Levain vs breadlens.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Recipe management
- Sourdough starter maintenance
- Baking step tracking
- Customizable notifications
- Home and lock screen widgets
- iCloud synchronization
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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.
breadlens.
This app helps bakers manage recipes and capture photos of their creations. It simplifies the baking process for both beginners and experts, allowing them to document their progress and refine their skills.
- Recipe storage
- Baking progress capture
- Simplified recipe management
- Baking documentation
- Craft perfection tool
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Breadlens is an essential tool for every baker. Streamline your baking process by storing cherished recipes and capturing stunning images of your creations. Designed for both novice and experienced bakers, breadlens. simplifies recipe management and helps you document your baking progress. Perfect your craft with every bake.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: breadlens. at none against Levain's 3. breadlens. also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Levain's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. breadlens. asks for nothing beyond the download.
breadlens. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
Levain ships an update every 2 weeks, breadlens. fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Levain | breadlens. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Klug | Glenn Brannelly |
Customer experience
Levain
breadlens.
In-app purchases
Levain
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
breadlens.
No in-app purchases
