Comparison

Artisan Bread for iPad vs Bread Baker

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

Head to head
About

Artisan Bread for iPad

This app helps experienced bakers meticulously track their bread-making process. It allows for entering, editing, and scaling recipes, displaying key baking metrics, and storing visual records of creations. Share your perfected recipes with others via email or export them to different devices.

Highlights
  • Enter and edit recipes
  • Scale recipes for different quantities
  • Display percentages and hydration rates
  • Store baking notes and photos
  • Rate bread recipes
  • Email and export recipes
Features
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For the Artisan Bread maker wanting to track the details of his artistry. Please Note: This is not a compendium of existing bread recipes! It does enable the accomplished baker to: • Enter new recipes • Edit Recipes • Create new recipes using existing ones as a template • Scale recipes for various quantities of finished product • Display percentages and hydration rates • Store and display baking notes • Take and store photos of the breads and their “crumb” • Rate bread recipes • Email recipes to others • Sort recipes by date, name, and rating • Export recipes to other devices with Artisan Bread app

About

Bread Baker

This app guides you through the bread-making process with step-by-step instructions and notifications. It includes popular recipes, allows you to add your own, and recalculates ingredients based on desired weight. Enjoy visual progress tracking and share your creations.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step baking process control
  • Push notifications for process completion
  • Visual progress presentation
  • Ingredient recalculation by target weight
  • Custom recipe creation and import
  • Metric and imperial unit support
Features
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Bread baking process long and tricky! With Bread Baker app you will control the dough preparation and baking step-by-step. You receive notifications once each step is complete. Process can be visually controlled and adjusted. As a bonus we include several popular bread recipes. You can also add your own recipes with ingredients and step-by-step process. Changing target weight will recalculate amount of ingredients required. Recipes can be shared via messages and iCloud. Feature list: * List of popular bread recipes, including ingredients and processes * All recipes are localized to English (default) and some native languages (multiple languages supported) * Ability to re-calculate required ingredients based on target bread weight * Support for metric (kg/g) and imperial (lb/oz) weights and temperatures * Visual presentation of process progress * Gantt chart to visually change the process that is running * Push notifications when step or whole process is complete * Ability to add your own recipes, their ingredients and step-by-step process * Share your recipes via standard iOS means (email, message, social) or via iCloud Terms of Use While you may use Bread Baker application for free as recipe storage, you will need to purchase a subscription to use process and notification features. Please pick one of available subscriptions in the In-App Store to control baking process and receive completion notifications. Having active subscription will also hide in-app advertisements. There are two types of auto-renewable subscriptions: monthly (length is 1 month) and annual (length is 12 months). Price for each subscription type is shown in the In-App store page as well as on Apple App Store. Payment for a subscription will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy can be obtained from our website at https://oxigenator.com/products/breadbaker/privacy-policy/ Link to Terms of Use: https://oxigenator.com/products/breadbaker/terms-of-use/ NOTE: When you purchase a subscription first time - you will be billed only after 7 first free trial days. If you cancel your first monthly subscription during these first trial days - you will NOT be charged at all.

Screenshots

Bread Baker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Artisan Bread for iPad at none against Bread Baker's 2. Artisan Bread for iPad also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (3.8 vs 3.5). Bread Baker's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (43% vs 33%). On price and ratings volume 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. Bread Baker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Artisan Bread for iPad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artisan Bread for iPad holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Artisan Bread for iPad's written reviews are positive against 43% of Bread Baker's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Artisan Bread for iPad ships an update every 4 months, Bread Baker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Artisan Bread for iPad versus Bread Baker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtisan Bread for iPadBread Baker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better3.5 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews42.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better14.7
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacqueline GhosinOXiGENATOR LLC

Customer experience

Artisan Bread for iPad

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

Bread Baker

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Artisan Bread for iPad

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Bread Baker

Subscriptions2
  • Bake feature, 1 month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Bake feature, 1 year7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Artisan Bread for iPad free?
Artisan Bread for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bread Baker free?
Bread Baker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Artisan Bread for iPad or Bread Baker?
Artisan Bread for iPad is rated higher. Artisan Bread for iPad averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Bread Baker averages 3.5 from 10 ratings.
Do Artisan Bread for iPad or Bread Baker have ads?
Bread Baker shows ads; Artisan Bread for iPad does not.
Which is updated more often, Artisan Bread for iPad or Bread Baker?
Artisan Bread for iPad ships an update every 4 months, and Bread Baker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Artisan Bread for iPad was updated on October 1, 2026 and Bread Baker on October 5, 2026.

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