Thyme vs Baker's Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thyme
Effortlessly import recipes from websites, text, or photos with AI-powered parsing. Organize them into custom cookbooks and cook hands-free with step-by-step guidance and voice commands. Keep your culinary creations organized and accessible.
- AI-powered recipe import from URLs, text, or photos
- Hands-free cook mode with step-by-step guidance
- Voice commands for navigation
- Customizable cookbooks and tags
- Edit recipes with notes and substitutions
- Cloud sync for recipe backup
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Thyme is your personal digital cookbook. Import recipes from any website, typed text, or photo — AI powered system extracts the ingredients, steps, and timing automatically. Organize everything into cookbooks and cook hands-free. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Paste a URL from any recipe site, type it in, or snap a photo. The app parses recipe into clean, structured format with ingredients, steps, timing, and servings — no manual entry required. COOK MODE Step-by-step cooking guide that keeps your screen on and your hands free. Check off ingredients as you go, navigate between steps with voice commands, and track your progress through the recipe. ORGANIZE YOUR COLLECTION Create cookbooks to group your recipes however you like. Tag recipes for quick search. Keep notes on substitutions or personal tweaks. FEATURES - Import recipes from URLs, text, or photos - AI-powered parsing — no manual entry - Step-by-step cook mode with screen lock - Voice commands: say "ok next" or "ok previous" - Multiple cookbooks and custom tags - Edit recipes freely — adjust ingredients, steps, and notes - Ingredient checkmarks while cooking - Source URL tracking for every recipe - Three beautiful themes - Sign in with Apple or Google - Secure cloud sync — your recipes are always available YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL All data is encrypted at rest. We never sell or share your personal information. Delete your account and all data anytime. Thyme is free to use. Start building your cookbook today. Made with care by PPV Enterprise LLC.
Baker's Note
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Baker's Note is a simple recipe notebook for home and artisan bread bakers. Create and organize your bread recipes with ingredients, baker's percentages, baking temperatures, notes, and photos—all in one place. Scale any recipe instantly by flour weight or loaf count, so you can adjust formulas without doing the math yourself. Whether you're baking sourdough, baguettes, sandwich bread, focaccia, bagels, or other artisan breads, Baker's Note helps you keep every recipe organized and easy to revisit. [Features] • Organize recipes by category • Calculate baker's percentages automatically • Support for levain, poolish, biga, and other preferments • Scale recipes by flour weight or number of loaves • Record baking temperatures and multiple baking stages • Save notes, tips, and photos for every recipe • Share beautiful recipe cards with others • Customize font size for comfortable reading [Baker's Note Plus] Upgrade with a one-time purchase to: • Remove ads • Save unlimited recipes No subscriptions. Pay once and keep it forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thyme at none against Baker's Note's 1. Baker's Note's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Baker's Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thyme asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thyme ships an update every 3 weeks, Baker's Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thyme | Baker's Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PPV Enterprises LLC | SangA Joo |
In-app purchases
Thyme
No in-app purchases
Baker's Note
- Baker’s Note Plus$3.99









