Comparison

Kitchen Buddy vs Baker Percentage

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Measurement conversion
  • Ingredient substitution
  • Pan size adaptation
  • Extensive ingredient database
  • Ingredient descriptions and alternate names
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Recipe creation and ingredient breakdown
  • Instant hydration totals
  • Adjustable percentages
  • Recipe scaling for any batch size
  • Ingredient name/math toggles
  • Kitchen-focused design
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Kitchen Buddy4 screens
Baker Percentage4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Kitchen Buddy versus Baker Percentage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen BuddyBaker Percentage
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#151 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJan-Wouter ArendsenPedro Coutinho

Customer experience

Kitchen Buddy

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Baker Percentage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

Baker Percentage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Buddy free?
Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baker Percentage free?
Baker Percentage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Buddy or Baker Percentage?
Baker Percentage is rated higher. Kitchen Buddy averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Baker Percentage averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kitchen Buddy or Baker Percentage have ads?
Neither Kitchen Buddy nor Baker Percentage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Buddy or Baker Percentage?
Kitchen Buddy ships an update every 6 months, and Baker Percentage every 5 weeks. Most recently, Kitchen Buddy was updated on October 29, 2026 and Baker Percentage on October 13, 2026.

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