Comparison

Ultra Baker vs Baker's Note

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

Head to head
About

Ultra Baker

Features
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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.

About

Baker's Note

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Ultra Baker3 screens
Baker's Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Baker's Note sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Ultra Baker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Ultra Baker versus Baker's Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUltra BakerBaker's Note
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPER MAGNE HELSETHSangA Joo

In-app purchases

None

Ultra Baker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Baker's Note

One-time1
  • Baker’s Note Plus$3.99

Questions

Is Ultra Baker free?
Ultra Baker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Baker's Note free?
Baker's Note is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ultra Baker or Baker's Note have ads?
Neither Ultra Baker nor Baker's Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ultra Baker or Baker's Note?
Ultra Baker ships an update every 4 weeks, and Baker's Note every 2 days. Most recently, Ultra Baker was updated on October 25, 2026 and Baker's Note on October 28, 2026.

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