Comparison

BackPlaner vs Brotzeiten

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” 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 โ€“ a flatbread for the evening, maybe a pizza too โ€“ 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 โ€“ 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: โ€ข Handle the timing for a single bake just as well as for several at once, with a chronological overview โ€ข Create recipes with any number of steps and ingredients โ€ข Automatically scale ingredient amounts to the number of pieces you want โ€ข Calculate hydration (TA) โ€“ for anyone working with sourdough โ€ข Show the ideal baking time window, the one in which no step falls into the night โ€ข Preheating wherever you need it: mark the step the oven has to be ready for and get reminded in good time โ€“ the app remembers the preheat duration and suggests it again for your next recipe โ€ข Local reminders for every step, even when the phone is locked โ€ข Add photos to every recipe โ€ข Export the session as a PDF โ€“ overview and ingredient list, ready to print โ€ข If you like, Backplaner clears the finished session by itself, one hour after the last step โ€ข Share recipes by email โ€“ the recipient just taps the attachment, done โ€ข 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

Brotzeiten

Features
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Brotzeiten is an app for anyone who wants to bake bread and rolls in a structured and reproducible way. It combines flexible timers with detailed recipes, steps, and sub-steps โ€” ideal when working with multiple doughs or long fermentation times. Recipes can be adjusted, documented, and shared. All data stays local on your device.

Screenshots

BackPlaner4 screens
Brotzeiten2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brotzeiten at none against BackPlaner's 1. Brotzeiten also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 18 months). BackPlaner's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. BackPlaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brotzeiten asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BackPlaner ships an update every 18 months, Brotzeiten monthly. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
BackPlaner versus Brotzeiten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackPlanerBrotzeiten
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews60.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 18 monthsMonthly โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size62 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerihanwel.comFranz Juengerhans

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BackPlaner

One-time1
  • Vollversion$4.99
None

Brotzeiten

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BackPlaner free?
BackPlaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brotzeiten free?
Brotzeiten is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BackPlaner or Brotzeiten have ads?
Neither BackPlaner nor Brotzeiten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BackPlaner or Brotzeiten?
BackPlaner ships an update every 18 months, and Brotzeiten monthly. Most recently, BackPlaner was updated on October 18, 2026 and Brotzeiten on October 18, 2026.

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