Grill Control vs Pit Boss Grills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grill Control
This app connects to a smart adapter for gas grills, allowing you to remotely control burner temperature via your phone. A companion device can link multiple burners for even heat distribution.
- Remote burner control
- Temperature monitoring
- Smart adapter integration
- Companion device linking
- Even heat distribution
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Grill Control is a smart, battery-powered adapter for gas grills that simply attaches to the control knob. With the help of a temperature sensor installed in the grill, the corresponding burner is controlled via an app. With the separately available Companion Device, multiple burners on the grill can be linked together for even more evenly distributed heat.
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 rating: Grill Control at 5.0 against Pit Boss Grills's 4.0. Pit Boss Grills's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 1) and chart position (#210 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
Grill Control holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pit Boss Grills has 2.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Grill Control's written reviews are positive against 52% of Pit Boss Grills's.
Grill Control ships an update every 2 months, Pit Boss Grills monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grill Control | Pit Boss Grills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 52.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #210 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lakeside Innovation GmbH | Outdoor Brands, LLC |
Customer experience
Grill Control
Pit Boss Grills
Bugs and requests
Grill Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Grill Control
No in-app purchases
Pit Boss Grills
No in-app purchases
Questions
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