Comparison

Bakeshop vs PizzaDoughPal

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

Head to head
About

Bakeshop

This recipe tool helps chefs and home cooks manage ingredients and scale recipes accurately. It understands formulas, performs complex conversions between US and Metric units, and allows for scaling by yield or baker's percentage.

Highlights
  • Ingredient volume/mass ratio understanding
  • US and Metric unit conversions
  • Recipe scaling by yield or mass
  • Force US or Metric measurement display
  • Force Volume or Mass unit display
  • Formula scaling
Features
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The indispensable recipe tool for professional chefs, culinary students and the home culinarian. Bakeshop is more than just a recipe storage app. Bakeshop understands formulas and it uses volume/mass ratios for each ingredient to perform complex conversions and scaling. With Bakeshop you can quickly find equivalent amounts for any ingredient. For example 'Free Scale' 1 Cup of Patent Flour and find its volume and mass in both US and Metric units (e.g. 4.25 oz / 125 g). Bakeshops real power shows when scaling recipes. The options allow you to transform a formula by yield (number of portions) or mass (bakers %). You can also force the use and display of only US or Metric measurements as well as using only Volume or Mass units. Encounter an issue? Have some feedback? Get in touch using the links in the app.

About

PizzaDoughPal

Effortlessly calculate precise ingredient amounts for perfect pizza dough. Choose from dozens of pre-loaded styles or customize your own, scaling recipes for any number of dough balls. Experiment, refine, and share your creations with ease.

Highlights
  • Precise ingredient calculation
  • Dozens of pre-loaded pizza styles
  • Customizable recipes
  • Scale recipes for 1-10000 dough balls
  • Print and share results
  • Supports various fermentation methods
Features
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Recipe builder and calculator for pizza dough, add to, modify pizza dough all while maintaining correct hydration, scale recipe from 1 to 10000 dough balls, say goodbye to guesswork and effortlessly calculate the ideal ingredient amounts for your pizza dough with our app. Whether you're a passionate home cook or a seasoned Pizzaiolo, our tool ensures you achieve dough perfection every time. With over two dozen pre-loaded pizza styles from Neapolitan to Detroit to Paleo, plus some popular copycats you can customize the recipe to suit your tastes. Simply adjust the number of pizzas you want, and let the app provide a precise ingredient list in grams. Tailor the ingredients to your preference, then easily print or share the results directly from the app. Also perfect for experimenting, refining and reverse engineering. Wether you use direct yeast, sourdough, poolish or biga for fermentation this app has you covered.. Average flour protein calculation. Lock your recipe to prevent accidental changes. Pre-Loaded Recipes Neapolitan Neapolitan AVPN (Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana) compliant Neapolitan GF (Gluten Free) New York Chicago Deep Dish Chicago Tavern (thin-crust) Boston Bar (thin-crust) Detroit (square) New Haven "apizza" (thin-crust) Grandma's Nonna's Roman (sheet) St Louis ((thin-crust, Uses no yeast) Sfincione (Traditional Sicilian pizza, thick, spongy, focaccia-like) Sicilian (US version of traditional Sicilian pizza) Philly Tomato Pie Greek (New England style) Paleo Keto Friendly Tavern (thin-crust) Flat Bread Calzone Panzerotti (Deep fried calzone) Stromboli (Italian pizza log) Focaccia (bread similar to pizza) CPK Thin Crust (California Pizza Kitchen Copycat) Pizza Hut Hand Tossed (Copycat)

Screenshots

Bakeshop4 screens
PizzaDoughPal3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bakeshop at 25% against PizzaDoughPal's 0%. Bakeshop also leads on chart position (#152 vs unranked) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). PizzaDoughPal's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Bakeshop costs $1.99 and PizzaDoughPal $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bakeshop ships an update every 2 months, PizzaDoughPal monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Bakeshop versus PizzaDoughPal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBakeshopPizzaDoughPal
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#152 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRichard D. PiazzaAgostino Calisi

Customer experience

Bakeshop

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

PizzaDoughPal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bakeshop

No in-app purchases

None

PizzaDoughPal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bakeshop free?
Bakeshop costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PizzaDoughPal free?
PizzaDoughPal costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Bakeshop or PizzaDoughPal have ads?
Neither Bakeshop nor PizzaDoughPal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bakeshop or PizzaDoughPal?
Bakeshop ships an update every 2 months, and PizzaDoughPal monthly. Most recently, Bakeshop was updated on October 23, 2026 and PizzaDoughPal on October 24, 2026.

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