DoughCalc vs Baker Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Baker's Percentage conversion
- Ingredient mass calculation
- Save custom recipes
- Customizable ingredients
- Recipe notes
- Scale recipes
- Ounces and grams support
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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.
Baker Buddy
This app helps home bakers calculate ingredient weights using baker's percentages. Simply input your desired percentages and target weight, and it handles all the math for you. It also includes a multiplier for scaling recipes.
- Baker's percentage calculations
- Ingredient weight determination
- Target end weight input
- Recipe scaling multiplier
- Recipe storage and editing
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Baker Buddy is the app built by home bakers, for home bakers. When determining the correct formula for a recipe, bakers use baker's percentages — weights calculated as a percentage of the flour weight. This app allows a baker to simply enter their ingredient percentages and all the calculations are taken care of. Determining measurements for the perfect loaf of bread is tedious. With Baker Buddy all you have to do is enter your target end weight and the baker percentages of your ingredients. Instead of manually calculating your ingredients based on the weight of the flour, the app takes care of everything for you. There's even a handy multiplier feature for when you need to scale up. All of your recipes are stored in your phone for later editing and viewing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DoughCalc at 4.2 against Baker Buddy's 3.0. DoughCalc also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). Baker Buddy's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 64%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
DoughCalc costs $0.99 and Baker Buddy $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DoughCalc holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DoughCalc has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of DoughCalc's written reviews are positive against 75% of Baker Buddy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | DoughCalc | Baker Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (11 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 50 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #111 — better | #186 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.2 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Bieti | Joshua Piedimonte |
Customer experience
DoughCalc
Baker Buddy
In-app purchases
DoughCalc
No in-app purchases
Baker Buddy
No in-app purchases






