Comparison

Breadcrumbs vs S.D Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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

S.D Timer

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S.D TIMER computes the exact feeding schedule for your sourdough starter, working backward from your target ready time to give you a precise feed time and gram-level recipe. HOW IT WORKS Enter six parameters: target ready time, quantity of starter needed (grams), desired hydration percentage, flour type, starter activity level (%), and ambient temperature (ยฐC or ยฐF). The app applies a fermentation kinetics model that factors temperature-dependent metabolic rates of lactic acid bacteria and wild yeast to calculate when your starter will hit peak activity. OUTPUT โ€” YOUR FEEDING PLAN โ€ข Feed time: the exact moment to feed so your starter peaks on schedule โ€ข Starter / flour / water quantities in grams โ€ข Feed ratio (e.g., 1:9.8:9.8) โ€ข Estimated peak pH โ€ข Predicted flavor profile (mild, balanced, tangy, complex) โ€ข Recommended bread types suited to the resulting starter profile โ€ข Fermentation timeline chart with 80% activity window marked Set process alarms directly from the results screen to get notified at feed time and at peak. DESIGNED FOR PRECISION Temperature has a nonlinear effect on fermentation speed. A 5ยฐC difference between summer and winter kitchens can shift peak time by 2โ€“4 hours. S.D TIMER accounts for this so your timing stays consistent regardless of ambient conditions. Supports both Celsius and Fahrenheit. Works across all flour types including whole wheat, rye, spelt, and einkorn. Starter activity input lets you calibrate for your specific culture's behavior. PROFESSIONAL & HOME BAKERS Built for bakers who want repeatability and data-driven control over their sourdough process. Used by professional bakery instructors for workshop demonstrations and planning. No login required. Works offline once loaded. FREE VERSION This is the free edition of S.D TIMER, supported by banner ads. For an ad-free experience, upgrade to S.D TIMER Pro.

Screenshots

Breadcrumbs4 screens
S.D Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Breadcrumbs at none against S.D Timer's shown. S.D Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Breadcrumbs versus S.D Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadcrumbsS.D Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size36 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLior Cohenoran kamelgarn

In-app purchases

None

Breadcrumbs

No in-app purchases

None

S.D Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Breadcrumbs free?
Breadcrumbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is S.D Timer free?
S.D Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Breadcrumbs or S.D Timer have ads?
S.D Timer shows ads; Breadcrumbs does not.

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