Costs beyond ingredients.
Ingredients are one part of a sustainable price. BakeValue also includes labor, kitchen costs, packaging, overhead, and margin.
BakeValue by Kashi Works
Available on the App StoreBakeValue recipe costing and product pricing app for home bakers
For iPhone and iPad.
Ingredient prices move, while labor, kitchen time, packaging, and overhead are easy to miss. A sale price that looks reasonable can still leave a baker guessing about the profit on each item.
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See whether a bake is profitable before setting the price.
New and small baking businesses often have to build and maintain linked spreadsheets for inventory, ingredients, recipes, and pricing before they can focus on the bake itself. Dedicated tools can replace that setup with another recurring subscription.
BakeValue connects those jobs in one purpose-built app. A cost entered in the pantry flows through each recipe and into the finished product price, so the number at the counter reflects the work behind it.
Comparing recipe-costing apps? Read our BakeValue vs CakeCost guide. To see why the app needs no recurring fee, read BakeValue: recipe costing without a subscription.
From pantry cost to sale price, in one flow.
Track ingredients.
Record pack price, pack size, stock, and expiration so shortages and changing costs are visible before a bake.
Build recipes.
Combine ingredients and reusable sub-recipes such as frostings, fillings, and doughs with labor and kitchen time.
Price products.
Add packaging and other costs, choose a margin, and see the sale price and profit per unit.
Plan each bake.
Prepare batches, update stock, manually add shortages to a shopping list, and follow products through sale.
What BakeValue includes.
Automatic cost updates.
When an ingredient price changes, connected recipes and products recalculate automatically.
Accessibility is included.
VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, large touch targets, Reduce Motion, and status that never relies on color alone are part of the product.
Availability
BakeValue is free to use. Pro is an optional one-time unlock, not a subscription.
- Available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad
- Permanent free core use
- BakeValue Pro: $9.95 one-time through September 15, 2026; $19.99 one-time starting September 16, 2026
- Private iCloud sync
- ZIP and CSV export
BakeValue questions.
How does BakeValue calculate bakery cost and selling price?
BakeValue combines ingredient cost, recipe yield, labor, kitchen time, packaging, overhead, and your chosen margin. It then calculates the cost and sale price per unit.
Do ingredient price changes automatically update recipes and products?
Yes. When an ingredient price changes, BakeValue automatically recalculates every connected recipe and product cost.
How do inventory and package units work?
BakeValue tracks ingredients, inventory, expiration, shortages, shopping needs, recipes, and products. Package-unit costing charges 3/24 of a package when a recipe uses 3 of 24 eggs. Compatible same-dimension conversion correctly costs a 5 lb purchase when a recipe uses grams.
What does Free include, and what does Pro unlock?
| Feature | Free | Pro | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Products | 3 maximum | Unlimited | Count includes all products, not only active products. |
| Recipes | 4 maximum | Unlimited | Sub-recipes count toward the limit. |
| Custom ingredients | 25 maximum | Unlimited | Built-in ingredients do not count. |
| Active lots per ingredient | 2 maximum | Unlimited | The limit is per ingredient. |
| Export | One combined CSV containing all data | ZIP containing category CSVs | Free export contains all data; it is not a partial export. |
How do sub-recipes and batch scaling work?
Reusable sub-recipes can be included in recipes. Product-level whole-batch scaling multiplies yield, ingredient requirements, and inventory consumption.
Does BakeValue work offline, sync through iCloud, and export data?
Normal local use works fully offline, with no Kashi Works account required. Internet is needed only for iCloud sync and purchasing Pro. iCloud sync is included in Free and Pro and runs automatically when internet is available. Both tiers can export their data. BakeValue has no ads, analytics, tracking, or developer-hosted data server.