Flame Boss vs EGG Genius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flame Boss
Remotely monitor and control your cooking with a Wi-Fi smoker controller or thermometer. View temperature graphs, adjust settings, and receive text alerts for your pit and meat. Share your progress and save cook details for future reference.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Adjust set temperature
- Text alerts for pit/meat
- View temperature graphs
- Share cooks on social media
- Automatic warming temperature
- Save cook notes and titles
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The Flame Boss® app allows you to remotely monitor and control your cooks with any Flame Boss Wi-Fi smoker controller or thermometer. You can: -View temperature graphs of current and past cooks -Change the set temperature for your pit -Text alert configuration -Enable or disable pit and meat alerts -Share your cooks on Facebook and Twitter -Enable an automatic warming temp when the finished meat temp is reached -Add, edit and update personal cook titles and notes for future reference -Change device pin and remove shared access with other users -Make cooks private The Flame Boss app also works with the web-based application available at MyFlameBoss.com.
EGG Genius
This app allows remote control of your Big Green Egg grill. Monitor cooking and food temperatures, view cook graphs, and receive alerts for temperature changes or completion. It helps maintain desired temperatures and automatically adjusts for dome openings and power outages.
- Remote temperature management
- Food temperature monitoring
- Cook temperature graphs
- Customizable alerts
- Automatic temperature adjustment
- Power outage recovery
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Remote control for your Big Green Egg! Remotely manage and monitor cooking temperatures, monitor the temperature of your food, view graphs of your cooks and receive alerts when your cook is finished or when the EGG temperature is too high or low. The EGG Genius app works with an EGG Genius WiFi Temperature Controller to: • Control the device through your smartphone, tablet or computer to remotely manage and monitor the internal temperature of the EGG • Monitor the temperature of your food; view graphs of your cooks • Receive alerts when your cook is finished or when the EGG temperature is too high or low • Quickly reach your desired cooking temperature as the blower ramps up to fan the lighted charcoal; once the desired temp is reached, the variable speed blower automatically adjusts the blower speed to optimize the set temperature. • Automatically lowers the pit temperature to keep your food warm when the cook is complete. • Detects the sudden temperature drop from opening the dome and turns the fan off temporarily to avoid over-stoking the fire. • In the case of a power outage, the unit continues running at the saved set temperature and reconnects to the WiFi network automatically when power returns. • Use up to 3 meat probes at once – additional meat probes with Y-cable can be purchased separately. • Powered by Flame Boss® Big Green Egg® and EGG® are Registered Trademarks of Big Green Egg Inc.
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Verdict
Flame Boss and EGG Genius both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 36% of Flame Boss's written reviews are positive against 22% of EGG Genius's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Flame Boss against 4.6 for EGG Genius. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.3K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of Flame Boss's written reviews are positive against 22% of EGG Genius's.
Flame Boss ships an update every 9 days, EGG Genius fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flame Boss | EGG Genius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.3% of reviews — better | 21.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collins Research Inc. | The Big Green Egg, Inc. |
Customer experience
Flame Boss
EGG Genius
User reviews
Flame Boss
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent temperature control
- 🚀 Seamless remote monitoring
- 👍 Great customer service
- 🚀 Reliable performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues after updates
- 🐛 Unstable app performance
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Difficulty setting up and connecting
EGG Genius
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Maintains consistent temperature
- 🔒 Secure remote monitoring
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 🚀 Flawless cooking results
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections from Wi-Fi
- 🐛 Inaccurate temperature readings
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and login issues
- 🐛 Loses connection when app is in background
Bugs and requests
Flame Boss
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and loses connection
- Inability to update temperatures and settings
- Incorrect temperature readings
- Failure to save cook history
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause/resume cooks
- Improved app UI/UX
- Faster load times
- More customization options
EGG Genius
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during setup
- Unable to reconnect device after updates
- Loses all cook history after recent update
- Forced to switch to Celsius temperature scale
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to manually control fan speed
- Implement more customization options for cooking stages
- Allow adding photos and notes to cook history
- Improve app stability and reduce disconnections
In-app purchases
Flame Boss
No in-app purchases
EGG Genius
No in-app purchases







