Masterbuilt vs Penny Meals
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)
Penny Meals
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Cut your grocery bill without spending hours hunting through ads. Penny Meals brings local markdowns, online grocery specials, and weekly-ad finds into one feed. Set your ZIP, choose nearby stores, and turn discounted ingredients into practical meal ideas. FIND GROCERY DEALS NEAR YOU • Explore discounts from supported local, online, and weekly-ad retailers • Sort by biggest discount, lowest price, or ending soon • Search by food, brand, retailer, or category • See price, savings, store, aisle, and expiration details when available PLAN AFFORDABLE MEALS • Save grocery finds and build a shopping basket • Discover recipes using discounted ingredients • Compare available grocery offers across your selected stores • Update your deal zone when you shop somewhere new FREE PREVIEW AND PENNY MEALS PLUS Preview up to 10 deals per store for free. Meal recipes are available to free and paid accounts. Penny Meals Plus unlocks the complete grocery deal feed. Choose monthly or annual billing; eligible new annual subscribers may receive a 3-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when a purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available on the subscription screen. Deal availability, price, inventory, and expiration can change and may vary by location. Confirm details with the retailer before purchasing. Supported grocery coverage is currently in the United States. Privacy policy: https://pennymeals.com/privacy Terms of service: https://pennymeals.com/terms Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Masterbuilt at none against Penny Meals's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Penny Meals sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Masterbuilt asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt | Penny Meals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 13.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 12K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | DealHawk |
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
Penny Meals
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Masterbuilt
No in-app purchases
Penny Meals
- Penny Meals Plus — Monthly$9.991 Month
- Penny Meals Plus — Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year









