Crust Log vs Sourdough Schedule
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Crust Log
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Build a Better Loaf Crust Log is the sourdough companion app designed for bakers who care about the craft. Track hydration percentages, manage feeding schedules, log every bake, and use the reverse bake timer to plan your way to a perfect loaf. STARTER MANAGEMENT Create and track your sourdough starters with detailed feeding logs. Record flour type, hydration ratio, water and flour amounts, and temperature for every feeding. Set reminders so you never miss a feed. Monitor your starter's age and activity status at a glance. RECIPE LIBRARY Build your personal recipe collection with precise ingredient weights, hydration percentages calculated automatically, step-by-step instructions, and baker's notes. Organize by category โ sourdough, focaccia, pizza, bagels, and more. See every loaf you've baked from each recipe in one place. BAKE LOG Record every detail of every bake: bulk fermentation time, proof duration, oven temperature, bake time, and a 1โ5 star rating. Capture photos of your loaves. Write tasting notes on scoring, crumb, and crust. Over time, spot the patterns that separate a good bake from a great one. HYDRATION CALCULATOR Instantly calculate your true dough hydration โ accounting for the flour and water in your starter. Input your dough flour, water, starter weight, and starter hydration to get an accurate total. Always free, always available. REVERSE BAKE TIMER The feature that changes how you plan a bake. Set the time you want your bread finished, and Crust Log works backward to schedule every step โ mix, bulk fermentation, shaping, preheat, bake, and cool down. Customize durations for your recipe and get reminders before each phase so nothing slips. LOAF COMPARISON Compare two bakes side by side. See photos, ratings, fermentation times, oven temps, and bake durations together to understand what worked and what to adjust next time. ICLOUD SYNC Your starters, recipes, and bake logs sync automatically across all your devices. Plan on your iPhone, bake from your iPad. FREE FEATURES - 2 starters with full feeding logs - 10 bake logs with photos and ratings - Unlimited recipes - Hydration calculator - Reverse bake timer - iCloud sync PREMIUM โ ONE-TIME PURCHASE - Unlimited starters - Unlimited bake logs - No subscriptions. Buy once, own it forever. No ads. No tracking. No subscriptions. Just a focused tool for bakers who want to improve with every bake.
Sourdough Schedule
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Plan the perfect loaf around your life โ not the other way around. Sourdough Schedule is the calm, organized companion for home bakers who want every bake to come out right. Tell the app when you want to pull the bread from the oven, and it works backward to build your entire timeline: when to feed your starter, when to mix, when to fold, when to shape, when to retard in the fridge, and when to score and bake. Built for beginners learning their first country loaf and refined enough for experienced bakers running long cold ferments and high-hydration doughs. WHAT YOU CAN DO Reverse-Time Scheduler Pick your finish time. The app calculates every step before it โ starter feed, levain, autolyse, bulk fermentation, stretch and folds, pre-shape, bench rest, final shape, cold retard, preheat, bake, cool. Every step lands on a real time on your calendar. Step-by-Step Reminders Local reminders for every stage so you never miss a fold or forget the dough in the fridge. Set lead times that match your routine. Starter Tracker Log every feeding with flour, water, ratio, temperature, and notes. Track your starter's rise activity over the last two weeks on a clean chart. Daily feeding reminders keep your culture alive and healthy. Recipe Library Eight handcrafted recipes ready to go โ Classic Country, Whole Wheat, Multigrain, Light Rye, Olive Rosemary Focaccia, Baguettes, Whole Wheat Tin Loaf, and Ciabatta. Each one shows full ingredient lists with baker's percentages and a built-in hydration calculator that scales every weight when you change the total flour. Bake Journal Save every bake with a photo, rating, crumb structure, crust color, and tasting notes. Track your progress over weeks and months. Mark favorites and learn what works in your kitchen. Hydration Math Done Right Adjust the total flour weight and watch every other ingredient recalculate live. No spreadsheet, no mental gymnastics. Five Dough Profiles Classic Country, Quick Same-Day, Long Cold Ferment, High Hydration, Whole Wheat โ plus a fully customizable profile for your own timing. DESIGNED FOR REAL KITCHENS โ Clean, warm, modern interface with light and dark themes โ Celsius and Fahrenheit, grams and ounces โ Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese โ Reliable local notifications even when offline โ No account required, no signup, no email โ just open and bake WHO IT'S FOR โ New bakers who want a calm hand guiding their first loaves โ Weekend bakers who want bread ready for Saturday breakfast without an early alarm โ Serious bakers running long ferments and tracking starter performance โ Anyone tired of scribbled timelines on the back of an envelope PRIVACY FIRST Your recipes, your bakes, your starter logs โ all stored on your device. No account, no cloud sync, no data sales. Read our full privacy policy at https://silvervalleyprintco.com/privacy_policies.html Bread takes time. The planning shouldn't. Download Sourdough Schedule and bring rhythm to your baking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sourdough Schedule at none against Crust Log's 1. Sourdough Schedule also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Crust Log's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Crust Log sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sourdough Schedule asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Crust Log | Sourdough Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | โ |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | John Jacobsen | Ferran Espuna |
In-app purchases
Crust Log
- Premium Upgrade$5.99
Sourdough Schedule
No in-app purchases
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