Fermento
App of the Day
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The short answer
Fermento is a journal: each bake gets a timeline, readings and taste notes, and the starter keeps its own record. Kneady is a library of bread recipes with timers.
Pick Fermento if
- You already have a recipe and want to track how each bake goes.
- You keep a starter and want its feeds, health and family tree.
- You also make kombucha, pickles or cheese.
Side by side
| Fermento | Kneady | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | people who ferment more than one thing: sourdough, kombucha, pickles, cheese, charcuterie | home bakers who want bread recipes to follow |
| Where it runs | iPhone and iPad, offline, in English and French | iPhone and iPad, in English |
| What it covers | every kind of ferment, from sourdough and kombucha to cheese, charcuterie and miso, each with its own steps and calculators | bread: recipes, step-by-step guidance, timers and a community |
| What you log | pH, salt, weight, temperature, photos and notes on a timeline, with reminders for feeds, flips and checks | saved favourite recipes |
| How you pay | free to download, with a paid plan for some features, such as HACCP plans | a free plan, with the rest on a Kneady Pro subscription: monthly, quarterly or annual |
What Fermento is
Fermento is a fermentation journal for iPhone and iPad. It keeps pickles, sourdough, cheese, kombucha and charcuterie on schedule with timelines and reminders, and logs pH, salt, weight, photos and notes in one place.
What Kneady is
Kneady is a bread recipe app. Its listing describes a library of recipes from professional bakers with step-by-step guidance, timers for rising, kneading and baking, a Baking Mode, saved favourites and a community for sharing bakes.
Questions
Is Fermento a good alternative to Kneady?
Yes, if you want one journal for everything you ferment, with a timeline and readings for each batch. Fermento is a journal: each bake gets a timeline, readings and taste notes, and the starter keeps its own record. Kneady is a library of bread recipes with timers.
What is the difference between Fermento and Kneady?
Fermento is built for people who ferment more than one thing: sourdough, kombucha, pickles, cheese, charcuterie. Kneady is built for home bakers who want bread recipes to follow.
How is Fermento sold compared with Kneady?
Fermento: free to download, with a paid plan for some features, such as HACCP plans. Kneady: a free plan, with the rest on a Kneady Pro subscription: monthly, quarterly or annual.
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We make Fermento. What we say about Kneady comes from its own pages, read on 11 November 2026: Kneady on the App Store, kneady.io. Spotted a mistake? Write to support@fermento.guide. Kneady belongs to its owner, and Fermento is not affiliated with it.