Description
A companion for making a sourdough loaf, making and caring for your starter. Look after your sourdough starter, and get alerts when it's time to feed it. Track whether you keep it on the counter or in the fridge (when chilly, your starter needs feeding less often). Loafer makes sure you don't forget to feed your pride and joy and leave it languishing in the back of the fridge. When you want to bake, Loafer automatically works out the ratios of flour, water, starter and salt you need.. you can tweak hydration levels and the ratios of starter and salt to flour, Loafer does the maths for you! Use the handy timers and step trackers as you go through the process of mixing and baking a sourdough loaf from scratch. You can opt in to notifications and Live Activities on your phone. There are two Widgets to put on your home screen : The first reminds you when it's time to feed your starter. The second keeps track of your making and baking timers, so you never miss a step! Opt in to Live Activities on your iPhone to see your baking timers on the lock screen...
What's New
* A fresh new look! * A new history tracker, so can now see when you fed your starter, and what loaves you made with it. * A super-handy Live Activity view for when you are baking a loaf - live activities can now be viewed on a Mac and Apple Watch * Lots of bug fixes
Details
- Developer
- Colin Grenfell
- Main Category
- Food & Drink
- Version
- 2.0
- Version Release
- 2025-10-21
- Initial Release
- 2020-10-30
- Size
- 11 MB
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Price
- USD 0.99
- Languages
- EN
- Bundle ID
- com.colingrenfell.Loafer
- Version Rating
- ★ 5.00 (1)
- First Seen
- 2026-06-22
Metadata updated 2026-06-22
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User Reviews
This is a great app for anyone new to sourdough bread making. Simple and easy to use, it includes instructions for creating and maintaining your starter as well as instructions for baking bread. One can add as many starters and loaves as one wants. The starter tracker is adjustable for the counter or the fridge. It prompts you when it’s time to feed your starter. I had a few questions and contacted the developer, who responded promptly and was very helpful. A good experience all round.
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