Comparison

Flame Boss vs AYS Distributors

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

AYS Distributors

Features
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Our mobile app lets you search our complete product catalog, manage and update your ordering guide, and buy what you need at the moment you need it. It’s part of our commitment to giving you an ordering experience you’ll love. Select benefits include: - No-headache ordering: access our full catalog & re-order easily - Keep everything together: delivery days, cutoff times, and order updates, all in one place - Get in touch anytime: communicate directly with your ​​AYS Distributors rep in the app

Screenshots

Flame Boss4 screens
AYS Distributors4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flame Boss and AYS Distributors are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flame Boss versus AYS Distributors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame BossAYS Distributors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB85 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCollins Research Inc.Pomegranate Technologies, Inc.

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

AYS Distributors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flame Boss

No in-app purchases

None

AYS Distributors

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flame Boss free?
Flame Boss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AYS Distributors free?
AYS Distributors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flame Boss or AYS Distributors have ads?
Neither Flame Boss nor AYS Distributors shows ads.

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