iChef ET vs CoreTemperature
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iChef ET
Monitor your food's internal temperature remotely while cooking on a grill or in an oven. Receive alerts when your meal reaches the desired doneness, with estimated cooking times calculated for you. Enjoy more precise cooking and delicious results.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Wi-Fi and cloud connectivity
- Customizable doneness presets
- Estimated cooking time calculation
- Doneness alerts
- Precise cooking control
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iChef ET-736 by Maverick delivers a great roasting or grilling experience. The thermometer tracks the internal temperature of the food cooking in your oven or on the grill. It then transmits the temperatures over WIFI using your home router or through the internet using the cloud to your iOS device where the iChef app is running. The iChef app monitors your food’s cooking progress and alerts you when your food is done. You set a temperature for your food. You can select from preset temperatures for all types of meats calibrated for doneness or use your own. While the food is cooking, the app calculates the estimated cooking time. Once complete, the app alerts you. Because iChef communicates over WIFI and the cloud, you can get reliably get notified nearly anywhere. Overall, iChef delivers a complete cooking experience. Using it will make your cooking more precise and help you create even more delicious meals! Note: This app requires the Maverick model ET-736 Wifi iChef Roasting Thermometer, available on Amazon.
CoreTemperature
Access essential core temperatures for grilling, smoking, or oven cooking. This app provides clear and easy-to-use temperature guidelines for perfectly prepared food.
- Core temperature reference
- Grilling temperatures
- Smoking temperatures
- Oven cooking temperatures
- Clear and easy-to-use interface
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With this app, you always have the core temperatures readily available that you need for preparing food with a grill, smoker or even in the oven in a clear and easy-to-use manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CoreTemperature at 60% against iChef ET's 13%. CoreTemperature also leads on chart position (#143 vs unranked). iChef ET's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On 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
iChef ET is free to download; CoreTemperature costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
iChef ET ships an update fortnightly, CoreTemperature every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iChef ET | CoreTemperature |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #143 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maverick Industries, Inc. | Bertram Schnitzler |
Customer experience
iChef ET
CoreTemperature
In-app purchases
iChef ET
No in-app purchases
CoreTemperature
No in-app purchases
Questions
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