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title: "Doughwell: sourdough starter tracker | Develak"
description: "Doughwell helps sourdough bakers feed their starter, plan bakes around their day, track the rise, and log every loaf, all offline with no account."
url: https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/
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updated: 2026-09-27
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# Doughwell
Sourdough Starter
Feed your starter, plan your bake, and watch every rise.
Doughwell is a free iPhone and iPad app for sourdough bakers who want to feed their starter, plan bakes around their day, and log every loaf, made by Develak.
[Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6779931291)
[Support](https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/support/) [Privacy](https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/privacy/)
## What is Doughwell?
Doughwell is built for anyone keeping a sourdough starter alive, from the first bubbly jar to a loaf with an open crumb. It logs feedings, tracks your starter’s rise, back-schedules a whole bake around your day, and keeps a journal of every loaf you bake.
The app works offline with no account, and your bakes stay on your device. Starter tracking, the bake journal and the proofing timer are always free, while Doughwell Pro adds retro-planning, the baker’s calculator, the recipe library with trial history, rise tracking, temperature and timing, iCloud sync and Home Screen widgets.
### App Store description
Doughwell is the complete companion for sourdough bakers — from your first bubbly starter to a perfectly open crumb. Track feedings, plan your bake around your day, log every loaf, and learn the techniques that make great bread. Beautifully designed, fully private, and built to work offline with no account.
#### Keep your starter alive
- Log feedings and see your starter’s rhythm at a glance
- Smart reminders so you never miss a feed
- Track hydration, flour and growth over time
- Run several starters at once, each with its own history
#### Plan the perfect bake
- Tell Doughwell when you want warm bread on the table — it back-schedules every step
- Bulk fermentation, shaping, proof and bake, timed to your kitchen
- Live timers with notifications, so you can step away
- Temperature-aware: see how warmth speeds or slows fermentation
#### Watch the rise
- Photo-track your starter’s rise and Doughwell marks the peak for you
- See the whole climb as a time-lapse and a clean rise curve
- Catch the exact moment it’s ready to bake
#### Your recipe library
- Save recipes in baker’s percentages, with steps and timings
- Every loaf you bake links back as that recipe’s trial history
- See what worked, refine it, and repeat your best bakes
#### The baker’s calculator
- Hydration, levain and salt in baker’s percentages
- Scale any recipe up or down instantly
- Desired dough temperature — know your water temp before you mix
#### Your baking journal — free & unlimited
- Photograph every loaf and rate it
- Notes, recipe and rating in one place
- Build a story you’ll love looking back on
#### Learn as you bake
- Short technique clips with captions and audio descriptions
- Clear, friendly guidance for beginners and improvers alike
#### Designed for everyone
Doughwell is built to Apple’s highest accessibility standards: full VoiceOver and Voice Control support, Dynamic Type up to the largest sizes, a warm Dark Mode, sufficient contrast, Differentiate Without Color, reduced-motion support, and captioned, described Learn clips.
#### Private by design
No account. No ads. No tracking. Your bakes stay on your device.
#### Doughwell Pro
Unlock retro-planning, the baker’s calculator, the recipe library with trial history, rise tracking, temperature & timing, iCloud sync and Home Screen widgets.
- Try Pro free for 7 days on the yearly plan
- **Choose monthly, yearly, or a one-time lifetime unlock**: Starter tracking, the bake journal and the proofing timer are always free.
We’d love to hear from you at [https://develak.com/#contact](https://develak.com/#contact)
Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Privacy Policy: [https://develak.com/privacy-policy/](https://develak.com/privacy-policy/) — Terms of Use (EULA): [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
### Doughwell at a glance
- **Developer**: [Develak](https://develak.com/about/)
- **Category**: Food & Drink · Lifestyle & Hobbies
- **Price**: Free, with optional in-app purchases
- **Compatibility**: iPhone and iPad — iOS 17.0 or later
- **Languages**: 33 languages (English, French, Spanish and 30 more)
- **First released**: June 17, 2026
- **Current version**: 1.0 (June 17, 2026)
- **Size**: 5.2 MB
- **Age rating**: 4+
- **App Store ID**: [id6779931291](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6779931291)
## What can you do with Doughwell?
Doughwell helps sourdough bakers feed their starter, plan bakes around their day, track the rise, and log every loaf, all offline with no account.
### Starter feeding log
Log each feeding and see your starter’s rhythm, hydration, flour and growth at a glance.
- **Smart feeding reminders**: Doughwell reminds you so you never miss a feed, even when you’re running several starters at once.
- **Retro-planning for your bake**: Tell Doughwell when you want warm bread on the table, and it back-schedules bulk fermentation, shaping, proof and bake around your kitchen.
- **Rise tracking with time-lapse**: Photograph your starter as it rises and Doughwell marks the peak on a clean rise curve.
- **Recipe library with trial history**: Save recipes in baker’s percentages and see every loaf you baked from that recipe linked back to it.
