Flame Boss vs Cook
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.
Cook
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Cook is for people who love to cook. Its data is meticulously researched, cross-checked and taste-tested by our team of passionate chefs. * Core temperatures: internal temperatures researched and tested for best taste * Conversions: quickly convert between units and ingredients common in imperial and metric systems * Portion sizes: minimize waste by preparing the right amounts of food * Vinaigrettes: find a vinaigrette, quickly * Grape varieties: fast lookup for flavor and body profiles typical to certain grapes * Wine regions: quickly find the grapes and body associated with wine regions and classifications
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Flame Boss at 4 against Cook's 2. Flame Boss also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Flame Boss ships an update every 2 weeks, Cook every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flame Boss | Cook |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Collins Research Inc. | Taco Ekkel |
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
Cook
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flame Boss
No in-app purchases
Cook
No in-app purchases
