Z GRILLS vs SmokeLab
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Z GRILLS
Control your grilling experience remotely with this app. Adjust temperatures, monitor food, and access a library of recipes and skills to become a barbecue master. It offers a user-friendly interface for a seamless grilling process.
- Remote grill temperature control
- Monitor internal food temperature
- Set grilling timers
- Access barbecue recipes and skills
- WiFi/Bluetooth connectivity
- View product manuals
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Z Grills was originally a manufacturer of pellet grills for several top brands in this industry. The Z Grills brand was founded in 2016. Z Grills quickly became one of the most respected names in pellet grills. We provide high quality pellet grills with honest prices to let everyone enjoy the wood-fired flavor. The latest app from Z GRILLS puts deliciousness at your fingertips! Control your barbecue process anytime, anywhere, access various flavors of barbecue recipes, learn from professionals, and make you a better barbecue master through the mobile APP. It's time to use Z GRILLS' latest APP to solve the barbecue problem! Featuring: ※Brand-new appearance and user interface, simple connection via WiFi or Bluetooth, free your hands without waiting. ※Set or adjust the barbecue temperature at any time, monitor the internal food temperature, and set the timer through the APP, so that the deliciousness is under control. ※Contains a wealth of special recipes and barbecue skills, covering barbecue and baking, allowing you to acquire new skills at any time and make fresh and delicious flavors. ※The custom setting allows you to name your device independently, and the personalized design is thoughtful and convenient. ※Get product manuals and quick start guides in time, so that you can get technical and service support more conveniently.
SmokeLab
Record your BBQ and meat smoking sessions with detailed logs. Track ingredients, temperatures, and even weather conditions. Save photos of your creations and rate their quality.
- BBQ cooking and smoking log database
- Ingredient QR scanning
- Meat temperature data logging
- Automatic weather temperature upload
- Rate final product appearance, taste, and tenderness
- Store pictures of cooked items
- Securely save entire cooking process
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The SmokeLab app allows you to generate a database of your BBQ cooking and smoking meat experiences in an easy-to-use format. Designed to capture all the important steps and information throughout the process from food preparation, QR scanning of your ingredients, and meat temperature data. Even the weather temperature is automatically uploaded. Then rate your final product’s appearance, taste, and tenderness. Finally, store pictures of your backyard masterpieces before securely saving the entire process. This app is a must-have for every backyard BBQ enthusiast and pit master! Privacy Policy - https://www.smokelabapp.com/privacy Terms And Conditions - https://www.smokelabapp.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmokeLab at 100% against Z GRILLS's 4%. SmokeLab also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.3) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). Z GRILLS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (75 vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. SmokeLab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Z GRILLS asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmokeLab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Z GRILLS has 75 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Z GRILLS's written reviews are positive against 100% of SmokeLab's.
Z GRILLS ships an update every 3 months, SmokeLab every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Z GRILLS | SmokeLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (75 ratings) | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 75 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Taylor Technology Company | Blakstvedt Pomonis Enterprises LLC |
Customer experience
Z GRILLS
SmokeLab
Bugs and requests
Z GRILLS
Reported bugs
45 issues- App doesn't connect to WiFi
- App won't identify grill model
- App doesn't update grill temperature
- App requires frequent re-login
- App requires frequent re-connecting to grill
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- App requires reinstallation
- App doesn't sync well with smoker
- Temperature report is out of sync
- App won't connect Bluetooth
- Grill won't stay connected to WiFi
- App updates slow on temperatures
- App doesn't display current temperature
- App buttons won't push
- App signal won't be picked up
- App temperature won't read
- WiFi on grill doesn't work
- App won't connect to their network
- App disconnects from WiFi
- App won't connect to the app
- Bluetooth required for WiFi to work
- App takes forever to update grill temps
- App only good for turning grill off
- App doesn't work 9 times out of 10
- App requires 2.4GHz WiFi only for pairing
- App has useless notifications
- App connects to non-US servers
- Temperature probes not accurate
- Grill won't connect through WiFi
- App doesn't work with Z Grill thermometer
- App temperature display not accurate
- App lags behind actual temperatures
- App requires sign in/registration/login that doesn't work
- App has server error
- App loses settings after updates
- App requires re-registration and setup
- App requires permissions to access everything on phone
- App requires location access to use
- App is a bundle of glitches and hangups
- App doesn't work 90% of the time
- App logs out frequently
- App loses settings
- App requires re-registering and setup
- App won't find anything
- App asks to create account then access WiFi for Bluetooth app
- App won't connect to Bluetooth
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 Fix the app to accommodate modern tech
- 💡 Upgrade the WiFi on the grills
- 💡 Improve app functionality
- 💡 Add notifications for probe temperatures
- 💡 Allow changing temperature from C to F
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- 💡 Make app as awesome as the grill
- 💡 Improve app to be as good as hardware
SmokeLab
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Z GRILLS
No in-app purchases
SmokeLab
- SmokeLab$4.991 Month
- SmokeLab$49.991 Year
- SmokeLab$4.99
