Kitchen Buddy vs Baker Percentage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchen Buddy
Easily convert cooking measurements, find ingredient substitutions, and adapt recipes for different pan sizes. This app offers a vast database of ingredients and conversions to help bakers and cooks overcome common kitchen challenges.
- Measurement conversion
- Ingredient substitution
- Pan size adaptation
- Extensive ingredient database
- Ingredient descriptions and alternate names
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Ever had a recipe call for 100 grams of flour but you’re using measuring cups? Or you have run out of a spice and you want to know what you can use instead? Or perhaps you have a recipe calling for a square cake pan but you want to use two round pans. The Kitchen Buddy has you covered. In one application you can convert measurements, determine how to substitute different sizes and shapes of pans, even how to replace one ingredient with another. Kitchen Buddy includes more than 2500 different ingredients with descriptions, alternate names, and potential substitutions in addition to managing a myriad of conversions. Kitchen Buddy is the baker’s best friend.
Baker Percentage
This app helps bakers calculate ingredient ratios and scale recipes accurately. It provides clear hydration breakdowns and totals, allowing for on-the-fly adjustments to ensure consistent results for any batch size.
- Recipe creation and ingredient breakdown
- Instant hydration totals
- Adjustable percentages
- Recipe scaling for any batch size
- Ingredient name/math toggles
- Kitchen-focused design
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Join a bread-baking community and share recipes across the world. All FREE. Recipes here are smart and scalable. You can also count on the alarm system to set up a bread baking schedule that won't have you resetting all the alarms on your phone. Whether you’re dialing in a simple sourdough or a rich brioche, Baker’s Percentage keeps the ratios right and the results consistent. Highlights: - A network for Sharing Recipes - Smart Dough Calculator - Recipe Instructions that are dynamic and update in real time - Alarm Scripts that allow you to set time intervals that can be started anytime - Widgets and Live Activities to keep track of where you are right now - Clear hydration breakdowns and totals at a glance - Baker’s percentage scaling for any batch size - Quick ingredient toggles to see math or names - Clean, focused design built for the kitchen Perfect for home bakers and pros who want consistency, control, and confidence in every bake.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Baker Percentage at Free against Kitchen Buddy's $0.99. Baker Percentage also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (67% vs 33%). Kitchen Buddy's advantage is chart position (#151 vs unranked) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Baker Percentage is free to download; Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Baker Percentage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Kitchen Buddy's written reviews are positive against 67% of Baker Percentage's.
Kitchen Buddy ships an update every 6 months, Baker Percentage every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Buddy | Baker Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jan-Wouter Arendsen | Pedro Coutinho |
Customer experience
Kitchen Buddy
Baker Percentage
In-app purchases
Kitchen Buddy
No in-app purchases
Baker Percentage
No in-app purchases









