# HowToBBQRightApp — user reviews > 119 indexed App Store user reviews of HowToBBQRightApp by HowToBBQRight, rated 4.60/5 from 416 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/howtobbqrightapp/id1405355849/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/howtobbqrightapp/id1405355849.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 359 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 14 · 1★ 24 ## What do users think of HowToBBQRightApp? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 👍 Awesome recipes - 🚀 Easy to use and navigate - 💡 Ability to purchase rubs and products - 🤩 Malcom is the best in the business - 🎥 Great videos and instructions - 🧠 Helpful for beginners and experts alike **Cons** - 🐛 Search function not working - 🔍 Difficulty finding recipes - 📁 Lost favorites and categories - 🔨 App has become unusable after updates - 🤯 Broken app, no longer helpful **Commonly reported bugs** - Search bar not working - Recipes not loading properly - App crashing or freezing - Incompatibility with iOS 13 **Most requested features** - Restore search and recipe browsing functionality - Bring back favorites and category-based navigation - Improve app stability and responsiveness - Add user login and profile to save preferences ## Newest reviews (12 of 119) ### 3/5 — Easy fix for 5 stars *2026-04-03, version 1.3* Huge fan of Malcolm! Old app was better though, my saved recipes I have used for years have disappeared. Easy remedy is to reinstate this functionality. ### 3/5 — Update it to work like it did. *2025-07-28, version 1.3* Was a great app, but has gotten worse and hard to use now. Can’t search as it doesn’t allow you to. If it was updated to fix the search issue and be able to find recipes by name or by category like it used to then it would be great again. Until then it’s un-useable. ### 5/5 — Search Function Doesn’t Work *2025-07-21, version 1.3* I used to love using this app but over the last few months it does not seem to be working plus it clunky and hard to navigate and the recipe search function doesn’t work ### 5/5 — Broken *2025-07-19, version 1.3* App was working great a few weeks ago. Love Malcolm. App is now broken. Not working anymore. Have tried deleting and reinstalling. Not working. Please fix! ### 2/5 — Search Doesn’t Work *2025-07-16, version 1.3* When you tap on the search option from the main menu, it just closes before you can type anything in. Makes the app basically worthless. ### 3/5 — Change the app back *2025-07-08, version 1.3* Make it easier to pull up the recipes. The old app had it where it was broken down by food, types, checking, beef, pork, it was easier to find new recipes that way. ### 5/5 — Again! *2025-06-29, version 1.3* Malcom has has my family praising these meals over and over again.. They think that I should be on a pit master show LOL. Nope that’s all Malcom Reed! ### 5/5 — Perfect *2025-06-23, version 1.3* Awesome content. Still trying to figure out the new app. Harder than previous but I’ll get it I’m sure ### 5/5 — Nobody Better Than Malcolm *2025-06-23, version 1.3* Malcolm taught me everything I know about smoking/BBQ. I found this app during COVID and became a pro. My family always requests that I make one of his recipes! ### 5/5 — Malcolm is the best *2025-06-22, version 1.3* Haven’t had one thing that wasn’t awesome pork steaks and the mojo ribs are the best ever ### 2/5 — Fail *2025-06-13, version 1.3* The latest update is a fail. No search capabilities. Recipes not sorted. I hope they fix this and soon. ### 2/5 — Search feature *2025-06-10, version 1.3* Searching for recipes doesn’t work and I don’t see any feedback option for app. improvements/issues. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Time to delete *2025-11-25, version 1.3* Had a lot of great advice and recipes on the app. Until the latest update. Search doesn’t typically show what you’re looking for. Recipes are no longer available. Just really want down hill. Malcolm is a great cook with a grill. But this app is no longer helpful. ### 1/5 — Great app till the update *2025-09-28, version 1.3* No more favorites, search no longer works. Was great app ### 1/5 — The search feature *2025-07-31, version 1.3* you used to be able to search this app for great recipes but now the search feature doesn’t work ### 1/5 — Can’t search *2025-07-30, version 1.3* Your search button is broken ### 1/5 — Old app was better and could search things *2025-07-11, version 1.3* I have had this app for 8 years and the new update destroyed the search feature. It used to be better where you could search items to smoke. Now just worried about selling products and podcast. ### 1/5 — Search function doesn’t work and lost all my favorites *2025-07-04, version 1.3* I love Malcolm and use his recipes and videos ALL the time. It’s disappointing that with the update I lost all of my favorites recipes and the search function doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-06-11, version 1.3* Old app worked better than this new one. ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2025-06-09, version 1.3* So disappointed in the app refresh!!! Lost all my favorites and can’t even search now because the search functionality doesn’t even work. Love the old app and used to purchase many of the sauces and ribs. This app update likely cost them a good customer! I’ll find someone else’s app that works and likely buy their supplies. ### 1/5 — Bring back the old version *2025-06-08, version 1.3* I loved the old app. I wish the brought back the old one. The recipes were sorted by meat or smoker. This one has no categories and it will not let me search. ### 1/5 — Update broke search *2025-06-04, version 1.3* As soon as you click search the keyword disappears ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — 🔥🔥🔥🔥 *2026-06-16, version 1.3* Can’t wait to try all these recipes this summer! I’m a beginner but I fell into the right hands! Great content my guy😎👍🏽👍🏽 ### 5/5 — Excellent tips! *2026-06-06, version 1.3* Best bbq app and recipes ever, a true community! ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-05-24, version 1.3* How2BBQright has made me a much better cook! ### 5/5 — God send *2026-05-09, version 1.3* This is the most comprehensive easy to follow. Barbecue guy I have ever met. I love this guy. He’s awesome and he had lots of recipes you should try them all. ### 5/5 — Makes me feel like a grilling expert *2026-05-05, version 1.3* Use this app all the time. Helps me make perfect grilling and smoked meats!!! Will always use it!! ### 5/5 — Not a bad app at all! *2026-02-07, version 1.3* I heard on the podcast last year that this App was having some trouble, but they fixed it up. It out and I must admit it works very well. Very easy to use and you can get to recipes and videos very easily. Also, the ability to buy rubs and such is good as well. Very well done folks! ### 5/5 — Every recipe is great. Literally. *2025-12-24, version 1.3* If I smoke it - it’s from Malcom. Period. If you have the cut of meat and he has a recipe - do it. It will be great. ### 5/5 — Awesome recipes *2025-11-29, version 1.3* I’ve really stepped up my game checking out your recipes G. Thanks for all the good tips. ### 5/5 — A+ food Just follow the recipes *2025-11-17, version 1.3* What Malcom had done has helped me quickly get to a much higher level of BBq “chops”! His years of experience has helped me plate some great Q! From what I’ve learned I can now play around with my own takes of Malcom’s tried and true techniques! Thank you for this amazing app ### 5/5 — Good stuff *2025-11-15, version 1.3* Been following Malcom for several years and have never been disappointed with a recipe --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-24.*