Comparison

Pastry Chef Pro vs Panade

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

Head to head
About

Pastry Chef Pro

This app offers a curated collection of high-quality, exclusive pastry recipes with detailed instructions and beautiful photos. It includes a unit converter and chef tips, designed for home cooks and professionals alike. Access to over 100 recipes requires a subscription.

Highlights
  • Exclusive, world-class pastry recipes
  • High-definition recipe photos
  • Detailed instructions and chef tips
  • Integrated unit converter (temperature, volume, weight, length)
  • Offline access to content
  • Categorized and searchable recipes
Features
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Pastry Chef is an "offline" educational cooking App developed for people who enjoy food and cooking, particularly desserts. Pastry Chef provides a list of unique pastry recipes tested in professional kitchens around the World with precise instructions, beautiful photos, chef tips, techniques, product/recipe history and a four unit converter, all inside a clean and simple user interface. Don't expect to find thousands of recipes from the internet because Pastry Chef's priority is not quantity but quality of recipes which are normally hard to find or kept private by most Chefs. You'll find that Pastry Chef is a "must have App" for any Student, Cook, Teacher or experienced Pastry Chefs. BEST RECIPES Quality of recipes is what Pastry Chef is all about, so we have gathered the best pastry recipes to go along with high definition photos for the user to cherish. The recipes are unique industry proven used by Master Chefs all over the World. DESIGN THAT WORKS The Pastry Chef team believes recipe design is critical for cooking. It needs to be simple and clean yet have order and be delightful for the cook to read. This is hard to achieve and we think Pastry Chef has done it. MAIN FEATURES: • RECIPES - world class recipes with exclusive design • CATEGORIES - get order and easy access to all recipes • SEARCH BAR - find your recipe any time • CONVERTER - convert temperature, volume, weight and length from within the app • No Advertisement • No Internet, No problem - Pastry Chef content is already store in your device The current version provides 4 example recipes and more than 100 recipes after subscription. Enjoy. New Pro auto-renew subscriptions: - 1 year (Gold) | 3 month (Silver) | 1 month (Bronze) - Full access to more than 100 Recipes - Full access to categories, appendix and converter - Full access packages ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.

 • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.
 • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 

• Terms of use (Pastry Chef Pro): https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/d70ffae3-5097-4922-9d7b-3c50d5e580b9

About

Panade

Features
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La Panade plans every stage of your sourdough breads and viennoiseries so you don’t have to do the math. Pick a recipe and when you want to eat: the app builds a full schedule—mixing, folds, fermentation, shaping, baking—and sends notifications when it’s time for each step. What you get • A clear timeline for your whole bake day • Reminders for key actions • A bake history to revisit recipes, dates, and notes • Community to found new recipes Whether you’re new to sourdough or baking every weekend, La Panade helps you stay on track with less mental load.

Screenshots

Pastry Chef Pro4 screens
Panade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Panade at none against Pastry Chef Pro's 3. Panade also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. Pastry Chef Pro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Panade asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastry Chef Pro ships an update every 4 months, Panade every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pastry Chef Pro versus Panade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastry Chef ProPanade
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChrystian EnriquezVia fermenta

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pastry Chef Pro

Subscriptions3
  • Bronze Member$7.991 Month
  • Silver Member$17.993 Months
  • Gold Member$49.991 Year
None

Panade

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pastry Chef Pro free?
Pastry Chef Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Panade free?
Panade is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pastry Chef Pro or Panade have ads?
Neither Pastry Chef Pro nor Panade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pastry Chef Pro or Panade?
Pastry Chef Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Panade every 6 weeks. Most recently, Pastry Chef Pro was updated on October 9, 2026 and Panade on September 28, 2026.

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