Weber Connect vs iGulu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Weber Connect
This app acts as a dashboard and remote control for compatible smart grills. Monitor grill and food temperatures remotely, receive alerts, and even adjust cooking settings. Explore a vast library of recipes with step-by-step guidance for effortless grilling.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Temperature alerts
- Remote cooking control
- Smart recipes
- Classic recipes
- Live temperature graphs
- Graph sharing and export
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The Weber Connect app is your secret ingredient to Smart Grilling! Weber Connect is the companion app to Weber smart grills and devices. When paired to a Weber Connect grill or device, the app becomes your sensor dashboard, remote control, and recipe book all in one! Track temperatures from anywhere The temperature of your grill is important. Weber Connect grills and devices can track your grill's temperature and alert you when it drops below your target temp due to a flameout or spikes because of a flareup. With the Weber Connect app you can follow its temperature and get alerts for important events. Even more important is the temperature of your food! A few degrees are all that stand between perfect and overdone. Weber Connect grills and devices let you track your food's internal temperature precisely with connected food probes and transmit them to your app. Watch the temp rise on the graph so you know when it's almost time to head back outside to take the steaks off, or set a target temp and get alerted when it's done no matter where you are. Adjust the grill without getting up from the couch Some Weber grills, like the SmokeFire, can have their cook temperature and mode changed by the app. That means you can turn the heat up, go into SmokeBoost mode, or shut down your grill without taking your eyes off the game. Never wonder what to make for dinner again The Weber Connect app has over 800 recipes built-in, with more being published every month. Every recipe has been crafted and tested by Weber Grillmasters, and many are fan favorites, so you know you can't go wrong with any of them! And almost half of our recipes are Smart Recipes, which walk you through, step-by-step, with short looping videos and clear instructions so you know when you're doing it right. Grilling has never been easier or more fun! The new Weber Connect 2.0 app has the important features of the original app: • Remote temperature monitoring • Temperature limit alerts • Temperature range alerts • Timers • Remote cooking control for grills that support it • Smart Recipes • Classic Recipes • How-To videos for Weber Connect grills & devices • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE connectivity Plus some new tricks: • Live graphs • Graph sharing • Graph data export • Grill naming • Recently-cooked recipes • Recipe bookmarks • iPad support • Improved accessibility • Dark mode
iGulu
Brew fresh beer at home with intelligent equipment control and custom recipes. Share your creations and connect with other enthusiasts. Purchase brewing kits and ingredients easily.
- Remote equipment control
- Real-time brewing status monitoring
- Customizable brewing processes and recipes
- Homebrewers' community platform
- Direct purchase of equipment and ingredients
- Membership program for brewers
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IGulu APP is an app designed specifically for fresh beer enthusiasts, providing you with a solution for brewing fresh beer at home. Equipment: Remote control of the Aigulu intelligent beer brewing equipment, enabling fresh beer brewing anytime and anywhere, real-time monitoring of beer brewing status, and creating a professional home beer brewing workshop. Craftsmanship: Design a unique beer brewing process, paired with a unique recipe, to brew fresh beer exclusively for you. At the same time, we provide a platform for home brewed beer enthusiasts to share the joy of home brewing. Mall: One click purchase of Aigulu intelligent beer brewing equipment and carefully designed professional ingredient packages, convenient and fast to start a fresh beer home brewing journey. Membership: Join the Love Gulu membership and witness the growth journey of every family brewer.
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Verdict
Weber Connect and iGulu both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of iGulu's written reviews are positive against 32% of Weber Connect's. iGulu also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Weber Connect's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Weber Connect against 4.7 for iGulu. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weber Connect has 3.4K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Weber Connect's written reviews are positive against 67% of iGulu's.
Weber Connect ships an update every 2 months, iGulu weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Weber Connect | iGulu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.4K ratings) | 4.7 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Weber-Stephen Products Co. | iGulu (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Weber Connect
iGulu
User reviews
Weber Connect
From 3.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Flawless connectivity
- 🚀 Reliable performance
- 👍 Helpful recipes and guides
- 🚀 Seamless remote monitoring
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections
- 🐛 Unreliable temperature readings
- 🐛 Buggy app updates
- 🐛 Lack of customization options
- 🐛 Confusing user interface
iGulu
From 45 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Sync improved after move
- 👍 Support resolved sync issue quickly
- 👍 Rapid bug fixes noted
- 👍 Weekly updates rolling
- 👍 Feature request implemented
Room to improve
- 🐛 UI not easy to use
- 🐛 Feels like a bad web page
- 🐛 Features don't work
- 🐛 Buttons too small
- 🐛 Constantly loses sync
Bugs and requests
Weber Connect
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes during firmware updates
- Temperature probe readings inaccurate
- Inability to change temperature units
- Recipes and cooking programs not loading
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
5 requests- Temperature history graphs
- Customizable temperature alerts
- Apple Watch app support
- Remote grill control
- Ability to save custom cooking programs
iGulu
Reported bugs
20 issues- UI not easy to use
- Features don't work
- Buttons too small
- Constantly loses sync with hardware
- App drops out frequently
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- Won't show progress or history
- Can't log in
- App not working in South Australia
- Says logged in on another device
- Can't check brew status on new iPhone
- Won't log in
- Can't see progress while brewing
- Can't see when brew finishes
- Last update broke iPhone app
- iPhone app won't get past load screen
- Doesn't login half the time
- Doesn't connect to iGulu
- Pressure graph stays at 0
- Slight synchronization delay
- Delayed temperature alerts during fermentation
Requested features
10 requests- Show exact brewing process and finish time
- Tell me exactly where the brewing process is
- Tell me how close until it is ready to pour
- Pause the machine instead of stopping it
- Swipe to go to other pages
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- Fix delayed temperature alerts during fermentation
- Tutorials or advanced video guides
- Kombucha, Bottling, and Speaking modes
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Weber Connect
No in-app purchases
iGulu
No in-app purchases








