PizzApp+ vs PizzaDoughPal
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.
PizzaDoughPal
Effortlessly calculate precise ingredient amounts for perfect pizza dough. Choose from dozens of pre-loaded styles or customize your own, scaling recipes for any number of dough balls. Experiment, refine, and share your creations with ease.
- Precise ingredient calculation
- Dozens of pre-loaded pizza styles
- Customizable recipes
- Scale recipes for 1-10000 dough balls
- Print and share results
- Supports various fermentation methods
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Recipe builder and calculator for pizza dough, add to, modify pizza dough all while maintaining correct hydration, scale recipe from 1 to 10000 dough balls, say goodbye to guesswork and effortlessly calculate the ideal ingredient amounts for your pizza dough with our app. Whether you're a passionate home cook or a seasoned Pizzaiolo, our tool ensures you achieve dough perfection every time. With over two dozen pre-loaded pizza styles from Neapolitan to Detroit to Paleo, plus some popular copycats you can customize the recipe to suit your tastes. Simply adjust the number of pizzas you want, and let the app provide a precise ingredient list in grams. Tailor the ingredients to your preference, then easily print or share the results directly from the app. Also perfect for experimenting, refining and reverse engineering. Wether you use direct yeast, sourdough, poolish or biga for fermentation this app has you covered.. Average flour protein calculation. Lock your recipe to prevent accidental changes. Pre-Loaded Recipes Neapolitan Neapolitan AVPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana) compliant Neapolitan GF (Gluten Free) New York Chicago Deep Dish Chicago Tavern (thin-crust) Boston Bar (thin-crust) Detroit (square) New Haven "apizza" (thin-crust) Grandma's Nonna's Roman (sheet) St Louis ((thin-crust, Uses no yeast) Sfincione (Traditional Sicilian pizza, thick, spongy, focaccia-like) Sicilian (US version of traditional Sicilian pizza) Philly Tomato Pie Greek (New England style) Paleo Keto Friendly Tavern (thin-crust) Flat Bread Calzone Panzerotti (Deep fried calzone) Stromboli (Italian pizza log) Focaccia (bread similar to pizza) CPK Thin Crust (California Pizza Kitchen Copycat) Pizza Hut Hand Tossed (Copycat)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PizzApp+ at 71% against PizzaDoughPal's 0%. PizzApp+ also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (185 vs 1). PizzaDoughPal's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases 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; PizzaDoughPal costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PizzaDoughPal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. 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 0% of PizzaDoughPal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
PizzApp+ ships an update every 5 months, PizzaDoughPal monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PizzApp+ | PizzaDoughPal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (185 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NFP SOFTWARE | Agostino Calisi |
Customer experience
PizzApp+
PizzaDoughPal
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
PizzaDoughPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PizzApp+
No in-app purchases
PizzaDoughPal
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is PizzApp+ free?
Is PizzaDoughPal free?
Which has better reviews, PizzApp+ or PizzaDoughPal?
Do PizzApp+ or PizzaDoughPal have ads?
Which is updated more often, PizzApp+ or PizzaDoughPal?
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