Comparison

One Top vs Anova Oven

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

Head to head
About

One Top

This smart cooking appliance guides you through recipes step-by-step, automatically adjusting temperature and power for perfect meals. Control it via the app to set target temperatures or use it as a standard induction cooktop.

Highlights
  • Guided recipe cooking
  • Automatic temperature adjustment
  • App-controlled cooking
  • Onboard thermometer
  • Induction cooktop functionality
  • Precise temperature control
Features
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One Top makes it easy to cook all your favorite recipes, all on one compact appliance. It’s created to be the most versatile appliance in your kitchen. Say goodbye to guessing and hello to perfect meals. Cook recipes and let the app walk you through the steps, telling you when to flip your food or add ingredients all while adjusting the temperature to cook everything to your desired doneness. Choose to control your One Top by setting a target temperature through the app and let the onboard thermometer and temperature probe adjust the power automatically so you always get perfect results. Use your One Top just like a standard induction cooktop by adjusting the power level in the app or from the buttons on the cooktop. Whether just learning how to cook, trying to improve your kitchen skills or taking the stress out of family dinner, your One Top will give you incredibly precise, repeatable results for a perfectly cooked meal every time.

About

Anova Oven

Control your smart oven remotely with this app. Access a library of step-by-step recipes, create custom multi-stage cooking programs, and monitor your food's progress in real-time. Enjoy a connected cooking experience with notifications and saved cook history.

Highlights
  • Remote oven control
  • Step-by-step recipe library
  • Custom multi-stage cooking programs
  • Real-time monitoring
  • Notifications for cooking stages
  • Cook history and sharing
Features
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The Anova Precision® Oven is the first combi oven with pro-level features designed specifically for the home cook. Paired with the Anova Oven app, you’ll enjoy a fully connected cooking experience and the most advanced features of the Oven. Break out of your everyday cooking routine with inspiration from the step-by-step recipes developed specifically for the Anova Precision Oven. With the connected app, you can start cooking with a single button press and the Wi-Fi enabled Oven will preheat to your recipe’s recommended settings. As your food cooks, you’ll be able to keep an eye on your timers and food probe readings remotely, and notifications will alert you when it’s time for the next hands-on step. If you want to cook freestyle, you can create your own multi-stage cooking programs in the app. Define the oven settings for each stage of cooking and the transitions between stages to build stress-free, no-compromise recipes for all of your favorite foods. Your cook history is stored automatically so you can replay your past cooks, or share your recipes with the community. Features: - Explore our library of recipes created specifically for the Anova Precision® Oven. These recipes span meals, cuisine types, and cooking techniques to educate and inspire you to create your new dishes. - Learn step-by-step techniques by following along with clear photos and easy-to-read instructions from top recipe creators. - Start cooking any recipe with a single tap. The cook settings are sent to your oven directly. - Quickly convert recipe/packet settings to use in the oven or save as a full recipe, including ingredients, steps, and oven settings converted for the Anova Precision® Oven. Monitor your cook by watching real-time temperature and timer readings. View the oven’s temperature and steam settings, and even monitor the core temperature of your food when using the included food probe. - Go freestyle with manual cooking. You can start cooking from the app or from the oven itself without relying on specific recipes. - Make adjustments on the fly. If dinner is ready but you’re not, add a holding stage to your cook so your food remains at its best. - Create multi-stage recipes. Most foods have multiple cooking goals, like achieving juicy meat and crispy skin. Separate your cooking into multiple oven stages to optimize for each goal, like the pros do. With full control over oven functions and the ability to transition automatically based on timer or probe targets, true multi-stage, combi cooking is finally available for home cooks. - View your cook history. It’s like having a DVR for your Oven — recipes and manual cooking sessions are automatically saved to your history, making it easy to revisit your favorites. Try all the features free for 14 days. Options in-app for monthly or yearly subscription terms. Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be identified. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

One Top4 screens
Anova Oven4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: One Top at none against Anova Oven's 2. One Top also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). Anova Oven's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 12%) and rating (4.0 vs 3.7). 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. Anova Oven sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. One Top asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Anova Oven holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anova Oven has 805 ratings behind it against 108, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of One Top's written reviews are positive against 36% of Anova Oven's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

One Top ships an update every 2 months, Anova Oven monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
One Top versus Anova Oven: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOne TopAnova Oven
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (108 ratings)4.0 (805 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.2% of reviews35.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings108805 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB98 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperBuzzFeedAnova Culinary

Customer experience

One Top

All ratings107 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral7.5%
Negative29.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive12.2%
Neutral12.2%
Negative75.6%

