Comparison

Typhur vs iGulu

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

iGulu

Brew fresh beer at home with intelligent equipment control and custom recipes. Share your creations and connect with other enthusiasts. Purchase brewing kits and ingredients easily.

Highlights
  • Remote equipment control
  • Real-time brewing status monitoring
  • Customizable brewing processes and recipes
  • Homebrewers' community platform
  • Direct purchase of equipment and ingredients
  • Membership program for brewers
Features
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IGulu APP is an app designed specifically for fresh beer enthusiasts, providing you with a solution for brewing fresh beer at home. Equipment: Remote control of the Aigulu intelligent beer brewing equipment, enabling fresh beer brewing anytime and anywhere, real-time monitoring of beer brewing status, and creating a professional home beer brewing workshop. Craftsmanship: Design a unique beer brewing process, paired with a unique recipe, to brew fresh beer exclusively for you. At the same time, we provide a platform for home brewed beer enthusiasts to share the joy of home brewing. Mall: One click purchase of Aigulu intelligent beer brewing equipment and carefully designed professional ingredient packages, convenient and fast to start a fresh beer home brewing journey. Membership: Join the Love Gulu membership and witness the growth journey of every family brewer.

Screenshots

Typhur4 screens
iGulu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Typhur at none against iGulu's shown. Typhur also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 45). iGulu's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Typhur against 4.7 for iGulu. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typhur has 7.6K ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Typhur's written reviews are positive against 67% of iGulu's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Typhur ships an update every 3 weeks, iGulu weekly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Typhur versus iGulu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTyphuriGulu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.6K ratings) — better4.7 (45 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better45
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTyphur Inc.iGulu (Shanghai) Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Typhur

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

iGulu

All ratings56 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative27.8%

User reviews

Typhur

From 7.6K 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

iGulu

From 45 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Sync improved after move
  • 👍 Support resolved sync issue quickly
  • 👍 Rapid bug fixes noted
  • 👍 Weekly updates rolling
  • 👍 Feature request implemented

Room to improve

  • 🐛 UI not easy to use
  • 🐛 Feels like a bad web page
  • 🐛 Features don't work
  • 🐛 Buttons too small
  • 🐛 Constantly loses sync

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

iGulu

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • UI not easy to use
  • Features don't work
  • Buttons too small
  • Constantly loses sync with hardware
  • App drops out frequently
Show 15 more
  • Won't show progress or history
  • Can't log in
  • App not working in South Australia
  • Says logged in on another device
  • Can't check brew status on new iPhone
  • Won't log in
  • Can't see progress while brewing
  • Can't see when brew finishes
  • Last update broke iPhone app
  • iPhone app won't get past load screen
  • Doesn't login half the time
  • Doesn't connect to iGulu
  • Pressure graph stays at 0
  • Slight synchronization delay
  • Delayed temperature alerts during fermentation

Requested features

10 requests
  • Show exact brewing process and finish time
  • Tell me exactly where the brewing process is
  • Tell me how close until it is ready to pour
  • Pause the machine instead of stopping it
  • Swipe to go to other pages
Show 5 more
  • Fix delayed temperature alerts during fermentation
  • Tutorials or advanced video guides
  • Kombucha, Bottling, and Speaking modes
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

Typhur

No in-app purchases

None

iGulu

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Typhur free?
Typhur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iGulu free?
iGulu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Typhur or iGulu?
Typhur is rated higher. Typhur averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while iGulu averages 4.7 from 45 ratings.
Do Typhur or iGulu have ads?
iGulu shows ads; Typhur does not.
Which is updated more often, Typhur or iGulu?
Typhur ships an update every 3 weeks, and iGulu weekly. Most recently, Typhur was updated on November 3, 2026 and iGulu on November 3, 2026.

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