Sourdough Coach vs StarterLog

Why won't my sourdough rise? Why is my crumb gummy? Sourdough is half science, half guessing - until now. Snap a photo of your starter or your cut crumb and Proofd reads it like a seasoned baker. It tells you what it actually sees in YOUR jar or loaf, what it means, and exactly what to do next - not a vague, canned answer. WHAT PROOFD DOES - Reads your starter - rising, at peak, hungry, sluggish, or off. Know when it's ready to bake, with a real explanation. - Diagnoses your crumb - under-proofed, over-fermented, gummy, dense? Find out what went wrong and how to fix it next time. - Catches trouble - flags possible mold so you stay safe. - Feeding schedule - set your rhythm and get a gentle reminder when it's time to feed. - Baker's tools - hydration calculator, baker's percentages, and a grams-to-cups converter. - Bake journal - save every diagnosis and watch your loaves get better over time. - Ask anything - a sourdough expert in your pocket. HONEST, FROM THE START Other sourdough apps charge every single month and hide everything behind a timer pop-up. Proofd is a one-time purchase - pay once, own it forever. No subscription, no trial traps, no surprise charges. Calculators and your journal are always free. Photos are used only to read them and are never stored or shared. Your journal stays on your device.

StarterLog is a sourdough starter log built for bakers who are tired of paying a subscription for what should be a simple feeding log. Log a feeding in seconds — ratio, flour, water and temperature — and start the rise timer with one tap. A Live Activity tracks the rise on your Lock Screen; mark it peaked and the rise duration is saved to that feeding automatically. Tell the bake planner when you want the bread ready, and it counts back through feed, rise, mix, bulk ferment and bake to show exactly when to start — based on your own starter's recent rise times, not a guess. FEEDING LOG - Track one or more named starters, each with its own feeding history - Log ratio, flour type, water amount and temperature per feeding - Feeding reminders on a schedule you set - Attach a photo to any feeding from your Photos library RISE TIMER - A Live Activity that tracks the rise after every feeding - One tap to mark it peaked — the rise duration is logged automatically - Every estimate shows its arithmetic: "from your last 3 rises, 4h 10m – 6h 30m" BAKE PLANNER - Enter when the bread should be ready and get a full count-back schedule: feed, rise, mix, bulk ferment, bake - Built from your starter's own rise history, not a generic timetable BAKER'S TOOLS - Hydration and levain calculator, independent of the log - A home-screen widget showing the active starter's last feed and next feeding due PRICE StarterLog is free to download. Logging feedings, the rise timer Live Activity, feeding reminders, and the hydration and levain calculator are free forever, for one starter. A single one-time purchase of USD 3.99 — StarterLog Unlimited — adds unlimited starters, the bake planner, the photo log and the widget. No subscription, no ads, ever. No AI scan, either: StarterLog reads your starter's health from the log you already keep, not a photo classifier. No account. No tracking. Your data stays on your device.