recteq User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience32.3% of reviews
Neutral15.5% of reviews
Negative experience52.3% of reviews

~ Based on 310 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is recteq Safe?

recteq appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for recteq is 96/100.

This assessment is based on 24,847 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.8/5.

Safety Analysis

95.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.5% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 24,847 App Store ratings for recteq.

Is recteq Legit?

recteq appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for recteq is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

iPad App

Works better on iPhone but probe alerts still do not work on iPad. Can set the target temp but then it disappears.

Please bring back the older version

This new update is awful. I loved how I could type in the temperature before. Somehow the app turned my grill from 275 to 700 on its own. Thankfully I noticed it after 10 minutes and I didn’t ruin my ribs.

Oh no!

I just started using the updated app after several years of using the old version. Wow this thing is a terrible experience. Yeah somebody made better graphics, but the usability is very poor. Please bring back the old interface.

Go back to the previous version

Please roll it back. The old version was perfect. The UI on this one is less capable, the notification button doesn’t stay on and is aesthetically less pleasing. Old one, 5 stars. This one, 0 if I could go that low

New update

After the latest update my meat probes wont give me notifications, won’t stay on my desired temperature, and is overall harder to use now.

New App Upgrade is Horrible

I like the use of the way the app WAS! Super easy to use, before any of this complicated stuff. Where is the cooking tips for the different types of meat? Instead, you only have the recipes. I don’t want the the recipes unless I do. Maybe I just want some temps and times for type of meat? That was the most used part of the app for me. That and being able to type in my desired temp. Now I have to scroll to get temp, hopefully I’m paying attention and get the correct temp when I set phone down. Sometimes it’s best to leave things alone. Or let people that use the app decide the upgrades. Not some developer that doesn’t use the app!!
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New App Has Problems

The new app looks nice but it’s half baked. Have to change temp 3 times in the app before the grill actually did it. App also opens up to the home page when grill is active. This is a waste of time. I need to get to the grill controls when the grill is on. Don’t care about the home page.

Update Appreciated

The old app was terrible. The grill is fantastic, but the app is trash. Had to change the font all the way to the smallest in order to actually see what temperature is your probes and grill is at which was stupid. My first experience on the redesign and I am thrilled with the changes well done recteq!
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Temperature graphs are missing after the latest update

Removing the ability to display the graph of the temperature and the probes’ readings over time was the one crucial feature that distinguished your app from Traeger, and now you’ve removed it in this update. While it wasn’t a frequent occurrence during my thermal runway experience, I could still observe it in the graph. Apparently, your tech support department prefers to conceal the issues rather than provide users with accurate data that could be utilized. Updates are supposed to enhance functionality, not eliminate features.

All of my cooking, data, comments, dates, times, temperatures, and feedback that I’ve meticulously entered into my app over the past two years have been erased.

I suppose your tech support would rather conceal the data related to thermal runways than offer users precise graphs of the temperatures over time.
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Hate the new update

The latest update is so worthless and non responsive.

App update sucks

App now sucks timer keeps failing , probs not detected banner in the way of the screen and temp is like 25 degrees off now ! Row back to the previous please

Broken after update.

Fix it and stop messing with it

Not sold on the recent update

Previous app was basic but functional and authentically useful. Redesign dramatically reduces functionality and prioritizes cross-selling of other products. Fan of recteq, but this app can do better.

Don’t update if you can avoid it.

Manual Temp Settings

Please go back to allowing us to manually enter the temperature. Seems to me like a software version from a few years ago tried this, then went back. Slides are not a good option with bbq sauce on your fingers! Ha!

How about making a WATCH version

iPhone app works great. Watch would be handy.

Terrible after update

I guess there’s no escaping poor software and or hardware in the more affordable range of smokers. I will add Recteq to my list of “will not buy again”

App is horrible

The app upgrade belongs in the trash. Hard to set temps, alerts don’t work, and the UI is made to sell stuff - not control a grill. If I could give it less than one star I would.

Update Bug

Can’t set internal temp target less than 100°

Newest update

The layout changed after the most recent update. The only way my probe notifications stay set is if the app is open.

Off button was cool

Why on earth did you remove the very clearly marked off button? Instead, now I see a green power button even when the grill is off (well, I hope it’s off). Dude.