Levain vs Grigliami
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.
Grigliami
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Grigliami is a focused grilling companion for meat and fish. Choose a cut and doneness, then start a practical time estimate with its target internal temperature. Run several cooks at once, check progress from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, and use familiar cut names for your country. Grigliami works offline and keeps your cooking data on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grigliami at weekly 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 Grigliami 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, Grigliami weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Levain | Grigliami |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Weekly — 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 | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Klug | Flavio De Stefano |
In-app purchases
Levain
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
Grigliami
- Grigliami Lifetime$4.99
