Levain vs Brotzeiten
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.
Brotzeiten
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Brotzeiten is an app for anyone who wants to bake bread and rolls in a structured and reproducible way. It combines flexible timers with detailed recipes, steps, and sub-steps — ideal when working with multiple doughs or long fermentation times. Recipes can be adjusted, documented, and shared. All data stays local on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brotzeiten at none against Levain's 3. Levain's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Brotzeiten asks for nothing beyond the download.
Levain ships an update every 2 weeks, Brotzeiten monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Levain | Brotzeiten |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Klug | Franz Juengerhans |
In-app purchases
Levain
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Brotzeiten
No in-app purchases
