recteq vs Cure Calculator
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.
Cure Calculator
Calculate precise amounts of Cure #1 and salt/sugar for curing meats like sausages and bacon. Ensure accurate ingredient ratios for safe and delicious preserved foods.
- Precise Cure #1 calculation
- Salt and sugar ratio calculation
- Sausage making aid
- Bacon curing tool
- Food preservation calculations
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This cure calculator allows for precise calculation of Cure #1, salt & sugar when making products such as sausages and bacon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: recteq at 4.8 against Cure Calculator's 4.1. recteq also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 39) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: recteq has 25K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two.
recteq ships an update every 5 weeks, Cure Calculator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | recteq | Cure Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (25K ratings) — better | 4.1 (39 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25K — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Recteq, LLC | Snakehead Software, LLC |
Customer experience
recteq
Cure Calculator
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
Cure Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
recteq
No in-app purchases
Cure Calculator
No in-app purchases
