Baker's Friend vs BreadHound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
BreadHound
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Baker's Friend | BreadHound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Levin | Enrique Sterling |
In-app purchases
Baker's Friend
No in-app purchases
BreadHound
No in-app purchases









