Ninja Pro Connect vs Spider Grills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ninja Pro Connect
Control your grill remotely to achieve perfect cooks. Monitor and adjust temperatures, times, and settings from your phone, receiving real-time notifications for every stage of the cooking process. Enjoy your cookout with confidence thanks to connected cooking features and helpful cooking charts.
- Remote grill control via Bluetooth/WiFi
- Real-time cooking updates and notifications
- Dual thermometer monitoring
- Programmable cooking modes, times, and temps
- Searchable cooking charts with chef-recommended settings
- Add smoky flavor
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Achieve the perfect cook from the palm of your hand with the Ninja ProConnect™ app. Now you can enjoy the cookout while controlling your grill from just about anywhere. Monitor and adjust times, temps, and settings directly from the app – no need to babysit the grill. With hassle-free connected cooking, you will receive real-time notifications for when it is time to add food, flip, and more so you can cook with confidence. Ninja ProConnect™ features: • Control your grill from your fingertips: Easily connect your grill to your phone via Bluetooth and WiFi and adjust temps, times, and settings directly from the app. Even start and end a cook from the app. • Real-time cooking updates: From preheat to ready-to-eat, the app keeps you in the know while you enjoy your cookout. • Monitor your cook with up to two thermometers: Dual thermometer compatibility allows you to monitor and cook two different proteins two different ways. • Easy-to-use cooking charts: Easily get the perfect cook—just search for your protein and get chef-recommended settings for each cooking function. Filter by food, mode, and length of time. • Easily program your cook: From the palm of your hands, you can select your cooking mode, input your cook time and temp, and press start to be on your way to fast, easy, and flavorful meals. Even add 100% authentic smoky flavor to your favorite meals. • Compatibility: Compatible with OG900 series.
Spider Grills
This app allows you to remotely control your Weber kettle grill. Monitor and adjust your grill's temperature for perfect cooking results.
- Remote grill control
- Temperature monitoring
- Adjust grill settings
- Weber kettle integration
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Take control of your Weber kettle grill
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ninja Pro Connect at 4.7 against Spider Grills's 2.7. Ninja Pro Connect also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 29%) and ratings volume (4.3K vs 46). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Ninja Pro Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ninja Pro Connect has 4.3K ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Ninja Pro Connect's written reviews are positive against 29% of Spider Grills's.
Ninja Pro Connect ships an update fortnightly, Spider Grills every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ninja Pro Connect | Spider Grills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.3K ratings) — better | 2.7 (46 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.0% of reviews — better | 29.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.3K — better | 46 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC | Spider Grills, LLC |
Customer experience
Ninja Pro Connect
Spider Grills
Bugs and requests
Ninja Pro Connect
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes during setup
- Thermometer inaccuracies
- WiFi pairing failures
- Login issues on various devices
- Unexpected app behavior changes after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add Celsius temperature option
- Implement live activity notifications
- Expand cooking presets for more foods
- Allow multiple device connections
- Improve password reset process
Spider Grills
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ninja Pro Connect
No in-app purchases
Spider Grills
No in-app purchases
