Comparison

Back App vs KitchenTakt

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

Head to head
About

Back App

Manage your recipes and plan your baking days with this modern iOS app. It helps you create schedules with precise ingredient quantities and temperatures, and allows you to export and import recipes to share with others.

Highlights
  • Recipe management
  • Baking day scheduling
  • Ingredient quantity calculation
  • Temperature calculation
  • Recipe export/import
  • Automatic ingredient recognition
Features
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Die BackApp ist eine einfache und moderne iOS App, die Dir beim Verwalten deiner Rezepte und beim Planen deiner Backtage hilft. Die BackApp verwaltet Deine Rezepte und ermöglicht es Zeitpläne mit den richtigen Zutatenmengen und Temperaturen für den Backtag zu erstellen, außerdem kannst Du Rezepte exportieren und importieren um sie an Freunde oder Bekannte weiterzugeben. Rezepte werden mit ihren Schritten und Zutaten erfasst. Zusätzlich können Schritte andere Schritte als Zutat haben. Dies ist zum Beispiel für Vorteige nützlich. Die BackApp berechnet dir die notwendige Temperatur von Schüttflüssigkeiten, meist Wasser, unter Berücksichtigung der Raumtemperatur. Zusätlich gibt es auch automatische Zutatenartenerkennung bei häufigen Zutatennamen Mit der Planungsfunktion kann man entweder vom gewünschten Fertigstellungszeitpunkt aus oder auch von einer Startzeit die Zeit- und Mengenplanung eines Rezepts erstellen und dann exportieren. Die BackApp erstellt dir dafür einen Zeitplan mit Schritten, Daten und Zutaten basierend auf deinen Eingaben. Hierbei werden auch die Zutatenmengen für die gewünschte Anzahl an Broten, Brötchen, etc. … errechnet. (z.B gibt es ein Rezept mit Mengen für 10 Baguettes, man möchte aber lediglich 2 Baguettes machen)

About

KitchenTakt

A minimalist kitchen timer designed for simplicity and elegance. Easily time your coffee, eggs, cakes, and oven-baked goods with clear visuals and focused modes.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Clear visuals
  • Focused timing modes
  • Ideal for coffee, eggs, and cakes
  • Elegant user experience
Features
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KitchenTakt is a minimalist, beautifully designed kitchen timer for coffee, eggs, cake and oven use. Clear visuals and focused modes make timing in the kitchen simple and elegant. FOUR MODES • Coffee — espresso (single or double), French press, filter • Eggs — S, M, L, each soft, medium or hard • Cake — muffins, fruit tart, cheesecake • Oven — vegetables, roast, bake SEVERAL TIMERS AT ONCE Boil an egg while the cake is baking: every timer keeps running on its own, even after you close the app. RIGHT ON THE LOCK SCREEN Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the time left and let you pause, restart or end a timer without opening the app. WIDGETS One tap on the Home Screen starts a 20-minute timer. The ring fills with the time that has passed. Plus your four timers as shortcuts that jump straight into the right one. APPLE WATCH The running timer on your wrist: time left, progress and the timer's icon at a glance. Start a timer right from the watch, a quick espresso or a duration you set yourself and pause, resume or cancel any running timer. When it's done, your watch taps you.

Screenshots

Back App4 screens
KitchenTakt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: KitchenTakt at fortnightly against Back App's every 14 months. Back App's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Back App ships an update every 14 months, KitchenTakt fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Back App versus KitchenTakt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBack AppKitchenTakt
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoritz SchaubFlorian Schneider

Customer experience

Back App

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

KitchenTakt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Back App

No in-app purchases

None

KitchenTakt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Back App free?
Back App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is KitchenTakt free?
KitchenTakt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Back App or KitchenTakt have ads?
Neither Back App nor KitchenTakt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Back App or KitchenTakt?
Back App ships an update every 14 months, and KitchenTakt fortnightly. Most recently, Back App was updated on September 24, 2026 and KitchenTakt on September 28, 2026.

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