Canning timer & checklist vs Levain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Canning timer & checklist
This app helps home canners create custom checklists and timers for processing various foods. It guides users through preparation steps based on specific canning parameters like jar size, pack type, and elevation. Companion publications offer additional recipes and instructions for beginners.
- Customizable timers
- Food processing checklists
- Support for over 40 foods
- Jar size and pack type settings
- Canning method and elevation adjustments
- Preparation step reminders
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Select from over 40 popular foods used in home canning—including vegetables, fruits, meats, and fish—to generate a checklist and timer for processing. This app lets set you set your jar size, pack type, canning method, and elevation. It also reminds you of the steps necessary to prepare jars and canning pots. The timer is based on the specific information you enter. Designed for people with previous canning experience. Canning recipes and complete instructions for beginning canners are available in companion publications at http://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/search/content/food%20preservation
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.
- Recipe management
- Sourdough starter maintenance
- Baking step tracking
- Customizable notifications
- Home and lock screen widgets
- iCloud synchronization
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Levain at 100% against Canning timer & checklist's 56%. Levain also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Canning timer & checklist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (31 vs 4). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Canning timer & checklist asks for nothing beyond the download.
Levain holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canning timer & checklist has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Canning timer & checklist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Levain's.
Canning timer & checklist ships an update every 8 months, Levain every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Canning timer & checklist | Levain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (31 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oregon State University | Michael Klug |
Customer experience
Canning timer & checklist
Levain
In-app purchases
Canning timer & checklist
No in-app purchases
Levain
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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