Comparison

Bread Baker vs Levain

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Bread Baker

This app guides you through the bread-making process with step-by-step instructions and notifications. It includes popular recipes, allows you to add your own, and recalculates ingredients based on desired weight. Enjoy visual progress tracking and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step baking process control
  • Push notifications for process completion
  • Visual progress presentation
  • Ingredient recalculation by target weight
  • Custom recipe creation and import
  • Metric and imperial unit support
Features
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Bread baking process long and tricky! With Bread Baker app you will control the dough preparation and baking step-by-step. You receive notifications once each step is complete. Process can be visually controlled and adjusted. As a bonus we include several popular bread recipes. You can also add your own recipes with ingredients and step-by-step process. Changing target weight will recalculate amount of ingredients required. Recipes can be shared via messages and iCloud. Feature list: * List of popular bread recipes, including ingredients and processes * All recipes are localized to English (default) and some native languages (multiple languages supported) * Ability to re-calculate required ingredients based on target bread weight * Support for metric (kg/g) and imperial (lb/oz) weights and temperatures * Visual presentation of process progress * Gantt chart to visually change the process that is running * Push notifications when step or whole process is complete * Ability to add your own recipes, their ingredients and step-by-step process * Share your recipes via standard iOS means (email, message, social) or via iCloud Terms of Use While you may use Bread Baker application for free as recipe storage, you will need to purchase a subscription to use process and notification features. Please pick one of available subscriptions in the In-App Store to control baking process and receive completion notifications. Having active subscription will also hide in-app advertisements. There are two types of auto-renewable subscriptions: monthly (length is 1 month) and annual (length is 12 months). Price for each subscription type is shown in the In-App store page as well as on Apple App Store. Payment for a subscription will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy can be obtained from our website at https://oxigenator.com/products/breadbaker/privacy-policy/ Link to Terms of Use: https://oxigenator.com/products/breadbaker/terms-of-use/ NOTE: When you purchase a subscription first time - you will be billed only after 7 first free trial days. If you cancel your first monthly subscription during these first trial days - you will NOT be charged at all.

About

Levain

Manage your sourdough starters and bread baking recipes in one place. Track recipe steps, get notifications for feeding and baking, and monitor progress with widgets. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Recipe management
  • Sourdough starter maintenance
  • Baking step tracking
  • Customizable notifications
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Bread Baking and Sourdough Maintenance Management for iOS and iPadOS Keep all your bread baking recipes in one single place. Define the individual recipe steps entering all details relevant to you (step duration, automatic or manual start, ingredients, temperatures, equipment etc) Bring your recipes to life by creating bakings. Get notified when a step is ready to start or has just started. Manage your sourdoughs and get notified when it’s time to feed or store them. Monitor your bakings and levains without opening the app by using the home screen and lock screen widgets. iCloud support: your recipes, bakings and levains will be available across all your iOS/iPadOS devices. Levain is totally free, In-App-Purchases allow you to tip the developer and have no impact on the app's functionality.

Screenshots

Bread Baker4 screens
Levain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Levain at 100% against Bread Baker's 43%. Levain also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Bread Baker's advantage is iOS requirement (14.7 vs 17.6). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bread Baker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Levain holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Bread Baker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Levain's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bread Baker ships an update every 6 weeks, Levain every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bread Baker versus Levain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBread BakerLevain
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (10 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.7 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOXiGENATOR LLCMichael Klug

Customer experience

Bread Baker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

Levain

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Bread Baker

Subscriptions2
  • Bake feature, 1 month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bake feature, 1 year7 Days trial$24.991 Year
3 purchases

Levain

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Bread Baker free?
Bread Baker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Levain free?
Levain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bread Baker or Levain?
Levain is rated higher. Bread Baker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Levain averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Bread Baker or Levain have ads?
Bread Baker shows ads; Levain does not.
Which is updated more often, Bread Baker or Levain?
Bread Baker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Levain every 2 weeks. Most recently, Bread Baker was updated on September 18, 2026 and Levain on September 22, 2026.

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