LoafNote vs BakeReady

Sourdough runs on your kitchen's temperature, not the recipe writer's clock. Tell LoafNote when you want warm bread and it plans the whole bake backward from that moment, tuned to your kitchen and scheduled around your sleep. PLAN THE BAKE BACKWARD Pick a finish time. LoafNote works back through every step: when to feed, when to mix, when to shape, including cold proofs. If a schedule would have you folding dough at 3am, it bends the plan so the work lands while you're awake. When that isn't possible, it says so. BULK THAT WATCHES THE TEMPERATURE Tell LoafNote your kitchen temperature and it adjusts the bulk window with guidance for every rise along the way. YOUR STARTER, LOOKED AFTER Keep one starter or several. LoafNote tracks each feed and shows you at a glance whether a starter is hungry, rising, or at peak, so it's ready when you are. NO STARTER YET? MAKE ONE Mix flour and water and LoafNote takes it from there: what to feed each day, what the jar should look like, and why the quiet day 4 is normal. In about a week, a readiness check walks you through the signs that it can raise bread. A NUDGE WHEN IT'S TIME Start a bake and put the phone down. Step timers and reminders tell you when the dough needs you, and the current step sits on your lock screen with its countdown running. RUN MORE THAN ONE BAKE A boule for Saturday and a focaccia for tonight can run side by side. Each bake keeps its own timers and its own lock screen countdown, and Home lists every active bake in one place. When the day gets away from you, pause a step and resume when you're back at the counter. RECIPES WITHOUT THE SCROLLING Paste a link, paste text, or import from a photo. You get the ingredients and timed steps, with hydration and baker's percentages worked out with everything measured in grams. Your recipes stay on your phone forever and you can share them with friends with one tap! EVERY LOAF TEACHES THE NEXT Rate the crumb and note what you'd change. That note greets you the next time you start the same recipe. LEARN BEFORE BAKING New to sourdough? A built-in course walks you through the basics, and a glossary covers the terms bakers actually use. No question is too small. FREE FOR A MONTH Try everything free for a month. Long enough to wake a starter up and put a few real bakes behind you. After that, LoafNote is $3.99 a month or $29.99 a year, and the subscription includes the whole app. What you're paying for is the planning: a schedule built backward from when you want bread, bent around your sleep, with bulk timing tuned to your kitchen. A timer alone doesn't do that. No ads, no account needed, and your baking data stays on your device. Terms: https://loafnote.com/terms.html Privacy: https://loafnote.com/privacy.html

Know when your sourdough starter is ready to bake. BakeReady is a simple sourdough starter tracker built for home bakers who want less guessing and more confidence. Log feedings, track starter activity, estimate readiness, and see when your starter may be near its peak window — all in one easy-to-use app. Whether you are building your first starter or maintaining an active one, BakeReady helps you understand what is happening inside the jar. Track every feeding Record each feeding with the details that matter — time, ratio, room temperature, flour type, hydration, rise level, and bubble activity. Your feeding history helps BakeReady estimate how your starter is progressing and when it may need attention. Readiness Score See a simple readiness score based on your latest feeding, rise, bubbles, and starter activity. Get a clearer signal before you bake, with simple status updates like hungry, rising, near peak, ready to bake, or past peak. Peak Window Estimate Timing is one of the hardest parts of sourdough baking. BakeReady helps estimate your starter’s peak window, so you can better plan when to mix dough, build levain, or refresh your starter. Feeding Reminders Set your feeding routine and keep your starter on track. BakeReady helps you know when the next feed is coming, when a feed is overdue, and when your starter may need refreshing. Manage multiple starters Track more than one starter with separate profiles for different routines, ratios, and storage conditions. Perfect for a daily room temperature starter, a backup fridge starter, rye starter, whole wheat starter, or a new starter you are still developing. Built for home bakers BakeReady is designed to feel calm, warm, and simple — not like a spreadsheet. It gives you the key signals you need, without overcomplicating your baking routine. --- Key Features - Sourdough starter feeding log - Readiness score - Peak window estimate - Feeding reminders - Multiple starter profiles - Rise and bubble tracking - Beginner-friendly design --- BakeReady provides estimates based on your inputs and starter history. Sourdough activity can vary depending on temperature, flour, hydration, starter strength, and environment. Always use your own judgment before baking. Privacy Policy:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBTaj0pcc4jIuQprNzo3KoP1WahxuZRQsld3FobrbNM/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Use:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eKND86fsqtl-eMh0WckphYLuDJFUzvyJ-V6xJDJclEU/edit?usp=sharing Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/