Rise: Baking & Bread Recipes

This app is AMAZING! Sourdough has always intimidated me. I’ve watched plenty of tutorials about the process and techniques, but TRACKING all the details is what has kept me from baking. There’s so much to keep track of in terms of measurements, timing, dough handling, etc. And if you need to make any adjustments, then keeping track of everything is that much harder. Enter the Rise app! You can change the loaf size, the timing, the hydration, etc. and the app does all the conversions and reports not only the amounts but also the ratios in whatever units you like. You can change the timing for any step and the changes will cascade through the rest of the recipe. And you can set reminders for each step. It comes with a nice set of starter recipes, but you can also build your own or (amazing feature) import from websites! And there are lots of areas where you can take notes (along with pictures) to track your results with each bake. There are additional utilities for more advanced or science-minded bakers to optimize hydration, rise times, temps, etc. And there is a library of guides for making and caring for starters, folding and shaping, and troubleshooting. So whether you’re a novice or an experienced baker, the app is very useful! Rise finally gave me the confidence to start baking and pushed me way up the learning curve. With the app tracking timings and measurements, I was able to focus on the experience of working the dough. My very first loaf was a success! And I’ve had good bakes ever since. Thank you, developers!!

As a data nerd and sourdough aficionada, I can confidently say that Rise is my favorite app. I recommend it to all of my friends who are interested in sourdough - it’s approachable enough that a beginner can use it to make an impressive loaf, but for me, the real value lies in its utility for those more serious sourdough hobbyists among us. I love the different features within Rise, from calculating my water temperature, to the rise time calculators, to the “rise factor.” With Rise, I have learned more about all the little things that make my loaves tick, and I’ve had the tools to experiment and learn more. I love making my own rises and then continuing to tweak those recipes based on what I learn. The app makes it easy to track your progress throughout a bake, and in turn makes it easy to go back and make little changes to study their effect. I have greatly increased the quality and consistency of my loaves with this app. I cannot recommend it enough!!

This is a great app. It’s thoughtfully designed and you can really tell that its creators bring a lot of passion to the subject matter. I’ve made a few attempts at the sourdough hobby in the past and Rise is making this current go the one that sticks (much like a 80% hydration dough). The simple utility of having dynamic timers and instructions makes such a difference over static recipes. If you’re just getting into sourdough this app is your best friend. I’m sure the devs have a feature list a mile long but one thing that would be really cool would be a way to share or view “community recipes.” You see this sort of thing on workout apps a bit and I think the possibilities of opening up their system to create a robust library of user or expert generated recipes could be game changing. Anyway keep up the great work and thank you for building this!