breadlens. vs SourFriend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
breadlens.
This app helps bakers manage recipes and capture photos of their creations. It simplifies the baking process for both beginners and experts, allowing them to document their progress and refine their skills.
- Recipe storage
- Baking progress capture
- Simplified recipe management
- Baking documentation
- Craft perfection tool
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Breadlens is an essential tool for every baker. Streamline your baking process by storing cherished recipes and capturing stunning images of your creations. Designed for both novice and experienced bakers, breadlens. simplifies recipe management and helps you document your baking progress. Perfect your craft with every bake.
SourFriend
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Your Personal Sourdough Assistant SourFriend is the ultimate companion for sourdough enthusiasts. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced baker, our app helps you maintain a healthy starter and achieve consistent, delicious results—with or without a SourFriend device. Key Features: Fermentation Plans & Monitoring - Create fermentation plans and track feeding, storage, and fermentation stages from Home - Follow progress with clear status and timing on the Home screen - With a connected SourFriend device, monitor temperature and humidity in real time - Receive notifications when a stage is complete Starter Health Tracking - Monitor your starter's performance over time - Get graded assessments (S, A, B, C, D grades) - View Ferment Score and history in the Record tab (List / Calendar) Performance Analytics - Track fermentation speed and consistency - Review trends across speed, gap, temperature, and humidity - Identify factors affecting your starter's health Smart Notifications - Get notified when fermentation stages complete or need attention - Stay informed about your starter and connected device status - Badge count is cleared when you open the app Useful Tools & Records - Access guides and a ratio calculator from Menu - Add photos and notes to your fermentation records - Manage starters and account settings in Menu Why SourFriend? - Simple & Intuitive: Easy to use interface designed for bakers - Data-Driven: Make informed decisions based on real data - Privacy First: Your data is secure and private - Always Improving: Regular updates with new features Perfect For: - Home bakers maintaining sourdough starters - Beginners learning sourdough fermentation - Experienced bakers optimizing their process - SourFriend device owners who want connected monitoring Start your sourdough journey with SourFriend today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SourFriend at 15.0 against breadlens.'s 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
breadlens. ships an update fortnightly, SourFriend every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | breadlens. | SourFriend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Glenn Brannelly | Gibbum Bae |
In-app purchases
breadlens.
No in-app purchases
SourFriend
No in-app purchases









