Comparison

BakerMath vs Bake Book

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

Head to head
About

BakerMath

Easily scale and manage your baking recipes with a personal assistant. Import recipes and access workshops on baking techniques. Enjoy an ad-free experience with premium subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Recipe scaling and management
  • Personal baking assistant
  • Smart recipe import
  • Baking techniques workshops
  • Ad-free premium experience
  • Subscription management
Features
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BakerMath is the baker's percentage calculator built for serious home bakers and pros. Scale any recipe instantly, dial in hydration with the Hydration Lab, and keep a Baking Journal of every loaf — what worked, what didn't, what to try next. 1. Instant recipe scaling (×0.1 to ×5) 2. Hydration Lab — see your dough at 60%, 75%, 90% hydration 3. AI-powered ingredient analysis for unusual recipes 4. Nutrition & calorie estimates 5. Baking Journal — log mood, lessons, and improvements per bake 6. Tags, Baker Plans, and recipe organization

About

Bake Book

Record your baking creations with photos, notes, and tags. Organize your favorite recipes and track your baking history with a visual calendar. Includes helpful conversion tools for ingredients and temperatures.

Highlights
  • Log bakes with photos and notes
  • Save and organize favorite recipes
  • Visual baking history calendar
  • Ingredient and temperature converters
  • Tag bakes with success/failure notes
Features
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Hello, baker! Welcome to Bake Book. Bake Book is where your baking lives. A home where you can log every bake, save your favorite recipes, and keep a visual record of everything you've ever made. Snap a photo. Jot a note. Tag what worked and what didn't. Whether you're new to home baking or you're a semi-pro, Bake Book makes every bake worth remembering. Features • Log every bake with photos, notes, tags, and bake dates • Recipe library to save and organize your favorite recipes • Calendar view for a look back at your baking history • Ingredient and temperature converting tools • Available in English and Korean More to come!

Screenshots

BakerMath4 screens
Bake Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bake Book at none against BakerMath's 3. Bake Book also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). BakerMath's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BakerMath sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Bake Book 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 BakerMath against 5.0 for Bake Book. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BakerMath ships an update monthly, Bake Book every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BakerMath versus Bake Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBakerMathBake Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHeqing HuangSong Park

Customer experience

BakerMath

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bake Book

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BakerMath

Subscriptions3
  • BakerMath Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • BakerMath Premium half year$25.996 Months
  • BakerMath Premium annually$45.991 Year
None

Bake Book

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BakerMath free?
BakerMath is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bake Book free?
Bake Book is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BakerMath or Bake Book?
BakerMath and Bake Book are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BakerMath or Bake Book have ads?
Bake Book shows ads; BakerMath does not.
Which is updated more often, BakerMath or Bake Book?
BakerMath ships an update monthly, and Bake Book every 3 days. Most recently, BakerMath was updated on October 24, 2026 and Bake Book on October 8, 2026.

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