BreadCraft vs Sourdough Bake Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
BreadCraft
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BreadCraft is the all-in-one companion for home bakers and sourdough enthusiasts. Organize your recipes, track your sourdough starter, and time every step β in one beautifully simple app that works offline. Whether you bake the occasional weekend loaf or keep a lively starter on your counter, BreadCraft keeps everything in one place. YOUR RECIPE COLLECTION β’ Create detailed recipes with structured ingredients and step-by-step instructions β’ Group ingredients into sections (preferment, main dough, toppingsβ¦) 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’ 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’ Send timers to your phone's Clock app IMPORT & EXPORT β’ Import recipes from a URL 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’ Light & dark mode β’ Optimized for iPhone and iPad β’ Available in English and German No ads. Your data stays yours β analytics are off by default and fully optional. Happy baking!
Sourdough Bake Timer
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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 and 5 logged bakes, with the full multi-stage timer, loud alarms and Live Activity. Levain Pro unlocks unlimited recipes and an unlimited 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: BreadCraft at 15.0 against Sourdough Bake Timer's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | BreadCraft | Sourdough Bake Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Demojo Development GmbH | YI SHIH LIU |
In-app purchases
BreadCraft
No in-app purchases
Sourdough Bake Timer
No in-app purchases
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