Comparison

The Station vs Homebaker

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

Head to head
About

The Station

Features
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Order Food from your favourite Restaurant quickly and easily with our new App ! We are now online. Ordering from us directly is quick and easy. Just click through our easy to navigate menu and make your selection easily and even let us know of any special requirements. We are constantly improving our service to give our customers a better experience that’s why we are now proud to offer this fantastic online ordering solution so you can see our menu quickly and easily, select your food and provide any special details to ensure we have the food readied for you to your exact requirements. You can even pay online simply and collect Loyalty rewards every time you shop. Points once collected can easily be redeemed using the APP and you will have easy access to details of our specials and promotions.

About

Homebaker

This app helps home bakers track bread recipes and baking sessions. It allows users to create custom recipes, log detailed session notes with timings and photos, and manage sourdough starters. Push notifications remind users of important steps and feeding times.

Highlights
  • Create custom bread recipes
  • Log detailed baking sessions with photos
  • Automatic baker's percentage calculation
  • Manage sourdough starter activity
  • Step-by-step baking session tracking
  • Push notification reminders
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Perfect your bread baking with Homebaker, the bread baking notes app for home bakers that want to keep track of their bread recipes and baking sessions. Whether you're just beginning your baking journey or you're a seasoned bread baker, Homebaker offers seamless tools to: - Perfect your recipes: Create your own bread baking recipes by adding your preferment, dough and non-dough ingredients, as well as detailed recipe steps. Homebaker automatically calculates baker's percentages and hydration. Use recipes as templates to pre-fill your baking sessions. You can also share your recipes with fellow bakers using a public link. - Log your baking sessions: Record every step of your baking sessions with detailed timings, descriptions, metadata (such as temperatures) and pictures. Review past sessions and refine your techniques for perfect results every time. - Step by step precision: Never forget to add salt again. Mark baking steps as done to keep track of where you are in a baking session. - Manage your sourdough starters: log your starter's activity and schedule feeding notifications - Get notified: Get notified with push notifications when step timers are completed in your baking session or when it's time to check on your sourdough starter. - Stay synced: With the Pro version (requires paid subscription) – access Homebaker from any device, including desktops, via our web app. A subscription to Homebaker Pro is optional and can be purchased in-app to unlock the following features: - Unlimited creation of recipes: In the free version of Homebaker the number of recipes you can create is limited. Upgrade to Pro to create as many recipes as you want, which also can be used as templates for your baking sessions - Access to the Homebaker web app: Your recipes and sessions get synced with your Homebaker account and can be accessed in the browser via the web app. This makes it easy to manage your baking notes on desktop devices. Subscriptions will be automatically renewed and charged on a monthly basis. You can cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. You can find the Terms of Use (EULA) here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.homebaker.app/privacy Support: https://www.homebaker.app/support

Screenshots

The Station2 screens
Homebaker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Station at none against Homebaker's 1. The Station also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Homebaker sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. The Station asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 5 level
The Station versus Homebaker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe StationHomebaker
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
Monetizationβ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS10.0 β€” better14.0.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size60 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopermyAPPetite LimitedSIMON RAYMOND SCHOEN

In-app purchases

None

The Station

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Homebaker

Subscriptions1
  • Homebaker Pro$1.991 Month

Questions

Is The Station free?
The Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Homebaker free?
Homebaker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Station or Homebaker have ads?
Homebaker shows ads; The Station does not.

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