Masterbuilt vs Sausage Calculator
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)
Sausage Calculator
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Sausage takes the math out of sausage making. Enter the total weight of your meat and fat, and every ingredient is calculated instantly, so your ratios come out right every batch. No account, no sign-in, no internet needed. Open the app and start calculating. CALCULATOR • Meat-to-fat ratios: classic 70/30 or 80/20 • Salt adjustable from 1% to 3% • Prague Powder #1 curing salt for smoked, cured, or fermented sausages • 11 binders, from non-fat dry milk to potato starch and egg whites, each with recommended ranges • 20 liquids, including ice water, beer, wine, stock, and juice • 9 casing types • Simple mode for quick batches, Advanced mode for full control • Work in grams or pounds and ounces; additives always shown in precise grams RECIPES • 6 built-in classics, including Italian sweet sausage, German bratwurst, and Spanish chorizo • Create, edit, and save your own recipes with spices, liquids, and instructions • Load any recipe into the calculator and scale it to your batch size • Your recipes stay on your device Made for home sausage makers, hunters processing game, BBQ teams, and anyone who wants consistent results. Light and dark themes included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Masterbuilt at none against Sausage Calculator's shown. Masterbuilt also leads on ratings volume (12K vs 1) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months). Sausage Calculator's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Sausage Calculator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Masterbuilt has 12K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Masterbuilt ships an update every 3 months, Sausage Calculator every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt | Sausage Calculator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | Warped Technologies LLC |
Customer experience
Masterbuilt
Sausage Calculator
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
Sausage Calculator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Sausage Calculator
No in-app purchases
Questions
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