Comparison

Pastry Chef Pro vs Baker's note

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

Baker's note

Easily store, manage, and scale your baking recipes. Input ingredients, customize directions, add photos, and automatically adjust quantities for perfect results every time. Ideal for bakers of all skill levels.

Highlights
  • Recipe storage and management
  • Automatic ingredient quantity calculator
  • Customizable directions
  • Add photos to recipes
  • Upscale or downscale recipes
  • Suitable for all skill levels
Features
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All your favorite baking recipes in one place. Automatic ingredient quantity calculator. Baker’s Note is the perfect application for storing and managing your recipes. It lets you input your ingredients, customize your directions, add photos, and automatically recalculate ingredient quantities to up- or downscale your recipes. Baker’s Note is the best mobile application for beginner to advanced bakers who want to simplify the process of making delicious breads, pastries, cakes and more. Have fun baking!

Screenshots

Pastry Chef Pro4 screens
Baker's note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pastry Chef Pro at 5.0 against Baker's note's 3.5. Pastry Chef Pro also leads on ads (none vs shown). Baker's note's advantage is review sentiment (63% vs 21%) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price 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. Baker's note asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pastry Chef Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Pastry Chef Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of Baker's note's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastry Chef Pro ships an update every 4 months, Baker's note every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pastry Chef Pro versus Baker's note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastry Chef ProBaker's note
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews21.4% of reviews62.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChrystian EnriquezBe a Buddy LLC

Customer experience

Pastry Chef Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative64.3%

Baker's note

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive62.7%
Neutral23.5%
Negative13.7%

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

Baker's note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pastry Chef Pro free?
Pastry Chef Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Baker's note free?
Baker's note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pastry Chef Pro or Baker's note?
Pastry Chef Pro is rated higher. Pastry Chef Pro averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Baker's note averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Pastry Chef Pro or Baker's note have ads?
Baker's note shows ads; Pastry Chef Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Pastry Chef Pro or Baker's note?
Pastry Chef Pro ships an update every 4 months, and Baker's note every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pastry Chef Pro was updated on September 22, 2026 and Baker's note on July 3, 2026.

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