Comparison

TempSpike vs 51Eat

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

Head to head
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

About

51Eat

Discover local food businesses, from farms to restaurants, in New York's Capital Region. Find what's nearby, search menus for specific items, and filter by cuisine or dietary tags. Explore events, buy tickets, and even shop directly from local producers.

Highlights
  • Local food business map
  • Menu and listing search
  • Dietary and cuisine filters
  • Event discovery and ticketing
  • Direct local shopping
  • Business messaging
  • Favorite and share places
Features
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51Eat is your guide to local food in the 518, the Capital Region of New York. Farms, bakeries, breweries, cafes, food trucks, and the restaurants that cook with them are all on one map. FIND WHAT'S AROUND YOU Browse by category, or open the map to see what's nearby, including pop-ups and farm stands that move around. Search for a business, an event, or something specific to eat. Type "sourdough" or "maple" and 51Eat searches menus and shop listings. Filter by cuisine, or by tags like organic, vegan, and gluten-free. MORE THAN RESTAURANTS 51Eat is for everyone who grows, makes, or serves food here: farmers, bakers, butchers, brewers, cideries, coffee roasters, cheesemakers, and more. Find dinner out, or find what you need to cook it yourself. EVENTS AND TICKETS Tastings, markets, classes, and dinners from local businesses, sorted by today, this weekend, or this month. RSVP in a tap, or buy tickets all in one place. SHOP LOCAL Some businesses sell through 51Eat. Order from their shop and have it shipped, or pick a time to pick it up. At farm stands that use 51Eat, scan the stand's QR code with your camera and pay from your phone. SAVE AND SHARE Favorite the places you like. When they post an update, announce an event, or set up somewhere new, you'll get a notification. Make lists like "Saturday market run" or "Best bagels in Albany" and share them with friends. ASK A BUSINESS Message businesses that have messaging turned on, and get answers right in the app. MADE IN SCHENECTADY 51Eat is built in the Capital Region by people who eat here. We're adding new businesses every week. Know a place that should be on the map? Suggest it right from the app.

Screenshots

TempSpike4 screens
51Eat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 51Eat at 5.0 against TempSpike's 4.6. TempSpike's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

51Eat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TempSpike has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TempSpike versus 51Eat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempSpike51Eat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB77 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperiTronics Co., Limited51Eat, LLC.

Customer experience

TempSpike

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

51Eat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

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

51Eat

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TempSpike

No in-app purchases

None

51Eat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TempSpike free?
TempSpike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 51Eat free?
51Eat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TempSpike or 51Eat?
51Eat is rated higher. TempSpike averages 4.6 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while 51Eat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do TempSpike or 51Eat have ads?
Neither TempSpike nor 51Eat shows ads.

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