Comparison

Smartfire vs PestFacts WA

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

PestFacts WA

Features
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PestFacts Reporter WA lets you quickly and easily report observations of pests and diseases in your paddocks to the Western Australian PestFacts WA editor. The PestFacts WA service, which includes the PestFacts WA newsletter and PestFacts WA Map, relies on your input and observations to make up the content that goes into PestFacts WA each week. All observations are compiled by the WA PestFacts editor to keep you better informed about what is happening in your area. We look forward to getting and responding to your reports.

Screenshots

Smartfire4 screens
PestFacts WA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smartfire at monthly against PestFacts WA's every 4 months. Smartfire also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

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, PestFacts WA every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smartfire versus PestFacts WA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartfirePestFacts WA
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmartfire Pty LtdDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development

In-app purchases

None

Smartfire

No in-app purchases

None

PestFacts WA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartfire free?
Smartfire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PestFacts WA free?
PestFacts WA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smartfire or PestFacts WA have ads?
Neither Smartfire nor PestFacts WA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartfire or PestFacts WA?
Smartfire ships an update monthly, and PestFacts WA every 4 months. Most recently, Smartfire was updated on October 24, 2026 and PestFacts WA on October 12, 2026.

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