TempSpike vs BBQlaw
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Remote time monitoring
- Instant alerts
- Set custom temperatures
- Set custom times
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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
BBQlaw
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Your thermometer's temperature, on your phone, off the cloud. BBQlaw is a free, fully-local app for cheap Bluetooth meat thermometers. Your iPhone talks straight to the probe over Bluetooth — no account, no sign-in, no cloud, no vendor app. Just the number you're cooking to, big enough to read across the yard. • Live food temperature in °F or °C, with a target and a background alert when it's hit • Multiple probes at once — each with its own name, target, and cook preset • Arms your thermometer's own base-station buzzer at your target • 100% local: readings stay on your device Optional: link your own OpenClaw AI agent and BBQlaw forwards the live cook so the agent can watch it and message someone when it's done. Your phone stays the Bluetooth bridge — nothing goes through anyone else's account. BBQlaw is open source. It starts with INT-11I-B-class probes; support for more thermometers is community-driven — contribute one at github.com/patelnav/bbqlaw. Works with food-probe thermometers only (no pit/ambient sensor). Requires a compatible BLE thermometer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: TempSpike at 4 against BBQlaw's 1. TempSpike also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | TempSpike | BBQlaw |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 42.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iTronics Co., Limited | abhi.in |
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
BBQlaw
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TempSpike
No in-app purchases
BBQlaw
No in-app purchases
