Comparison

LoafLab vs Sourdough Schedule

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

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About

LoafLab

Features
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A home baker's companion for sourdough. LoafLab helps you plan recipes, time your starter, schedule your bake around your day, and remember every loaf. No sign-up. Offline. Recipes Build formulas in grams and baker's percentages. Set flour and hydration, and LoafLab calculates water, salt, and starter. Scale to any number of loaves. Save as many recipes as you want. Starter planner Tell LoafLab your feeding ratio (1:1:1, 1:5:5, or whatever your starter likes), your kitchen temperature, and when you want to mix. It estimates when to feed so your starter peaks on time, with an optional reminder. Calibrated against real baker guidance. Plan your bake Pick a mix time or a finish time. LoafLab generates a schedule with autolyse, stretch and folds, bulk fermentation, shape, proof (room temp or cold retard), and covered plus uncovered bake. Customize any step and save your defaults. Active bake Tap Start and a checklist walks you through each step with timers and reminders. Adjust a step's time mid-bake if things run long. Check steps off as you go. Journal Log every bake with photos, a 1 to 5 star rating, dough and ambient temperatures, oven settings, steam method, notes on what worked, and tags. Search and filter your history. Turn a past bake back into a new recipe with one tap. Settings that matter Light or dark theme. Celsius or Fahrenheit. Sleep hours so the app doesn't ping you at 3 a.m. No accounts. No internet required. No ads. Your data stays on your device.

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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.

Screenshots

LoafLab4 screens
Sourdough Schedule4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LoafLab at none against Sourdough Schedule's shown. Sourdough Schedule's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
LoafLab versus Sourdough Schedule: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoafLabSourdough Schedule
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyโ€”
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.113.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size38 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMick DoldersumFerran Espuna

In-app purchases

None

LoafLab

No in-app purchases

None

Sourdough Schedule

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LoafLab free?
LoafLab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sourdough Schedule free?
Sourdough Schedule is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LoafLab or Sourdough Schedule have ads?
Sourdough Schedule shows ads; LoafLab does not.

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