Comparison

BakeCost vs CostBakery

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

Head to head
About

BakeCost

Manage bakery orders, cost recipes accurately, and track inventory. This app helps small and medium bakeries streamline operations, from pricing to payment collection, all while keeping a close eye on pantry stock. It offers simple reports and optional cloud features for syncing and online stores.

Highlights
  • Recipe costing and pricing suggestions
  • Order scheduling and calendar view
  • Pantry stock tracking and shopping lists
  • Payment tracking and quote generation
  • Customer history and notes
  • Revenue and profit reports
Features
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BakeCost replaces your paper notebook: schedule orders, cost recipes, get paid on time, and keep your pantry under control — all from your phone. Built for small and medium bakeries who want to leave Excel and scattered notes behind. PRICE YOUR PRODUCTS THE SMART WAY • Add ingredients with their purchase price • Build recipes with exact quantities • The app calculates your real cost and suggests a price based on the margin you want • Compare sizes side by side to see which is most profitable ORGANIZE YOUR ORDERS • Schedule orders with date, time, products, and deposits • Calendar view to see your whole month at once • "Production day" shows everything you'll bake plus an aggregated ingredient list • Repeat past orders in one tap • Automatic reminders the day before and 2 hours before delivery YOUR ONLINE STORE • Publish your catalog on your own page: bakecost.app/t/your-store • Customers browse your products and send you their order from their phone • Each request lands right in your orders list, ready to confirm • You arrange payment with your customer as always (cash, transfer…) RECIPE BOOK AND SCANNER — NEW • Save your recipes with their preparation steps, separate from your inventory • Turn one into a product whenever you want, with its ingredients already loaded • Import a recipe from a photo (BakeCost Pro): snap a recipe and the app extracts ingredients and steps for you to review before saving CONTROL YOUR PANTRY • Stock tracking for each ingredient with reorder thresholds • Alerts when something is running low • Auto-generated shopping list based on pending orders, and editable: add what you like, fix quantities and tick off what you bought GET PAID ON TIME • Clear states: quote → confirmed → in production → ready → delivered → paid • Track partial payments • "Pending payments" always visible • Send quotes via WhatsApp or as branded PDFs CUSTOMERS AND NOTES • Full history per customer • Call or WhatsApp directly from the customer card • Loose notes for everything else: ideas, family recipes, supplier numbers SIMPLE REPORTS • Period revenue, profit, and margin • Top products and best customers • Weekly rhythm at a glance YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY • Works 100% offline — no account needed • Create a free account to back up your data and restore it on a new phone • BakeCost Pro unlocks live multi-device sync, your online store, the premium quote templates, the brand colors, and importing recipes from a photo • No analytics, no ads: your data is yours IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Fully available in English and Spanish Perfect for bakers, pastry chefs, artisanal bread makers, and home-based dessert businesses. Terms of Use: https://bakecost.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://bakecost.app/privacy

About

CostBakery

Features
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CostBakery helps small baking, pastry, and home-food businesses calculate real costs without relying on complicated spreadsheets. Add your ingredients, packaging, recipes, preparations, and sales to understand how much production costs, how much you sell, and your real profit. Main features: • Ingredient and stock management. • Packaging and supply management. • Stock purchase records. • Average cost calculation. • Recipes with ingredients and packaging. • Product preparation records. • Sales tracking. • Cost, price, profit, and margin calculations. • Purchase, preparation, and sales history. • Language, currency, and measurement settings. • Works locally without an internet connection. • Manual local backups. • Full access to all features in this version. CostBakery is designed for people who sell cakes, brownies, cookies, breads, desserts, pastries, or custom products and want to make better pricing decisions. The app prioritizes clarity, speed, and a simple experience for small businesses.

Screenshots

BakeCost4 screens
CostBakery4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CostBakery at none against BakeCost's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. BakeCost sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. CostBakery asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BakeCost versus CostBakery: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBakeCostCostBakery
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXavier LlanoCristian Miner

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BakeCost

Subscriptions2
  • BakeCost Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • BakeCost Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

CostBakery

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BakeCost free?
BakeCost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CostBakery free?
CostBakery is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BakeCost or CostBakery have ads?
Neither BakeCost nor CostBakery shows ads.

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