Smartfire vs Gasbot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Gasbot
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Gasbot App to install Gasbot monitoring devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gasbot at weekly against Smartfire's monthly. Smartfire's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Smartfire ships an update monthly, Gasbot weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smartfire | Gasbot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smartfire Pty Ltd | Gasbot Pty Ltd |
In-app purchases
Smartfire
No in-app purchases
Gasbot
No in-app purchases
