A sourdough starter log for iPhone, no subscription
StarterLog logs your feedings, times the rise, and counts back from "bread ready at" to tell you when to start — free to try, $3.99 once to unlock everything, ever.
Free to download · $3.99 one-time for unlimited starters, the bake planner, photo log & widget
- · Feeding log — ratio, flour, water and temperature, per starter
- · Rise timer Live Activity, with a "peaked" mark that logs the duration
- · Bake planner: enter "ready at" and get a count-back schedule from your own rise history
- · Hydration & levain calculator, feeding reminders, a home-screen widget
Read: Is there a sourdough starter app without a subscription?
How it compares
| StarterLog | Loaflo | Sourdough Starter Tracker | Sourdough Forge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, $3.99 one-time | Free, £6.99/week–£39.99/year subscription | Free, $12.99 one-time (Premium) | Free, $5.99/mo, or $24.99 lifetime |
| Subscription | No | Yes | No | Yes (lifetime option available) |
| Account required | No | No | No | Not stated in its own listing |
| AI photo scan | No — reads your own log | Yes | No ("No AI gimmicks", per its own listing) | Not mentioned in its own listing |
Facts from each app's own App Store listing, accessed 2026-09-26. Loaflo's in-app purchase page returned no pricing when queried against the US storefront on this pass, so its price is shown here as fetched from the GB storefront's own purchase page instead (Weekly £6.99, Monthly £19.99, Yearly £39.99).
Frequently asked questions
- Is StarterLog really free?
- Yes. Logging feedings, the rise timer, feeding reminders, and the hydration and levain calculator are free forever for one starter. A single $3.99 purchase — not a subscription — unlocks unlimited starters, the bake planner, the photo log and the widget.
- Do I need an account?
- No. There is no sign-up, no login, and no account anywhere in the app.
- Does StarterLog use AI to tell me if my starter is healthy?
- No. StarterLog has no AI photo scan. It reads your starter's health from the feeding log and rise times you already keep, not from a photo classifier that says the same thing every time.
- How does the bake planner work?
- Enter when you want the bread ready, and it counts back through feed, rise, mix, bulk ferment and bake to show exactly when to start — based on your own starter's recent rise times, not a generic timetable.
- Is my data private?
- Yes. No account, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. Your starters, feedings and photos stay on your device.