Engbird vs ProGrade BT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Engbird
Monitor environmental conditions like temperature and humidity with smart sensors. View real-time and historical data, export it, and manage multiple devices and users. Supports various sampling intervals and multiple languages.
- Real-time temperature and humidity display
- Configurable sampling intervals
- Historical data viewing (day, week, month, year)
- CSV data export
- Multi-sensor and multi-user support
- Multi-language support
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Engbird is the easiest way to monitor the environmental conditions affecting the things you care about. Quickly pair the app with our Temperature & Humidity Smart Sensors and enjoy the sleek interface for viewing current and past conditions.It supports the following features: - Displays Temperature & Humidity in real-time. - The sampling interval can be configured for 10s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min, 10min, 30min, record length up to 30000. - Can easily view historical data by day, week, month, year, and can export historical data in csv format. - Support a mobile phone to access multiple sensors, you can also access multiple mobile phones with the same sensor - Multi-language support: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Chinese.
ProGrade BT
Monitor real-time BBQ temperatures directly from your mobile device. This utility app connects wirelessly to your BBQ equipment, providing essential data for perfect grilling.
- Real-time temperature monitoring
- Wireless BBQ device connection
- Mobile phone integration
- Network connectivity
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ProGrade BT connects with BBQ devices through the network, and can obtain real-time BBQ temperature through the mobile phone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Engbird at 1.8 against ProGrade BT's 1.3. Engbird also leads on ratings volume (37 vs 4). ProGrade BT's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 12.0). 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.
Engbird holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Engbird has 37 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Engbird's written reviews are positive against 8% of ProGrade BT's.
Engbird ships an update every 6 weeks, ProGrade BT fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Engbird | ProGrade BT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (37 ratings) — better | 1.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews — better | 7.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | VELONG ENTERPRISES CO., LTD |
Customer experience
Engbird
ProGrade BT
Bugs and requests
Engbird
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup after updates
- Bluetooth connection issues, sensors not detected
- Temperature and humidity values displayed incorrectly
- Graph time scales do not match actual data
- Sensor names not displayed in app
Requested features
5 requests- Add push notifications for temperature/humidity alerts
- Improve graph functionality (zoom, customize, etc.)
- Allow calibration of temperature and humidity sensors
- Provide more detailed historical data export options
- Add support for multiple sensors/devices in one view
ProGrade BT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Engbird
No in-app purchases
ProGrade BT
No in-app purchases
