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BakeSide: AI Sourdough Coach

BakeSide: AI Sourdough Coach

Read your starter from a photo

14 ratings
7 reviews
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Released
December 15, 2025
Updated
November 11, 2026

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White Sand
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This AI-powered companion helps you understand your sourdough starter by analyzing photos and providing personalized guidance. It offers custom bake plans, adaptable recipes, and troubleshooting advice to ensure successful baking.

✓AI starter analysis from photos
✓Personalized bake schedules
✓Adaptable sourdough recipes
✓Troubleshooting via chat
✓Starter health assessment
✓Recipe sharing
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What's New in BakeSide

v1.5.7

November 11, 2026

Change the photo on any recipe, bake or starter, share your starter analysis, and enjoy fresh bread, plus bug fixes.

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Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

BakeSide Plus (Monthly)

2,000,000 tokens every month.

$9.991 Month
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User reviews

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Good Idea; Subpar & Sloppy Execution

This app looks a d feels like AI slop. The chat interface is brilliant, but it is just sloppy and inconsistent. Active Plan (critical for reminders & next steps) do not appear reliably (like one out of five times). Live Activities are only populate on iPhone: on watch and every els, it’s a grey rectangle: this is beyond lazy and sloppy. Please review and test your own app before shipping it. This app has a fantastic concept; it’s insulting how poorly it is executed.
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Ttimerinoz

USELESS

I have followed the instructions given and initially I asked for the timing to be every 12 hours on my US eastern daylight time, but my feeding reminders were occurring in the middle of the night. Only when I did some digging did I find out that it had me listed as living in Helsinki Finland I have tried two starters one from a friend and one that I purchased online because neither one was working. I have been faithful in my feelings. I have purchased a water bath to be certain that the starter does not fluctuate in temperature since it needs such constant temperature attention and have failed twice the app helped for a little while and then it stopped helping I have no idea what caused it to stop giving me times for feeding even after I change the timing I am totally frustrated and it is ridiculous for a bot to tell me it certainly understands my frustration. Get a grip on reality because you cannot understand my frustration if you are simply AI. Don’t waste your money.
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GGgilstr

Response from developer

Thank you for the detailed review. To clarify one point first: the app is currently free, with no subscription or in-app purchases at this time. If you were charged for anything, please contact us, as that should not be possible. The issues you have described are on our end, not yours, the wrong location and timezone, the overnight reminders, and the feeding times stopping. You should not have had to dig to find the cause. We are actively working on all of it and the fixes will be included in upcoming releases. Please reach us at support@bakeside.app so we can get your notifications working correctly, and we are here if you need any help from us. Your point about the automated reply is fair, and we are changing how those responses are written. We are constantly working to improve the app, and this review gave us specific things to fix. Thank you for that.

FIXED THE ISSUE. “Fernandough” and I are sad it doesn’t work 😥.

From the main screen when I enter my email to login, it gets stuck on that screen. It won’t go past that. There are no options to do anything on that screen, except enter my email to login, and it doesn’t work. Please fix this, because I was super excited for this app! ISSUE IS FIXED!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS APP! It is so helpful, and it’s like talking to a real person. The AI responses are always accurate and quick. Great job to the developers! Love it!
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AWAndrea W219

Response from developer

So glad the recent update got you back in! It’s wonderful to hear the AI feels like a real person, that’s exactly what we’re aiming for! Thank you for your patience and kind words! If you have any queries or anything, you can also reach us at support@bakeside.app. Happy baking!

“Fernandough” and I are sad it doesn’t work 😥

From the main screen when I enter my email to login, it gets stuck on that screen. It won’t go past that. There are no options to do anything on that screen, except enter my email to login, and it doesn’t work. Please fix this, because I was super excited for this app!
AWAndrea W219

Informative

Informative but if I ask too many questions I have to wait 19 hours to ask again. Meh.
AAlyBee1964

Response from developer

Hello AlyBee1964, thank you for downloading the app! I wanted to let you know we’ve improved this feature - we now use a monthly limit instead of a daily reset, which gives much more flexibility. If you're open to trying it again, I’d love to hear your thoughts. Florian Superbaking

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FAQ

How does BakeSide analyze my sourdough starter?

You can snap a photo of your starter and input details like temperature, smell, and fridge time. BakeSide's AI then analyzes this information to tell you what's happening and what to do next.

Can BakeSide help me time my bakes precisely?

Yes, BakeSide allows you to specify when you want your loaf out of the oven. It then creates a backward schedule for feeding, mixing, shaping, and baking.

What kind of recipes does BakeSide offer?

BakeSide features a catalog of sourdough recipes that can be adapted to your specific starter, schedule, and kitchen environment. You can also share your own bakes and recipes.

How does BakeSide handle troubleshooting common baking problems?

You can ask BakeSide about issues like weak starters, sticky dough, or slow fermentation in plain language. Its chat feature adapts to your tools and goals for personalized advice.

Is BakeSide free to use?

BakeSide is free to start with basic features. For advanced functionality, an optional subscription called BakeSide Plus is available.

What are the subscription options for BakeSide Plus?

BakeSide Plus offers monthly, yearly, and a founding yearly subscription. The monthly plan is $9.99/P1M, and the yearly plans are $79.99/P1Y (Founding) and $99.99/P1Y.

What devices does BakeSide support?

BakeSide is currently supported on iPhone devices.

How often is BakeSide updated?

The app was last updated on November 11, 2026, indicating active development. The latest version available is v1.5.7.