Comparison

Baking Journal vs KneadNotes

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

Head to head
About

Baking Journal

Easily manage all your baking projects with this app. Build recipes with detailed instructions, track individual bakes, and note what worked and what didn't. Share your baking data across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Recipe building with ingredients and instructions
  • Hydration percentage calculation
  • Individual bake tracking
  • Notes on bake outcomes and changes
  • Cross-device data sharing
Features
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Manage all of your baking projects in one app. The Baking Journal app makes it easy. * Build your recipes, with ingredients, notes, and step-by-step instructions. It will even calculate Hydration percentages for you! * Track each individual bake for a recipe. Record start and end times, remember which steps you have completed (or which you’ve decided to skip), and take notes on what went right, what went wrong, and what you changed each time. * Share your data across multiple devices. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.zmosoft.com/privacy-policy

About

KneadNotes

Track your bread baking process, manage your sourdough starter, and share your creations. Learn from each bake to improve your results, with guided sessions and recipe templates.

Highlights
  • Log bake details (flour, hydration, percentages)
  • Track starter activity and feeding schedules
  • Attach photos to document bakes
  • Guided baking sessions with timers
  • Generate and share bake cards
  • Cloud backup and sync
Features
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Become a better sourdough baker. KneadNotes is the baking journal that helps you track every loaf, manage your starter, and finally bake consistent bread — then share your best results. Most baking apps hand you a recipe. KneadNotes helps you learn from your own bakes, so each loaf is better than the last. Sourdough, yeasted loaves, focaccia, enriched breads, bagels, pizza dough — if you bake it, you can track it. TRACK EVERY BAKE - Log flour types, hydration, and baker's percentages - Record fermentation times, oven temps, and bake duration - Fahrenheit or Celsius on every field - Rate each bake and add detailed notes - Attach photos to document your crumb, crust, and scoring MASTER YOUR STARTER - Track starters with hydration levels and health status - Feeding reminders so you never miss a feed - Full feeding history and activity logs - Archive dormant starters without losing data SHARE YOUR BEST LOAVES - Generate beautiful bake cards with your stats and photo - Share straight to Messages, Instagram, or your camera roll BAKE WITH GUIDANCE - Built-in recipe templates by type and difficulty - Step-by-step guided sessions with smart background timers - Mark favorites and re-bake a recipe in one tap EVERYTHING SYNCED & PRIVATE - Automatic cloud backup and sync across devices - Sign in with Apple or email + Face ID - The developer does not collect your data Free to start. Premium unlocks unlimited bakes, starters, favorites, the full recipe library, multiple simultaneous sessions, and one-tap re-bakes.

Screenshots

Baking Journal4 screens
KneadNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

Baking Journal and KneadNotes are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Baking Journal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and KneadNotes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Baking Journal against 5.0 for KneadNotes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Baking Journal ships an update every 3 days, KneadNotes every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Baking Journal versus KneadNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaking JournalKneadNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZMo SoftwareThink Up! LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Baking Journal

Subscriptions2
  • Baking Journal Premium$4.991 Month
  • Baking Journal Premium$39.991 Year
2 purchases

KneadNotes

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Baking Journal free?
Baking Journal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KneadNotes free?
KneadNotes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Baking Journal or KneadNotes?
Baking Journal and KneadNotes are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Baking Journal or KneadNotes have ads?
Neither Baking Journal nor KneadNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Baking Journal or KneadNotes?
Baking Journal ships an update every 3 days, and KneadNotes every 5 days. Most recently, Baking Journal was updated on October 8, 2026 and KneadNotes on September 29, 2026.

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