Comparison

Levain vs Barcraft

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

Head to head

Levain

Sourdough Bread Baking

Free

🍔 Food & Drink

★ 4.84 ratingsView app →

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

Barcraft

Features

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Barcraft ist deine professionelle Cocktail-App — mit kuratierten Rezepten, Bar-Verwaltung und intelligentem Zutaten-Matching. Über 110 kuratierte Cocktailrezepte Von Klassikern wie Old Fashioned und Negroni bis zu modernen Kreationen — jedes Rezept mit Zutaten, Methode, Glas, Eis, Garnitur und Geschmacksprofil. Viele Rezepte enthalten die Entstehungsgeschichte des Drinks. Eigene Rezepte erstellen Erstelle deine eigenen Cocktailrezepte mit Foto, Zutaten, Geschmacksprofil und persönlichen Notizen. Kopiere Katalog-Rezepte als Vorlage für eigene Variationen. Meine Bar — Zutaten verwalten Erstelle mehrere Bars und markiere, welche Zutaten du vorrätig hast. Die App zeigt dir sofort, welche Cocktails du mit deinem aktuellen Vorrat mixen kannst. Machbar — Was kann ich mixen? Sieh auf einen Blick, welche Drinks sofort machbar sind und welche nur eine oder zwei Zutaten entfernt sind. Perfekt für spontane Cocktailabende. Bartending-Wissen Lerne die Grundlagen des Mixens: Techniken, Gläserkunde, Eisarten, Garnitur, Geschmacksbalance und Spirituosenkunde — alles in einer übersichtlichen Nachschlagewerk-Sektion. Schnellimport mit KI Nutze den integrierten Prompt-Generator, um Rezepte aus Büchern, Fotos oder Beschreibungen per KI in importierbare Daten umzuwandeln. Deine Daten gehören dir · iCloud-Sync über alle deine Geräte · Export & Import als Backup-Datei · Kein Account nötig, keine Werbung, kein Tracking

Screenshots

Levain4 screens

Barcraft3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Barcraft at none against Levain's 3. Levain's advantage is 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Barcraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Levain versus Barcraft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Levain	Barcraft
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	Every 2 weeks
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	17.6 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	10 MB	123 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Michael Klug	Robin Baeurle

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Levain

One-time3

Small Tip$0.99
Medium Tip$4.99
Large Tip$9.99

None

Barcraft

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Levain free?

Levain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Barcraft free?

Barcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Levain or Barcraft have ads?

Neither Levain nor Barcraft shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Levain or Barcraft?

Levain ships an update every 2 weeks, and Barcraft every 2 weeks. Most recently, Levain was updated on October 24, 2026 and Barcraft on October 25, 2026.