Comparison

Nexgrill vs HostPass

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

HostPass

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HostPass turns word-of-mouth into paid referrals for nightlife and hospitality. Concierges, drivers, hotel staff, and promoters send guests to partner venues. When the guest actually shows up and is checked in, the referrer earns a payout. No guesswork, no chasing anyone for cash. FOR REFERRERS • Browse venues that are accepting referrals right now • Send a guest in seconds: name, party size, expected arrival • Track every referral from sent, to accepted, to checked in • Watch earnings land in your wallet as guests arrive • Transfer your balance to your bank when you're ready FOR VENUES • Fund a referral balance and set what a guest is worth • Accept or decline incoming referrals • Check guests in at the door, confirming they arrived • See exactly which referrals drove traffic, and what it cost HOW PAYOUTS WORK Venues pre-fund their referral balance, so the money is there before a guest walks in. Payouts are calculated at check-in and settle to the referrer's account. Payments and bank transfers are handled by Stripe. HostPass is invite-only while we onboard our first venues.

Screenshots

Nexgrill4 screens
HostPass3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HostPass at weekly against Nexgrill's monthly. Nexgrill's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nexgrill ships an update monthly, HostPass weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nexgrill versus HostPass: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexgrillHostPass
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.9 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB46 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developert2FiHostPass LLC

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

HostPass

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nexgrill

No in-app purchases

None

HostPass

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nexgrill free?
Nexgrill is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HostPass free?
HostPass is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Nexgrill or HostPass have ads?
Neither Nexgrill nor HostPass shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nexgrill or HostPass?
Nexgrill ships an update monthly, and HostPass weekly. Most recently, Nexgrill was updated on October 21, 2026 and HostPass on October 29, 2026.

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