Loafer vs iCafe UK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Loafer
This app guides you through making sourdough bread, from starter care to baking. It provides timely feeding reminders for your starter and calculates precise ingredient ratios for your loaves. Integrated timers and step tracking help you manage the entire baking process.
- Sourdough starter care and feeding reminders
- Automatic ingredient ratio calculation
- Adjustable hydration and ingredient ratios
- Baking timers and step tracking
- Home screen widgets
- Live Activities for lock screen timers
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A companion for making a sourdough loaf, making and caring for your starter. Look after your sourdough starter, and get alerts when it's time to feed it. Track whether you keep it on the counter or in the fridge (when chilly, your starter needs feeding less often). Loafer makes sure you don't forget to feed your pride and joy and leave it languishing in the back of the fridge. When you want to bake, Loafer automatically works out the ratios of flour, water, starter and salt you need.. you can tweak hydration levels and the ratios of starter and salt to flour, Loafer does the maths for you! Use the handy timers and step trackers as you go through the process of mixing and baking a sourdough loaf from scratch. You can opt in to notifications and Live Activities on your phone. There are two Widgets to put on your home screen : The first reminds you when it's time to feed your starter. The second keeps track of your making and baking timers, so you never miss a step! Opt in to Live Activities on your iPhone to see your baking timers on the lock screen...
iCafe UK
Order your favorite coffee and treats from a leading coffee house chain. Pay securely, collect your order at your convenience, and earn rewards with every purchase. Enjoy a seamless experience from browsing the menu to redeeming your loyalty points.
- Order ahead for pickup
- Secure in-app payments
- Loyalty points collection
- Redeem rewards
- Browse menu
- View order history
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Multi-award Winning Coffee Houses. Use our App to order, pay, collect and redeem loyalty points.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: iCafe UK at Free against Loafer's $0.99. iCafe UK also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Loafer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
iCafe UK is free to download; Loafer costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Loafer ships an update every 6 days, iCafe UK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Loafer | iCafe UK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Colin Grenfell | 5loyalty Ltd |
Customer experience
Loafer
iCafe UK
In-app purchases
Loafer
No in-app purchases
iCafe UK
No in-app purchases
