PRIME Wire vs Broil King iQue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PRIME Wire
Control connected devices wirelessly from anywhere. Schedule custom timers for lighting and appliances, and manage multiple devices simultaneously. Receive alerts when devices activate, offering convenient home automation.
- Wireless device control
- Custom timer schedules
- Manual ON/OFF control
- Smart Scenes for multiple devices
- Add and configure multiple devices
- Push notifications
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The PRIME ON app provides wireless control of your connected devices from anywhere. The PRIME ON app is the perfect tool to control your PRIME SmartOutlets. PRIME's home automation products now work with Google Home and Amazon Alexa. -Set multiple custom timer schedules for indoor and outdoor lighting, fans, and other electrical devices. -Manual ON/OFF control allows you to control your devices from your smartphone or tablet. -Smart Scenes feature enables the linkage of multiple devices providing control of multiple devices at the same time. -Easily add and configure multiple PRIME devices. -Receive push notifications to alert you when devices activate. *Requires internet access or cellular signal.
Broil King iQue
Remotely manage your Broil King Pellet Grill using your smart device. Adjust grill temperature and monitor meat probes from any location via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connectivity.
- Remote grill temperature control
- Meat probe monitoring
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Wi-Fi connectivity
- Global control
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Control your Broil King Pellet Grill with your smart device from anywhere in the world. Featuring: Bluetooth and/or Wifi connectivity for superior connection in any environment. Control the grill temperature and monitor meat probes at home or when you are out and about.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PRIME Wire at 4.7 against Broil King iQue's 1.7. PRIME Wire also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 7) and review sentiment (39% vs 21%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PRIME Wire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PRIME Wire has 1K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of PRIME Wire's written reviews are positive against 21% of Broil King iQue's.
PRIME Wire ships an update every 6 months, Broil King iQue every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PRIME Wire | Broil King iQue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 1.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews — better | 20.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prime Wire and Cable, Inc. | Onward Manufacturing Company Limited |
Customer experience
PRIME Wire
Broil King iQue
User reviews
PRIME Wire
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Works as advertised
- 🚀 Simple setup
- 🚀 Reliable functionality
- 👍 Consistent performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable in cold weather
- 🐛 Buggy app updates
- 🔒 Security/privacy concerns
- 🐛 Difficulty pairing devices
Broil King iQue
From 7 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Tech support responsive
- 👍 Simple and effective
- 👍 Latest update improved app
- 👍 Graph feature amazing
- 👍 Works as expected
Room to improve
- 🐛 App doesn't stay signed in
- 🐛 Spinning wheel icon
- 🐛 Doesn't connect to phone
- 🐛 Spelling errors in app
- 🐛 App will not update
Bugs and requests
PRIME Wire
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after iOS updates
- Devices randomly going offline
- Unable to log in or change password
- Schedules/timers not working as expected
- Inability to add or control individual plugs
Requested features
5 requests- Siri/HomeKit integration
- Auto-shutoff timer option
- Improved app UI/UX
- Better cold weather performance
- More reliable connectivity
Broil King iQue
Reported bugs
107 issues- App doesn't stay signed in
- Spinning wheel icon
- Doesn't connect to phone
- Spelling errors in app
- App will not update
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- Turns off BBQ while using
- Crashes and logs out
- Temp alerts don't alert
- User doesn't exist error
- Password reset not sent
- Smoker connection unreliable
- App feels stuck in 2015
- Screen scaling issues
- Randomly works and then doesn't
- Tells smoker is off when running
- Bad experience overall
- App keeps going off and on
- Tells smoker is off when it isn't
- Doesn't connect even when close
- Times out
- Trash app, doesn't work
- Hot garbage
- Loses connection constantly
- Doesn't fit on screen
- Constantly loses connectivity
- Horrible connectivity
- Can't set temp alarms
- Laggy and lacks cooking features
- No temperature graph
- Accidental temperature change
- Barely qualifies as an app
- Bluetooth is garbage
- Wifi is garbage
- Awfully
- Bluetooth connection doesn't work
- Confusing French translation
- Bluetooth connection not good
- Very basic app controls
- No way to calibrate
- Firmware update issues
- No way to delete past cooks
- Cannot control anything
- Needs to log in again
- Removed functionality
- Preset temps at bottom of screen
- Accidental grease fire risk
- Stop cheaping out on developers
- Why have an app if it never connects
- Lost connection
- Disappointing
- Worse than predecessor
- Worst app used
- Constantly re-download app
- Features missing or not working
- Lags behind real-time temps
- Horrible app
- Amateur app
- Barely functions
- Rubbish
- Slow to update
- Junk
- Very unreliable
- Only works when home
- Not convenient remotely
- App stalls
- Buggy from top to bottom
- Constant loading wheel
- Obnoxious loading wheel
- Constant firmware update notifications
- Temp setting changed unexpectedly
- Useless
- App freezes at wifi password
- No way to hit enter
- Annoying
- Keeps wiping setup
- Fails on WIFI stage
- Complete disaster
- Last update wrecked it
- Gets stuck and spins forever
- Temperature history spins forever
- Recipe navigation confusing
- Dedicated store button doesn't work
- Cook modes change temp accidentally
- Crappiest application ever
- Forgets device repeatedly
- Lacks expertise in high-tech
- Updates cause new issues
- Lost account
- Grill not listed as available model
- Reaching high temperatures
- Cannot retrieve temperature history
- Potential dangerous issue
- Changes temp setting unexpectedly
- Grease fire risk
- Lousy
- Takes over an hour to create account
- Can't set new temp remotely
- Reverts to original temp
- Rien ne fonctionne
- Doesn't connect to WiFi or Bluetooth
- Doesn't fix anything
- Thinks grill is off
- Won't show temps
- Tech support unresponsive
- Still does not connect to Bluetooth
- Not work with Baron series
- Lost connection every couple seconds
Requested features
9 requests- Add dark mode
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Set meat probe target temp
- High/Low Temp alarm
- Programable temps based on time/food probe
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- Internal food & ambient probe temp graphs
- Confirmation pop up for temp changes
- Long press to change cook mode
- Prompt to confirm cook mode changes
In-app purchases
PRIME Wire
No in-app purchases
Broil King iQue
No in-app purchases
