Comparison

BackPlaner vs Brot Magazin

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

Head to head
About

BackPlaner

This app helps bakers manage their recipes and baking schedules. It calculates ingredient quantities based on the number of items and provides timely reminders for each step. Users can also adjust timings and print recipes.

Highlights
  • Save unlimited recipes
  • Automatic ingredient scaling
  • Chronological work step reminders
  • Adjustable step timings
  • Printable recipes and ingredients
  • Dropbox backup and sync
Features
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Whether you're baking just a single sourdough loaf or several bakes on the same day – a flatbread for the evening, maybe a pizza too – every bake has its own sequence of preferment, resting times, kneading, proofing and baking. Keeping track of what's due when in your head goes wrong fast, especially when hours pass between individual steps. Backplaner solves exactly that. You set which bake(s) you want to make and when they should be finished – the app calculates backwards and shows you every step in a single, chronologically sorted overview. If you're baking several things at once, color bars show at a glance which step belongs to which bake. Shift one step, and every later time for that bake shifts along with it automatically. For sourdough recipes with long rest times, Backplaner also shows the ideal baking time window: the period in which none of the steps fall into the night, so you don't have to get up in the middle of the night to fold the dough or put it in the oven. You set your own night hours in Settings. What Backplaner can do: • Handle the timing for a single bake just as well as for several at once, with a chronological overview • Create recipes with any number of steps and ingredients • Automatically scale ingredient amounts to the number of pieces you want • Calculate hydration (TA) – for anyone working with sourdough • Show the ideal baking time window, the one in which no step falls into the night • Preheating wherever you need it: mark the step the oven has to be ready for and get reminded in good time – the app remembers the preheat duration and suggests it again for your next recipe • Local reminders for every step, even when the phone is locked • Add photos to every recipe • Export the session as a PDF – overview and ingredient list, ready to print • If you like, Backplaner clears the finished session by itself, one hour after the last step • Share recipes by email – the recipient just taps the attachment, done • Complete backup of all recipes, photos and sessions All data stays on your device. Backplaner doesn't send anything to its own servers, there's no tracking and no ads. Backplaner is available in German, English, French and Spanish. BACKPLANER PRO Backplaner is free. Without a subscription you can create one pastry of your own; the yearly subscription "Backplaner Pro" removes that limit. The subscription runs for one year and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before it expires. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ihanwel.net/datenschutz.html

About

Brot Magazin

Explore the global production, cultural significance, and homemade recipes of bread. Discover how to enhance this fundamental food with various ingredients and techniques. This digital magazine offers in-depth articles and practical advice for bread enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Global bread production insights
  • Cultural significance of bread
  • Homemade bread recipes
  • Ingredient and enhancement ideas
  • In-depth articles on bread
Features
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Wie wird Brot in anderen Ländern und Kulturen produziert? Wo findet man es? Wie kann man es mit Hausmitteln selbst herstellen? Womit lässt es sich veredeln? BROT liefert Antworten auf diese und viele andere Fragen zu einem der oft unterschätztesten Grundnahrungsmittel. * 1-Monats-Abo: 9,99€ * 3-Monats-Abo: 27,99€ * 6-Monats-Abo: 52,99€ * 12-Monats-Abo: 99,99€ Bitte beachten Sie: Sobald Sie das Abo bestätigt haben, wird Ihr Apple-Konto mit dem entsprechenden Betrag belastet. Das Abo verlängert sich automatisch um die entsprechende Laufzeit, wenn Sie die Verlängerung nicht bis 24 Stunden vor Ende der Laufzeit in Ihren iTunes-Benutzereinstellungen deaktivieren. Ihre Abos können Sie direkt nach dem Kauf in den Einstellungen Ihres Gerätes einsehen, bearbeiten und die Funktion der automatischen Verlängerung deaktivieren. Wenn Sie Ihr Abo nicht deaktivieren, wird Ihr Apple-Konto innerhalb der 24 Stunden vor Ablauf des Abonnements mit dem entsprechenden Betrag belastet. Eine Rückvergütung ist nicht möglich, sollten Sie das Abonnement während der Laufzeit kündigen wollen. Sie erhalten in jedem Fall alle Ausgaben bis zum Ende der abgeschlossenen Laufzeit. Nähere Informationen zu den Datenschutzrichtlinien (https://www.wm-medien.de/datenschutzerklaerung/) und Nutzungsbestimmungen (https://www.wm-medien.de/impressum/)

Screenshots

BackPlaner4 screens
Brot Magazin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brot Magazin at 75% against BackPlaner's 60%. 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. BackPlaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Brot Magazin sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BackPlaner ships an update every 17 months, Brot Magazin every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BackPlaner versus Brot Magazin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackPlanerBrot Magazin
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB162 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerihanwel.comWellhausen & Marquardt Medien

Customer experience

BackPlaner

Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative0.0%

Brot Magazin

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BackPlaner

One-time1
  • Vollversion$4.99
11 purchases

Brot Magazin

Subscriptions3
  • 1-Monats-Abo$8.991 Month
  • 6-Monats-Abo$49.996 Months
  • 12-Monats-Abo$89.991 Year
One-time8
  • Brot Adventsbäckerei$2.99
  • Brot 06/20172 variants$3.99
  • Brot 02/2018$3.99
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  • Brot 06/2018$3.99
  • Brot 01/2019$3.99
  • Brot 01/2021$3.99
  • Brot Grill-Special 2018$5.99
  • Brot Frühstück-Special 2018$5.99

Questions

Is BackPlaner free?
BackPlaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brot Magazin free?
Brot Magazin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BackPlaner or Brot Magazin have ads?
Neither BackPlaner nor Brot Magazin shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BackPlaner or Brot Magazin?
BackPlaner ships an update every 17 months, and Brot Magazin every 13 months. Most recently, BackPlaner was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brot Magazin on October 26, 2026.

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