Imperial Cook vs Bread Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imperial Cook
Easily convert common US imperial cooking measurements to metric units. This simple tool eliminates the need for online searches, offering quick conversions for weight, volume, and temperature.
- Imperial to metric conversion
- Weight conversion (cups, ounces, pounds)
- Volume conversion (liquid ounces, cups, spoons)
- Temperature conversion (Fahrenheit to Celsius)
- Simple and easy to use interface
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Conversion app designed for everyday cooking! Convert in a matter of few clicks most common (US) imperial measurements into their metric counterpart with Imperial Cook. Simple and easy to use - there's no need to open up google anymore! Imperial Cook will help you convert: Weight (cups, ounces, pounds) Volume (liquid ounces, cups, table/tea spoon) Temperature (Fahrenheit to celsius)
Bread Book
Easily convert recipe ingredient amounts and adjust serving sizes with a slider. Capture photos of your bakes and add detailed notes for consistency. Share your culinary creations with friends and family.
- Ingredient conversion
- Adjustable serving sizes
- Recipe photo capture
- Flexible notes section
- Recipe sharing
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Bread Book is a conversion tool for bakers and home cooks. Add your favorite recipes and instantly see the baker's percentage for each ingredient. *Adjust servings* Move the slider up and down to adjust the serving size for each recipe. Need to make half as much as last time? Slide down until you see "0.5x". Making double? Slide up. Making a feast for all of your friends and family? Edit the recipe to increase the maximum serving size to 4x, 8x, 20x, as high as you want and then slide up! *Capture the moment* Bake the perfect loaf of bread? Take a picture of it on the recipe page to show your friends, and in the future, use the photo to compare against your next great loaf. *Flexible notes* Can't remember whether to bake at 450° or 500°? Write it down in the notes section. You might also take notes on how many folds and at what interval, or how much starter to use, or what happened when you increased or decreased the hydration, whether to use a steam tray, or how long to let your bread cool. Remember, baking is a science, and notes help you stay consistent. *Share your recipe* Tap the share button to send your friends and family a copy of your recipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bread Book at none against Imperial Cook's 4. Bread Book also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (11 vs 1). Imperial Cook's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, monetization model 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. Imperial Cook sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bread Book asks for nothing beyond the download.
Imperial Cook holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bread Book has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Imperial Cook's written reviews are positive against 75% of Bread Book's.
Imperial Cook ships an update every 31 months, Bread Book every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imperial Cook | Bread Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Laurenz Vorderwuelbecke | Sandro Turriate |
Customer experience
Imperial Cook
Bread Book
In-app purchases
Imperial Cook
- Donation of one beer$0.99
- Donation of two beers$1.99
- Donation of a six pack of beer$4.99
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- Case of beer$13.99
Bread Book
No in-app purchases