- **Baker’s calculator**: Work out hydration, levain, salt and desired dough temperature, and scale any recipe up or down.
## Who is Doughwell for?
- **New sourdough bakers**: For anyone starting their first jar who wants clear guidance on feeding, growth and when a starter is ready to bake with.
- **Bakers who plan their week around bread**: For people who want warm bread on the table at a set time and let Doughwell back-schedule every step.
- **Bakers building a recipe collection**: For those who want to save recipes in baker’s percentages and track how each trial turns out.
- **Anyone keeping several starters going**: For bakers who maintain more than one starter and want a separate feeding history for each.
## How does Doughwell work?
From “Log your starter’s feedings” to “Journal and refine”, in 5 steps.
1. **Log your starter’s feedings**: Record each feeding to build a history of hydration, flour and growth for one or several starters.
2. **Photograph the rise**: Take photos as your starter climbs and let Doughwell mark the peak on a rise curve and time-lapse.
3. **Set your target bake time**: Tell Doughwell when you want bread ready, and it back-schedules bulk fermentation, shaping, proof and bake.
4. **Bake with live timers**: Follow notification-backed timers for each stage, so you can step away from the kitchen and still stay on schedule.
5. **Journal and refine**: Photograph and rate each loaf, save it against its recipe, and refine your next bake from what worked.
## Doughwell, in detail
### How does Doughwell help you keep a sourdough starter alive?
Doughwell logs every feeding so you can see your starter’s rhythm, hydration, flour and growth over time in one place. Smart reminders tell you when it’s time to feed again, and you can run several starters at once, each with its own separate history.
When you photograph your starter as it rises, Doughwell marks the peak for you and shows the whole climb as a time-lapse alongside a clean rise curve, so you can catch the exact moment it’s ready to bake.
### How does Doughwell plan a sourdough bake around your schedule?
Instead of working forward from when you start, Doughwell works backward from when you want the bread ready. Tell it your target time and it back-schedules bulk fermentation, shaping, proof and bake to fit your kitchen and your day.
During the bake, live timers with notifications keep each stage on track, and the planning is temperature-aware, so you can see how a warmer or cooler kitchen speeds up or slows down fermentation.
### How does Doughwell track your sourdough recipes and bakes?
Doughwell’s recipe library stores your recipes in baker’s percentages, with steps and timings, and every loaf you bake from a recipe links back as part of that recipe’s trial history. That makes it easy to see what worked and repeat your best bakes.
The bake journal is separate and always free: you photograph and rate every loaf and keep notes alongside the recipe, building a record of your baking you can look back on. The baker’s calculator sits alongside both, letting you work out hydration, levain, salt and desired dough temperature, and scale any recipe up or down.
## What’s new in Doughwell
Version 1.0 · Released June 17, 2026
This is the first version of Doughwell, released on June 17, 2026.
## Doughwell: your questions, answered
Something else? The [Doughwell support page](https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/support/) covers purchases, sync and settings, and lets you write to us directly.
[Doughwell Support](https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/support/): Troubleshooting for purchases, sync and settings, and a direct line to us.
[Doughwell Privacy Policy](https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/privacy/): What Doughwell stores, where it is kept, and how to delete it.
[Doughwell on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6779931291): Ratings, reviews and the latest version, on Apple’s store.
### Is Doughwell free?
Yes. Doughwell is free to download from the App Store. Optional in-app purchases unlock extra features; they are billed by Apple to your Apple Account, and you can manage them at any time in your account settings.
### Which devices does Doughwell work on?
Doughwell works on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17.0 or later.
### Can I track more than one sourdough starter in Doughwell?
Yes. Doughwell lets you run several starters at once, each with its own feeding history and growth record.
### How does Doughwell know when my starter has peaked?
You photograph your starter as it rises, and Doughwell marks the peak on a rise curve so you can see the exact moment it’s ready to bake.
### What does the baker’s calculator do in Doughwell?
The baker’s calculator works in baker’s percentages, covering hydration, levain and salt, and it can scale any recipe up or down, including the desired dough temperature for your mixing water.
### Can I use Doughwell without an internet connection?
Yes. Doughwell is built to work offline, so you can log feedings, plan bakes and journal loaves without a connection.
### Does Doughwell require an account to use?
No. Doughwell works with no account, and your starter history, recipes and bake journal stay on your device.
### What’s included in the free version of Doughwell?
Starter tracking, the bake journal and the proofing timer are always free and unlimited, so you can log feedings and photograph every loaf without unlocking anything.
### What languages is Doughwell available in?
Doughwell is available in 33 languages: Arabic, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese.
### How do I get help with Doughwell?
Visit the [Doughwell support page](https://develak.com/apps/doughwell/support/): it answers common questions about purchases, sync and settings, and has a contact form. You can also write to [contact@develak.com](mailto:contact@develak.com?subject=Doughwell%20%E2%80%94%20Support%20request). We read every message and reply personally.
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