Comparison

Masterbuilt vs Blind Drink

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

Blind Drink

Features
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BlindDrink is a blind tasting companion for wine, beer, gin and whiskey: train your palate, keep structured tasting notes, and manage your bottle collection in one place. BLIND TASTING, THE WAY PROFESSIONALS TRAIN Blind tasting is how sommeliers and beer judges learn: remove the label and judge only what is in the glass. BlindDrink brings that method to your table. Hide a bottle's identity, evaluate it on its own merits, then reveal how close you were. STRUCTURED TASTING CARDS Follow a guided sheet through appearance, nose, palate and finish, with fields adapted to each beverage. Add personal notes, rate each bottle 1 to 5 stars, and save every card to build your own tasting archive over time. TASTE ALONE OR WITH OTHERS - Solo: add your own bottles and fill in tasting cards at your own pace, no group required - Guided: an organizer leads the session and controls the pace while everyone follows live - Recognition: identify grape variety, denomination, vintage, country and style, with scores based on how accurate your identification was ADD BOTTLES BY PHOTO Photograph a label and let the assistant read producer, denomination, vintage and style for you. Import several bottles at once and review every result before saving. REFERENCE DATA Built-in references for grape varieties, denominations, wine regions, beer styles and spirit categories, with smart autocomplete so filling in a card takes seconds. REAL-TIME SESSIONS All devices stay in sync through the cloud. Invite people with a QR code or a direct link, with no sign-up required for guests. Choose a difficulty level and an optional round timer from 1 to 30 minutes. WINE, BEER, GIN & WHISKEY BlindDrink covers four beverage worlds in one app, each with dedicated fields and tasting cards built around its own flavour vocabulary. YOUR CELLAR One cellar for all four beverages: wine, beer, gin and whiskey are stored side by side, each with its own fields, and every space can be filtered by type. And it is not just an inventory — a cellar that's actually beautiful to look at. Each storage space has its own dedicated visual interface: - Wine rack: dark wood shelf grid with per-zone temperature display - Fridge: neon theme with LED indicator and real-time temperature - Display cabinet: gold grid on black background for your finest bottles - Pantry: sortable list with filters by beverage type, origin, producer and price Track the estimated value of your collection, add bottles by photographing the label, and browse distribution stats by beverage type with interactive charts. YOUR PROGRESS - XP earned by completing tasting cards and identifying bottles - Ten levels, from Novice to Supreme Sommelier - Thematic achievements across all tasting styles - Global leaderboard and session history with map view PDF EXPORT Generate professional reports for every tasting: bottle sheets, photos, tasting notes, scores. Choose what to include and share the document with your group. PRIVACY BlindDrink does not require a mandatory account. Join as an anonymous guest or sign in with Google to save your history across devices. RESPONSIBLE BY DESIGN BlindDrink is about recognising what is in the glass, not about how much you drink. The app never asks you to drink, never tracks quantities and never rewards consumption: points come only from correctly identifying a beverage's characteristics. Intended for adults of legal drinking age in their country. Please taste responsibly. COMPLETELY FREE BlindDrink is free to use: no subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads.

Screenshots

Masterbuilt4 screens
Blind Drink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Blind Drink at fortnightly against Masterbuilt's every 3 months. 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Masterbuilt ships an update every 3 months, Blind Drink fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Masterbuilt versus Blind Drink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasterbuiltBlind Drink
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (12K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews13.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings12K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLCNicola Pellizzer

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

Blind Drink

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Masterbuilt

No in-app purchases

None

Blind Drink

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Masterbuilt free?
Masterbuilt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blind Drink free?
Blind Drink is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Masterbuilt or Blind Drink have ads?
Neither Masterbuilt nor Blind Drink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Masterbuilt or Blind Drink?
Masterbuilt ships an update every 3 months, and Blind Drink fortnightly. Most recently, Masterbuilt was updated on November 8, 2026 and Blind Drink on October 31, 2026.

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