Comparison

PizzaDose vs Pizzapp Lab

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

Head to head
About

PizzaDose

Features
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Great pizza starts with the right dough. PizzaDose calculates it to the gram, follows it hour by hour, and now answers your questions with an AI that never leaves your iPhone. ASK THE MAESTRO — PRIVATE, ON-DEVICE AI Is it rising enough? Can I bake an hour earlier? What if the kitchen is warmer than planned? Ask the maestro. It knows the dough you have going — style, amounts, timing, phase, measured rise — and the latest notes in your Notebook, and it answers in seconds. It runs entirely on device with Apple Intelligence: no account, no server, no data leaving your phone. It even works offline. DESIGNED FOR IPHONE DUO Open iPhone Duo and PizzaDose opens with it: a wide layout with navigation, screen and your Bench side by side. The calculator puts the amounts next to the parameters, the Notebook shows grid and detail together, the maestro keeps your dough panel beside the conversation, and Oven mode gets a large dial with the controls alongside. Close it and you're back to the iPhone layout, instantly. The same layout comes to iPad. THE DOUGH, CALCULATED RIGHT Pick a style — Neapolitan, Contemporary, Thin Roman, Peel & Pinsa, Roman Pan, Milanese Pan — and set dough balls, ball weight, hydration and temperature. PizzaDose works out flour, water, salt, oil and yeast, adapting the yeast to time, temperature and fridge. Or start from the end: tell it when you want to bake and it plans backwards. YOUR DOUGH, HOUR BY HOUR Start a dough with one tap. Home shows your doughs in progress with phase, countdown and bake time; notifications remind you of every step — dividing, fridge, reactivation, proof, preheating, baking — and a Live Activity keeps the next step on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. RISE METER Photograph the container at the start and again later: line up base and surface, and PizzaDose measures how much your dough has grown, with doubling as a rough target. OVEN MODE A full-screen bake metronome, pizza by pizza: time per pizza and turns with starting values for each style and oven, haptics and sound at every turn, "Pizza 2 of 4". Always dark, screen always on. NOTEBOOK After the bake, tell how it went: rating, note and photo. Every dough is archived with its amounts and fermentation — tap "Make it again" to reload the same recipe. And share a postcard of your best pizza. SIRI AND CONTROL CENTER "How's my dough?" — ask without opening the app. Mark a phase as done, turn on Oven mode, open the timer from Control Center. AND MORE Gourmet recipes with filters by style and ingredient, cooking guidance for every oven, step-by-step techniques and a precise timer. In 10 languages, with a light theme and a warm dark theme. The maestro requires a device compatible with Apple Intelligence and a supported language. Answers are generated automatically and may be inaccurate.

About

Pizzapp Lab

Features
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Pizzapp – Your diary for the perfect pizza Pizzapp isn’t just a simple dough calculator: it’s a true personal journal for anyone who loves kneading, experimenting, and improving. It calculates ingredient quantities based on hydration, salt, fermentation… but above all, it saves all your recipes, lets you add notes, and refine them each time until you create your ideal pizza. Main features • Ingredient calculator for Neapolitan pizza, pan pizza, pizza on peel, biga, and more. • Recipe journal: save every dough with date, quantities, and results. • Personal notes: jot down what to change next time (more hydration, less yeast, different timings…). • Quick search through your saved recipes. • Experiment and improve: compare different versions and find the perfect recipe for your taste. Why choose Pizzapp • You never lose a recipe: every experiment stays in your journal. • It guides you step by step in calculating quantities. • It helps you grow as an amateur or professional pizzaiolo. • It’s designed for those who want to create, not just calculate. Download Pizzapp and start writing your perfect pizza diary today!

Screenshots

PizzaDose4 screens
Pizzapp Lab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pizzapp Lab at every 10 days against PizzaDose's every 3 months. Pizzapp Lab also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PizzaDose ships an update every 3 months, Pizzapp Lab every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
PizzaDose versus Pizzapp Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPizzaDosePizzapp Lab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperManuel MinelleANDREA RUSSO

In-app purchases

None

PizzaDose

No in-app purchases

None

Pizzapp Lab

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PizzaDose free?
PizzaDose is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pizzapp Lab free?
Pizzapp Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PizzaDose or Pizzapp Lab have ads?
Neither PizzaDose nor Pizzapp Lab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PizzaDose or Pizzapp Lab?
PizzaDose ships an update every 3 months, and Pizzapp Lab every 10 days. Most recently, PizzaDose was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pizzapp Lab on October 31, 2026.

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