Comparison

Breadcrumbs vs The Sourdough

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

Head to head
About

Breadcrumbs

Features
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Breadcrumbs is your personal bread baking companion, built for home bakers who love sourdough, yeast bread and pizza dough. Whether you're a beginner following your first recipe or an experienced baker tweaking hydration ratios, Breadcrumbs gives you the tools to plan, calculate, and track every bake with confidence. SMART INGREDIENT CALCULATOR - Enter your flour weight and get precise ingredient amounts instantly - Uses real baker's percentages - the way professional bakers do it - Supports flour blends with automatic hydration adjustment (whole wheat, rye, spelt, semolina and more) - For pita and pizza: specify the number of pieces and ball weight, and the app calculates everything in reverse WORKFLOW TEMPLATES - Predefined step-by-step templates for sourdough, yeast bread, pita, and pizza - Each template includes detailed instructions, timings, and tips - Customize steps to match your own process RECIPE MANAGEMENT - Create personal recipes from any template - Adjust hydration, salt, yeast, or starter percentages - Build custom flour blends - Save and reuse your favorite recipes - Export recipes as beautiful PDF documents to share with friends ACTIVE BAKE TRACKING - Follow your bake step by step with built-in timers - Get notified when it's time for the next step - Add notes and photos at each stage - Track multiple bakes at the same time SOURDOUGH STARTER MANAGEMENT - Create starter profiles and track their age and health score - Log feedings with health indicators: rise, smell, appearance, and float test - Build levains with a ratio calculator and target ready times - Track jar weight with discard and use workflows - Set feeding reminders so you never forget your starter DESIGNED FOR YOU - Full Hebrew and English support - Works completely offline, your recipes and bakes are stored locally on your device - Clean, intuitive interface that stays out of your way while you bake - Light and dark mode Breadcrumbs was made by a home baker, for home bakers. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads, just a great tool for making great bread.

About

The Sourdough

Features
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The Sourdough is a starter tracker and baking community built to help you maintain healthy sourdough starters and grow as a baker. When you get started, you create your starter profile with its name and details. From there, you can log feedings, set reminders so you never miss one, and track your starter's health over time. Whether you're nurturing your first culture or managing multiple starters, everything stays organized in one place. Beyond tracking, The Sourdough connects you with a community of fellow bakers. Share your bakes, ask for help with troubleshooting, and learn from others through the built-in forum. New to sourdough? Browse weekly blog posts covering recipes, techniques, and tips to level up your bread game. No complicated spreadsheets. No forgotten feedings. Just simple tools to keep your starter alive and your baking on track. FEATURES • Create and manage multiple sourdough starters • Customizable feeding reminders so you never miss a feed • Complete feeding history for each starter • Built-in baking guide for beginners • Community forum to share bakes, ask questions, and connect with other bakers • Weekly blog posts with recipes, how-tos, and troubleshooting tips • Save your favourite blog posts for quick reference Whether you're keeping your first starter alive or perfecting your open crumb, The Sourdough keeps your feeding schedule consistent and puts a community of bakers in your pocket. Simple. Consistent. Community-driven. Start your sourdough journey today. PRIVACY & TERMS Your privacy matters. The Sourdough uses a device-based identity system — no account creation or personal information is required. We do not sell your personal data. Privacy Policy: https://thesourdough.blog/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Breadcrumbs4 screens
The Sourdough4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Breadcrumbs at every 2 days against The Sourdough's every 7 months. The Sourdough's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Breadcrumbs ships an update every 2 days, The Sourdough every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Breadcrumbs versus The Sourdough: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadcrumbsThe Sourdough
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLior CohenJohnny Huynh

In-app purchases

None

Breadcrumbs

No in-app purchases

None

The Sourdough

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breadcrumbs free?
Breadcrumbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Sourdough free?
The Sourdough is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breadcrumbs or The Sourdough have ads?
Neither Breadcrumbs nor The Sourdough shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Breadcrumbs or The Sourdough?
Breadcrumbs ships an update every 2 days, and The Sourdough every 7 months. Most recently, Breadcrumbs was updated on October 31, 2026 and The Sourdough on October 31, 2026.

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