Comparison

recteq vs Grilla Grills

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

recteq

Remotely manage your grill's temperature and monitor meat probes. Receive alerts, access recipes, and shop for accessories directly from your device. Offers advanced calibration for grill temperature sensors.

Highlights
  • Remote grill control
  • Meat probe temperature monitoring
  • Grill temperature monitoring
  • Advanced temperature calibration
  • Recipe browsing
  • Shopping for accessories
Features
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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.

About

Grilla Grills

Control your WiFi-enabled grill remotely to adjust temperature, set alarms, and access troubleshooting tips. This app allows you to manage your grilling experience from a distance, ensuring your food is cooked perfectly without constant supervision.

Highlights
  • Remote temperature control
  • Grill pause function
  • Troubleshooting tips
  • Temperature and meat alarms
  • Integrated timers
  • Abnormal performance alerts
Features
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Grilla Grills application gives you the ability to control your grill without ever having to stop what you’re doing. Do everything you can at your grill, from the comfort of your couch or while entertaining friends and family. With this app your WiFi enabled Grilla Grill can do more than ever before. Features: Temperature Control: Set the temperature of your grill from a distance. Pause: A special Grilla Grills exclusive feature that allows your smoker to function better when opening the lid to maintain your meal. Troubleshooting Tips: See error codes and tips on how to solve them directly on the app to take care of issues as they arise. Alarms: Set high and low alarms for the temperature of your grill, and the meat inside of it, so you never have to worry about overcooking that rack of ribs ever again. Timers: Set timers for yourself directly on the app so you don’t need to play with third party apps that may or may not work. Safety Features: Know when your grill is performing abnormally, before it becomes a problem.

Screenshots

recteq4 screens
Grilla Grills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: recteq at 4.8 against Grilla Grills's 1.8. recteq also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 56) and review sentiment (30% vs 18%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

recteq holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: recteq has 25K ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of recteq's written reviews are positive against 18% of Grilla Grills's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
recteq versus Grilla Grills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrecteqGrilla Grills
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings) — better1.8 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews — better17.6% of reviews
Number of ratings25K — better56
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRecteq, LLCFahrenheit Technologies, INC

Customer experience

recteq

All ratings24,926 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews349 reviews
Positive30.4%
Neutral16.3%
Negative53.3%

Grilla Grills

All ratings56 ratings
Positive16.1%
Neutral8.9%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews136 reviews
Positive17.6%
Neutral13.2%
Negative69.1%

User reviews

recteq

From 25K App Store ratings

What 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

Grilla Grills

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Allows remote temperature control
  • 🚀 Simple navigation
  • 👍 Notifications work well for startup and shutdown

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues, frequent disconnects
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 🐛 Buggy app after updates
  • 🐛 Logging in required frequently
  • 🐛 Inconsistent temperature readings

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

Grilla Grills

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App login frequently fails
  • Buttons and features not working as expected
  • Inability to connect to WiFi
  • Blank/black screen issues after login
  • Inconsistent temperature probe readings

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add stopwatch functionality to timer
  • Implement temperature trending/graphing
  • Provide more preset temperature profiles
  • Add ability to turn grill on/off remotely
  • Improve notification sounds and customization
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  • Integrate with dynamic island and lock screen on iOS

In-app purchases

None

recteq

No in-app purchases

None

Grilla Grills

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is recteq free?
recteq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Grilla Grills free?
Grilla Grills is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, recteq or Grilla Grills?
recteq is rated higher. recteq averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Grilla Grills averages 1.8 from 56 ratings.
Do recteq or Grilla Grills have ads?
Neither recteq nor Grilla Grills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, recteq or Grilla Grills?
recteq ships an update every 5 weeks, and Grilla Grills every 5 weeks. Most recently, recteq was updated on November 12, 2026 and Grilla Grills on November 11, 2026.

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