Levain vs Sourdough Starter Journal
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.
Sourdough Starter Journal
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Plan sourdough feedings by ratio and target weight, track multiple starters, and keep a private bake journal with baker's percentages. Everything works offline without an account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sourdough Starter Journal at every 5 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
Both are free to download. Levain sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Sourdough Starter Journal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Levain ships an update every 2 weeks, Sourdough Starter Journal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Levain | Sourdough Starter Journal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Klug | F4 Software LLC |
In-app purchases
Levain
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Sourdough Starter Journal
- Starter Journal Pro$8.99
Questions
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