Anova Oven

All ratings804 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative22.8%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive35.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative57.3%

User reviews

One Top

From 108 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Intuitive UI for cooking
  • 👍 Cooker works great
  • 👍 Connection is great
  • 👍 Modern new design
  • 👍 Easier connection now

Room to improve

  • 👎 App is pretty worthless
  • 👎 Constantly disconnecting
  • 👎 Not intuitive
  • 👎 Stopped adding new recipes
  • 👎 Feel cheated

Anova Oven

From 805 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful and versatile oven
  • 👍 Easy to use app
  • 🚀 Precise temperature control
  • 👍 Helpful recipes and presets
  • 👍 Convenient remote control

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
  • 🐛 Buggy app updates
  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🔧 Difficult to clean oven
  • 🔧 Limited manual control options

Bugs and requests

One Top

Reported bugs

17 issues
  • Constantly disconnecting
  • App is buggy
  • App crashes
  • App resets recipe
  • App won't start Precision surface temp
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  • App overshoots preset surface temp
  • App freezes
  • Disconnects during sous vide
  • App loses track of sous vide program after disconnect
  • App needs to be reinstalled to connect
  • Not connecting to One Top
  • Thermometer stays on 0 degrees
  • Auto timer takes too long to start
  • App froze when needing to start a step
  • No enter, go, set, back buttons
  • Doesn't update to show surface temperature
  • Doesn't work with many recipes

Requested features

53 requests
  • Ability to skip a step
  • Disconnect mode with timer pickup
  • Input own recipes with directions
  • Show thermometer reading in self-cook mode
  • Auto-start timer but allow pause
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  • Continue showing accurate reading after desired temp reached
  • Adjust temp without starting over
  • Use thermometer for internal temp and set surface temp simultaneously
  • Add more recipes
  • Fully preview recipe without cooktop turning on
  • Sync recipes with One Top from Tasty app
  • Allow setting power level and monitoring meat thermometer
  • Change power levels while cooking
  • Allow manual temperature setting
  • Update to show surface temperature
  • Add more interactive recipes
  • Allow manual cooking without a recipe
  • Display temperatures when cooking manually
  • iPad support with landscape mode
  • Improve connection stability
  • Fix app crashing
  • Add more features from original app
  • Allow skipping recipe steps when disconnects happen
  • Add a disconnect mode where the timer will pick up
  • Allow users to input their own recipes with directions
  • Show thermometer reading in self-cook mode
  • Auto-start timer for a step but allow pausing
  • Continue to show the accurate thermometer reading after the desired temperature is reached
  • Allow adjusting temperature without starting the recipe over
  • Enable setting surface temperature while using the thermometer for internal temperature
  • Add more recipes to the app
  • Allow full recipe preview without activating the cooktop
  • Re-integrate "cook with One Top" option from Tasty app
  • Allow users to set a power level and monitor the meat thermometer
  • Enable changing power levels during cooking
  • Allow manual temperature setting
  • Update the app to show the surface temperature
  • Add more recipes compatible with One Top
  • Allow manual cooking without a recipe
  • Display temperatures when cooking manually
  • Add iPad support with landscape mode
  • Fix the need to reinstall the app for connection
  • Improve connection to One Top
  • Add functionality lost from previous app
  • Bring app in line with previous functionality
  • Add features and utility from before the change
  • Allow skipping time when auto-timer is too long
  • Allow skipping ahead by tapping video like in Tasty app
  • Add buttons like enter, go, set, back
  • Allow seeing surface temp and thermometer temp at the same time
  • Allow manual temp setting
  • Update to show surface temperature
  • Make app work with more recipes

Anova Oven

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Difficulty pairing oven with app
  • Recipes and settings disappearing after updates
  • Oven not responding to app commands
  • Inconsistent WiFi connectivity

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add iPad app support
  • Improve recipe creation and customization
  • Add automatic shut-off feature
  • Enhance app stability and reliability
  • Improve connectivity and reduce disconnects

In-app purchases

None

One Top

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Anova Oven

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$9.991 Year

Questions

Is One Top free?
One Top is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Anova Oven free?
Anova Oven is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, One Top or Anova Oven?
Anova Oven is rated higher. One Top averages 3.7 out of 5 from 108 ratings, while Anova Oven averages 4.0 from 805 ratings.
Do One Top or Anova Oven have ads?
Neither One Top nor Anova Oven shows ads.
Which is updated more often, One Top or Anova Oven?
One Top ships an update every 2 months, and Anova Oven monthly. Most recently, One Top was updated on November 6, 2026 and Anova Oven on November 7, 2026.

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