Comparison

Kneady vs Levain

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

Head to head
About

Kneady

Discover over 600 top-rated bread and baking recipes from professional bakers. This app offers step-by-step guidance, community features, and helpful tools like timers and unit conversion to elevate your home baking experience.

Highlights
  • 600+ award-winning recipes
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Global baking community
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Baking timers
  • Metric/imperial unit toggle
  • Distraction-free Baking Mode
Features
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Kneady is the #1 home-baking app, made for bakers of all levels. Discover 600+ award-winning recipes from professional bakers, save your favourite recipes, join a passionate global community & much more. ** About Kneady ** - The #1 home-baking app, suitable for bakers of all levels - Professional recipes perfected for home cooking, with clear step-by-step guidance - Join a buzzing community, share your culinary masterpieces and learn from others! - Save your favourite recipes for easier repeat bakes - Set handy timers for rise phases, kneading time, oven time and more - Toggle between metric/imperial measures for all recipes - Distraction-free Baking Mode - Use advanced filters to narrow your search ** Our Mission ** We’re on a mission to help you take your home baking to the next level. Many people love bread and love baking, but bread recipes are often unnecessarily complex and buried deep in recipe books. Kneady combines inspiring, time-tested recipes with simplicity and convenience. Follow step-by-step instructions on your smartphone, from the comfort of your home kitchen. ** Collaboration & Support ** Looking to collaborate, or have a question or suggestion? Pop us a message at team@kneady.io and we'll be in touch as soon as possible. ** About Kneady Pro ** In addition to a free plan, Kneady offers two auto-renewing subscription options. Subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. Read the terms and conditions here: https://kneady.io/terms Read the privacy policy here: https://kneady.io/privacy

About

Levain

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
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Bread Baking and Sourdough Maintenance Management for iOS and iPadOS Keep all your bread baking recipes in one single place. Define the individual recipe steps entering all details relevant to you (step duration, automatic or manual start, ingredients, temperatures, equipment etc) Bring your recipes to life by creating bakings. Get notified when a step is ready to start or has just started. Manage your sourdoughs and get notified when it’s time to feed or store them. Monitor your bakings and levains without opening the app by using the home screen and lock screen widgets. iCloud support: your recipes, bakings and levains will be available across all your iOS/iPadOS devices. Levain is totally free, In-App-Purchases allow you to tip the developer and have no impact on the app's functionality.

Screenshots

Kneady4 screens
Levain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Kneady at 731 against Levain's 4. Kneady also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Levain's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). On price, rating, ads 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. Kneady sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Kneady against 4.8 for Levain. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kneady has 731 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Kneady's written reviews are positive against 100% of Levain's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kneady ships an update every 3 days, Levain every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Kneady versus Levain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKneadyLevain
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (731 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings731 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQuillbound Studios LtdMichael Klug

Customer experience

Kneady

All ratings721 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.8%
Negative8.0%

Levain

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Kneady

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatibility with older devices
  • Recipes not displaying properly in baking mode

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to save custom recipes
  • Printing option for pro users
  • More free recipes and less locked content
  • Improved search and recipe organization

Levain

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kneady

Subscriptions10
  • Kneady Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Kneady Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Kneady Pro - Monthly$3.991 Month
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  • Kneady Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Kneady Pro - Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Kneady Pro - Quarterly7 Days trial$12.993 Months
  • Kneady Pro - Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Kneady Pro - Annual14 Days trial$21.991 Year
  • Kneady Pro - Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Kneady Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

Levain

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Kneady free?
Kneady is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Levain free?
Levain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kneady or Levain?
Kneady is rated higher. Kneady averages 4.8 out of 5 from 731 ratings, while Levain averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Kneady or Levain have ads?
Neither Kneady nor Levain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kneady or Levain?
Kneady ships an update every 3 days, and Levain every 2 weeks. Most recently, Kneady was updated on November 7, 2026 and Levain on November 3, 2026.

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