Masterbuilt vs Z Grills Aus
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)
Z Grills Aus
Control your Z Grills pellet smoker and monitor food temperatures remotely. Adjust grill settings, set automated actions based on timers or probes, and manage accessories like food probes and pellet gauges.
- Precise temperature control
- Set trigger-actions
- Cold smoke fan operation
- Connect wireless food probes
- Monitor pellet level
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Monitor and control your Z Grills Wireless enabled Pellet Smoker and Food Temperature Probes with ease while at home and out an about! Features: • Precise temperature control: Adjust the grill temperature in 1℃/1℉ increments. • Set trigger-actions: Take control of your cook by completing actions based on countdown timers or food probe temperatures. Actions include sending a notification, changing the grill temperature, keeping the grill warm or shutting the grill down. • Cold smoke fan: Operate the fan only from 50% to 100% speed for cold smoking. • Connect accessories: Display temperatures from compatible wireless food probes and even monitor wood pellet level and usage with a wireless pellet gauge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Z Grills Aus at every 3 weeks against Masterbuilt's every 3 months. Z Grills Aus also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Masterbuilt's advantage is review sentiment (13% vs 0%). 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 ships an update every 3 months, Z Grills Aus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt | Z Grills Aus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | Z Grills & Trimal Australia |
Customer experience
Masterbuilt
Z Grills Aus
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
Z Grills Aus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Z Grills Aus
No in-app purchases
Questions
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