Comparison

Bread Baker vs Bread Diary

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

Bread Diary

This app helps bread enthusiasts manage their recipes and streamline the baking process. It allows users to search ingredients, create and save custom recipes, and automatically calculate baker's percentages. Users can also adjust ingredient quantities for different pan sizes and record their bakes with ratings.

Highlights
  • Recipe management
  • Ingredient search
  • Baker's percentage calculation
  • Quantity adjustment for pan sizes
  • Bake recording and rating
Features
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“Bread Diary” is a baking journal made for bread lovers. Manage your bread recipes and simplify the tedious prep process of calculating ingredient ratios every time. - Search ingredients and create & save recipes - Calculate baker’s percentages based on flour weight - Adjust ingredient quantities when changing pan sizes - Record your bakes and leave ratings ■ BakingClub subscription - Subscription: BakingClub (auto-renewing, 1 month) - Benefits: unlimited recipe imports and ad-free importing - Price: shown on the subscription screen in the app and on the App Store purchase sheet. - Your subscription renews automatically and your App Store account is charged the same amount unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bread-diary.karrot42.com/en/terms Privacy Policy: https://bread-diary.karrot42.com/en/privacy

Screenshots

Bread Baker4 screens
Bread Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bread Diary at 5.0 against Bread Baker's 3.5. Bread Diary also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (60% vs 43%). Bread Baker's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, 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 Bread Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bread Diary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bread Baker has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Bread Baker's written reviews are positive against 60% of Bread Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bread Baker ships an update every 6 weeks, Bread Diary every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bread Baker versus Bread Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBread BakerBread Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.7 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB90 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOXiGENATOR LLCsanguk park

Customer experience

Bread Baker

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

Bread Diary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative33.3%

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
2 purchases

Bread Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Baking Club 1month$3.991 Month
  • Baking Club 1year$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Bread Baker free?
Bread Baker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bread Diary free?
Bread Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bread Baker or Bread Diary?
Bread Diary is rated higher. Bread Baker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Bread Diary averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bread Baker or Bread Diary have ads?
Both Bread Baker and Bread Diary show ads.
Which is updated more often, Bread Baker or Bread Diary?
Bread Baker ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bread Diary every 10 days. Most recently, Bread Baker was updated on September 18, 2026 and Bread Diary on September 23, 2026.

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