Comparison

Baker's Friend vs BreadHound

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

Head to head
About

Baker's Friend

This app helps bakers manage recipes, scale batches, and calculate precise water temperatures for consistent results. It integrates pre-ferments and automates complex calculations, allowing bakers to focus on flavor and texture.

Highlights
  • Recipe management with weights and percentages
  • Batch scaling by weight, item count, or multiplier
  • Water temperature calculator for desired dough temperature
  • Pre-ferment integration with automatic yeast calculation
  • Step-by-step instructions
Features
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Bake with precision — anywhere, anytime. Baker’s Friend is the all-in-one baking app for professionals and passionate home bakers. Manage recipes, scale batches, calculate exact water temperatures, and integrate pre-ferments — all from your iPhone. Whether you’re making artisan sourdough, scaling up for production, or fine-tuning fermentation, Baker’s Friend takes the math out of baking so you can focus on flavor, texture, and consistency. Key Features • Recipe Management – Create, edit, and duplicate recipes with ingredient weights, baker’s percentages, and step-by-step instructions. Auto-fill ingredients from your most-used items. • Recipe Scaling – Scale by Total Dough Weight, Number of Items (e.g., 17 rolls @ 75g, 35 buns @ 125g, 9 loaves @ 650g), or by Multiplier (2x, 3x, etc.). Maintain perfect ratios every time. • Water Temperature Calculator – Hit your Desired Dough Temperature (DDT) with precision by factoring in friction, room temperature, and all ingredients over 20% baker’s percentage. • Pre-ferment Integration – Add poolish, biga, levain, or pâte fermentée with exact hydration, percentage, and fermentation time. Automatically calculate yeast amounts and timing for poolish and biga. Why Bakers Love It • Save time with instant, accurate calculations • Keep recipes organized and accessible anywhere • Improve consistency from small test batches to full production runs • Control dough temperature for predictable fermentation • Perfectly balance pre-ferments without manual math Baker’s Friend brings professional baking precision to your pocket. Whether you run a bakery or bake at home, it helps you deliver consistently great results — every time. Download Baker’s Friend today and bake with confidence.

About

BreadHound

Features
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Help Us Map the World’s Best Bread! BreadHound is a global community-driven mission to find every authentic bake—from top-shelf sourdough to corner shokupan. Our map is growing, and we need your nose to help build the ultimate bakery directory. Join the Hunt: DISCOVER: Use our map to find hidden artisan bakeries near you or across the globe. RATE & RANK: Found a perfect crust? Share a photo and rate it. Your reviews are the secret ingredient that helps the community find the upper crust. Earn Points: Be a Pioneer! Be the first to review a bakery and climb the global leaderboard. Bread Box: Save your favorites and earn exclusive badges.

Screenshots

Baker's Friend4 screens
BreadHound4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Baker's Friend at none against BreadHound's shown. BreadHound's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.4). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Baker's Friend versus BreadHound: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBaker's FriendBreadHound
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.414.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDan LevinEnrique Sterling

In-app purchases

None

Baker's Friend

No in-app purchases

None

BreadHound

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Baker's Friend free?
Baker's Friend is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BreadHound free?
BreadHound is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Baker's Friend or BreadHound have ads?
BreadHound shows ads; Baker's Friend does not.

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