Comparison

BreadCraft vs Sourdough Bake Timer

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

Head to head
About

BreadCraft

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BreadCraft is the app for home bakers and sourdough enthusiasts to keep their own bread recipes, track their sourdough starter and time every step β€” simple, and it works offline. BreadCraft comes without recipes: you add your own β€” type them in, import them from a web page, or let your AI assistant save them for you. Whether you bake the occasional weekend loaf or keep a lively starter on your counter, BreadCraft keeps everything in one place. NEW: YOUR RECIPES IN YOUR AI ASSISTANT β€’ Create, view and edit your recipes by chat with your AI assistant, e.g. Claude: "Save this recipe from the website in BreadCraft" or "Raise the hydration to 75 %" β€’ Connect it in Settings β†’ Connect AI assistant β€’ ChatGPT: on Business, Enterprise and Edu plans (web) β€’ You stay in control: see connected assistants and disconnect them at any time; assistants cannot delete recipes YOUR OWN RECIPES β€’ Create detailed recipes with structured ingredients and step-by-step instructions β€’ Group ingredients into sections (preferment, main dough, toppings…) β€’ Add photos of your bakes β€’ Tag and filter recipes your way β€’ Full edit history β€” see how a recipe evolved over time BAKER'S PERCENTAGE, DONE RIGHT β€’ Automatic baker's percentage (B%) calculations β€’ Scale any recipe to your batch size in seconds β€’ Keep hydration and ratios consistent every time SOURDOUGH STARTER TRACKING β€’ Log feedings with ratio, flour mix and amounts β€’ Track temperature, peak time and rise β€’ Peak timer β€” get notified when your starter should peak β€’ Visual charts and a feeding calendar β€’ Reminders so you never miss a feed BAKING TIMERS β€’ Start a timer for any step right from the recipe β€’ Get notified when a stage is done β€’ See when you are done for the day and when the bake is finished IMPORT & EXPORT β€’ Import a recipe from a web page into your own list β€’ Export and back up your collection BUILT FOR REAL KITCHENS β€’ Works fully offline β€” your recipes are always available β€’ Syncs securely across your devices when you're online β€’ Sign in with Apple, Google or e-mail and password β€’ Light & dark mode β€’ Optimized for iPhone and iPad β€’ Available in English and German No ads. Your data stays yours β€” analytics are only collected if you agree, and never linked to your account. Happy baking!

About

Sourdough Bake Timer

Features
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Sourdough doesn't wait for you. Levain runs your whole bake from one timeline β€” every stage, every fold, every proof β€” and its alarms ring through silent mode so you never sleep through a shape again. Most timers count down once. A real loaf needs eight stages across eighteen hours, half of them overnight. Levain was built for that. ONE TIMER, EVERY STAGE Chain autolyse, mix, bulk ferment, folds, shape, cold retard and bake into a single schedule. Every step shows the clock time it will actually happen, before you start β€” so you know tonight whether you are pulling bread out at 7am or at noon. Long bakes get Next Day markers where the timeline crosses midnight. ALARMS THAT ACTUALLY WAKE YOU Stage alerts ring through silent mode and Focus, the way a Clock alarm does. Loud alarms are per stage: quiet for the overnight retard, loud for the oven. LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN The countdown lives in the Dynamic Island and on your Lock Screen. Glance at the stage name, the step number and the time left without opening the app. DOUGH THAT RUNS LATE When a stage ends the clock keeps counting up instead of resetting. Dough is ready when it is ready β€” Levain waits, and tells you how far over you are. BUILD YOUR OWN BREAD Drag stages into a timeline, scrub durations on a rotary dial, and drop ingredients, temperatures and humidity targets onto any step. Baker's percentage is calculated as you go, with levain counted as half flour and half water. A JOURNAL OF EVERY LOAF Log a bake and it becomes a photo on your calendar. The background is lifted off your loaf on device, so the bread sits as a sticker on the day you baked it. Notes, a gallery, the ingredients and the timeline it really ran on are kept as a snapshot β€” editing the recipe later never rewrites history. Starts with Classic Sourdough and Sourdough Focaccia. No account, and nothing leaves your phone. FREE AND PRO Free includes 3 recipes with the full multi-stage timer, loud alarms and Live Activity. Levain Pro unlocks unlimited recipes and the full photo bake journal, with a 7-day free trial. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time purchase. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings. Terms of Use: https://liuys614.github.io/levain/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://liuys614.github.io/levain/privacy.html

Screenshots

BreadCraft4 screens
Sourdough Bake Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BreadCraft at none against Sourdough Bake Timer's 3. BreadCraft also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Sourdough Bake Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). On price, ads 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

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

Both are free to download. Sourdough Bake Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BreadCraft asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BreadCraft ships an update every 5 months, Sourdough Bake Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
BreadCraft versus Sourdough Bake Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadCraftSourdough Bake Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size48 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDemojo Development GmbHYI SHIH LIU

In-app purchases

None

BreadCraft

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Sourdough Bake Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly: Unlimited Journal$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly: Unlimited Recipes7 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime: Unlimited Bakes$29.99

Questions

Is BreadCraft free?
BreadCraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sourdough Bake Timer free?
Sourdough Bake Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BreadCraft or Sourdough Bake Timer have ads?
Neither BreadCraft nor Sourdough Bake Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BreadCraft or Sourdough Bake Timer?
BreadCraft ships an update every 5 months, and Sourdough Bake Timer every 9 days. Most recently, BreadCraft was updated on November 5, 2026 and Sourdough Bake Timer on October 31, 2026.

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