Sourdough Suite vs Crumb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sourdough Suite
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Sourdough Suite is a practical bread-baking toolkit built by a professional baker for real bake days. Whether you are maintaining a starter, planning tomorrow’s bake, troubleshooting a dense crumb, or scaling a formula for production, Sourdough Suite brings the tools you need into one clean, baker-friendly app. Use Photo Rescue to analyze dough, starter, crumb, or loaf photos and get structured troubleshooting guidance. Build bake plans with clear timing, save your own recipes, track starter feedings, and use professional bread calculators without jumping between spreadsheets, notes, and timers. Included tools: Photo Rescue Bake Planner My Recipes Starter Tracker Baker’s Percentage Calculator Hydration Calculator Preferment Calculator Flour Blend Calculator Feeding Calculator Timeline Calculator Dough Temperature Calculator Bake Day Copilot Sourdough Suite is designed for bakers who want more than a single calculator. It helps connect the whole process: starter strength, fermentation, dough handling, formula math, bake timing, and recipe organization. Built from bakery experience, the app gives practical guidance without pretending bread is one-size-fits-all. Use it as a bench companion for learning, troubleshooting, and making your next loaf better than the last.
Crumb
This AI-powered companion analyzes your sourdough bakes, providing feedback on fermentation, crumb structure, and hydration. It helps you track your progress, manage your starter, and offers tools for better bread-making.
- AI crumb analysis for openness and evenness
- Fermentation evaluation (under, well, over)
- Proofing tracker with temperature-aware predictions
- Starter health checks and feeding logs
- Mixing-water calculator
- Photo-first baking journal
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Better Bread Through Better Feedback Crumb is your AI sourdough companion — from feeding your starter to reading the crumb. Snap a photo of any loaf and get instant feedback on fermentation, crumb structure, hydration, and overall bake quality, then track every loaf in a beautiful baking journal. AI Crumb Analysis • Analyze crumb openness and evenness • Evaluate fermentation — under, well, or over • Spot common baking issues • Get specific, next-bake recommendations • A tasting-note scorecard for every loaf Proofing Tracker • Time bulk fermentation and final proof • Temperature-aware "ready around" predictions • Cold-retard and out-of-the-fridge modes • Snap a photo mid-proof for an instant "is it ready?" read Starter Coach • Log feedings and see when your starter will peak • Photograph it for an AI health check • A from-scratch starter guide for beginners Baker's Tools • Mixing-water calculator to hit your target dough temp • Recipe vault for your formulas, hydration, and notes Your Baking Journal • A complete, photo-first history of your bakes • Track your score, best crumb, and streak over time • Nickname and favorite your proudest loaves • Ask the AI coach anything about a specific bake Built for Serious Home Bakers Whether you're baking your first country loaf or refining competition-quality sourdough, Crumb helps you understand and improve every bake. Download Crumb and turn every loaf into a learning opportunity. Terms: https://www.zencodex.io/apps/crumb/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sourdough Suite at none against Crumb's 4. Sourdough Suite also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Crumb sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Sourdough Suite asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Sourdough Suite | Crumb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Scott Olmer | Zenmonkeys Digital LLC |
In-app purchases
Sourdough Suite
No in-app purchases
Crumb
- Crumb Pro$4.991 Month
- Crumb Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- 3 Scans$0.99
- 15 Scans$3.99







