Comparison

Proofed vs DoughNote

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

Head to head
About

Proofed

Features
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Proofed is a sourdough starter tracker and bake scheduler for people who bake once a week, not once a day. Keep your starter in the fridge and Proofed reminds you to feed it on the right cadence, in the starter's own voice. Tell it your kitchen's temperature and when you want bread on the table, and it builds the whole bake, feed, mix, folds, shape, cold proof, bake, with notifications on your iPhone and Apple Watch. When the loaf is cool, Chef Henri, our brutally honest AI baker, reads the crumb and gives you a diagnosis, a score out of 100 and the one thing to change next bake. MEET CHEF HENRI Slice your loaf, snap a photo, and a brutally honest AI master baker grades your fermentation, texture, oven spring, and crust out of 100 โ€” then tells you exactly what to fix next bake. He is very hard to impress. Scores of 95+ are the stuff of legend. TIMELINES THAT MATCH YOUR KITCHEN Sourdough timing shifts with temperature โ€” a 4-hour bulk in a warm kitchen is 6 in a cold one. Tell Proofed your temp and it builds your whole bake day: feeds, folds, shaping, cold retard, bake. With notifications at every step, Lock Screen Live Activities, and Apple Watch support. A STARTER WITH FEELINGS Name your starter. Feed it. Watch it bubble happily, get hangry, or nap in the fridge. Build feeding streaks, get AI health checks from a jar photo โ€” and if you neglect it, it will guilt-trip you by push notification. In first person. TECHNIQUE DEMOS ON EVERY STEP Not sure what a coil fold looks like? Every timeline step includes a looping video demo โ€” stretch & folds, shaping, scoring, lamination โ€” right where you need it, no searching mid-bake with floury hands. GROW A SOURDOUGH DYNASTY Real starters get shared. Gift a piece to a friend with a link โ€” when they claim it, their starter joins your family tree. Generations, descendants, and bragging rights, tracked forever. THE WEEKLY BAKE Every week, every baker gets the same challenge. Bake it, scan it, climb the leaderboard. Scores only count if Chef Henri gave them โ€” no cheating. MASTERCLASS RECIPES Nine complete recipes with baker's percentages, step-by-step methods, and Chef Henri's tips โ€” from classic San Francisco sourdough to high-hydration ciabatta and rustic baguettes. Each one generates its own custom bake timeline. PLUS โ€ข Loaf Gallery: every scan saved, with personal records and your score trend โ€ข Baker's math calculator with live hydration sliders โ€ข A free web crumb rater to challenge your friends HONESTLY PRICED No $5-a-week nonsense. No hostage cancellation flow. The free tier includes your starter, one active bake timeline, and 3 Chef Henri scans โ€” no account, no card. Proofed Pro unlocks unlimited scans and dough check-ins, unlimited timelines, and all Masterclass recipes for $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Cancel anytime in two taps from Settings. Proofed Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $3.99 per month or $29.99 per year. New subscribers get a free trial first: 3 days on the monthly plan, 7 days on the yearly plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when the trial ends, or at confirmation of purchase if you are not eligible for a trial. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or the current period. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Starter care, one bake timeline and three Chef Henri verdicts stay free without a subscription. Terms of Use: https://getproofed.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://getproofed.co/privacy

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DoughNote

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DoughNote gives sourdough bakers one private place to keep a starter routine, log feeds, and learn from completed bakes. KNOW THE NEXT USEFUL ACTION - Set one starter's maturity, flour mix, hydration, feeding ratio, room temperature, and preferred feeding time - Preview a personalized 24-hour routine before subscribing - See an honest action window instead of a fake exact peak prediction LOG WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED - Record flour, water, ratio, temperature, rise time, and notes - Keep a chronological starter history - Save bake formulas, fermentation notes, outcomes, ratings, and crumb notes BUILD A BETTER ROUTINE - Review deterministic summaries calculated from your own entries - Use optional local reminders - Export JSON when you choose - Keep records locally without an account, ads, analytics, or tracking DOUGHNOTE PRO DoughNote Pro subscription required after setup. Weekly has no free trial. Annual includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers and then automatically renews at the localized annual price shown by the App Store unless canceled. Both plans unlock the same features. The App Store shows your exact price, currency, and eligibility before purchase. DoughNote is an organizational journal, not food-safety advice. Privacy Policy: https://doughnote-app.vercel.app/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://doughnote-app.vercel.app/terms.html Requires iOS 17.6 or later.

Screenshots

Proofed4 screens
DoughNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

Proofed and DoughNote are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Proofed sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and DoughNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Proofed versus DoughNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProofedDoughNote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size46 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPurpose Brands LLCDaniil Mukashev

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Proofed

Subscriptions2
  • Proofed Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Proofed Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
2 purchases

DoughNote

Subscriptions2
  • DoughNote Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
  • DoughNote Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Proofed free?
Proofed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoughNote free?
DoughNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Proofed or DoughNote have ads?
Neither Proofed nor DoughNote shows ads.

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