Expert Grill vs Pit Boss Grills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expert Grill
Control your compatible grill remotely via Bluetooth. Adjust target temperatures, set alarms, and manage function modes directly from your smartphone. Change temperature units displayed on the grill.
- Bluetooth grill connection
- Target temperature setting
- Temperature alarm control
- Grill function mode adjustment
- Temperature unit conversion
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Expert Grill is a companion app for using applicable grill devices. You can use our app to search and connect grill devices with your phone via Bluetooth. You can control the target temp setting and adjust the temp alarm. Furthermore, you can use the app to control the function mode of your grill, and change the temp units on the devices' display. If your phone not pairing with this APP, please comment with your phone model, we will update our support range. Thank you for your support.
Pit Boss Grills
Discover a wide range of grilling recipes and explore essential accessories to elevate your outdoor cooking. This app enhances both your specific grill experience and your general grilling endeavors.
- Grilling recipes
- Grill accessories
- Enhanced grilling experience
- Everyday grilling improvement
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Grilling Recipes, Accessories, and more. Download the Pit Boss Grilling App Today, so that you can not only enhance your Pit Boss Grilling experience but your everyday grilling experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pit Boss Grills at 52% against Expert Grill's 6%. Pit Boss Grills also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 84). Expert Grill's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pit Boss Grills holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pit Boss Grills has 2.4K ratings behind it against 84, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Expert Grill's written reviews are positive against 52% of Pit Boss Grills's.
Expert Grill ships an update every 3 weeks, Pit Boss Grills every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expert Grill | Pit Boss Grills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (84 ratings) | 4.0 (2.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.4% of reviews | 52.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 153 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taylor Technology Company | Outdoor Brands, LLC |
Customer experience
Expert Grill
Pit Boss Grills
User reviews
Expert Grill
From 84 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Accurate thermometer readings
- 👍 Grill itself is good
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant Bluetooth disconnects
- 🐛 App loses connection when switching apps
- 🐛 App loses connection when phone sleeps
- 🐛 Poor Bluetooth range
- 🐛 App requires frequent re-pairing
Pit Boss Grills
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and improved app
- 👍 Cleaner and more user-friendly interface
- 👍 Allows control of multiple grills
- 👍 Grill firmware update process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with WiFi and Bluetooth
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and loss of connection
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Delayed temperature updates and sync issues
- 🐛 Notifications not working as expected
Bugs and requests
Expert Grill
Reported bugs
51 issues- Bluetooth doesn't present on iPhone
- Back arrow and App Store overlap
- App couldn't connect to thermometer
- Bluetooth connection spotty/non-existent
- App disconnects after short period
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- Reconnection needed after visiting other pages
- App needs reprogramming
- App not well supported
- App doesn't find smoker
- App loads then crashes
- Can't find transceiver
- Requires uninstall/reinstall to work
- App doesn't connect after charging
- Drops connection frequently
- App won't connect at all
- App disconnects instantly when switching apps
- Laggy performance
- App disconnects if you go out of the app
- Requires deleting and redownloading app to connect
- App stopped working
- App can't find grill to connect
- Have to reconnect if screen goes to sleep
- Bluetooth prone to disconnect
- Needs Wi-Fi and better options
- Looses connection if navigating away
- Doesn't maintain connection in background
- App has to rediscover unit every time
- Constant notifications of lost connection
- Annoying alarm message on disconnect
- Bluetooth failed after 6 uses
- App loses connection as soon as you close it
- App needs a lot of work
- Horrible Bluetooth setup
- Has to walk up and pair every time
- Wish app would run in background
- Have to reconnect every time iPhone turns off or switches apps
- Disconnects repeatedly during use
- Constantly had to disconnect/reconnect/cycle Bluetooth power
- Disconnects almost randomly
- Set temp ranges or timers get erased
- App connected at first, then lost signal
- Will not connect to phone at all now
- App disconnecting every time phone goes into sleep mode
- Loses connection every time phone goes to sleep
- Looses connection every time you change screens
- Slow and clunky
- App loses connectivity when phone is closed
- Has to reconnect to the grill every time you open the app
- Can't set temperature or anything using the app
- App won't alarm on phone when it reaches temp
- Keypad in the way of 'ok' button for probe settings
Requested features
6 requests- Save past cooks and notes
- Option to name grill
- Real Wi-Fi instead of Bluetooth
- Improve preset temperatures
- Ability to 'forget' paired devices
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- Audible alarm on phone for temps and time
Pit Boss Grills
Reported bugs
3 issues- Probe temperature settings not clearing properly
- Grill temperature dropping unexpectedly during cooks
- App unable to connect to grill after firmware update
Requested features
6 requests- Add temperature graphs and cooking analytics
- Allow more granular temperature control (5-degree increments)
- Implement probe temperature alerts and notifications
- Restore features from previous SmokeIT app
- Add Apple Watch integration
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- Improve Alexa integration
In-app purchases
Expert Grill
No in-app purchases
Pit Boss Grills
No in-app purchases
Questions
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