Comparison

I've Been Cooking vs BreadIQ

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

Head to head
About

I've Been Cooking

Discover global recipes with powerful filters for cuisine, nutrition, and dietary needs. Save favorites, get step-by-step guidance, and view detailed nutrition facts. Features dark mode for comfortable cooking.

Highlights
  • Global recipe discovery
  • Filter by cuisine, nutrition, dietary needs
  • Save favorite recipes
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Detailed nutrition facts
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Craving inspiration in the kitchen? I’ve Been Cooking is the recipe app you've been waiting for! Discover mouthwatering dishes from around the world, all in one place. Perfect for every home cook, from beginners to pros, our app lets you explore recipes with ease. Use powerful filters, save favorites, and enjoy step-by-step guidance to make every meal memorable. Features that make cooking easier: Global Flavors at Your Fingertips Explore thousands of recipes from different cuisines. Whether it’s Italian, Mexican, Asian, or beyond, we’ve got it covered! Filter by Cuisine, Nutrition, or Dietary Needs Searching for low-calorie, high-protein, vegan, or gluten-free options? Use our smart filters to find the perfect dish in seconds. Instantly Save Recipes Found something delicious? Save recipes instantly and keep your favorites just a tap away. Detailed Nutrition Facts for Every Dish Stay on top of your health goals with detailed nutrition information for every recipe. Cook with Confidence Step-by-step instructions and clear ingredient lists make every recipe easy to follow, so you can cook with confidence. Dark Mode Support Cook anytime, day or night! Enjoy a sleek dark mode for easier viewing and a modern look. Why Choose I’ve Been Cooking? With I’ve Been Cooking, you’re not just getting recipes—you’re unlocking a world of culinary possibilities! We prioritize clear guidance, nutrition transparency, and a streamlined experience, making it the top recipe app choice for food lovers everywhere. Download I’ve Been Cooking and turn your kitchen into a world of flavors. Let’s get cooking!

About

BreadIQ

This app simplifies home bread baking by calculating precise formulas, fermentation timelines, and step-by-step guidance. It adapts to your ingredients, kitchen conditions, and desired readiness time, ensuring perfect results without extensive baking knowledge.

Highlights
  • Automated formula calculation
  • Predictive fermentation timeline
  • Step-by-step baking guidance
  • Kitchen condition adaptation
  • Recipe import and scaling
  • Live probe temperature tracking
  • Hands-free Siri integration
Features
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Great bread without the apprenticeship. You want to make fresh bread at home. You don't want to spend years learning baker's percentages, hydration, fermentation science, dough temperature, or how to know when your dough is actually ready. You shouldn't have to. Tell BreadIQ what you want to make and when you want it ready. BreadIQ does the math, builds the formula, calculates the fermentation timeline, and guides you through the bake, from the first measurement to the moment your bread comes out of the oven. ACTIVE BAKE: GPS FOR YOUR BAKE BreadIQ builds a complete workflow around your dough, flour, loaf format and fermentation method, then takes you through it one step at a time: mix, rest, fold, shape, proof, bake. Timers run for you, and notifications tell you when it's time to come back. Every step is timed around the ones before and after it, so you don't have to keep track. With Siri on iPhone, it's hands-free. Say "BreadIQ" and ask what's next, how much time is left, or when your bread will be ready, without stopping what you're doing or touching your phone. PREDICTIVE FERMENTATION MODEL™ Fermentation isn't a fixed timer. Temperature, yeast, hydration, flour, sweeteners and preferments all change how dough behaves. BreadIQ calculates those variables and builds a timeline around your actual dough in your actual kitchen. No fermentation charts. No more guessing if your bread is ready. BUILD WHAT YOU NEED, WHEN YOU WANT IT One baguette, a dozen dinner rolls or three pizza balls: BreadIQ scales the formula, yeast and timing to match. Tell it when you want your bread ready and it works backward, telling you when to mix, fold, shape, proof and bake. BreadIQ tells you exactly what time to get started so you don't have to guess. YOUR KITCHEN, NOT SOMEONE ELSE'S BreadIQ accounts for kitchen temperature, relative humidity, flour type, hydration, yeast, sweetener, preferment and dough temperature, so your timeline is calculated for your bake in your kitchen. Have a temperature and humidity sensor in Apple Home? BreadIQ can fill in your kitchen conditions and adjust your timeline when you open the app. SPEEDRUN™: WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO WAIT SpeedRun™ shortens the fermentation window with controlled changes to temperature and yeast rate. Not a shortcut. A different formulation designed for urgency. FLOURS AND AUTOLYSE From bread flour to whole wheat, rye, spelt and einkorn, BreadIQ adjusts the formula and fermentation to the flour you're using. When an autolyse makes sense, it handles the timing for you. LIVE PROBE TRACKING Pair a Combustion Inc. Predictive Thermometer and BreadIQ tracks your dough's temperature as it ferments and refines its forecast. During the bake, it watches the internal temperature and tells you when your bread is done. BRING YOUR OWN RECIPES Import recipes from websites, photos of recipe cards, or your browser, and BreadIQ turns them into a formula it can scale and time. COST, NUTRITION AND YOUR LIBRARY See an estimated ingredient cost and USDA-based nutrition for every bake. Save your formulas to your library and export them as formatted spreadsheets. Your recipes stay yours. BUILT BY A PROFESSIONAL. DESIGNED FOR EVERYONE. BreadIQ was created by a Certified Executive Chef and CIA ProChef Level II with more than 20 years in professional kitchens. That experience is behind the system, but you don't need any of it to use the app. You bring the curiosity. BreadIQ handles the complexity. SUBSCRIPTIONS BreadIQ is free to start, with a 30-day trial of Premium features. Basic ($4.99/month or $49.99/year) and Premium ($9.99/month or $99.99/year) subscriptions unlock more features. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://breadiq.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://breadiq.io/privacy

Screenshots

I've Been Cooking4 screens
BreadIQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: I've Been Cooking at none against BreadIQ's 4. I've Been Cooking also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). BreadIQ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and device support 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. BreadIQ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. I've Been Cooking asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for I've Been Cooking against 5.0 for BreadIQ. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I've Been Cooking ships an update every 5 months, BreadIQ every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
I've Been Cooking versus BreadIQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI've Been CookingBreadIQ
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLnkDr Inc.BreadIQ LLC

Customer experience

I've Been Cooking

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BreadIQ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

I've Been Cooking

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

BreadIQ

Subscriptions4
  • BreadIQ Basic$4.991 Month
  • BreadIQ Premium$9.991 Month
  • BreadIQ Basic$49.991 Year
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  • BreadIQ Premium$99.991 Year

Questions

Is I've Been Cooking free?
I've Been Cooking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BreadIQ free?
BreadIQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, I've Been Cooking or BreadIQ?
I've Been Cooking and BreadIQ are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do I've Been Cooking or BreadIQ have ads?
I've Been Cooking shows ads; BreadIQ does not.
Which is updated more often, I've Been Cooking or BreadIQ?
I've Been Cooking ships an update every 5 months, and BreadIQ every 10 days. Most recently, I've Been Cooking was updated on November 4, 2026 and BreadIQ on November 5, 2026.

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