EasyBBQ vs Hubitat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EasyBBQ
This smart cooking thermometer connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth to provide real-time temperature readings. Monitor multiple probes, set custom cooking modes, and receive alerts for perfectly cooked meals.
- Real-time temperature display
- Monitors up to 6 probes
- Customizable cooking modes
- Countdown timer
- Sound and vibration alarms
- Temperature graph
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EasyBBQ is a smart cooking thermometer that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy. It makes your cooking easy and convenient. - Displays temperature in real-time. - Monitors up to 6 temperature probes - Customizable cooking mode for different meat types and doneness levels. - Countdown Timer - Sound and vibration alarm - Temperature graph
Hubitat
Control and monitor your smart home devices remotely. Set up location-based automation and receive important alerts directly to your phone. This app enhances your existing home automation system.
- Access Dashboards
- Monitor and control devices
- Arm/disarm Safety Monitor
- Change Modes
- Define Geofence for Presence
- Receive Push Notifications
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Hubitat Elevation Mobile App is an accessory to the Hubitat Elevation home automation system. Users of Hubitat Elevation can use the Mobile App to: - Access Dashboards to monitor and control devices, arm or disarm Hubitat Safety Monitor, change Modes and more. - Define a Geofence for Mobile Presence detection based on phone location. The Geofence center defaults to your hub location but can be dragged to any location and the radius set. - Receive Push Notifications from Hubitat Elevation apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: EasyBBQ at 10.0 against Hubitat's 12.1. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.7 for EasyBBQ against 2.8 for Hubitat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 169 and 163 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of EasyBBQ's written reviews are positive against 28% of Hubitat's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EasyBBQ | Hubitat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (169 ratings) | 2.8 (163 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.0% of reviews — better | 28.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 169 — better | 163 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 林青 刘 | Hubitat, Inc. |
Customer experience
EasyBBQ
Hubitat
User reviews
EasyBBQ
From 169 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
- 🔌 Supports up to 6 probes simultaneously
- 📱 Easy pairing and setup process
- 🎯 Useful preset temperature definitions for different foods
- 📡 Good Bluetooth range (up to 150 feet through walls)
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes frequently
- 📉 Temperature graph resets on connection loss
- 🔔 Notifications don't work reliably on iPhone
- 🔋 App requires phone to stay unlocked and active
- 📊 Graph scaling inadequate for high temperatures
Hubitat
From 163 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast local control and response times
- 🔒 Local-first architecture with optional cloud access
- 💡 Highly customizable and flexible platform
- 📱 Geofencing and presence detection capabilities
- 🎯 Excellent device compatibility and integrations
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
- 🎨 Outdated, clunky UI design (Windows 98 style)
- 📍 Geofencing unreliable and inconsistent
- 🔋 Excessive battery drain from location tracking
- ☁️ Cloud/remote access requires paid subscription
Bugs and requests
EasyBBQ
Reported bugs
15 issues- App locks up after approximately one hour of use
- Temperature graph data disappears on Bluetooth disconnection
- Notifications fail to trigger on iPhone even when enabled
- App fails to work after iOS updates
- Bluetooth pairing fails or becomes unstable
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- App crashes when phone goes to sleep
- Temperature readings don't match graph display
- Push notification option missing from iOS settings
- App freezes during long cooking sessions
- Graph resets when changing temperature setpoint
- Probe calibration drifts causing inaccurate readings
- Timer message text appears white on white background
- Only one probe connects at a time despite supporting six
- App incompatible with iPhone 12 mini and Face ID devices
- Alarms won't play through phone speaker
Requested features
13 requests- Apple Watch app with notifications and temperature display
- Ability to save and retrieve cooking session history
- Graph zoom and scaling controls
- Multiple temperature alert points per probe
- iPad and tablet compatibility
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- Data persistence across connection losses
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to delete and reorder custom presets
- Support for multiple thermometer devices in one app
- Probe temperature display on lock screen
- Ability to name and save recorded charts
- Graph with adjustable time axis starting at zero
- Calibration option for probes
Hubitat
Reported bugs
18 issues- App crashes on startup consistently
- Geofence detection fails to send events to hub
- Geofence shows incorrect location (off by km)
- Login screen keyboard covers continue button
- App hangs at 'Loading User Data' screen
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- Dashboard doesn't load after backgrounding
- Local LAN mode not working, stuck on cloud
- Hub discovery doesn't work on iOS
- Duplicate rooms and devices displayed
- Incorrect device status reporting
- Notifications show 'invalid token' error
- App doesn't support screen rotation
- Email verification code not received
- Presence detection broken after updates
- App unable to connect to hub after updates
- Geofence size resets to default
- What's New screen cannot be dismissed
- Layout issues with overlapping buttons on iPhone 7
Requested features
15 requests- Native iOS app with proper UI/UX design
- Dark mode option
- Widget support for quick device access
- Ability to add/discover devices from mobile app
- Automation and scene creation from app
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- iPad landscape view support
- Drag-and-drop dashboard tile customization
- Multiple geofence locations
- Motion sensor activity logging in dashboard
- Improved dashboard responsiveness and layout
- Manual IP address entry for hub connection
- SMS-based account verification
- Battery usage optimization for geofencing
- Real-time notifications with better visibility
- Detailed user manual and in-app help
In-app purchases
EasyBBQ
No in-app purchases
Hubitat
No in-app purchases
