Comparison

Fork Notes vs Sourdough Bread Timer

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

Head to head
About

Fork Notes

Features
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Fork Notes is your personal restaurant meal tracker. Ever found yourself staring at a menu, trying to remember what you ordered last time β€” and whether you liked it? This simple app helps you keep track of your meals, so you’ll always know what to get (or skip) next time. With Fork Notes, you can: β€’ Log meals at any restaurant β€’ Rate dishes to remember what you liked or didn’t β€’ Add notes like β€œask for no mayo” or β€œperfect spice level” β€’ Take and view photos of your meals β€’ Browse favorite meals Completely private. Fork Notes stores your data on your device only β€” nothing is shared or synced. No accounts, no tracking, and no ads. No calorie counting, no complicated tracking β€” just a clean, focused way to remember your food experiences. Whether it’s your favorite burger joint or a new sushi place, Fork Notes helps you make better decisions the next time you sit down to order. Free version: - Add up to 5 meals In-App Purchase: - Add Unlmited Meals

About

Sourdough Bread Timer

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Sourdough doesn't wait for you. Levain runs your whole bake from one timeline β€” every stage, every fold, every proof β€” and its alarms ring through silent mode so you never sleep through a shape again. Most timers count down once. A real loaf needs eight stages across eighteen hours, half of them overnight. Levain was built for that. ONE TIMER, EVERY STAGE Chain autolyse, mix, bulk ferment, folds, shape, cold retard and bake into a single schedule. Every step shows the clock time it will actually happen, before you start β€” so you know tonight whether you are pulling bread out at 7am or at noon. Long bakes get Next Day markers where the timeline crosses midnight. ALARMS THAT ACTUALLY WAKE YOU Stage alerts ring through silent mode and Focus, the way a Clock alarm does. Loud alarms are per stage: quiet for the overnight retard, loud for the oven. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN The countdown lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen. Glance at the stage name, the step number and the time left without opening the app. DOUGH THAT RUNS LATE When a stage ends the clock keeps counting up instead of resetting. Dough is ready when it is ready β€” Levain waits, and tells you how far over you are. BUILD YOUR OWN BREAD Drag stages into a timeline, scrub durations on a rotary dial, and drop ingredients, temperatures and humidity targets onto any step. Baker's percentage is calculated as you go, with levain counted as half flour and half water. A JOURNAL OF EVERY LOAF Log a bake and it becomes a photo on your calendar. The background is lifted off your loaf on device, so the bread sits as a sticker on the day you baked it. Notes, a gallery, the ingredients and the timeline it really ran on are kept as a snapshot β€” editing the recipe later never rewrites history. Starts with Classic Sourdough and Sourdough Focaccia. No account, and nothing leaves your phone. FREE AND PRO Free includes 3 recipes with the full multi-stage timer, loud alarms and Live Activity. Levain Pro unlocks unlimited recipes and the full photo bake journal, with a 7-day free trial. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time purchase. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://liuys614.github.io/levain/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://liuys614.github.io/levain/privacy.html

Screenshots

Fork Notes4 screens
Sourdough Bread Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fork Notes at every 3 days against Sourdough Bread Timer's every 8 days. Fork Notes also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fork Notes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sourdough Bread Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fork Notes ships an update every 3 days, Sourdough Bread Timer every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Fork Notes versus Sourdough Bread Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFork NotesSourdough Bread Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size8 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNoteboom Productions, Ltd.YI SHIH LIU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Fork Notes

One-time1
  • Premium$0.99
3 purchases

Sourdough Bread Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly: Unlimited Journal$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly: Unlimited Recipes7 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime: Unlimited Bakes$29.99

Questions

Is Fork Notes free?
Fork Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sourdough Bread Timer free?
Sourdough Bread Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Fork Notes or Sourdough Bread Timer have ads?
Neither Fork Notes nor Sourdough Bread Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fork Notes or Sourdough Bread Timer?
Fork Notes ships an update every 3 days, and Sourdough Bread Timer every 8 days. Most recently, Fork Notes was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sourdough Bread Timer on November 6, 2026.

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