# BreadMe vs Levain

The clearest difference is price: Levain at Free against BreadMe's $2.99. Levain also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 79%). BreadMe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (40 vs 4). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Levain is free to download; BreadMe costs $2.99 up front. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BreadMe asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for BreadMe against 4.8 for Levain. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BreadMe has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of BreadMe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Levain's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | BreadMe | Levain |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.7 (40 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/breadme-sourdough-planner/id1522824861/reviews) | **[4.8 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/levain/id1572641630/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **40** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Paid | **Free with in-app purchases** |
| Best chart rank | **#163** | — |
| Size | 8 MB | 10 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Ferdinand Werner](https://appshunter.io/developer/1497700819) | [Michael Klug](https://appshunter.io/developer/1457077311) |

## What reviewers say

### BreadMe

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/breadme-sourdough-planner/id1522824861)

**Currently charting:** #163 Top Paid · Food & Drink (US App Store)

Plan and track your sourdough bread baking with this app. Schedule your bakes, collect recipes, and get reminders for feeding your starters and progressing through recipes. Take your baking notes anywhere and share your creations.

**Highlights:** Schedule bread readiness time, Track recipe progress, Collect and carry recipes, Share recipes, Track sourdough starters, Sourdough feeding reminders, Recipe progress reminders

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Levain

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/levain/id1572641630)

Manage your sourdough starters and bread baking recipes in one place. Track recipe steps, get notifications for feeding and baking, and monitor progress with widgets. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

**Highlights:** Recipe management, Sourdough starter maintenance, Baking step tracking, Customizable notifications, Home and lock screen widgets, iCloud synchronization

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

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $4.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $9.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is BreadMe free?

BreadMe costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Levain free?

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

### Which has better reviews, BreadMe or Levain?

Levain is rated higher. BreadMe averages 4.7 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Levain averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.

### Do BreadMe or Levain have ads?

Neither BreadMe nor Levain shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, BreadMe or Levain?

BreadMe ships an update every 2 weeks, and Levain every 2 weeks. Most recently, BreadMe was updated on September 22, 2026 and Levain on September 22, 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.*