Comparison

BreadLog vs The Bake Log

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

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About

BreadLog

Features
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BreadLog turns sourdough baking from stressful guesswork into a calm, joyful ritual. From your first starter feeding to your hundredth loaf, BreadLog helps you bake with confidence. WHAT’S INSIDE Guided baking sessions Visual progress, smart tips, timers, haptic feedback, Live Activities and hands-free voice control. Starter & Baker’s Journeys Build your starter, track flour blends and activity, and follow a 5-day path to your first confident bakes. Recipes Curated recipes plus the ability to create and save your own with photos, steps and timers. BreadLog Premium AI Dough Doctor, world and holiday recipes, pet-friendly treats, and custom scoring patterns. Choose your fermentation Use Sourdough, Dry Yeast or Fresh Yeast. Ingredients and instructions automatically adapt to your choice. Seasonal baking Discover new recipes throughout the year, including our autumn selection. Share your bakes Create beautiful baking cards, share recipes, and keep a Before & After gallery of your bread. English Β· Ukrainian Β· Spanish No account. No ads. Your bread, your data, your kitchen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

The Bake Log

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Never lose track of your sourdough starter again. The Bake Log is the simplest way to keep your starters alive and your bakes consistent. Feed your starter, plan your bakes, log every loaf and watch your skills improve over time β€” all without an account, and your journal never leaves your phone. PLAN YOUR BAKE BACKWARDS - Choose when you want it out of the oven, and every step is laid out behind that time - A reminder tells you when it's time to wake the levain - Your starter knows the plan: feed it for the bake and the app offers to start it - Missed a plan? Plan it again for next week, or let it go - Bake Again sets up the same bake for the same time next week MORE THAN LOAVES Sourdough isn't just bread. Log pizza, focaccia, bagels, rolls and enriched dough, each with its own guided steps and piece counts. Whatever you're baking, The Bake Log keeps the recipe, the timing and the result in one place. FEED YOUR STARTER - A sourdough starter tracker for one starter or many, each on its own feeding schedule - A countdown tells you when the next feeding is due - See at a glance whether your starter is vigorous, healthy or sluggish - Record every feeding with flour, water, ratio and a photo GUIDED BAKE β€” YOUR RECIPE, ONE STEP AT A TIME - Stop setting six phone alarms per loaf β€” it pings you at each fold, shape and bake - Walk the whole bake day, from mix to oven, at a calm pace - Coil-fold and stretch reminders fire on time β€” even with the phone locked or after a reboot - Live countdowns for bulk ferment, proofing and cold retard, on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and at the top of every screen - Advance early when the dough is ready β€” the dough decides, not the timer - Your measured times flow straight into the bake log when you're done LOG EVERY BAKE - Hydration, bulk ferment, dough temperature and proofing time - Rate taste, crumb and crust, and see which recipe performs best over time - Add photos of the crumb and the finished loaf - Every bake gets its own page: the day it went through, step by step - Fold seeds, olives or a share of rye into any recipe with add-ins β€” your hydration stays accurate BUILD YOUR RECIPE LIBRARY - One page per recipe: read your method at a comfortable size and see baker's percentages - Scale any recipe by the loaf, the tray of focaccia, or the piece for pizza, bagels and rolls - Filter by bake type, and share a finished bake as a card EARN BAKER'S MARKS A quiet shelf of milestones you earn for every loaf, every feeding and every patient overnight prove. Nothing to chase β€” just a record of how far your baking has come. YOURS, AND ONLY YOURS - No account, no sign-up, no cloud β€” your starters, recipes and bakes stay on your phone, and it all works offline - Premium your way: a subscription or a one-time unlock removes ads and lifts limits - Back up and restore everything, photos included, whenever you like - Japandi-inspired design: calm, warm and distraction-free Whether you're keeping a first starter alive or dialling in your hundredth sourdough pizza, The Bake Log is the offline baking journal and sourdough app that grows with you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BreadLog4 screens
The Bake Log4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BreadLog at none against The Bake Log's 2. BreadLog also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. The Bake Log sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BreadLog asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
BreadLog versus The Bake Log: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreadLogThe Bake Log
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 3 days
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLelia VlasenkoEri Tech LTD

In-app purchases

None

BreadLog

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

The Bake Log

Subscriptions1
  • The Bake Log Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • The Bake Log Premium$6.99

Questions

Is BreadLog free?
BreadLog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Bake Log free?
The Bake Log is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BreadLog or The Bake Log have ads?
The Bake Log shows ads; BreadLog does not.
Which is updated more often, BreadLog or The Bake Log?
BreadLog ships an update every 3 days, and The Bake Log every 3 days. Most recently, BreadLog was updated on October 18, 2026 and The Bake Log on October 24, 2026.

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