BBQ vs Meat Curing Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBQ
This app helps you become a BBQ hero with recipes, time-based planning, and customizable timelines. It guides you through every step to produce amazing quality BBQ, from pulled pork to brisket, and even manages multiple cooks simultaneously.
- Extensive BBQ recipes
- Customizable cooking timelines
- Time-based planning and alarms
- Reminders for cooking steps
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- Management of multiple cooks
- Weight configurator for planning
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Become a true BBQ hero with the help of the Low N' Slow BBQ app. Recipes? Alarms? time based planning? we guide you through all the steps needed to produce amazing quality BBQ * BBQ RECIPES BBQ Pulled pork, Texas Brisket, Smokey Wine braised beef ribs? Tacos? we got you covered. BBQ Low n Slow features a whole host of recipes that continue to grow. Each recipe is broken down into steps to include all the ingredients per cooking stage. These are then added to a timeline to suit your cooking needs. So wether you are BBQ'ing on a Weber, a Traeger or an offset smoker you can customise each recipe step to suit your BBQ needs. * BBQ COOK TIMES Cooking a Brisket that you want ready at 4pm? Just enter the weight and either the time you want to have the food ready OR the time you want to start. The Low & Slow app will provided a customizable timeline of steps. No more counting backwards from your serving time to work out when to light your Pit * CUSTOMIZABLE TIMELINE Fully customizable steps broken down in an easy to follow, timeline. Want to change the start time? no probs, want to remove a step that doesn't apply to you? your the boss! have at it and own your cook sessions to get the best results for your meat and pit. We know every BBQ is different, a Traeger will cook slightly differently to a Weber, the app lets you adjust your timelines either up front or on the fly. * REMINDERS Cooking 321 Ribs AND pulled pork? want some help keeping track of when to wrap those ribs and when to check the bark on the pork butt? we got ya covered. Get notifications of those important steps and see how long until the next step. * SIRI SHORTCUTS Every cook at the grill could needs a little helping hand at some point. Hands covered in sauce and want to know what your next cooking step is? just ask Siri. With the awesome power of Siri shortcuts you can get your next step and time left without needing to touch your phone! * MULTIPLE COOKS We know that most BBQ cooks don't just cook one thing at a time, from experience we know that pitmasters are often juggling multiple meats in one session. We designed this app to take some of the pressure of remember when you seasoned your Texas Brisket, when your wrapped your baby back ribs or rested your Beef Ribs. We got you covered, the app lets you save multiple cooks, be it same day or across days / weeks heck it, even months apart. * WEIGHT CONFIGURATOR Select a weight for your meat to get a timeline with start / finish time according to your bbq goals. This has been a game changer for cooks planning out their days and routines.
Meat Curing Tracker
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Salumi is a curing log for home charcutiers: follow each batch from cure to table by its weight loss, log your chamber's temperature and humidity, and keep your own recipes. CURING PROJECTS - 26 product types, from bresaola, coppa and pancetta to salami, chorizo, 'nduja, bacon and pastrami - Record the cut, starting weight, cure method (equilibrium, excess, brine or dry rub), Cure #1 or Cure #2, spices, casing, hang date and target weight loss - Salt and cure amounts worked out from the meat weight and your percentages, with a warning when the cure type does not suit the product - Follow each batch through curing, equalizing, fermenting and aging with weight checks and progress toward your target - The home screen flags aging batches with no weight check for 7 days and those close to their target CHAMBER - Describe your chamber (dedicated chamber, converted fridge, wine cooler, basement or walk-in), its controller, humidifier, fan and target ranges - Log temperature in °C or °F and humidity, and see whether conditions are in range - Note issues and keep the full chamber history - A mold guide shows which molds are welcome, which to wipe off and when to discard a piece YOUR RECIPES Save your own recipes with salt and cure percentages, seasonings, cure and post-cure steps, casing, starter culture, fermentation temperature and target pH, chamber conditions, target weight loss, smoking and cooking notes. FREE Up to 3 projects, 10 weight checks per project, 15 chamber logs and 5 recipes. SALUMI PRO - Unlimited projects, weight checks, chamber logs and recipes - A weight loss chart for every project - Expenses for each project with the cost per kg Salumi Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription that renews automatically. Cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Meat Curing Tracker at Free against BBQ's $1.99. BBQ's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#151 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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
Meat Curing Tracker is free to download; BBQ costs $1.99 up front. Meat Curing Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BBQ asks for nothing beyond the download.
BBQ ships an update monthly, Meat Curing Tracker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBQ | Meat Curing Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #151 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | russ freeman | Karol Jaworski |
In-app purchases
BBQ
No in-app purchases
Meat Curing Tracker
- Salumi Pro$4.991 Month
- Salumi Pro$39.991 Year
- Salumi Pro1 Year trial$39.991 Year
Questions
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