Comparison

BGN vs MIWE starter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BGN

This app assists small to medium-sized hospitality businesses in creating legally compliant and health-conscious employee schedules. It considers labor laws, collective agreements, and company policies to ensure adherence to working time regulations and suggests alternatives for violations.

Highlights
  • Health-conscious scheduling
  • Labor law compliance
  • Breaks and work duration tracking
  • Violation alerts
  • Alternative suggestions
Features
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Die App hilft kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) der Hotellerie und Gastronomie mit bis zu 50 Beschäftigten, gesundheitsgerechte Dienstpläne zu erstellen. Dabei werden arbeitszeitrechtliche Aspekte berücksichtigt (z. B. Pausen, Dauer Arbeitstag, Teildienste), die durch das Arbeitszeitgesetz, aber auch tarifvertraglich bzw. durch Betriebsvereinbarungen festgesetzt sind (Rechtssicherheit). Die Nutzer erhalten Informationen zur gesundheitsgerechten Arbeitszeitgestaltung und werden auf Verstöße gegen relevante Bestimmungen hingewiesen, gegebenenfalls werden Alternativen aufgezeigt.

About

MIWE starter

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Experience the digital world of baking with MIWE. Connect your MIWE in-store baking oven directly to your smartphone and get valuable information about energy consumption, baking programs usage, error codes, and more. This will give you a deeper insight into the usage and performance of your baking oven and enable you to optimize processes - in the form of increased quality of your baked goods or savings in energy consumption. MIWE starter illustrates important data in an understandable and appealing design. Your baking station is not yet networked? No problem! The integrated step-by-step instructions, with useful configuration suggestions, support you with the local connection to the network. To log in to the app, simply use your existing MIWE smart baking suite account or register via the app for free and become part of our smart software environment. Requirements for connection: - The baking oven requires a network interface - LAN connection of the oven to the network - W-LAN connection from smartphone to network - Free account in the MIWE smart baking suite (can be created in the app). Other helpful functions: - Live status of your baking station with the remaining time of the current baking program - Display of set and actual temperature during heating up - Description of error codes - Switching off the oven via the smartphone - Simple changeover from summer and winter time (correction of the time in case of deviation)

Screenshots

MIWE starter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BGN at none against MIWE starter's shown. BGN also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). MIWE starter's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 25 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BGN ships an update every 25 months, MIWE starter every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and December 6, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 4 level
BGN versus MIWE starter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBGNMIWE starter
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBerufsgenossenschaft Nahrungsmittel und Gastgewerbe (BGN)MIWE Michael Wenz GmbH

In-app purchases

None

BGN

No in-app purchases

None

MIWE starter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BGN free?
BGN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MIWE starter free?
MIWE starter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BGN or MIWE starter have ads?
MIWE starter shows ads; BGN does not.
Which is updated more often, BGN or MIWE starter?
BGN ships an update every 25 months, and MIWE starter every 2 months. Most recently, BGN was updated on June 4, 2026 and MIWE starter on December 6, 2025.

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