Ultra Baker vs Baker's Note
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ultra Baker
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Ultra Baker is a sourdough baker's percentage calculator built around how real baking works. Pick the loaf weight you want — it scales total flour, water, salt, and a two-stage starter in real time. TWO MODES • Beginner — pick how many loaves and bake. 1200g loaves, 67% hydration, two-stage starter. The numbers just appear. • Pro — tune hydration (55–85%), salt, starter %, old-starter carry-over %, starter hydration with a "Link to dough" toggle, starter proof time, and a flour blend with as many flours as you want — sliders that always rebalance to 100%. A BAKE-DAY TIMER THAT MAKES SENSE Eight phases from "build starter" to "rest before cutting", each with the right time and oven temperature. Once you press start, the timer keeps running and pings you for each step transition — even with the app closed. Lock-screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the active phase and countdown without unlocking your phone. Manual prev/next phase navigation if you want to skip ahead or step back. A STARTER GUIDE BUILT IN Tap the book icon for a step-by-step starter guide — Beginner shows the recipe (1:1 by weight, 1/3 forward, 5–7 days to ready); Pro adds the science (yeast vs. lactic acid, fridge math, float test). NO ACCOUNTS. NO ADS. Recipes save on your device. Nothing leaves your phone. No signup, no email, no tracking. OFFLINE-READY Works without a network. Calculate on a plane, bake at the cabin. WHY A CALCULATOR? Most sourdough recipes give you one fixed loaf at one fixed hydration. Real baking is percentages: change the loaf weight or push the hydration and everything else has to change with it. Ultra Baker does that math in one step so you can spend the time at the bench, not the spreadsheet. DESIGNED FOR HOME BAKERS, BUILT BY ONE Made by a baker who got tired of redoing the math every weekend. Free. Stays free.
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: Ultra Baker at none against Baker's Note's 1. Baker's Note's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 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. Baker's Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ultra Baker asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ultra Baker ships an update every 4 weeks, Baker's Note every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ultra Baker | Baker's Note |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PER MAGNE HELSETH | SangA Joo |
In-app purchases
Ultra Baker
No in-app purchases
Baker's Note
- Baker’s Note Plus$3.99
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