Flame Boss vs BBQube TempMaster WiFi App
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 smoker with a Wi-Fi controller or thermometer. View temperature graphs, adjust set temperatures, and configure text alerts for pit and meat temperatures. Save cook notes and share your progress.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Adjust set temperature
- Text alerts for pit/meat temps
- Temperature graph history
- Save cook notes and titles
- Share cooks on social media
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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.
BBQube TempMaster WiFi App
Monitor and control your BBQube WiFi and BLE BBQ smoker controller. View real-time temperature data from three probes, set alarms, and track device status. Export temperature data to spreadsheets.
- Connect to BBQube WiFi and BLE controllers
- Monitor three probes simultaneously
- Trending charts and alarm presets
- View device status, running time, fan power
- Export temperature data to spreadsheets
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Connect to your BBQube TempMaster WiFi and BLE BBQ smoker controller via this simple and intuitive app. You can control the controller via this App and monitor all three probes simultaneously with trending charts and presets for alarms. Other monitoring data includes device status, running time, fan power level and grill type. Each BBQube TempMaster controller will be displayed with its unique MAC address in the app. Temperature data can be exported into spreadsheet via airdrop.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Flame Boss at 4.6 against BBQube TempMaster WiFi App's 2.0. Flame Boss also leads on review sentiment (37% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 2). BBQube TempMaster WiFi App's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Flame Boss holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flame Boss has 2.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Flame Boss's written reviews are positive against 0% of BBQube TempMaster WiFi App's.
| Parameter | Flame Boss | BBQube TempMaster WiFi App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collins Research Inc. | BBQube Inc. |
Customer experience
Flame Boss
BBQube TempMaster WiFi App
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
BBQube TempMaster WiFi App
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flame Boss
No in-app purchases
BBQube TempMaster WiFi App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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