PizzaPal vs Cruster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PizzaPal
This app helps you calculate the exact ingredient weights for Neapolitan pizzas. Easily adjust quantities based on your preferred baker's percentages and use the keep-awake feature to prevent screen timeouts while you cook.
- Calculate ingredient weights for pizzas
- Adjust for pizza size (small, medium, large)
- Customize with baker's percentages
- Keep awake feature for uninterrupted use
- Supports flour, water, salt, and yeast calculations
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PizzaPal is a simple app to calculate the weights of the ingredients required to make great Neopolitan pizza. Select your number of pizzas, whether you'd like them small, medium or large and the app will calculate the required quantities of flour, water, salt and yeast. You can tweak these quantities using your own bakers percentages and the keep awake feature will allow you to get everything weighed before your screen times out whilst your hand are covered in flour.
Cruster
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Cruster Pizza Dough Calculator is a no-frills, straightforward app designed for pizza enthusiasts. It’s all about simplicity and efficiency. With this app, you can effortlessly calculate the precise quantities of ingredients needed for your homemade pizza dough. Whether you’re a seasoned pizzaiolo or a beginner, Cruster has you covered. Key Features: - Streamlined Interface: No unnecessary bells and whistles—just the essentials. - One-Time Purchase: No subscriptions! Pay once and enjoy unlimited access. - Accurate Measurements: Input your desired pizza size and number of pizzas, and Cruster will do the rest. - Time-Saver: Spend less time on calculations and more time perfecting your pizza recipe. Get the Cruster Pizza Dough Calculator App today and elevate your pizza-making game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PizzaPal at Free against Cruster's $1.99. Cruster's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
PizzaPal is free to download; Cruster costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PizzaPal ships an update every 3 weeks, Cruster every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PizzaPal | Cruster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Craig Callaghan | Vincent Toegel |
In-app purchases
PizzaPal
No in-app purchases
Cruster
No in-app purchases









