The MeatStick vs Masterbuilt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The MeatStick
This app helps you achieve perfect meat cooking results every time. Monitor and control your meal remotely, ensuring your meat is never overcooked or undercooked.
- Monitor and control cooking remotely
- Achieve meat perfection
- Prevent overcooking/undercooking
- Easy to use interface
- Cook juicy and tender meats
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The MeatStick App is designed to work with the MeatStick so you can Achieve Meat Perfection Every Time. Cook perfect, juicy, and tender meats without hassle! The MeatStick App is straightforward & easy to use. With our technology, you can monitor and control your meal from anywhere. Never worry about overcooking or undercooking again! Get a MeatStick at themeatstick.com if you don’t have one already!
Masterbuilt
Control your smart grill or smoker remotely. Adjust temperature, monitor cooking progress with real-time graphs, and receive alerts. Explore a vast recipe library to elevate your outdoor cooking experience.
- Remote grill and smoker control
- Set and adjust temperature and time
- Monitor meat probes and view graphs
- Receive cooking notifications and alerts
- Access a recipe library
- View cooking history
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Control your Masterbuilt Gravity Series®, AutoIgnite™ Series, and WiFi Smokers with our improved mobile app for a seamless grilling experience. Made for the modern grill master, you easily control your cooks with the power in the palm of your hand. Set and adjust temperature and time, monitor meat probes, view cooking history, discover hundreds of recipes, and take outdoor grilling to the next level. Features: Control Multiple Devices – Sync multiple Masterbuilt grills or smokers to the app for a digitally-driven outdoor cooking experience. Set Time and Temperature – Easily set your product’s desired cooking time and temperature. Notifications and Alerts—Receive alerts and notifications to help power on/off the grill, notify you when your meat probe has reached the desired temperature, and more. Interactive Cooking Graphs – Scroll through temperature graphs as you cook to stay on top of your game. Cooking History – Easily compare and interact with your past cooking adventures with a new session history feature. Recipe Library – Discover hundreds of new recipes and filter by food type, cooking style, or cook time. Product Compatibility – The Masterbuilt App is compatible with all Gravity Series Grills & Smokers, the AutoIgnite Series 545 Digital Charcoal Grill, and the 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker. Compatible products: Gravity Series 560 Grill & Smoker (MB20040220) Gravity Series 600 Grill & Smoker (MB20041023) Gravity Series 800 Grill & Smoker (MB20040221) Gravity Series 900 Grill & Smoker (MB20040122) Gravity Series 1050 Grill & Smoker (MB20041220) Gravity Series 1150 Grill & Smoker ( MB20041525) Gravity Series XT Grill & Smoker (MB20041223) 40” Digital Charcoal Smoker (MB20060321) AutoIgnite Series 545 Digital Charcoal Grill & Smoker (MB20041124) 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker (MB20070924) 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker EU (MB20072024, MB20072124, MB20072224)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Masterbuilt at 4.6 against The MeatStick's 4.3. Masterbuilt also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 1.2K). The MeatStick's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (26% vs 13%). 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.
Masterbuilt holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masterbuilt has 12K ratings behind it against 1.2K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 26% of The MeatStick's written reviews are positive against 13% of Masterbuilt's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
The MeatStick ships an update every 3 weeks, Masterbuilt every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The MeatStick | Masterbuilt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.2K ratings) | 4.6 (12K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.3% of reviews — better | 13.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K | 12K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 357 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soma Labs LLC | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC |
Customer experience
The MeatStick
Masterbuilt
User reviews
The MeatStick
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great performance and reliable
- 👍 Perfect meat all the time
- 👍 Game changer!
- 👍 Quality product
- 👍 Straightforward and easy to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant connection issues and slow to get temp
- 🐛 Verbindung bricht ab
- 🐛 Loses connection frequently
- 🐛 Doesn't work, support is terrible
- 🐛 Doesn't work when you need it
Masterbuilt
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great smoker and grill
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔥 Excellent flavor from charcoal and wood
- 🍽️ Versatile (smoking, grilling, baking)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
- 🔌 App frequently disconnects from smoker
- 🔍 App lacks important features (e.g. temperature history, notifications)
- 🔢 Inconsistent temperature readings
- 🤖 App is buggy and unreliable
Bugs and requests
The MeatStick
Reported bugs
5 issues- Firmware update issues
- Connectivity problems
- Thermometer inaccuracies
- App crashes
- Stick failures after limited use
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to rename sticks
- Ability to edit past sessions without stick
- Simpler one-press operation to start and stop
Masterbuilt
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently loses connection to smoker
- Temperature settings not always reflected in smoker
- Probe temperature selection options are limited
- App crashes when trying to access certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to set custom probe temperatures
- Improve app connectivity and reliability
- Add more detailed cooking data and history
- Provide better notifications and alerts
In-app purchases
The MeatStick
No in-app purchases
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Questions
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