Comparison

ThermoWorks vs Doughy

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

Head to head
About

ThermoWorks

Monitor cooking, BBQ, and ambient temperatures with compatible Bluetooth and Wi-Fi devices. Features enhanced graphing, alarms with push notifications, and cloud storage for session data. Ideal for professionals and enthusiasts needing precise temperature control.

Highlights
  • Real-time temperature monitoring
  • Customizable temperature alarms
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Enhanced graphing capabilities
  • Cloud storage for session data
  • Checklist function for safety protocols
Features
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ThermoWorks App: The Ultimate Temperature Tracking Companion Experience how nothing Works like ThermoWorks with ThermoWorks app, a powerful tool for monitoring cooking, BBQ, and ambient temperatures using compatible Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connected devices. Main features an enhanced interface, simplified setup, improved graphing and checklist capabilities, and easy connection to the Cloud, ThermoWorks app makes temperature tracking a breeze. Stay Connected and In Control Set up temperature alarms with push notifications to stay informed. Whether you're a competitive BBQ enthusiast, a professional chef, a dedicated home cook, or a laboratory or warehouse worker, you'll know exactly when to make critical adjustments. All session data, including user notes and saved graphs, is stored in ThermoWorks Cloud for unlimited access and easy review whenever needed. The app also features a checklist function, ensuring that food businesses can meticulously follow safety protocols, making it an essential tool for maintaining high standards in any environment. Backed by Expertise You Can Trust ThermoWorks products are trusted by more competitive BBQ teams, celebrity chefs, and food professionals than any other brand. With decades of experience in temperature technology and support from our in-house accredited calibration laboratory, ThermoWorks is your go-to when precision matters. Compatible Instruments: RFX: Uses advanced radio frequency technology to connect RFX MEAT wireless meat probe and RFX GATEWAY, providing reliable, real-time temperature monitoring for ultimate control in any cooking environment. Signals: 4-channel BBQ alarm with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for versatile, remote temperature monitoring. Works seamlessly with Billows control fan for perfect pit control. BlueDOT: 1-channel BBQ alarm utilizing Bluetooth, allowing you to set high/low alarms, track min/max temperatures, and save data. Smoke Gateway: Connects the Smoke 2-channel BBQ alarm to Wi-Fi, sending data directly to ThermoWorks Cloud for remote monitoring and alerts. ThermaQ Blue: Measures dual thermocouple probes for professional-grade accuracy, ideal for competitive pitmasters and serious cooks. ThermaQ WiFi: Dual-channel monitoring over Wi-Fi, perfect for commercial kitchens and serious home cooks. ThermaData WiFi: Logs critical temperature data, stores up to 18,000 readings, and sends alerts for complete peace of mind. NODE: Monitor temperatures, humidity, and more 24/7 from anywhere with alerts sent directly to your device. App Requirements: Compatible device including Signals, BlueDOT, ThermaQ Blue, ThermaQ WiFi, ThermaData WiFi, NODE, Smoke, Smoke Gateway, RFX GATEWAY, or RFX MEAT. Requires a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network for initial device setup and internet connection for data synchronization

About

Doughy

This free offline app helps bakers calculate dough recipes for various baked goods. Easily scale recipes, adjust ingredients, and create custom formulations with precise measurements.

Highlights
  • Offline dough calculation
  • Recipe scaling
  • Custom recipe creation
  • Ingredient tweaking
  • Instruction editing
  • Metric system support
Features
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A free dough calculator app for all your needs. Bread, pizza, bagels, cake, cookies, anything with flour! Use a few default recipes or create your own! Make straight doughs or doughs with preferment (like poolish or biga)! - Completely 100% offline. * No data is stored outside of your phone, no logs, no metrics, I'm not collecting your recipes for myself. - Scale up and down as much as you want * Did you just get an awesome pizza oven and now you want to scale your perfect 10" pizza to 16"? Increase the dough mass and with one click, you'll get your new recipes. - Tweak everything, from the hydration level, any ingredient amount (determined by bakers percentage), or temperature. - Create your own recipes! * Click the + button the home page to make your own base recipes, then tweak them as you go. - Write/edit your instructions. * You can make your instructions as simple or detailed as you want. For now, you can even put notes on the recipe there. - Switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius - Completely in the mass-based metric system * If you're using this app, you know volumetric baking is imprecise and leads to inconsistent results. Using grams for measurements also allows for finer precision of the ingredients.

Screenshots

ThermoWorks4 screens
Doughy3 screens

Verdict

The call

ThermoWorks and Doughy both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Doughy's written reviews are positive against 65% of ThermoWorks's. Doughy also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). ThermoWorks's advantage is ratings volume (17K vs 10) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ThermoWorks against 4.9 for Doughy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ThermoWorks has 17K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of ThermoWorks's written reviews are positive against 100% of Doughy's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ThermoWorks versus Doughy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermoWorksDoughy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings)4.9 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better10
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB12 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperThermoWorks, IncGeorge Urick

Customer experience

ThermoWorks

All ratings16,700 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral1.4%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive65.0%
Neutral11.2%
Negative23.8%

Doughy

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ThermoWorks

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Setup process can be confusing
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems
  • Delayed cloud data updates
  • Probe temperature discrepancies

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Ability to zoom in on graphs
  • More customization options
  • Improved data syncing between devices
  • Predictive cooking time estimates

Doughy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ThermoWorks

No in-app purchases

None

Doughy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThermoWorks free?
ThermoWorks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Doughy free?
Doughy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ThermoWorks or Doughy?
Doughy is rated higher. ThermoWorks averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Doughy averages 4.9 from 10 ratings.
Do ThermoWorks or Doughy have ads?
Neither ThermoWorks nor Doughy shows ads.

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