INKBIRD vs BBQOVN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
BBQOVN
This app acts as a kitchen and grill assistant, monitoring your food's temperature remotely via Bluetooth. Receive audio and message notifications when your food is ready, freeing you to focus on other tasks. It offers real-time temperature charts, cooking history, and customizable settings.
- Bluetooth wireless temperature display
- Preset temperature alarms
- Disconnection and low battery alerts
- Real-time temperature charting
- Cooking recording and history
- Customizable cooking settings
- Fast charging capability
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"BBQOVN is your right-hand man in the kitchen or on the grill, allowing you to get rid of the kitchen and grill during cooking time and let the app monitor your food for you. When your food is ready, you'll receive audio and message notifications on your smart device. This saves you from having to keep an eye on your food as it cooks, giving you more time to focus on what's most important to you. Function: 1. Bluetooth wireless connection, the real-time temperature of the probe is displayed in the APP through wireless data transmission. 2. Alarm function: - When the measured temperature reaches the preset temperature, the mobile phone will automatically alarm and remind. - Alarm function after disconnection. - Booster's low battery (less than 20%) alarm reminds users to charge in time. 3. Real-time chart, when the BBQOVN APP cooking setting is completed, you can open the online temperature chart to view the real-time temperature curve. 4. Cooking recording function, when the BBQOVN APP cooking setting is completed, it will automatically enter the timing state, and record the cooking temperature curve after cooking. 5. Cooking adjustment, when the cooking setting is completed, you can adjust the cooking maturity or customize the temperature at any time. 6. Custom cooking, support adding custom cooking menu, set name, picture and temperature at will. 7. Fast charging, charging for 10~20 minutes, can be used for 20~72 hours. 8. Temperature measurement range, from 32°F to 212°F (from °0 to 100°C). 9. Temperature measurement accuracy +/-1.8°F (+/-1°C)."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BBQOVN at 4.3 against INKBIRD's 3.7. INKBIRD's advantage is ratings volume (6.8K vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
BBQOVN holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of INKBIRD's written reviews are positive against 27% of BBQOVN's.
INKBIRD ships an update fortnightly, BBQOVN every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | INKBIRD | BBQOVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6.8K ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.0% of reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.8K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 396 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd | Shenzhen Byte Catenation Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
INKBIRD
BBQOVN
Bugs and requests
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
BBQOVN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
BBQOVN
No in-app purchases








