Comparison

Smartfire vs Cimara Workforce Connect

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

Head to head
About

Smartfire

Control and monitor your BBQ remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Set target temperatures, receive alerts, and customize probe settings for various meats. Enjoy perfectly smoked food with less stress.

Highlights
  • Real-time pit and food probe status
  • Set target pit temperature and alarms
  • Configure individual food probe targets
  • Select meat types and doneness levels
  • Customize alarm sounds and settings
  • Pair controller with WiFi credentials
Features
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Monitor, manage and perfectly smoke your favourite BBQ from your iPhone or iPad while getting the weekend shopping done! Stress less, enjoy more, smoke perfectly! The Smartfire App includes: - Status screen provides a 'single look' status of the pit and food probes - Setup Your Pit screen enables you to dial in your desired target pit temperature, along with high and low threshold alarms and a fan override switch. - Setup Probe screen enables you to choose your target temperatures, alarms and nick names associated with a probe. You select the meat type associated with the probe, ie 'Pork' then either swipe or tap the left/right arrows to change the selection. The options available are Beef, Pork, Chicken, Fish and Custom. For each primary meat type, there are multiple meat and doneness combinations, ie 'Steak (medium rare) - 130F' within Beef. - Settings screen to customise your pit type, temperature scale, whether alarm sounds are on and the desired alarm sound effect. - Setup screen to pair your phone and Smartfire Controller and provide your WiFi credentials for the Controller to use

About

Cimara Workforce Connect

This app helps organizations manage and communicate with their workforce. It allows users to view messages, receive notifications, update availability, and access rosters on the go. Integrates with Azure Active Directory for seamless sign-on.

Highlights
  • View organization messages
  • Receive important notifications
  • Update availability and view roster
  • Access group/location rosters
  • Submit messages to groups/individuals
  • Offline message viewing
  • Azure AD integration with SSO
Features
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The Cimara mobile and tablet app helps organisations effectively manage and keep in touch with their workforce. The mobile and tablet app integrates seamlessly with the Cimara admin web application. The app features include: - View organisation messages relevant to you; - Receive important notifications about events and other internal communications relevant to you; - Reply to other members of the organisation on messages; - Respond to RSVP requests from other members of your organisation; - Submit your messages to member groups, sub-groups and individuals within the organisation; - Download important messages for viewing offline or to keep the attachments; - Update your availability and view your roster on the go; - Access your group or location roster to view the availability and assignments of your peers; - Notifications from multiple Cimara organisations on a single device; - View up-to-date information about members within your organisation; - Support for integration with Azure Active Directory; - Azure Single Sign-On (SSO) support; - Lookup members in the Members Directory and contact them by call or text - Biometric security sign-in option; - Sleek interface allowing for a smooth user experience.

Screenshots

Smartfire4 screens
Cimara Workforce Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Cimara Workforce Connect at 100% against Smartfire's 44%. Smartfire's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smartfire ships an update monthly, Cimara Workforce Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Smartfire versus Cimara Workforce Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartfireCimara Workforce Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartfire Pty Ltd372 DIGITAL PTY. LTD.

Customer experience

Smartfire

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive43.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.4%

Cimara Workforce Connect

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smartfire

No in-app purchases

None

Cimara Workforce Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartfire free?
Smartfire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cimara Workforce Connect free?
Cimara Workforce Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smartfire or Cimara Workforce Connect have ads?
Neither Smartfire nor Cimara Workforce Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartfire or Cimara Workforce Connect?
Smartfire ships an update monthly, and Cimara Workforce Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Smartfire was updated on September 18, 2026 and Cimara Workforce Connect on September 10, 2026.

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