Comparison

Levain vs MySourdough

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

Head to head
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.

About

MySourdough

Features
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MySourdough takes the boring, fiddly parts out of sourdough baking — so you can enjoy the process more and get better results, more consistently. We believe a great baking community starts with great tools everyone can use, not just the ones who pay. That's why the tools other bread apps put behind a paywall are free here, right out of the box. Everything you need, in one loop — from picking a recipe to sharing what you baked: PICK A RECIPE • Start from ready-to-use sourdough recipes • Filter the library by difficulty • Customize any recipe for your ingredients, equipment, and process • Save your own recipes for next time PLAN YOUR BAKE • Manage starter maintenance so it's ready when you are • Estimate fermentation progress before you start • Plan bakes with AI, tuned to your environment, equipment, and schedule (Pro) BAKE WITH CONFIDENCE • Follow each step with reminders, so nothing gets missed • Track your bake's progress as you go • Ask Siri to check your bake, or jump back in from the Lock Screen and Spotlight • Plan on your phone, then pick up the bake on your iPad — your progress syncs automatically (Pro) IMPROVE EVERY TIME • Keep a history of everything you've baked • Review your bakes with AI to see what to change next time (Pro) • Cloud sync so you never lose a bake (Pro) SHARE YOUR SUCCESS • Turn a finished bake into a shareable card with your photos and story • Share to Instagram, Messages, Mail, and more MySourdough Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks AI planning, AI review, multi-device support, and cloud sync. Full pricing and terms are shown before you subscribe. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Levain4 screens
MySourdough4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MySourdough at every 4 days against Levain's every 2 weeks. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and MySourdough sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Levain ships an update every 2 weeks, MySourdough every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Levain versus MySourdough: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLevainMySourdough
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael KlugINSIGHTFLOW, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Levain

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

MySourdough

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Levain free?
Levain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MySourdough free?
MySourdough is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Levain or MySourdough have ads?
Neither Levain nor MySourdough shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Levain or MySourdough?
Levain ships an update every 2 weeks, and MySourdough every 4 days. Most recently, Levain was updated on September 22, 2026 and MySourdough on October 3, 2026.

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