MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer vs Masterbuilt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer
This app works with a wireless meat thermometer to help you cook meats perfectly. It provides cook time estimates, guided cooking instructions, and notifications when your food is ready. Monitor your food remotely and enjoy perfectly cooked meals every time.
- Wireless meat thermometer integration
- Cook time estimates
- Guided Cook™ system
- Audio and visual notifications
- Supports up to four probes
- Customizable cooking options
- Cooking history
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MEATER® is the world’s first Wireless Smart Meat Thermometer that can help you cook meats perfectly every time. The MEATER® app, together with the MEATER® meat thermometer (sold separately at https://meater.com/shop) will change the way you cook your meals, and make it a new and exciting experience. Using patented software algorithms, the MEATER® app will give you cook time estimates, and guide you towards the juiciest steak, chicken, turkey, fish or other cut of meat that you've ever cooked. It’s time to break free from the kitchen or grill and let the MEATER® app monitor your food for you. When your food is ready, you'll receive audio and visual notifications on your smart device. This way, you can stop watching your food cook, giving you more time to focus on the things that matter the most to you. * Unlike other smart meat thermometers, MEATER® is completely wireless! All of the electronics are contained inside the MEATER® probe, eliminating the need for any external wires. * Easily connect up to four MEATER® probes at once to cook every steak exactly the way each person likes them. * The smart Guided Cook™ system lets you know how long to cook your food, when to remove it from heat, and how long to let it rest. Simply select the type of meat, cut, and cook you want in the MEATER® app, then sit back and relax as perfect results are achieved. * For veteran chefs, fully customizable cooking and alert options are available to give you total control over your cooking experience. * Access your complete cooking history with ‘Previous Cooks’ so you can repeat your favorites whenever you want. Cook smarter with MEATER®! Learn more at https://meater.com. Get to know us! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MEATERmade/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meatermade/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MEATER/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MEATERmade TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meatermade Check out meals cooked with MEATER® by searching the hashtag #meatermade, and don't forget to use the hashtag when you share your own cooks online! This app requires at least one MEATER® probe to operate (sold separately at https://meater.com/shop). The MEATER® app supports all iOS devices with Bluetooth® LE (Bluetooth® Smart) support, running iOS 14.0 or later.
Masterbuilt
Control your smart grill or smoker remotely. Adjust temperature, monitor cooking progress with real-time graphs, and receive alerts. Explore a vast recipe library to elevate your outdoor cooking experience.
- Remote grill and smoker control
- Set and adjust temperature and time
- Monitor meat probes and view graphs
- Receive cooking notifications and alerts
- Access a recipe library
- View cooking history
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Control your Masterbuilt Gravity Series®, AutoIgnite™ Series, and WiFi Smokers with our improved mobile app for a seamless grilling experience. Made for the modern grill master, you easily control your cooks with the power in the palm of your hand. Set and adjust temperature and time, monitor meat probes, view cooking history, discover hundreds of recipes, and take outdoor grilling to the next level. Features: Control Multiple Devices – Sync multiple Masterbuilt grills or smokers to the app for a digitally-driven outdoor cooking experience. Set Time and Temperature – Easily set your product’s desired cooking time and temperature. Notifications and Alerts—Receive alerts and notifications to help power on/off the grill, notify you when your meat probe has reached the desired temperature, and more. Interactive Cooking Graphs – Scroll through temperature graphs as you cook to stay on top of your game. Cooking History – Easily compare and interact with your past cooking adventures with a new session history feature. Recipe Library – Discover hundreds of new recipes and filter by food type, cooking style, or cook time. Product Compatibility – The Masterbuilt App is compatible with all Gravity Series Grills & Smokers, the AutoIgnite Series 545 Digital Charcoal Grill, and the 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker. Compatible products: Gravity Series 560 Grill & Smoker (MB20040220) Gravity Series 600 Grill & Smoker (MB20041023) Gravity Series 800 Grill & Smoker (MB20040221) Gravity Series 900 Grill & Smoker (MB20040122) Gravity Series 1050 Grill & Smoker (MB20041220) Gravity Series 1150 Grill & Smoker ( MB20041525) Gravity Series XT Grill & Smoker (MB20041223) 40” Digital Charcoal Smoker (MB20060321) AutoIgnite Series 545 Digital Charcoal Grill & Smoker (MB20041124) 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker (MB20070924) 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker EU (MB20072024, MB20072124, MB20072224)
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Verdict
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer and Masterbuilt both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 37% of MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer's written reviews are positive against 13% of Masterbuilt's. MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (143K vs 12K). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 — 4.6 for MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer against 4.7 for Masterbuilt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer has 143K ratings behind it against 12K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer's written reviews are positive against 13% of Masterbuilt's.
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer ships an update every 3 weeks, Masterbuilt every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer | Masterbuilt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (143K ratings) | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.3% of reviews — better | 13.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 143K — better | 12K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Apption Labs | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC |
Customer experience
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer
Masterbuilt
User reviews
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer
From 143K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate temperature readings
- 🔍 Helpful cooking data and graphs
- 🤖 Automated cooking assistance
- 🧑🍳 Improved cooking results
- 🔌 Wireless and cordless design
Room to improve
- 🔌 Connectivity issues and signal range limitations
- 🕰️ Inaccurate cooking time estimates
- 🔋 Battery life and charging concerns
- 📱 Clunky and unintuitive app experience
- 🤯 Overly complicated setup and configuration
Masterbuilt
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great smoker and grill
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔥 Excellent flavor from charcoal and wood
- 🍽️ Versatile (smoking, grilling, baking)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
- 🔌 App frequently disconnects from smoker
- 🔍 App lacks important features (e.g. temperature history, notifications)
- 🔢 Inconsistent temperature readings
- 🤖 App is buggy and unreliable
Bugs and requests
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Probe disconnection during cooks
- Inconsistent temperature readings
- App crashes and freezes
- Issues with firmware updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save custom cooking profiles
- Apple Watch app integration
- More flexible cooking monitoring and control options
- Improved data logging and note-taking features
Masterbuilt
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently loses connection to smoker
- Temperature settings not always reflected in smoker
- Probe temperature selection options are limited
- App crashes when trying to access certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to set custom probe temperatures
- Improve app connectivity and reliability
- Add more detailed cooking data and history
- Provide better notifications and alerts
In-app purchases
MEATER® Smart Meat Thermometer
No in-app purchases
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Questions
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