that water comes from the cream. The app suggests three adjustments and, with “Add 30 g of Anhydrous dextrose”, leaving the cream untouched, the water settles at 26.9% and the score is back to 100.
€18 every 3 months (€6 a month), even at renewal. No commitment.€18 every 3 months (€6 a month), even at renewal. No commitment: cancel anytime.
In the kitchen
The recipe on screen. The mold on your bench.
AreaCacao is with you at every stage of a filling: before you make it, when you make it again and when you sell it.
01
Before you mix the ingredients
Check how much water the filling will have and adjust the grams before you produce.
02
When you make it again
Go back to the version that worked best, with every adjustment saved, so you get the same result again.
03
When you sell it
Its cost, the margin per channel and the spec sheet with allergens for your customer.
Every filling, scored 0 to 100 before you produce it
Start from your recipe or ask for a new one. AreaCacao compares it with its family’s ranges and shows you which parameter is off and which ingredient is pushing it.
- Where every gram of water comes from, ingredient by ingredient
- Estimated water activity, with its confidence level
- Validating, comparing and simulating use no credits
Formulate all five filling families
Ganache
An emulsion of chocolate and cream
Soft caramel
Sugar cooked with cream and butter
Pâte de fruit
Gelled fruit purée
Praline
Caramelized, ground nuts
Truffle
Firm filling dipped in couverture
Each family is scored against its own professional ranges.
Start today
Your first formula, today
Choose how to start
Monthly, 3 months or a year.
Your access arrives by email
Create your password and sign in from your browser. Nothing to install.
Add your recipe
Type it in or snap a photo of your notebook. You’ll see its score and what to adjust.
Two things a notebook can’t give you
Where the water in your filling comes from, ingredient by ingredient, and a new recipe built from your flavors, calculated to land in range.
Where the water comes from
See the estimated water activity (aw), with its confidence level, and the water each ingredient brings.
300 credits a month: about 25 new fillings or 150 chocolates. Validating, comparing, simulating and water estimates use no credits.
Example screens with illustrative figures.
Locked-in price
Half price,every time you renew
Start today with 50% off and keep it at every renewal.
To get started−50%
€12€6a month
You pay €18 every 3 months
You save €72 a year
Start with 3 months for €18Renews at that price until you cancel. We’ll email you before every renewal.
Best price
€12€5a month
You pay €60 a year
You save €84 a year
Start with 1 year for €60Renews at that price every year. We’ll email you before each renewal.
- No commitment: cancel anytime
- The same discount at every renewal
- Sold and invoiced in euros by ChocoAcademy
Everything your plan includes
- Filling formulator: five families, 0–100 score
- Water by ingredient and estimated water activity
- Chocolate formulator: five types, 1 to 50 kg
- Costs, margins and a profitability traffic light
- Import recipes from a photo, PDF or spreadsheet
- EU allergens and PDF spec sheets
- Unlimited recipes and version history
- 300 credits a month to create and import recipes
Credits are used to create fillings and chocolates and to import recipes. With 300 a month you can create, for example, about 25 new fillings. Validating, comparing and simulating use no credits.
Your price stays the same at every renewal for as long as you stay subscribed, even if we stop offering it to new accounts or raise our regular prices. You lose it if you cancel or switch to monthly billing. It’s for accounts without an active subscription and is applied at checkout, no codes needed. Prices in euros, VAT included. Invoiced by ChocoAcademy.
What people usually ask before starting
What exactly do I pay?
With the locked-in price you pay €18 every 3 months or €60 a year on Starter (€37.50 or €120 on Pro), and that price stays the same at every renewal for as long as you stay subscribed, even if our regular prices go up. If you cancel, you lose it: come back later and you pay whatever the price is then. On the 3-month and annual plans, we email you before every renewal. If you prefer, pay monthly at the regular price: €12 a month on Starter or €25 on Pro.
Can I try it before I pay?
You can’t try it for free, but getting started costs little: on Starter, 3 months for €18 or €12 month to month, with no commitment either way. If it’s not for you, cancel and keep access until the end of the period you’ve already paid for. And if you’re buying as a consumer, not for your business, you can withdraw within 14 days of purchase for a full refund, even if you’ve already used the app. Before you decide, watch the minute-and-a-half video: that’s how you actually work in the app.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes, with no lock-in and no penalty. ChocoAcademy invoices you, so that’s who you cancel with, and you keep access until the end of the period you’ve already paid for.
Do I need to know food chemistry?
No. You work with your ingredients and your grams. The app shows which parameter is off and which ingredient causes it; the decision is still yours.
Does it work with my recipes and my ingredients?
Yes. Type the recipe in, take a photo of it or upload a PDF or spreadsheet. If your cream or couverture isn’t in the catalog, you create its entry from the label, with its price.
Is the water activity exact?
It’s an estimate based on the composition. It tells you which ingredient to adjust before producing; the final number comes from a water activity meter.
Is it useful if I buy my couverture instead of making it?
Yes. Fillings, costs and spec sheets work just the same. The chocolate formulator is for when you make your own from cocoa mass and cocoa butter.
Your next test batch, on screen first.
Only the one that already works makes it to the kitchen.
To get started, 3 months
€18
Start with 3 months for €18Renews at that price until you cancel.
or the full year for €60