BoilerPlus vs elCocinero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BoilerPlus
Control your programmable thermostat remotely. View current device status, including temperature, mode, and timer settings. Modify settings like set points and operating modes from anywhere.
- Remote thermostat control
- Display current device state
- Modify set points
- Change operating mode
- Program daily timers
- Device registration
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This app allows remote controlling of a programmable thermostat. It is possible displaying current device state: room temperature, set points, operating mode, season and daily timer. Remote users can modify set points, operating mode, season and daily timer. Only one user at once is allowed to program device: during remote programming performed by an user, other remote users have readonly permission. Local users have higher controlling priority than remote users. To use this app, login to selected device is mandatory. At first usage new device has to be registered: device registration has to be performed once and for all.
elCocinero
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The myGRILL elCocinero iOS app gives you access to your grill. One tap cook programs. Grill anything using our professionally developed, automatic, multi-step cook programs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BoilerPlus at every 4 months against elCocinero's every 11 months. BoilerPlus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BoilerPlus ships an update every 4 months, elCocinero every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BoilerPlus | elCocinero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brahma Spa | Andreas Andreou |
In-app purchases
BoilerPlus
No in-app purchases
elCocinero
No in-app purchases
