# Bake vs My Kitchen Calculator

The clearest difference is price: Bake at Free against My Kitchen Calculator's $1.99. Bake also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (183 vs 9). My Kitchen Calculator's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (86% vs 71%). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Bake is free to download; My Kitchen Calculator costs $1.99 up front. Bake sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. My Kitchen Calculator asks for nothing beyond the download.

My Kitchen Calculator holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bake has 183 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Bake's written reviews are positive against 86% of My Kitchen Calculator's.

Bake ships an update every 2 weeks, My Kitchen Calculator every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Bake | My Kitchen Calculator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | [4.5 (183 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bake-u-lator/id1496549787/reviews) | **[4.7 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-kitchen-calculator/id1552350111/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **183** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | **85.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 7 months |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | **#11** |
| Size | 36 MB | 31 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **12.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Marco Contino](https://appshunter.io/developer/989607126) | [Ernest Lee](https://appshunter.io/developer/1552350113) |

## What reviewers say

### Bake

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bake-u-lator/id1496549787)

This app simplifies baking by allowing you to scale recipes, adapt to missing ingredients, and convert units. It also offers nutrition estimation and custom timers to help you achieve perfect results.

**Highlights:** Scale recipes up or down, Adapt to missing ingredients, Convert units (volume, mass, temp), Estimate nutrition and calories, Create and manage recipes, Set custom baking timers

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bake-u-lator Pro | $0.99 | per month |
| Bake-u-lator Pro | $9.99 | one-time |


### My Kitchen Calculator

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-kitchen-calculator/id1552350111)

**Currently charting:** #11 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Easily scale recipes, convert ingredient units by weight or volume, and access cooking references. This tool supports fractional inputs and offers conversions for over 250 ingredients, plus basic calculators for volume, weight, length, time, energy, and temperature.

**Highlights:** Recipe scaling and portioning, Ingredient unit conversion (volume/weight), Over 250 ingredient conversions, Basic conversion calculators (volume, weight, length, time, energy, temp), Fractional input support, Gas Mark and cooking temperature references, Conversion history

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Bake free?

Bake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is My Kitchen Calculator free?

My Kitchen Calculator costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Bake or My Kitchen Calculator?

My Kitchen Calculator is rated higher. Bake averages 4.5 out of 5 from 183 ratings, while My Kitchen Calculator averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.

### Do Bake or My Kitchen Calculator have ads?

Neither Bake nor My Kitchen Calculator shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Bake or My Kitchen Calculator?

Bake ships an update every 2 weeks, and My Kitchen Calculator every 7 months. Most recently, Bake was updated on September 16, 2026 and My Kitchen Calculator on September 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*