Comparison

Typhur vs TempSpike

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

Head to head
About

Typhur

This app offers guided recipes with videos and step-by-step instructions to make cooking effortless. It allows remote management and control of smart kitchen appliances, including software updates and notifications. Users can also transfer recipes directly to their devices and save custom cooking parameters for easier meal preparation.

Highlights
  • Guided recipes with videos
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Remote appliance management
  • Device software upgrades
  • Transfer recipes to devices
  • Customizable cooking parameters
Features
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At Typhur Culinary, we are harnessing the power of technology to create smart kitchen appliances to make it effortless for you to cook delicious meals from your home kitchen. The Typhur app provides a wide variety of well-crafted, professional and delicious recipes, allowing you to cook at ease, through videos and step by step recipe guidance. The Typhur app can manage all your Typhur smart devices, enables you to remotely control and upgrade your device software, whilst receiving cooking notifications and reminders. In addition, we provide many tips and tricks that can help you cook, and advise you on how to use Typhur's kitchen appliances. Features Guided recipes: We provide step-by-step recipe guidance with videos, giving detailed instructions for each step. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you can easily follow the video to get perfect results. Manage devices: Manage all your Typhur kitchen appliances through the mobile app. Regardless of where you are within the house, as long as you can connect to the Internet, you can remotely control all of your devices. You can monitor the cooking process and receive necessary reminder information. Transfer recipe to device: Find your favorite recipes on your phone and transfer the recipe to the device, to seamlessly switch between the phone and the device. You're one tap away, it's that simple! Custom: Customize your cooking parameters and save to your custom to make cooking even easier. You can quick-start by selecting your custom time/temperature to speed up the process.

About

TempSpike

Monitor your barbecue's temperature and time remotely using a wireless Bluetooth connection. Receive immediate alerts when your food reaches the set temperature or time.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
  • Remote temperature monitoring
  • Remote time monitoring
  • Instant alerts
  • Set custom temperatures
  • Set custom times
Features
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TempSpike is a wireless bluetooth barbecue temperature and time monitoring program, connected to wireless bluetooth, you can remotely set the temperature or time, when the temperature reaches the specified time, it will remind you immediately

Screenshots

Typhur4 screens
TempSpike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Typhur at 62% against TempSpike's 42%. Typhur also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). TempSpike's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Typhur holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.4K and 2.8K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Typhur's written reviews are positive against 42% of TempSpike's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typhur ships an update every 3 weeks, TempSpike every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Typhur versus TempSpike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyphurTempSpike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.4K ratings) — better4.6 (2.8K ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews — better42.1% of reviews
Number of ratings7.4K — better2.8K
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTyphur Inc.iTronics Co., Limited

Customer experience

Typhur

All ratings7,387 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative27.4%

TempSpike

All ratings2,744 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral20.0%
Negative37.9%

User reviews

Typhur

From 7.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient cooking
  • 👍 Easy to use and clean
  • 🔥 Cooks food to perfection
  • 🌟 Great for small households
  • 📱 Useful app with presets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
  • 🔌 Requires app for full functionality
  • 📚 Lacking recipe options for newer models
  • 💰 Expensive for some users

TempSpike

From 2.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate temperature monitoring
  • 🔧 Customizable cooking profiles
  • ⏱️ Helpful time remaining estimates
  • 💡 Ambient temperature tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use app interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues and disconnects
  • 🔋 Limited battery life
  • 🔍 Confusing alarm on/off indicators
  • 📱 Lack of Apple Watch support
  • 🤔 Unintuitive user interface

Bugs and requests

Typhur

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App frequently loses connection to device
  • Self-cleaning feature not working without app
  • Preset temperatures/times not always accurate

Requested features

3 requests
  • Custom preset options
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Improved local connectivity without app

TempSpike

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • Probe color identification reversed in app
  • Cooking progress not saved when app is closed
  • Estimated time remaining feature not working
  • Issues with adding new cooking profiles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget support for quick temperature checks
  • Allow more flexibility in setting temperature alarms
  • Improve data export functionality
  • Enhance cooking graph to show real-time data
  • Add support for more meat types and cooking profiles

In-app purchases

None

Typhur

No in-app purchases

None

TempSpike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typhur free?
Typhur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TempSpike free?
TempSpike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typhur or TempSpike?
Typhur is rated higher. Typhur averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.4K ratings, while TempSpike averages 4.6 from 2.8K ratings.
Do Typhur or TempSpike have ads?
Neither Typhur nor TempSpike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Typhur or TempSpike?
Typhur ships an update every 3 weeks, and TempSpike every 5 weeks. Most recently, Typhur was updated on October 20, 2026 and TempSpike on October 21, 2026.

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