Project Sourdough vs Proofed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Project Sourdough
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Project Sourdough is the all-in-one sourdough app that helps you track your sourdough starter, calculate hydration, manage recipes, and bake consistently better bread. Whether youβre maintaining your first starter or refining advanced techniques, this app gives you the tools to understand fermentation and improve every bake. Everything You Need for Sourdough Success β’ Sourdough Starter Tracker β Log feedings, monitor growth, and set smart reminders so your starter stays healthy and active β’ Hydration & Ratio Calculator β Instantly calculate hydration percentages, levain amounts, and dough ratios without complicated math β’ Recipe Manager β Save, organize, and customize your favorite sourdough recipes in one place β’ Complete Bake Workflow β Plan every stage from autolyse and bulk fermentation to shaping, proofing, and baking β’ Beginner Courses β Learn sourdough basics with clear, step-by-step lessons designed for new bakers β’ Community Sharing β Share your bakes, recipes, and tips with other sourdough enthusiasts β’ Advanced Tools β Precision features for experienced bakers who want full control over fermentation timing and consistency Built for Every Type of Baker From keeping a healthy sourdough starter to running consistent daily bakes, Project Sourdough helps you stay organized, reduce guesswork, and understand the science behind fermentation. Track starter activity, perfect hydration levels, and time every stage with confidence. Why Bakers Love Project Sourdough β’ Improves fermentation accuracy and reduces failed bakes β’ Makes sourdough baking more predictable and enjoyable β’ Helps beginners learn faster while giving experienced bakers better control β’ Encourages creativity, experimentation, and community connection Project Sourdough is more than a baking app β itβs your personal companion for better sourdough bread, built around passion, precision, and the joy of great loaves.
Proofed
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Proofed is a sourdough starter tracker and bake scheduler for people who bake once a week, not once a day. Keep your starter in the fridge and Proofed reminds you to feed it on the right cadence, in the starter's own voice. Tell it your kitchen's temperature and when you want bread on the table, and it builds the whole bake, feed, mix, folds, shape, cold proof, bake, with notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch. When the loaf is cool, Chef Henri, our brutally honest AI baker, reads the crumb and gives you a diagnosis, a score out of 100 and the one thing to change next bake. MEET CHEF HENRI Slice your loaf, snap a photo, and a brutally honest AI master baker grades your fermentation, texture, oven spring, and crust out of 100 β then tells you exactly what to fix next bake. He is very hard to impress. Scores of 95+ are the stuff of legend. TIMELINES THAT MATCH YOUR KITCHEN Sourdough timing shifts with temperature β a 4-hour bulk in a warm kitchen is 6 in a cold one. Tell Proofed your temp and it builds your whole bake day: feeds, folds, shaping, cold retard, bake. With notifications at every step, Lock Screen Live Activities, and Apple Watch support. A STARTER WITH FEELINGS Name your starter. Feed it. Watch it bubble happily, get hangry, or nap in the fridge. Build feeding streaks, get AI health checks from a jar photo β and if you neglect it, it will guilt-trip you by push notification. In first person. TECHNIQUE DEMOS ON EVERY STEP Not sure what a coil fold looks like? Every timeline step includes a looping video demo β stretch & folds, shaping, scoring, lamination β right where you need it, no searching mid-bake with floury hands. GROW A SOURDOUGH DYNASTY Real starters get shared. Gift a piece to a friend with a link β when they claim it, their starter joins your family tree. Generations, descendants, and bragging rights, tracked forever. THE WEEKLY BAKE Every week, every baker gets the same challenge. Bake it, scan it, climb the leaderboard. Scores only count if Chef Henri gave them β no cheating. MASTERCLASS RECIPES Nine complete recipes with baker's percentages, step-by-step methods, and Chef Henri's tips β from classic San Francisco sourdough to high-hydration ciabatta and rustic baguettes. Each one generates its own custom bake timeline. PLUS β’ Loaf Gallery: every scan saved, with personal records and your score trend β’ Baker's math calculator with live hydration sliders β’ A free web crumb rater to challenge your friends HONESTLY PRICED No $5-a-week nonsense. No hostage cancellation flow. The free tier includes your starter, one active bake timeline, and 3 Chef Henri scans β no account, no card. Proofed Pro unlocks unlimited scans and dough check-ins, unlimited timelines, and all Masterclass recipes for $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Cancel anytime in two taps from Settings. Proofed Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $3.99 per month or $29.99 per year. New subscribers get a free trial first: 3 days on the monthly plan, 7 days on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase if you are not eligible for a trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Starter care, one bake timeline and three Chef Henri verdicts stay free without a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getproofed.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://getproofed.co/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Proofed at none against Project Sourdough's shown. Project Sourdough's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.0.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Project Sourdough sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Proofed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Project Sourdough ships an update fortnightly, Proofed every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Project Sourdough | Proofed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jonas Holgersson | Purpose Brands LLC |
In-app purchases
Project Sourdough
- Premium Upgrade$49.99
Proofed
- Proofed Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Proofed Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
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