Comparison

Nexgrill vs Brisk It Grills

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

Head to head
About

Nexgrill

Control your grill remotely via your smartphone using smart technology. Discover new recipes, access grilling tips, and find answers to your grilling questions for an enhanced cooking experience.

Highlights
  • Remote grill control
  • Recipe browsing
  • Grilling tips
  • Q&A section
  • NEX-fi™ technology integration
Features
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The Nexgrill app connects your grill to your phone through NEX-fi™ technology. Now you control your grill from anywhere while browsing new recipes, grilling tips, and Que & A’s on grilling. Your grilling experience just got easier, more fun and flavorful!

About

Brisk It Grills

Control your smart grill remotely via Wi-Fi to monitor temperature, set timers, and receive alerts. Discover curated recipes and utilize AI-powered cooking assistance for perfect results every time. Improve your grilling skills with an expanding library of educational content.

Highlights
  • Remote grill control via smartphone
  • Temperature monitoring and alerts
  • Curated barbecue recipe library
  • AI-powered automated cooking
  • Customizable AI cooking programs
  • Educational grilling articles
Features
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Grill smarter, not harder. Intuitive digital IoT and smartphone technologies let you master the art of perfectly smoked BBQ effortlessly. Spend less time manning the grill and more time doing what matters. Control your grill from your phone anytime, anywhere: Set Timers, Probe Alerts, adjust grill temperature, and monitor your cook while away - the app will notify you whenever something important occurs! Discover Recipes: Access a curated library of delicious barbecue recipes specially designed for your Brisk It grill. Whether you're feeling something quick and easy, low and slow, traditional, exotic, or anything in between, you will be sure to find something to delight the taste buds. InnoGrill™ Cooking A.I. is Brisk It's automated cooking intelligence that can cook a dish from start to finish all by itself. Intelligent enough to adapt to a variety of common and uncommon cooking situations, InnoGrill™ is equipped to handle even the most complex of recipes with ease. Do you happen to find yourself wanting to cook your personal recipes, but don't have the time to do it justice? Create your own InnoGrill™ program and let the A.I. do it for you - we promise your secret recipe is safe! Improve your barbecue skills and speed up your journey from novice to pitmaster through a constantly updating information bank in the app. Keep an eye out for new educational articles, whether they be about grill maintenance, purchasing ingredients, or learning new advanced cooking techniques. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Nexgrill4 screens
Brisk It Grills4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Brisk It Grills at 97% against Nexgrill's 13%. Brisk It Grills also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.8). Nexgrill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Brisk It Grills sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Nexgrill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Brisk It Grills holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Nexgrill's written reviews are positive against 97% of Brisk It Grills's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nexgrill ships an update monthly, Brisk It Grills every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nexgrill versus Brisk It Grills: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexgrillBrisk It Grills
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.8 (63 ratings)4.8 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.8% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6385 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB135 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developert2FiBrisk It Labs, Inc.

Customer experience

Nexgrill

All ratings53 ratings
Positive17.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative81.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive12.8%
Neutral4.3%
Negative83.0%

Brisk It Grills

All ratings81 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

Bugs and requests

Nexgrill

Reported bugs

51 issues
  • App doesn't leave user logged in
  • Latent delays in connecting
  • WiFi connection issues
  • Grill did not want to turn on
  • Won't connect to WiFi
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  • Cannot see temperature readings on iPhone 15
  • Cannot set probe temperature
  • Cannot get account verification code
  • App constantly disconnects
  • App provides wrong temperature information
  • App occasionally tells user grill is off when running
  • Firmware update never completes
  • App keeps making user log in
  • Grill would never connect
  • Cannot connect to grill
  • Cannot update firmware
  • App takes too long to connect
  • App wants to reconnect every time
  • App won't connect to grill
  • Smoker deleted off the app
  • App shows no grill
  • Adding grill back shows grill but doesn't display it
  • App disconnects more than 20 feet away
  • App refuses to show smoker
  • App not connecting to phone
  • Notifications show Celsius when it's Fahrenheit
  • Bluetooth connection trouble
  • App will not show grill in connected devices list
  • Connection was very inconsistent
  • Cannot read current probe temperature
  • App doesn't have the grill like it was never added
  • App gets frozen
  • App doesn't pair with grill
  • App loses connection and sets its own heat
  • App randomly shuts smoker off
  • App freezes during firmware update
  • Shutoff function doesn't work
  • App says it turns off grill, but it's still on
  • App is horrible on iPhone
  • App has to reconnect every time
  • Won't connect via Wi-Fi
  • Doesn't allow temperature changes on the fly
  • App does not work
  • App has a hard time staying connected to Wi-Fi
  • Cannot change temperature via app
  • App reverts to previous temperature
  • App only connects half the time
  • Will not connect to install firmware update
  • App cycles for hours during update
  • App won't pair with grill
  • Bluetooth errors constantly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add basic training videos to app
  • Add graphing for temperature probes
  • Add alarm for probe temperature reached

Brisk It Grills

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nexgrill

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Brisk It Grills

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Plan1 Month trial$54.991 Year

Questions

Is Nexgrill free?
Nexgrill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brisk It Grills free?
Brisk It Grills is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nexgrill or Brisk It Grills?
Brisk It Grills is rated higher. Nexgrill averages 1.8 out of 5 from 63 ratings, while Brisk It Grills averages 4.8 from 85 ratings.
Do Nexgrill or Brisk It Grills have ads?
Neither Nexgrill nor Brisk It Grills shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nexgrill or Brisk It Grills?
Nexgrill ships an update monthly, and Brisk It Grills every 2 months. Most recently, Nexgrill was updated on November 3, 2026 and Brisk It Grills on November 3, 2026.

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