Built for how sourdough is actually baked
Standard kitchen timers count down once. Sourdough takes 24 hours across multiple delicate stages. Here is what Levain solves.
Kitchen timers only run once. You have to reset alarms for autolyse, 4 folds, shape, and cold proof.
One Continuous Schedule
Chain every stage from mix to bake into a single timeline. Shows exact clock times for every step, even crossing midnight.
Sleeping through an overnight shape or fold because your phone was on silent or Focus mode.
Alarms That Cut Through Silent
Powered by Apple AlarmKit. Alerts ring loud like a real Clock alarm when it matters, with quiet retard alerts overnight.
Hands covered in flour and wet dough make unlocking your phone messy and inconvenient.
Apple Watch & Live Activity
Glance at remaining time and step numbers right on your wrist or Lock Screen. Haptic taps notify you without touching your phone.
Dough ferments faster on warm days and slower on cold days. Timers resetting to zero cause confusion.
Over-Time Tracking
When a stage ends, the timer counts up instead of resetting. You always know exactly how far past target your dough has fermented.
Calculating starter hydration manually and forgetting which adjustments produced your best loaf.
Baker's Math & Photo Journal
Live baker's percentage with 50/50 starter split. Log bakes with automatic loaf cutout stickers and timeline snapshots.
Cloud-dependent apps require logins, track private data, or fail without Wi-Fi in the kitchen.
100% Private & Offline
No account, no sign-up, no analytics tracking. All recipes, logs, and photos stay entirely on your device.
Questions
Will the alarms wake me during an overnight proof?
Yes. Stage alerts use AlarmKit, so they ring through silent mode and Focus the way a Clock alarm does. Loud alarms are set per stage, so you can keep the overnight cold retard quiet and make the oven timer loud.
What happens when a stage runs past its timer?
The clock keeps counting up instead of resetting. Dough is ready when it is ready, so Levain waits and tells you how far past the planned time you are.
Does Levain need an account or an internet connection?
No. There is no account and no sign-up, and your recipes, bakes and photos stay on your iPhone. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
How is baker's percentage calculated?
Percentages update as you edit ingredients, with levain counted as half flour and half water — the standard assumption for a 100% hydration starter.
Get Levain
Available on iPhone and Apple Watch. Ready to bake when you are.