Comparison

Artisan Bread for iPad vs Loafside

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

Loafside

Features
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Loafside is your calm, step-by-step sourdough companion — from feeding your starter to pulling a golden loaf out of the oven. Whether you're baking your first loaf or your hundredth, Loafside guides you through every stage with precision and ease. FEEDING CALCULATOR Choose your starter ratio, enter your amount, and Loafside tells you exactly how much water and flour you need. No mental math, no guessing. TIMERS THAT FOLLOW YOUR PROCESS Each stage has its own timer — feeding, bulk fermentation, and baking. Just start and follow along. BULK FERMENTATION CHECKLIST 13 guided steps walk you through every mix, rest, and stretch & fold. Never lose track of where you are. BAKING STAGES Lid on, lid off, cool on rack — Loafside times each stage automatically so you can focus on the bread, not the clock. Sourdough is slow by nature. Loafside makes sure every minute counts.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Loafside at 3 against Artisan Bread for iPad's 1. Artisan Bread for iPad's advantage is iOS requirement (11.4 vs 15.1). On price, 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Artisan Bread for iPad versus Loafside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtisan Bread for iPadLoafside
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacqueline GhosinSohee Lee

In-app purchases

None

Artisan Bread for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Loafside

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Artisan Bread for iPad free?
Artisan Bread for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Loafside free?
Loafside is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Artisan Bread for iPad or Loafside have ads?
Neither Artisan Bread for iPad nor Loafside shows ads.

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