The Sourdough
Johnny Huynh Food & Drink iPhoneiPadiPod touch
The Sourdough is a free Food & Drink app for iPhone and iPad by Johnny Huynh. Requires iOS 15.1. Updated October 16, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 36 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 16
- 2026 · v1.0.1
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About The Sourdough
The Sourdough is a starter tracker and baking community built to help you maintain healthy sourdough starters and grow as a baker. When you get started, you create your starter profile with its name and details. From there, you can log feedings, set reminders so you never miss one, and track your starter's health over time. Whether you're nurturing your first culture or managing multiple starters, everything stays organized in one place. Beyond tracking, The Sourdough connects you with a community of fellow bakers. Share your bakes, ask for help with troubleshooting, and learn from others through the built-in forum. New to sourdough? Browse weekly blog posts covering recipes, techniques, and tips to level up your bread game. No complicated spreadsheets. No forgotten feedings. Just simple tools to keep your starter alive and your baking on track. FEATURES • Create and manage multiple sourdough starters • Customizable feeding reminders so you never miss a feed • Complete feeding history for each starter • Built-in baking guide for beginners • Community forum to share bakes, ask questions, and connect with other bakers • Weekly blog posts with recipes, how-tos, and troubleshooting tips • Save your favourite blog posts for quick reference Whether you're keeping your first starter alive or perfecting your open crumb, The Sourdough keeps your feeding schedule consistent and puts a community of bakers in your pocket. Simple. Consistent. Community-driven. Start your sourdough journey today. PRIVACY & TERMS Your privacy matters. The Sourdough uses a device-based identity system — no account creation or personal information is required. We do not sell your personal data. Privacy Policy: https://thesourdough.blog/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
What’s new
Version 1.0.1 · Updated October 16, 2026
What's new in 1.1: • Photos in comments – add up to 4 photos when you reply to a forum post. Show off your crumb or share what your starter looks like. • Full-screen photo viewer – tap any comment photo to view it full screen. Pinch or double-tap to zoom, swipe between photos, and swipe down to close. • A new comment bar – writing a reply is quicker and smoother, and the bar stays right above your keyboard. • Forum notifications – find out when someone replies to your post, when there's a new reply in a thread you've joined, when Nora answers your question, and when your posts get upvoted. You can turn these off under Settings → Notifications → Forum Activity. • Bug fixes and performance improvements.
App privacy
The developer, Johnny Huynh, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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