Purines Direct vs TempSpike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Purines Direct
This app helps individuals manage gout by providing information on the purine content of various foods. Access data anytime to check values while shopping or dining out, aiding in dietary control to prevent painful inflammation.
- Purine content data for foods
- Dietary management for gout
- Real-time value checking
- Webservice data integration
- Information for shopping and dining
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In this day and age, many people are afflicted with gout. In order to prevent the painful inflammation, it is important to have the nutrition under control or to know exactly the purine content of food. This app query data form a webservice based on the portal http://www.purine-direkt.de" So you have the data at any time and can check the values directly when shopping or eating in the restaurant.
TempSpike
Monitor your barbecue's temperature and time remotely using a wireless Bluetooth connection. Receive immediate alerts when your food reaches the set temperature or time.
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Remote time monitoring
- Instant alerts
- Set custom temperatures
- Set custom times
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TempSpike is a wireless bluetooth barbecue temperature and time monitoring program, connected to wireless bluetooth, you can remotely set the temperature or time, when the temperature reaches the specified time, it will remind you immediately
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TempSpike at 4.6 against Purines Direct's 3.4. TempSpike also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 5). On price, review sentiment, 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.
TempSpike holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TempSpike has 2.8K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Purines Direct's written reviews are positive against 42% of TempSpike's.
Purines Direct ships an update every 7 months, TempSpike every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Purines Direct | TempSpike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guido Bernuetz | iTronics Co., Limited |
Customer experience
Purines Direct
TempSpike
Bugs and requests
Purines Direct
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TempSpike
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after recent update
- Probe color identification reversed in app
- Cooking progress not saved when app is closed
- Estimated time remaining feature not working
- Issues with adding new cooking profiles
Requested features
5 requests- Add widget support for quick temperature checks
- Allow more flexibility in setting temperature alarms
- Improve data export functionality
- Enhance cooking graph to show real-time data
- Add support for more meat types and cooking profiles
In-app purchases
Purines Direct
No in-app purchases
TempSpike
No in-app purchases
