Masterbuilt vs Aurasky
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)
Aurasky
Control your barbecue device via Bluetooth with this intuitive app. It provides real-time temperature monitoring, personalized cooking settings, and safety alerts to help you achieve perfect results every time. Automatically records cooking data for skill improvement.
- Bluetooth device control
- Real-time temperature monitoring
- Personalized cooking customization
- Safety temperature alarms
- Automatic cooking data recording
- Intuitive user interface
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Download the free Aurasky APP and control your Aurasky CP20 via Bluetooth. This APP has a simple and intuitive interface and is easy to operate and understand. Even first-time users can quickly get started and easily complete various settings and operations. The Aurasky APP, paired with an advanced wireless barbecue probe and using high-precision sensor technology, can accurately detect the temperature changes inside the barbecue in real time. Whether you're grilling a juicy steak, a crispy pork chop or a fatty lamb chop, it can act like a professional barbecue master and accurately tell you the doneness of the barbecue, allowing you to say goodbye to the era of relying on experience and guessing when grilling and easily achieve the perfect doneness every time. We understand that everyone's taste is unique, so we provide you with rich personalized customization options. No matter what kind of meat you cook and what you like, our app has the perfect recipe for you. You can adjust the grilling parameters of different ingredients according to your preferences and create your own unique barbecue flavor. Whether you like the taste of crispy on the outside and tender on the inside or the effect of fully cooked and juicy, it can meet your needs and make you a unique barbecue artist. If the barbecue temperature exceeds the safe range, the App will also send out an alarm in time to prevent the food from being overcooked or undercooked and ensure the safety of your diet. The Aurasky App will also automatically record each cooking data, including ingredients, temperature, time, etc., which is convenient for you to summarize experience and continuously improve your barbecue skills. Whether you're a master chef or a novice, the Aurasky App is your powerful assistant for barbecue, making barbecue simpler, more interesting and more delicious. Come and download it and start your exclusive barbecue journey!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Masterbuilt at 4.7 against Aurasky's 2.0. Masterbuilt also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). Aurasky's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masterbuilt has 12K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Masterbuilt's written reviews are positive against 0% of Aurasky's.
Masterbuilt ships an update every 3 months, Aurasky every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt | Aurasky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | 2.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | Zhuhai Megain Technology Co.,Ltd. |
Customer experience
Masterbuilt
Aurasky
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
Aurasky
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Aurasky
No in-app purchases








