Artisan Bread Maker vs Baker's note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Baker's note
Easily store, manage, and scale your baking recipes. Input ingredients, customize directions, add photos, and automatically adjust quantities for perfect results every time. Ideal for bakers of all skill levels.
- Recipe storage and management
- Automatic ingredient quantity calculator
- Customizable directions
- Add photos to recipes
- Upscale or downscale recipes
- Suitable for all skill levels
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All your favorite baking recipes in one place. Automatic ingredient quantity calculator. Baker’s Note is the perfect application for storing and managing your recipes. It lets you input your ingredients, customize your directions, add photos, and automatically recalculate ingredient quantities to up- or downscale your recipes. Baker’s Note is the best mobile application for beginner to advanced bakers who want to simplify the process of making delicious breads, pastries, cakes and more. Have fun baking!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Artisan Bread Maker at none against Baker's note's shown. Artisan Bread Maker also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Baker's note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Artisan Bread Maker against 3.5 for Baker's note. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Artisan Bread Maker's written reviews are positive against 63% of Baker's note's.
Artisan Bread Maker ships an update every 4 months, Baker's note every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artisan Bread Maker | Baker's note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (10 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.9% of reviews — better | 62.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacqueline Ghosin | Be a Buddy LLC |
Customer experience
Artisan Bread Maker
Baker's note
In-app purchases
Artisan Bread Maker
No in-app purchases
Baker's note
No in-app purchases
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