Comparison

Recipe Journal Pro vs Baking Substitutes

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

Head to head
About

Recipe Journal Pro

Features
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This app is your personal recipe vault β€” designed for people who love cooking, experimenting, and keeping everything in one place. Whether it’s a handwritten family recipe, something you tested for your business, or a new idea you don’t want to lose, you can store it, structure it, and come back to it anytime. What you can do: Create your own recipes Add ingredients, method steps, notes, and tips exactly how you like them. Upload photos Capture your dishes and build a visual library of your cooking journey. Organize with categories Sort recipes into categories like breakfast, baking, preserves, or anything custom to your style. Export your recipes Easily export and share your recipes when you need them β€” perfect for friends, family, or even building your own product line. Simple, clean design No clutter. Just a focused space to build your own collection. Perfect for: Home cooks who want everything in one place Food entrepreneurs developing products Anyone tired of losing recipes in notes, screenshots, or scraps of paper Start building your personal recipe collection β€” one dish at a time.

About

Baking Substitutes

Features
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Out of eggs, butter, or buttermilk mid-recipe? BakeSub finds the right baking substitute in seconds, with the exact ratio to use and a note on how each swap behaves in the oven, so your bake never falls flat. Most "substitution" lists just tell you what to use. BakeSub tells you how much and what changes. Every swap comes with a tested ratio and a plain-language note on how it affects taste, texture, and rise, drawn from trusted baking references. Then it goes further with a real measurement converter and a built-in baking handbook, all fully offline. WHAT YOU GET - Proven substitutes for eggs, butter, flour, sugar, buttermilk, baking powder and dozens more common ingredients - The exact swap ratio for each option, so your results still turn out right - Vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free filters to find swaps that fit any diet - A weight converter using real ingredient densities (cups to grams and back), plus oven-temperature and pan-size conversions - Baking guides covering troubleshooting, techniques, and the science behind the bake - Save your go-to swaps so they are one tap away next time PERFECT FOR - Home bakers who hit a missing ingredient halfway through a recipe - Anyone baking vegan, gluten-free, or dairy-free - Cooks working from recipes in cups who need accurate gram weights - Beginners who want to understand why a bake worked or flopped WHY NOT JUST SEARCH ONLINE? Search results bury the ratio under ads and unreliable comment threads, and they need a signal. BakeSub gives you the amount and the trade-off instantly, works with flour on your hands, and keeps running with no connection at all. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking. FULL ACCESS Unlock the full substitute library, every unit conversion, and all baking guides with Premium. Available as a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Hit a missing ingredient tonight? Open BakeSub, search it, and keep baking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

Recipe Journal Pro3 screens
Baking Substitutes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recipe Journal Pro at none against Baking Substitutes's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Baking Substitutes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Recipe Journal Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Recipe Journal Pro versus Baking Substitutes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecipe Journal ProBaking Substitutes
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIsak KellermanPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

Recipe Journal Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Baking Substitutes

Subscriptions2
  • Vegan & Gluten Swaps$2.997 Days
  • Cups to Grams Converter$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Egg & Butter Replacer$29.99

Questions

Is Recipe Journal Pro free?
Recipe Journal Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baking Substitutes free?
Baking Substitutes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recipe Journal Pro or Baking Substitutes have ads?
Neither Recipe Journal Pro nor Baking Substitutes shows ads.

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