Comparison

Kitchen Buddy vs DoughCalc

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

DoughCalc

Easily convert Baker's Percentages to ingredient masses for baking and pizza dough. Save custom recipes, add notes, and scale recipes to different dough ball sizes. Supports both ounces and grams.

Highlights
  • Baker's Percentage conversion
  • Ingredient mass calculation
  • Save custom recipes
  • Customizable ingredients
  • Recipe notes
  • Scale recipes
  • Ounces and grams support
Features
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Do you like to make dough? Have you ever needed to convert a Baker's Percentage into ingredient masses when making dough? Have you been looking on the App Store for something like this for a while? Then you’re like me, and this is the tool for you! Pizza and bread dough recipes can use Baker's Percentages. Baker's Percentages are used to make more consistent recipes by specifying the ratios of the ingredient masses. One cup of sifted flour does not weigh the same as one cup of unsifted flour. But 100g of flour will always be 100g of flour. Baker's Percentages are also easy to scale to different dough ball sizes. With this app you can include up to 8 ingredients in your recipes. You can also save your favorite recipes for future reference. The ingredients list is customizable so you can add detail about your ingredients. For example, if your recipe calls for Instant Dry Yeast instead of Active Dry Yeast then you can include that. Additionally, if you know the masses of your ingredients, you can also use this tool to convert your recipe into Baker's Percentages for easy scaling to different sizes. You can also add notes for reference that will be saved with each recipe. Supports ounces and grams.

Screenshots

Kitchen Buddy4 screens
DoughCalc3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DoughCalc at 64% against Kitchen Buddy's 33%. DoughCalc also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (9.2 vs 16.6). Kitchen Buddy's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 50 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99 and DoughCalc $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DoughCalc holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Kitchen Buddy's written reviews are positive against 64% of DoughCalc's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Buddy ships an update every 6 months, DoughCalc every 50 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Kitchen Buddy versus DoughCalc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen BuddyDoughCalc
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating3.8 (4 ratings)4.2 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings411 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 50 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#139#112 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.69.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJan-Wouter ArendsenMartin Bieti

Customer experience

Kitchen Buddy

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

DoughCalc

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral18.2%
Negative18.2%

In-app purchases

None

Kitchen Buddy

No in-app purchases

None

DoughCalc

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Buddy free?
Kitchen Buddy costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DoughCalc free?
DoughCalc costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Buddy or DoughCalc?
DoughCalc is rated higher. Kitchen Buddy averages 3.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while DoughCalc averages 4.2 from 11 ratings.
Do Kitchen Buddy or DoughCalc have ads?
Neither Kitchen Buddy nor DoughCalc shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Buddy or DoughCalc?
Kitchen Buddy ships an update every 6 months, and DoughCalc every 50 months. Most recently, Kitchen Buddy was updated on September 10, 2026 and DoughCalc on September 24, 2026.
Which is more popular, Kitchen Buddy or DoughCalc?
Kitchen Buddy currently peaks at #139 in the App Store charts, and DoughCalc at #112. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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