Grilla Grills vs TempSpike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grilla Grills
Remotely manage your WiFi-enabled grill's temperature, set timers, and receive alerts for optimal cooking. Troubleshoot issues with built-in tips and utilize a unique pause function to maintain smoker performance.
- Remote temperature control
- Grill lid pause function
- Troubleshooting tips
- Temperature alarms
- Integrated timers
- Abnormal performance alerts
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Grilla Grills application gives you the ability to control your grill without ever having to stop what you’re doing. Do everything you can at your grill, from the comfort of your couch or while entertaining friends and family. With this app your WiFi enabled Grilla Grill can do more than ever before. Features: Temperature Control: Set the temperature of your grill from a distance. Pause: A special Grilla Grills exclusive feature that allows your smoker to function better when opening the lid to maintain your meal. Troubleshooting Tips: See error codes and tips on how to solve them directly on the app to take care of issues as they arise. Alarms: Set high and low alarms for the temperature of your grill, and the meat inside of it, so you never have to worry about overcooking that rack of ribs ever again. Timers: Set timers for yourself directly on the app so you don’t need to play with third party apps that may or may not work. Safety Features: Know when your grill is performing abnormally, before it becomes a problem.
TempSpike
Monitor your barbecue's temperature and time remotely using a wireless Bluetooth connection. Receive immediate alerts when your food reaches the set temperature or time.
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Remote time monitoring
- Instant alerts
- Set custom temperatures
- Set custom times
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TempSpike is a wireless bluetooth barbecue temperature and time monitoring program, connected to wireless bluetooth, you can remotely set the temperature or time, when the temperature reaches the specified time, it will remind you immediately
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TempSpike at 4.6 against Grilla Grills's 1.8. TempSpike also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 17%) and ratings volume (2.8K vs 55). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TempSpike holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TempSpike has 2.8K ratings behind it against 55, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Grilla Grills's written reviews are positive against 42% of TempSpike's.
Grilla Grills ships an update every 3 months, TempSpike every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grilla Grills | TempSpike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (55 ratings) | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.0% of reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 | 2.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fahrenheit Technologies, INC | iTronics Co., Limited |
Customer experience
Grilla Grills
TempSpike
User reviews
Grilla Grills
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Allows remote temperature control
- 🚀 Simple navigation
- 👍 Notifications work well for startup and shutdown
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues, frequent disconnects
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Buggy app after updates
- 🐛 Logging in required frequently
- 🐛 Inconsistent temperature readings
TempSpike
From 2.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate temperature monitoring
- 🔧 Customizable cooking profiles
- ⏱️ Helpful time remaining estimates
- 💡 Ambient temperature tracking
- 👍 Easy to use app interface
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues and disconnects
- 🔋 Limited battery life
- 🔍 Confusing alarm on/off indicators
- 📱 Lack of Apple Watch support
- 🤔 Unintuitive user interface
Bugs and requests
Grilla Grills
Reported bugs
5 issues- App login frequently fails
- Buttons and features not working as expected
- Inability to connect to WiFi
- Blank/black screen issues after login
- Inconsistent temperature probe readings
Requested features
6 requests- Add stopwatch functionality to timer
- Implement temperature trending/graphing
- Provide more preset temperature profiles
- Add ability to turn grill on/off remotely
- Improve notification sounds and customization
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- Integrate with dynamic island and lock screen on iOS
TempSpike
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after recent update
- Probe color identification reversed in app
- Cooking progress not saved when app is closed
- Estimated time remaining feature not working
- Issues with adding new cooking profiles
Requested features
5 requests- Add widget support for quick temperature checks
- Allow more flexibility in setting temperature alarms
- Improve data export functionality
- Enhance cooking graph to show real-time data
- Add support for more meat types and cooking profiles
In-app purchases
Grilla Grills
No in-app purchases
TempSpike
No in-app purchases
