Comparison

Joule vs Just Bread

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

Head to head
About

Joule

This app provides access to sous vide recipes and allows remote control of a sous vide device. It guides users through the cooking process with features like Visual Doneness and precise temperature management, ensuring perfectly cooked food.

Highlights
  • Exclusive sous vide cooking guides
  • Visual Doneness selection
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Remote Bluetooth/Wifi control
  • Precise temperature control
  • Cooking notifications
Features
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Get access to the best sous vide recipes and control Joule, the world’s smallest, most powerful sous vide tool, with the Joule App. From raw to ready, the app coaches you through the whole process, so cooking sous vide is simple. Just pick what you want to cook, and we’ll walk you through the rest. The Joule App includes groundbreaking features like Visual Doneness, precise temperature control from anywhere, and a robust collection of recipes and cooking guides created by the ChefSteps team. Joule and its app were built and designed from scratch to work together, and we’re just as dedicated to the quality of our products as we are to the food we make with them. You can read more about Joule and the Joule App in publications like CNET, Wired, Lifehacker, Food & Wine, and Network World. HOW DOES THE JOULE APP WORK? You tell us what you’re cooking, we tell you when it’s ready. Making a two-inch steak? Great. Just tap the Start button, and Joule will set a timer for perfect doneness. Get notified when your steak is ready—and we’ll also tell you how much longer it can stay in the water without overcooking. WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE JOULE APP? • Exclusive access to our cooking guides: The app comes with step-by-step guides for everything from perfect fried chicken, to succulent salmon, to the best steak you’ve ever had in your life, helping you unlock the power of sous vide. What’s even better? We’ll keep adding new guides (and updating old ones) all the time. • Visual Doneness: Choose exactly how you want your food to look when it’s done, then press go, and Joule does the rest. No more filtering through online forums to get the information you need. Visual Doneness takes the guesswork out of sous vide. • Step-by-step instructions, so you can learn as you go: Every cooking guide comes loaded with quick videos that’ll teach you new techniques and help you get the best results. • Notifications that let you know when your water is hot and your food is done, no matter where you are. Not ready to eat? We’ll tell you how much longer your food can stay in without overcooking. • Bluetooth and Wifi control, so you can cook from anywhere. WHAT IS SOUS VIDE COOKING AND HOW DOES IT WORK? Chefs have been cooking sous vide for decades to get perfect proteins and amazing new textures. But, it’s not fancy or complicated—Joule heats water to a very specific temperature, so you can cook food gently, with super-human precision. The water never gets hotter than you want the food to be, so it won’t overcook. HOW DO I GET JOULE? Visit chefsteps.com/joule to learn more. CAN I STILL USE THE JOULE APP IF I HAVE ANOTHER SOUS VIDE TOOL, LIKE NOMIKU, SANSAIRE, OR ANOVA? Absolutely! You can still use our sous vide guides and Visual Doneness in the Joule App to figure out your favorite times and temperatures, then manually set your other tool and make amazing meals at home. LEGALESE: Terms of Use and Sale - https://www.chefsteps.com/terms Limited Warranty - https://www.chefsteps.com/joule/warranty EULA - https://www.chefsteps.com/eula Privacy Policy - https://www.chefsteps.com/privacy By downloading, installing or using the Joule app, you agree to the End User License Agreement. Currently, this app is only available in English.

About

Just Bread

Discover recipes for healthy and delicious homemade bread. This app guides you through the baking process with easy steps, includes a hydration calculator, and offers reminders. Enjoy the simple pleasure of fresh, preservative-free bread.

Highlights
  • Homemade bread recipes
  • Hydration calculator
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Baking reminders
  • Yeast and sourdough options
Features
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Just Bread is an application created for all lovers of home baking. Find a recipe for tasty and healthy breadstuff, create homemade bread, and see for yourself how simple it is! Use the Hydration Calculator tool to quickly calculate the irrigation of your bread. Choose the right ratio of water to flour and leaven, and learn about their dependence. You will gain knowledge and experience on how hydration effect the type of bread you create. Every beginner will be able to get through a few easy steps to enjoy real, valuable, and delicious bread. Don't worry if sourdough bread is overly time-consuming for you - JustBread also includes recipes for yeast bread. Be up to date with the recipe's steps and set a dedicated reminder. A house that smells of bread is a memory that you always come back to. Homemade bread stays fresh longer and tastes better because it doesn't contain unnecessary chemical ingredients or preservatives. The ingredients of the bread are flour, water, salt, and depending on the recipe, leaven, or yeast. Grains and spices are also an interesting and tasty addition that gives your bread a unique flavor and expressiveness. Find out how pleasant baking bread at home can be - it's a relaxing and appreciative ritual that boosts your mood. A gently cooled, crispy loaf disappears at a blistering pace, especially when you spread slices of bread with butter. And it's all only bread. Just Bread! Help us improve the application - we believe that every opinion/feedback is valuable and necessary for the development of new functionalities.

Screenshots

Joule4 screens
Just Bread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Just Bread at 100% against Joule's 19%. Just Bread also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.6). Joule's advantage is ratings volume (734 vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Just Bread holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Joule has 734 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 19% of Joule's written reviews are positive against 100% of Just Bread's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Joule ships an update monthly, Just Bread every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Joule versus Just Bread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJouleJust Bread
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (734 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings734 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChefSteps Inc.Oskar Poprawski

Customer experience

Joule

All ratings732 ratings
Positive31.8%
Neutral10.7%
Negative57.5%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive19.3%
Neutral11.2%
Negative69.5%

Just Bread

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Joule

No in-app purchases

None

Just Bread

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Joule free?
Joule is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Just Bread free?
Just Bread is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Joule or Just Bread?
Just Bread is rated higher. Joule averages 2.6 out of 5 from 734 ratings, while Just Bread averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Joule or Just Bread have ads?
Neither Joule nor Just Bread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Joule or Just Bread?
Joule ships an update monthly, and Just Bread every 3 weeks. Most recently, Joule was updated on November 1, 2026 and Just Bread on November 3, 2026.

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