PizzApp+ vs Pizza Nerd
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.
Pizza Nerd
This app helps you create better pizza by providing precise dough calculations, flour guidance, fermentation planning, and guided timers. It offers step-by-step instructions for both beginners and experienced pizza makers to achieve consistent results.
- Precise dough calculations
- Intelligent flour guidance
- Fermentation planning
- Guided timers
- Step-by-step instructions
- Dough consistency analysis
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Pizza Nerd™ — The Science of Better Pizza Stop guessing. Start making better pizza. From your first dough mix to the final bake, Pizza Nerd brings together precise dough calculations, intelligent flour guidance, fermentation planning, guided timers, and step-by-step instructions—all in one pizza-making companion. Whether you're a beginner learning the fundamentals or an experienced pizza maker refining your technique, Pizza Nerd helps you understand your dough and make more consistent pizza. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pizzanerd.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pizza Nerd at 5.0 against PizzApp+'s 4.4. Pizza Nerd also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). PizzApp+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (186 vs 11). On price 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. Pizza Nerd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. PizzApp+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pizza Nerd holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PizzApp+ has 186 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of PizzApp+'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Pizza Nerd's.
PizzApp+ ships an update every 5 months, Pizza Nerd every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PizzApp+ | Pizza Nerd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (186 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NFP SOFTWARE | Andrew Savoie |
Customer experience
PizzApp+
Pizza Nerd
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
Pizza Nerd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PizzApp+
No in-app purchases
Pizza Nerd
- Pizza Nerd Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Unlock$14.99
