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Sourdough Tracker vs a paper baker's notebook
Both work. The real difference is what each one gives you back six months later.
At a glance
Paper has a real advantage: nothing more honest than a flour-dusted page that's been near the dough. It also has a real disadvantage: you can't search it, you can't sort it, you can't filter feeds vs bakes, and the photos live in a separate device. Sourdough Tracker is the digital equivalent that respects what paper does well - one-tap entries, no nag, your data stays yours - while adding what paper can't: search, filtering, photos in line with the entry they belong to, and per-starter sharing. Many bakers happily run both.
Sourdough Tracker vs A paper notebook: feature comparison
When to pick which
Pick Sourdough Tracker when
Pick A paper notebook when
The hybrid that works
Many of the bakers I admire run both: a digital journal as the system of record (search, photos, sharing) and a paper one for the feel of writing at the counter. Pick whichever feels alive and right; you can always export the digital one to a CSV later if you want to migrate.
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