Comparison

recteq vs Strip

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 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.

Highlights
  • Remote grill control
  • Dual meat probe monitoring
  • Grill temperature monitoring
  • Advanced temperature calibration
  • Real-time alarms
  • Recipe browsing
  • In-app shopping
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

Strip

This app guides home jerky makers on safe food preparation using a dehydrator. It provides USDA-cited instructions for kill-step verification, temperature control, and troubleshooting common issues. Access starter recipes and storage guidelines for delicious, safe jerky.

Highlights
  • USDA-cited kill-step verification
  • Dehydrator temperature guidance
  • Starter recipes for various meats
  • Symptom troubleshooter
  • Insta-cure disambiguation
  • Storage shelf-life reference
Features
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Strip is a USDA-cited safety coach for home jerky makers using a food dehydrator. Every guidance step cites USDA FSIS or NCHFP UGA primary sources — not unverified blog folklore. Free forever: • USDA-cited kill-step verification (pre-heat to 160°F internal, 165°F for poultry) • Dehydrator-temp envelope reference (NCHFP 130–140°F) with the first-run dial-verification prompt UW-Madison Extension recommends 24-hour free trial of everything else, then a one-time $4.99 unlock: • 12 USDA / NCHFP-cited starter recipes — beef whole-muscle, ground beef, venison, poultry, fish • Symptom troubleshooter — case hardening, greasy or oily, tough or rubbery, salty — with community-voice causes and fixes verified against primary sources • Insta-cure #1 vs Insta-cure #2 disambiguation (per FSIS Compliance Guideline 2014-0010) • Storage shelf-life reference (vacuum-sealed frozen, refrigerated, pantry, ambient) Strip is built around a load-bearing fact: most home dehydrators do not reliably reach the USDA-recommended kill-step temperature on their own. Strip surfaces the pre-heat step the dehydrator's instructions usually skip, and it names the texture trade-off honestly so you have a documented USDA-blessed alternative (post-heat 275°F for 10 minutes after drying) instead of silently skipping the safety step. Strip presents USDA FSIS and NCHFP UGA guidance for educational purposes. Follow current USDA FSIS guidance (fsis.usda.gov) for authoritative food safety information.

Screenshots

recteq4 screens
Strip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: recteq at none against Strip's 1. recteq also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Strip's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Strip sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. recteq asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: recteq has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
recteq versus Strip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterrecteqStrip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (25K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRecteq, LLCRoman Kopaliani

Customer experience

recteq

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

Strip

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Strip

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

recteq

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Strip

One-time1
  • Strip Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is recteq free?
recteq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strip free?
Strip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, recteq or Strip?
Strip is rated higher. recteq averages 4.8 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Strip averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do recteq or Strip have ads?
Neither recteq nor Strip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, recteq or Strip?
recteq ships an update every 5 weeks, and Strip every 5 weeks. Most recently, recteq was updated on November 7, 2026 and Strip on October 31, 2026.

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