Comparison

Flame Boss vs FreshF

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 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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

FreshF

Features
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FreshF shows you what to eat first, so food gets used instead of thrown away. Track what's in your fridge, freezer, and pantry, get one calm reminder a day, and see the money you save. No account and no ads. Your food list stays on your device. USE IT BEFORE IT GOES Today shows what to eat now, in the next three days, and later. Mark food Used or Tossed in one tap, or just part of a pack, with undo. Food that doesn't expire, like rice or soda, can be saved without a date. ADD FOOD FAST • Scan a barcode to fill in the product from Open Food Facts • Read the best-by date off the package with the camera • Shelf Photo (Beta): take one photo of a shelf and review the food it finds • Scan Receipt (Beta): read a grocery receipt on your device and add what you bought • Type it, or say "Add food to FreshF" to Siri RECIPES FROM YOUR KITCHEN Save your own recipes and see which ingredients you already have and which to buy. Tap I Made This and FreshF marks the ingredients used. Optional Recipe Ideas suggests recipes for a search or for the food that needs using soonest. SHOPPING LIST Add food to the list as you use it up, set how many of a staple to keep on hand, and FreshF adds it back to the list when you run low. Send the list to Reminders or share it. CALM REMINDERS One daily reminder counts what's due today, tomorrow, and this week. Pick the time and what it includes. WIDGETS, LIVE ACTIVITY, AND APPLE WATCH See what to use next on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, and mark food used from the widget. On Apple Watch, check your list, mark food used, and add food from your wrist. SAVE MONEY, WASTE LESS FreshF estimates the money you save by eating food in time and shows where waste still happens, with streaks and badges along the way. It can even suggest buying less of something you keep throwing out. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no analytics, no tracking. Your food list, photos, and recipes stay on your device. • Barcode lookups send only the barcode number to Open Food Facts. • Product pictures, which you can turn off in Settings, send Open Food Facts the barcode, or a product's brand and name. • Package Recognition, off until you turn it on, sends a smaller copy of a shelf photo, without location or camera details, to OES Software's server and on to an AI model to name the packages. The photo isn't kept. • Recipe Ideas, off until you turn it on, sends your search words or the names of your food to OES Software's server and on to an AI model. They aren't kept. SUBSCRIPTION Every feature is included in one subscription, monthly or yearly, after a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Prices are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Your food list can always be exported as a printable PDF or a spreadsheet, subscribed or not. Terms of Use: https://oessoftware.com/apps/fridge-tracker/terms Privacy Policy: https://oessoftware.com/apps/fridge-tracker/privacy

Screenshots

Flame Boss4 screens
FreshF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flame Boss at none against FreshF's 2. Flame Boss also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FreshF sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Flame Boss asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flame Boss versus FreshF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlame BossFreshF
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.4K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB32 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCollins Research Inc.OES Software LLC

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

FreshF

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Flame Boss

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FreshF

Subscriptions2
  • FreshF Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FreshF Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

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

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