Masterbuilt vs Pit Boss Grills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Masterbuilt
Control your smart grill or smoker remotely. Adjust temperature, monitor cooking progress with real-time graphs, and receive alerts. Explore a vast recipe library to elevate your outdoor cooking experience.
- Remote grill and smoker control
- Set and adjust temperature and time
- Monitor meat probes and view graphs
- Receive cooking notifications and alerts
- Access a recipe library
- View cooking history
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Control your Masterbuilt Gravity Series®, AutoIgnite™ Series, and WiFi Smokers with our improved mobile app for a seamless grilling experience. Made for the modern grill master, you easily control your cooks with the power in the palm of your hand. Set and adjust temperature and time, monitor meat probes, view cooking history, discover hundreds of recipes, and take outdoor grilling to the next level. Features: Control Multiple Devices – Sync multiple Masterbuilt grills or smokers to the app for a digitally-driven outdoor cooking experience. Set Time and Temperature – Easily set your product’s desired cooking time and temperature. Notifications and Alerts—Receive alerts and notifications to help power on/off the grill, notify you when your meat probe has reached the desired temperature, and more. Interactive Cooking Graphs – Scroll through temperature graphs as you cook to stay on top of your game. Cooking History – Easily compare and interact with your past cooking adventures with a new session history feature. Recipe Library – Discover hundreds of new recipes and filter by food type, cooking style, or cook time. Product Compatibility – The Masterbuilt App is compatible with all Gravity Series Grills & Smokers, the AutoIgnite Series 545 Digital Charcoal Grill, and the 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker. Compatible products: Gravity Series 560 Grill & Smoker (MB20040220) Gravity Series 600 Grill & Smoker (MB20041023) Gravity Series 800 Grill & Smoker (MB20040221) Gravity Series 900 Grill & Smoker (MB20040122) Gravity Series 1050 Grill & Smoker (MB20041220) Gravity Series 1150 Grill & Smoker ( MB20041525) Gravity Series XT Grill & Smoker (MB20041223) 40” Digital Charcoal Smoker (MB20060321) AutoIgnite Series 545 Digital Charcoal Grill & Smoker (MB20041124) 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker (MB20070924) 710 WiFi Digital Electric Smoker EU (MB20072024, MB20072124, MB20072224)
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: Masterbuilt at 4.7 against Pit Boss Grills's 4.0. Masterbuilt also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 2.4K). Pit Boss Grills's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 13%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Masterbuilt holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masterbuilt has 12K ratings behind it against 2.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of Masterbuilt's written reviews are positive against 52% of Pit Boss Grills's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Masterbuilt ships an update every 3 months, Pit Boss Grills monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt | Pit Boss Grills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | 4.0 (2.4K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | 51.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2.4K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | Outdoor Brands, LLC |
Customer experience
Masterbuilt
Pit Boss Grills
User reviews
Masterbuilt
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great smoker and grill
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🔥 Excellent flavor from charcoal and wood
- 🍽️ Versatile (smoking, grilling, baking)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
- 🔌 App frequently disconnects from smoker
- 🔍 App lacks important features (e.g. temperature history, notifications)
- 🔢 Inconsistent temperature readings
- 🤖 App is buggy and unreliable
Pit Boss Grills
From 2.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and improved app
- 👍 Cleaner and more user-friendly interface
- 👍 Allows control of multiple grills
- 👍 Grill firmware update process
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues with WiFi and Bluetooth
- 🐛 Frequent disconnections and loss of connection
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Delayed temperature updates and sync issues
- 🐛 Notifications not working as expected
Bugs and requests
Masterbuilt
Reported bugs
4 issues- App frequently loses connection to smoker
- Temperature settings not always reflected in smoker
- Probe temperature selection options are limited
- App crashes when trying to access certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to set custom probe temperatures
- Improve app connectivity and reliability
- Add more detailed cooking data and history
- Provide better notifications and alerts
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
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Pit Boss Grills
No in-app purchases
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