Comparison

Artisan Bread Maker vs Bread Book

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

Head to head
About

Artisan Bread Maker

This app allows experienced bakers to meticulously record, edit, and scale their unique bread recipes. Track detailed notes, photos of your creations, and rate your bakes. Share your culinary masterpieces with others via email or export them to a compatible device.

Highlights
  • Enter new recipes
  • Edit existing recipes
  • Scale recipes for different quantities
  • Display percentages and hydration rates
  • Store baking notes and photos
  • Rate bread recipes
  • Email and export recipes
Features
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For the artisan bread maker wanting to track the details of his artistry. Please Note: This is not a compendium of existing bread recipes! It does enable the accomplished baker to: •Enter new recipes •Edit Recipes •Create new recipes using existing ones as a template •Scale recipes for various quantities of finished product •Display percentages and hydration rates •Store and display baking notes •Take and store photos of the breads and their “crumb” •Rate bread recipes •Email recipes to others •Sort recipes by date, name, and rating •Export a bread recipe to an iPad running its Artisan Bread app

About

Bread Book

Easily convert recipe ingredient amounts and adjust serving sizes with a slider. Capture photos of your bakes and add detailed notes for consistency. Share your culinary creations with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Ingredient conversion
  • Adjustable serving sizes
  • Recipe photo capture
  • Flexible notes section
  • Recipe sharing
Features
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Bread Book is a conversion tool for bakers and home cooks. Add your favorite recipes and instantly see the baker's percentage for each ingredient. *Adjust servings* Move the slider up and down to adjust the serving size for each recipe. Need to make half as much as last time? Slide down until you see "0.5x". Making double? Slide up. Making a feast for all of your friends and family? Edit the recipe to increase the maximum serving size to 4x, 8x, 20x, as high as you want and then slide up! *Capture the moment* Bake the perfect loaf of bread? Take a picture of it on the recipe page to show your friends, and in the future, use the photo to compare against your next great loaf. *Flexible notes* Can't remember whether to bake at 450° or 500°? Write it down in the notes section. You might also take notes on how many folds and at what interval, or how much starter to use, or what happened when you increased or decreased the hydration, whether to use a steam tray, or how long to let your bread cool. Remember, baking is a science, and notes help you stay consistent. *Share your recipe* Tap the share button to send your friends and family a copy of your recipe.

Screenshots

Artisan Bread Maker4 screens
Bread Book3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bread Book at 4.7 against Artisan Bread Maker's 3.5. Bread Book also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Artisan Bread Maker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.2). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bread Book holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Artisan Bread Maker's written reviews are positive against 75% of Bread Book's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artisan Bread Maker ships an update every 4 months, Bread Book every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Artisan Bread Maker versus Bread Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtisan Bread MakerBread Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (10 ratings)4.7 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1011 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacqueline GhosinSandro Turriate

Customer experience

Artisan Bread Maker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral17.9%
Negative14.3%

Bread Book

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Artisan Bread Maker

No in-app purchases

None

Bread Book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artisan Bread Maker free?
Artisan Bread Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bread Book free?
Bread Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Artisan Bread Maker or Bread Book?
Bread Book is rated higher. Artisan Bread Maker averages 3.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Bread Book averages 4.7 from 11 ratings.
Which is updated more often, Artisan Bread Maker or Bread Book?
Artisan Bread Maker ships an update every 4 months, and Bread Book every 5 days. Most recently, Artisan Bread Maker was updated on September 30, 2026 and Bread Book on September 24, 2026.

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