BreadAdvisor
Christopher Hilmoe Food & Drink iPhoneiPadiPod touch
BreadAdvisor is a free Food & Drink app for iPhone and iPad by Christopher Hilmoe. Requires iOS 16.4. Updated September 9, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 56 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 9
- 2026 · v1.3.0
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About BreadAdvisor
Every baker knows the feeling: you pull a loaf out of the oven and something went wrong. But why? BreadAdvisor closes the loop between what you planned and what you baked. PLAN A BAKE — before you start Submit your recipe (photo, paste, or URL) and get: • Baker's math: hydration %, salt %, yeast % calculated automatically • What to expect: crumb, crust, rise prediction for your exact recipe • Risk flags: the 2-3 things most likely to go wrong • Substitution advice: what changes if you swap rye for bread flour, or active dry for instant yeast • Add-in ideas: what works at your hydration and style CHECK YOUR DOUGH — while you bake Not sure if your dough is ready to shape? Take a photo. BreadAdvisor compares it to your starting reference and tells you: • Ready to shape now • Wait 30-45 minutes — recheck then • Borderline — shape now, expect limited oven spring • Overproofed — shape gently, skip final proof, bake immediately No more guessing. No more wasted loaves from over-fermented dough. LOG THE RESULT — after you bake Photo your finished loaf. BreadAdvisor diagnoses it against what it predicted: • What actually happened vs what was predicted • What went well (and why) • 2-3 specific tweaks for your next bake • One tap to plan v2 with those tweaks pre-filled THE LOOP THAT MAKES YOU A BETTER BAKER Plan → Check → Log → Plan v2. Each bake builds on the last. Your recipe library accumulates versions with side-by-side crumb shots and predicted-vs-actual notes. After 3-4 iterations you'll have a version of every recipe dialed in to your oven, your flour, your kitchen. FREE — start here • 3 bakes on us — no monthly reset, just on us • After that: watch a short ad to unlock another bake, or upgrade to Pro • Check Your Dough and Log a Bake are never gated — only Plan a Bake counts PRO — $4.99/month or $39.99/year • Unlimited bakes • Compare versions: see crumb, crust, rise, and score side-by-side across every version of a recipe • No ads • Full recipe library with version history SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION BreadAdvisor Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://breadadvisor.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://breadadvisor.app/privacy
What’s new
Version 1.3.0 · Updated September 9, 2026
Your last bake's notes now carry forward. Plan the same recipe again and apply what you learned last time with one tap. Also fixes Save to Photos failing on some devices, and improves the accuracy of cold-ferment dough checks.
App privacy
The developer, Christopher Hilmoe, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID, User ID
- Usage Data: Advertising Data, Product Interaction
- Purchases: Purchase History
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos, Other User Content
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics, App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Diagnostics: Performance Data, Crash Data
Used for: Analytics, App Functionality
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