Cosmic Crisp apple
Ranked 2 of 3 Apple varieties by recommenders
People recommend it for its balance of sweet and tart and its good texture. The most common caveat is that it is not as good as Honeycrisp.
People recommend it for its balance of sweet and tart and its good texture. The most common caveat is that it is not as good as Honeycrisp.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Decent apple, alternative to Honeycrisp
“Cosmic Crisp is a fine last resort when Honeycrisp is too bright”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Eating Fruit Skins” “Fuji, Gala, and Cosmic Crisp are all decent specimens.”
Comment from 11 Sep 2026 in “Eating Fruit Skins” “not as good as HoneyCrisp, but nice for some variety”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Fruit Is Too Sweet” Balance of sweet and tart
“Cosmic Crisp is like the clearest example of a balance between sweet and tart.”
Comment from 15 Jun 2026 in “Fruit Is Too Sweet” “has a great taste and texture with no red delicious genes present”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “A basket of new fruit varieties is coming your way” Good and consistently available lately
“good Cosmics are more consistently available”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database” “Recently the Cosmic Crisps have been good”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Pomiferous: The most extensive apples (pommes) database”
Other Apple varieties people recommend
The two most recommended other Apple varieties, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeycrisp apple | 9 | 4 | 69% | 4 | — | — |
| Cosmic Crisp appleThis page | 8 | 1 | 89% | 4 | — | — |
| Red Delicious apple | 5 | 9 | 36% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the U.S. has created new, much better apples, like Cosmic Crisp”
“Cosmic Crisp is a fine last resort when Honeycrisp is too bright”
“Fuji, Gala, and Cosmic Crisp are all decent specimens.”
“not as good as HoneyCrisp, but nice for some variety”
“Cosmic Crisp is like the clearest example of a balance between sweet and tart.”
“good Cosmics are more consistently available”
“Recently the Cosmic Crisps have been good”
“has a great taste and texture with no red delicious genes present”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.