recteq vs EGG Genius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
recteq
Remotely manage your smart grill. Monitor meat and grill temperatures with multiple probes, receive alerts, and access advanced calibration features. Discover recipes and shop for accessories all from your mobile device.
- Remote grill control
- Dual meat probe monitoring
- Grill temperature monitoring
- Advanced temperature calibration
- Real-time alarms
- Recipe browsing
- In-app shopping
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Control, monitor, and receive alarms for your recteq from anywhere. Monitor and chart the temperature of two meat probes. Monitor your grill‘s internal temperature. Use this app for advanced calibration of your grill’s temperature sensors. Receive alarms, browse recipes, shop and more. All from the palm of your hand.
EGG Genius
This app allows remote control of your Big Green Egg grill. Monitor cooking and food temperatures, view cook graphs, and receive alerts for temperature changes or completion. It helps maintain desired temperatures and automatically adjusts for dome openings and power outages.
- Remote temperature management
- Food temperature monitoring
- Cook temperature graphs
- Customizable alerts
- Automatic temperature adjustment
- Power outage recovery
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Remote control for your Big Green Egg! Remotely manage and monitor cooking temperatures, monitor the temperature of your food, view graphs of your cooks and receive alerts when your cook is finished or when the EGG temperature is too high or low. The EGG Genius app works with an EGG Genius WiFi Temperature Controller to: • Control the device through your smartphone, tablet or computer to remotely manage and monitor the internal temperature of the EGG • Monitor the temperature of your food; view graphs of your cooks • Receive alerts when your cook is finished or when the EGG temperature is too high or low • Quickly reach your desired cooking temperature as the blower ramps up to fan the lighted charcoal; once the desired temp is reached, the variable speed blower automatically adjusts the blower speed to optimize the set temperature. • Automatically lowers the pit temperature to keep your food warm when the cook is complete. • Detects the sudden temperature drop from opening the dome and turns the fan off temporarily to avoid over-stoking the fire. • In the case of a power outage, the unit continues running at the saved set temperature and reconnects to the WiFi network automatically when power returns. • Use up to 3 meat probes at once – additional meat probes with Y-cable can be purchased separately. • Powered by Flame Boss® Big Green Egg® and EGG® are Registered Trademarks of Big Green Egg Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: recteq at 4.8 against EGG Genius's 4.6. recteq also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 2.3K) and review sentiment (32% vs 22%). EGG Genius's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). 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.
recteq holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: recteq has 25K ratings behind it against 2.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of recteq's written reviews are positive against 22% of EGG Genius's.
recteq ships an update every 5 weeks, EGG Genius fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | recteq | EGG Genius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 31.8% of reviews — better | 21.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 2.3K |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recteq, LLC | The Big Green Egg, Inc. |
Customer experience
recteq
EGG Genius
User reviews
recteq
From 25K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent temperature control
- 🚀 Consistent performance
- 👍 Great customer service
- 👍 Durable and well-built
- 👍 Helpful app features
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent notifications
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🔍 Limited app functionality
- 🔍 Cumbersome app interface
- 🔍 Removed remote start feature
EGG Genius
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Maintains consistent temperature
- 🔒 Secure remote monitoring
- 👍 Easy to set up and use
- 🚀 Flawless cooking results
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections from Wi-Fi
- 🐛 Inaccurate temperature readings
- 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and login issues
- 🐛 Loses connection when app is in background
Bugs and requests
recteq
Reported bugs
3 issues- Probe temperature inaccuracies
- App crashes when accessing temperature history
- Unreliable app notifications
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable alarm tones
- Ability to set timers within the app
- Improved temperature history and data visualization
- Seamless integration between app and website recipes
EGG Genius
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes during setup
- Unable to reconnect device after updates
- Loses all cook history after recent update
- Forced to switch to Celsius temperature scale
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to manually control fan speed
- Implement more customization options for cooking stages
- Allow adding photos and notes to cook history
- Improve app stability and reduce disconnections
In-app purchases
recteq
No in-app purchases
EGG Genius
No in-app purchases
