Comparison

Traeger vs Howell

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Traeger

Control your grill remotely, access over 1000 wood-fired recipes, and learn cooking techniques from experts. Shop for grilling supplies and find local dealers directly through the app.

Highlights
  • Remote WiFIRE® grill control
  • Over 1000 wood-fired recipes
  • Learn from pitmasters and chefs
  • Shop for pellets, rubs, and accessories
  • Find local dealers
  • Set grill alerts and timers
Features
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The Traeger App puts a world of flavor at your fingertips. Control your grill anytime, anywhere with WiFIRE®, access over 1000 wood-fired recipes, learn from the pros, and receive curated content that helps you become a better cook, all right from your phone. Featuring: • WiFIRE® Control: Adjust grill temperature, monitor internal food temps, set alerts and timers, & more directly through the App. • Learn From the Pros: Detailed videos featuring recipes and tips & tricks put you in the kitchen with your favorite pitmasters and chefs. • Over 1000 Recipes: Access amazing wood-fired recipes that cover everything from BBQ to baked goods. • Follow Your Favorites: Never miss a new recipe from your favorite pitmasters & chefs. • Shop: Order pellets, sauces, rubs, accessories, and everything else the Traeger website has to offer right from the App. • Dealer Locator: Find dealers near you for all of your Traeger needs. Terms of Service: https://www.traeger.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.traeger.com/privacy-policy

About

Howell

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You're sitting at a nice restaurant, the wine list is four pages long, and you have no idea what to order. Howell fixes that. Point your camera at the list, tell it what you're eating, and it tells you exactly what to get — one recommendation, two backups, with a real reason for each choice tied to your actual dish and the wines actually on that list. The recommendations come from deep knowledge of food and wine pairing. If you ordered the duck confit and the list has a 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin and a Malbec from Mendoza, Howell knows which one to pick and why. It's the answer a great sommelier would give without the tableside theater. Find Me is built for serious restaurants. Tap it and Howell locates the restaurant, finds its website, and pulls the full wine list automatically — including the wines on pages your camera never reached. Long, multi-page lists at the kind of places where the wine program actually matters? Howell reads the whole thing before it answers. For everywhere else, the camera scan takes about three seconds. Sign in with Apple, optionally type your order, frame the list, and you're done. Howell is for the person who doesn't know wine well enough to pick confidently, and equally for the person who knows wine but doesn't want to spend ten minutes doing it. Both deserve a fast, confident answer. That's the only thing this app does, and it does it well. Stop guessing. Start pouring.

Screenshots

Traeger4 screens
Howell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Traeger at none against Howell's 2. Traeger also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Howell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Traeger asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Traeger versus Howell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTraegerHowell
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (311K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings311K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB9 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTraeger Pellet GrillsZachary Graves

Bugs and requests

Traeger

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Connectivity issues after updates
  • Incorrect temperature readings
  • Unreliable alerts and notifications
  • Login and account problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Temperature graphs and cook data tracking
  • Ability to save and review past cooks
  • More customization options for cooking
  • Better integration with smart home devices
  • Improved recipe browsing and filtering

Howell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Traeger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Howell

Subscriptions2
  • Howell Premium: Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Howell Premium: Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Traeger free?
Traeger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Howell free?
Howell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Traeger or Howell have ads?
Neither Traeger nor Howell shows ads.

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