Comparison

Open Baker vs The Muffin App

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

Head to head
About

Open Baker

Create a beautiful online shop for your home bakery. Manage orders, accept various payments, and grow your business with a shareable link. Perfect for home bakers and small-scale food businesses.

Highlights
  • Beautiful online menu
  • Simple order management
  • Multiple payment options
  • Shareable bakery link
  • No monthly fees
Features
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Open Baker makes running your home bakery business simple and beautiful. BEAUTIFUL ONLINE SHOP Create a gorgeous menu that showcases your baked goods. Customers can browse your offerings and place orders in seconds — no accounts required, no friction. EASY ORDER MANAGEMENT See all your orders in one place. Accept, decline, and track everything from your phone. Know exactly what to bake and when. FLEXIBLE PAYMENTS Accept Venmo, Zelle, cash, or card payments. You choose what works best for your business — no hidden fees or complicated setup. GROW YOUR BUSINESS Share your unique bakery link on social media, in texts, or anywhere you connect with customers. Track what's selling and focus on what you love: baking. PERFECT FOR: • Home bakers and cottage food operators • Custom cake and cookie businesses • Bakery startups • Farmers market vendors • Anyone selling baked goods from home FEATURES: • Beautiful, mobile-friendly online menu • Simple order management dashboard • Multiple payment options • Shareable bakery link • No monthly fees — only pay when you make sales Start your home bakery journey today with Open Baker.

About

The Muffin App

This app helps home bakers and cottage food businesses manage orders, pre-orders, and subscriptions. It allows you to create an online shop, get discovered by local customers, and handle payments and communication seamlessly. Focus on baking while this app streamlines your business operations.

Highlights
  • Local bakery marketplace
  • Create bakery shop
  • Accept all payment methods
  • Pre-orders & bakery drops
  • Subscriptions for recurring income
  • Order management
  • In-app messaging
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Home bakers and cottage food businesses — The Muffin App handles orders, pre-orders, subscriptions, and customer messaging so you can focus on what you love: baking. Set up your shop in minutes and get discovered by local customers looking for exactly what you make. - LOCAL BAKERY MARKETPLACE Get discovered by customers near you in a dedicated marketplace for home bakers and cottage food businesses. List your baked goods so locals can find and order from you directly. - CREATE YOUR BAKERY SHOP Set up your bakery profile in minutes. Add products, photos, pricing, and availability so customers can place pre-orders or custom requests with ease. - ACCEPT ALL PAYMENT METHODS Collect payments by cash, bank transfer, Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, and more. Send automated receipts to customers regardless of how they pay. - PRE-ORDERS & BAKERY DROPS Run your bakery on your schedule. Set order windows, pickup dates, and quantity limits for weekly bakes, seasonal drops, and custom orders. - SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR RECURRING INCOME Offer weekly or monthly subscriptions for your best-selling items like bread, cookies, cakes, and dessert boxes. Build steady, predictable revenue from repeat customers. - ORDER MANAGEMENT MADE SIMPLE Track every order in one place from request to pickup. Stay organized with clear order status, customer details, and upcoming baking schedules. - IN-APP MESSAGING & NOTIFICATIONS Communicate directly with customers about orders, pickups, and custom requests. Automated reminders help reduce missed orders and confusion. - BAKE PLANNING & PRODUCTION LISTS Automatically generate what you need to bake each week based on real orders. Reduce waste, stay organized, and plan your baking days with clarity. - REVIEWS & BUSINESS INSIGHTS See your most popular products, best customers, and total revenue. Understand what sells best so you can grow your bakery with confidence. Download The Muffin App free and have your shop live today.

Screenshots

Open Baker2 screens
The Muffin App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: The Muffin App at 9 against Open Baker's 1. Open Baker's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Open Baker against 5.0 for The Muffin App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Muffin App has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Open Baker versus The Muffin App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpen BakerThe Muffin App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSole Business Solutions LLCHappy Path Software, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Open Baker

No in-app purchases

None

The Muffin App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Open Baker free?
Open Baker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Muffin App free?
The Muffin App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Open Baker or The Muffin App?
Open Baker and The Muffin App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do Open Baker or The Muffin App have ads?
Neither Open Baker nor The Muffin App shows ads.

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