Comparison

CrumbKeep vs Brööö

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

Head to head
About

CrumbKeep

This app helps home bakers maintain their sourdough starter and improve their bread-making skills. It offers feeding reminders, timers, a bake journal, and AI analysis of your starter and bread. Features are available both for free and through a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Starter feeding reminders
  • Hydration calculator
  • Bake journal with photos
  • AI starter analysis
  • Rise and proof timers
  • Multiple starter recipes
Features
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Keep your sourdough starter alive and bake better bread every time. CrumbKeep tells you exactly what to do and when: feeding reminders, rise timers, a bake journal, and an AI that reads your starter and your crumb like a pro baker. Made for home bakers who want great bread without living in Reddit threads. No account, no ads. Everything you log stays on your phone. WHAT'S FREE, FOREVER • Starter tracker - log every feeding and get a smart reminder before your starter gets hungry. • Feeding schedule - set your ratio and rhythm; CrumbKeep does the timing. • Hydration calculator - dial in dough and starter hydration in grams, instantly. • Bake journal - photos, ratings and notes so every loaf beats the last. • Rise and proof timers - with notifications, right inside each recipe. • 4 starter recipes, including a 7-day guide to grow a starter from scratch. • 3 free AI scans to try the magic. CRUMBKEEP PRO • Unlimited AI photo analysis - snap your starter or a cut loaf and get a real, photo-specific read: what it sees, a score, and exactly what to fix next bake. • Rise forecast - predict when your starter peaks from room temperature, flour and feed ratio, so you bake at the perfect moment. • All 12 recipes with step timers - country loaf, focaccia, bagels, pizza, cinnamon rolls and more. • Track unlimited starters. WHY BAKERS SWITCH TO CRUMBKEEP Most sourdough apps lock the basics behind a paywall and give you one vague scan. CrumbKeep keeps the tracker, reminders, calculator and journal free, and its AI gives advice tied to what's actually in your photo, not the same generic tip every time. Cancel anytime. The free tools stay free. CrumbKeep offers general baking guidance for home bakers. Privacy Policy: https://merczoestore.github.io/crumbkeep/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Brööö

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Brööö is your guided companion through the entire sourdough bake — from feeding the starter to slicing the finished loaf. One recipe, the whole way through Build your own workflows with baker's percentages, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Edit a recipe afterward without losing the history of past bakes. Smart timers that actually understand baking Every step gets its own countdown and notification when it's time — with a button to check it off or give the dough more time. Bulk fermentation, the long cold retard in the fridge, baking — all tracked separately, with time-sensitive notifications that reach you even in silent mode. History you actually learn from Rate temperature, dough strength, oven spring, and crumb after every bake, write a note, take a photo — and get good tips from AI, based on your own rating. Scroll back and see what set a great bake apart from a so-so one. Share with other bakers Upload your best recipes to Shared Recipes, or download others' and make them your own. Brödholken Connected to the legendary neighborhood bread pickup box in Lerum, Sweden — get a push notification the moment it's filled, so you beat the neighbors to it. Brööö is completely free, no ads, no account, and no tracking. Built by a brain-tired sourdough baker to spread experience and love.

Screenshots

CrumbKeep4 screens
Brööö4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brööö at none against CrumbKeep's 3. CrumbKeep's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. CrumbKeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Brööö asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrumbKeep ships an update every 11 days, Brööö every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
CrumbKeep versus Brööö: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrumbKeepBrööö
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRomuald BruguierJesper Follin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CrumbKeep

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$4.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$49.99
None

Brööö

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrumbKeep free?
CrumbKeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brööö free?
Brööö is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CrumbKeep or Brööö have ads?
Neither CrumbKeep nor Brööö shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrumbKeep or Brööö?
CrumbKeep ships an update every 11 days, and Brööö every 9 days. Most recently, CrumbKeep was updated on November 10, 2026 and Brööö on October 31, 2026.

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