Comparison

Masterbuilt vs Chefsito

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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)

About

Chefsito

Features
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Chefsito turns "what should I cook?" into dinner. Tell it what you're craving, what ingredients you have, how much time you've got, and how many people you're feeding. Chefsito gives you three distinct recipe directions — pick one and get a complete, practical recipe: clear ingredients, step-by-step instructions with visual cues, substitutions, chef tips, storage notes, and estimated nutrition. Not quite right? Refine it. Ask Chefsito to make it spicier, swap an ingredient, cut the cook time, or double the servings and the recipe updates in place. MADE FOR YOUR KITCHEN • Start from a craving, a few ingredients, or a time limit • Respects your allergies, dislikes, equipment, and skill level • Three recipe concepts per request — you choose the direction • Substitutions and chef tips baked into every recipe A NEW RECIPE EVERY DAY • The Discover tab serves a fresh daily recipe for three cooking styles: Professional Chef, Home Cook, and Meal Planner / Fit • Optional reminder: pick a time and get a ping when the day's recipe is ready SAVE WHAT YOU LOVE • Bookmark recipes to your library • Share beautiful recipe cards with friends Chefsito uses AI to generate recipes and cooking guidance, on-device where possible. AI can make mistakes — always double-check cooking times, temperatures, and ingredient labels for allergens. During early release, account creation is limited but you can explore Chefsito as a guest, including the daily recipe. Questions or feedback: support@chefsito.app

Screenshots

Masterbuilt4 screens
Chefsito4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Masterbuilt at 16.0 against Chefsito's 26.0. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Masterbuilt versus Chefsito: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasterbuiltChefsito
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLCLuis Alicea

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

Chefsito

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Masterbuilt

No in-app purchases

None

Chefsito

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masterbuilt free?
Masterbuilt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chefsito free?
Chefsito is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Masterbuilt or Chefsito have ads?
Neither Masterbuilt nor Chefsito shows ads.

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