Comparison

Baker Notes vs Sour & Dough

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

Head to head
About

Baker Notes

This app helps bakers calculate ingredient percentages for recipes, from single loaves to large batches. It includes a recipe library and allows users to create their own and log baking notes.

Highlights
  • Baker percentage calculation
  • Recipe library
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Baking notes
  • Supports large batch calculations
Features
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Baker Notes provides a powerful baker percentage calculator to calculate anything from one bread loaf to 100's of bread rolls. Explore a library of recipes that includes breads and cookies, or create your own recipes. Write and keep notes of your baking attempts.

About

Sour & Dough

This app simplifies sourdough bread baking with a dough calculator and guided schedules. It provides step-by-step timers, helping home bakers manage fermentation and achieve perfect loaves.

Highlights
  • Dough calculator
  • Guided baking schedule
  • Step-by-step timers
  • Ingredient scaling
  • Hydration adjustment
  • Ad-free experience
Features
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Don't be sour, let's bake some dough! Sour & Dough is a simple, no-nonsense app for anyone baking sourdough bread at home. Use our flour-based dough calculator to get your ingredients instantly. Then follow a step-by-step sourdough schedule with built-in baking timers — a guided experience that feels just like following a real-time bread baking recipe. Whether you're just getting into sourdough baking or already enjoy experimenting with hydration and fermentation, this app helps you structure every stage of your bake day. ** NEW: Sourdough Schedule & Timers ** From the first mix to the final bake, our baking schedule guides you through every step — with timers that feel like a live bread recipe. Start your sourdough bread at any time Stay on track with bulk fermentation reminders Follow a proven baking flow that works ► Features Fast and accurate dough calculator based on flour and hydration Guided bread baking schedule Timers for each sourdough step Feels like following a recipe, without the clutter Works ad-free Minimal design for focus ► Dough Calculator Simply enter the amount of flour you’re using. The app calculates your ideal hydration, levain, and salt — all based on baker’s percentages. It’s an easy way to scale any sourdough recipe, experiment with new dough formulas, and perfect your crust and crumb. Adjust hydration for different dough types Automatic ingredient scaling Ideal for home bread bakers ► Features Fast and accurate dough calculator based on flour and hydration Guided bread baking schedule Timers for each sourdough step Feels like following a recipe, without the clutter Works ad-free Minimal design for focus ► For Every Home Bread Baker This app is for anyone who wants to bake great sourdough bread — without distractions. Whether you’re measuring your first batch of dough or tweaking your favorite recipe, Sour & Dough gives you the right tools to stay focused, improve, and enjoy the process. Skip the guesswork and overcomplicated apps. This is baking, simplified. Download Sourdough Baking Planner now and make every bake better. Who build Sour & Dough? This is a passion project from two developers and a marketeer who not only have a passion for everything Digital, they also try to bake the perfect loaf of bread. We build Sour & Dough within one afternoon. Just for fun! We all work at one of the companies within The Digital Club in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Want to chat? Just contact us at hello@coffeedigital.nl _______ Your data is exactly that: your data. We don't collect anything. Want to know more about our app's privacy settings? Click on any of the links below. Privacy Policy → Privacy Policy for Sour & Dough app Terms & Conditions → Terms & Conditions for Sour & Dough app

Screenshots

Baker Notes3 screens
Sour & Dough4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Baker Notes at 3.0 against Sour & Dough's 1.0. Baker Notes also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Sour & Dough's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Baker Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sour & Dough asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Baker Notes holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Baker Notes versus Sour & Dough: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaker NotesSour & Dough
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOneByte, LLCCoffee IT B.V.

Customer experience

Baker Notes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Sour & Dough

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Baker Notes

One-time1
  • Baker Notes Unlocked$4.99
None

Sour & Dough

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baker Notes free?
Baker Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sour & Dough free?
Sour & Dough is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Baker Notes or Sour & Dough?
Baker Notes is rated higher. Baker Notes averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Sour & Dough averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Baker Notes or Sour & Dough have ads?
Neither Baker Notes nor Sour & Dough shows ads.

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