PizzApp+ vs Baker Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PizzApp+
This application calculates the precise ingredients and yeast amounts needed for your pizza dough based on your desired dough characteristics. You can save, reload, and share your custom recipes.
- Dough ingredient calculation
- Yeast amount suggestion
- Save custom recipes
- Load saved recipes
- Share recipes
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PizzApp computes the ingredients needed to obtain a dough with the selected features and suggests the amount of yeast to be used. It also lets you save your recipes, reload and share them.
Baker Buddy
This app helps home bakers calculate ingredient weights using baker's percentages. Simply input your desired percentages and target weight, and it handles all the math for you. It also includes a multiplier for scaling recipes.
- Baker's percentage calculations
- Ingredient weight determination
- Target end weight input
- Recipe scaling multiplier
- Recipe storage and editing
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Baker Buddy is the app built by home bakers, for home bakers. When determining the correct formula for a recipe, bakers use baker's percentages — weights calculated as a percentage of the flour weight. This app allows a baker to simply enter their ingredient percentages and all the calculations are taken care of. Determining measurements for the perfect loaf of bread is tedious. With Baker Buddy all you have to do is enter your target end weight and the baker percentages of your ingredients. Instead of manually calculating your ingredients based on the weight of the flour, the app takes care of everything for you. There's even a handy multiplier feature for when you need to scale up. All of your recipes are stored in your phone for later editing and viewing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PizzApp+ at Free against Baker Buddy's $0.99. PizzApp+ also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (185 vs 1). Baker Buddy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On review sentiment, in-app purchases 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
PizzApp+ is free to download; Baker Buddy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PizzApp+ holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PizzApp+ has 185 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of PizzApp+'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Baker Buddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | PizzApp+ | Baker Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (185 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #197 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NFP SOFTWARE | Joshua Piedimonte |
Customer experience
PizzApp+
Baker Buddy
Bugs and requests
PizzApp+
Reported bugs
13 issues- App crashes after single use requiring reinstall
- Input field buttons (+/-) not responding
- Unable to enter information in fields
- Saved recipes disappearing after updates
- Settings not persisting between sessions
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- Weight field displaying 'NaN' error
- UI not refreshing properly
- GDPR cookie popup appearing on every app launch
- App soft locks when internet unavailable
- Ads covering vital ingredient totals at bottom
- Flour number field disappearing
- Data loss during app updates
- App incompatibility after iOS 17 update
Requested features
19 requests- Ad-free premium version or one-time purchase option
- Basic instructional guide for pizza making steps
- Fresh yeast (compressed yeast) support
- Sugar/honey ingredient option for NY style dough
- Dough schedule with customizable timeline steps
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- Direct flour and water field input capability
- Measurement unit options (ounces, quarts, etc.)
- Poolish calculation based on water percentage
- Biga and poolish advanced settings with defaults
- Cold fermentation timing options
- Diastatic malt powder ingredient option
- Sicilian pizza style support
- Deep dish and focaccia dough styles
- Photo upload capability for recipe notes
- Editable recipe notes
- W rating selection option
- Smaller dough ball size adjustments (1g increments)
- Temperature feature for poolish settings
- Fridge proof option for poolish
Baker Buddy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PizzApp+
No in-app purchases
Baker Buddy
No in-app purchases
