Comparison

Breadlify vs Sourdough Forge

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

Head to head
About

Breadlify

Features
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Breadlify is your ultimate sourdough companion app. Designed for home bakers and artisan bread enthusiasts, Breadlify helps you: - Track your sourdough starter feedings and hydration - Get reminders for feedings so you never miss a step - Log your bakes, take notes, and track your progress - Keep all your sourdough information organized in one place Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned baker, Breadlify makes managing your starter and your baking schedule simple and stress-free. Start perfecting your sourdough today with Breadlify – your personal sourdough assistant!

About

Sourdough Forge

This app helps you manage your sourdough starter, plan fermentation, and improve your baking with tracking tools and an AI coach. Log feedings, calculate hydration, and troubleshoot issues to achieve better bread results.

Highlights
  • Starter feeding reminders
  • Hydration and flour ratio tracking
  • Fermentation and proof timing
  • Dough calculators
  • AI sourdough troubleshooting
  • Bake journaling
  • Recipe timelines
Features
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Sourdough Forge is a focused sourdough starter tracker for home bakers who want clearer feeding reminders, better bake planning, and practical bread-making tools. STARTER TRACKER - Track one or multiple sourdough starters - Log feedings, hydration, flour mix, ratios, and observations - Set reminders so your starter stays active and ready - Review starter history to spot patterns over time BAKE PLANNING - Follow built-in sourdough recipes - Plan each bake with step-by-step timelines - Track bulk fermentation, proofing, and baking - Keep notes so your next loaf improves HYDRATION & BAKER'S TOOLS - Hydration calculator - Formula builder - Feeding ratio calculator - Levain build tools - Dough temperature helpers - Rise time and fermentation estimates - Unit conversions and recipe scaling BAKING JOURNAL - Save feedings, completed bakes, notes, and ratings - Compare what worked across loaves - Build a useful logbook for better crumb, timing, and flavor SOURDOUGH PRO Unlock the full toolkit with unlimited starters, custom recipes, advanced calculators, full journal history, insights, and CSV export. Whether you are building your first starter or refining a weekly bread routine, Sourdough Forge gives you a simple way to track, plan, calculate, and improve every bake. Terms of Use: https://app.notion.com/p/Terms-of-Use-Sourdough-Forge-2de880124e85806487d4dd0e4fb29265 Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/Privacy-Policy-Sourdough-Forge-2d1880124e8580189725c4601f9f7225

Screenshots

Breadlify4 screens
Sourdough Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Breadlify at none against Sourdough Forge's 4. Breadlify also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). Sourdough Forge's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Sourdough Forge sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Breadlify asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Breadlify versus Sourdough Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadlifySourdough Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThibault RicciHadrien Patin

In-app purchases

None

Breadlify

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Sourdough Forge

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Sourdough Forge Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$23.991 Year
  • Sourdough Forge Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Breadlify free?
Breadlify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sourdough Forge free?
Sourdough Forge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Breadlify or Sourdough Forge have ads?
Breadlify shows ads; Sourdough Forge does not.

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