PROBE TEMP vs BBQOVN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PROBE TEMP
Monitor your food's temperature remotely from your smart device. Receive audio and message notifications when your food is ready, allowing you to multitask without constant supervision. Features include real-time temperature display, customizable alarms, and fast charging.
- Bluetooth wireless temperature display
- Preset temperature alarms
- Probe low battery alerts
- Disconnection alarms
- Over-temperature alerts
- Cooking timer
- Fast charging
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PROBE T is also your right-hand man in the kitchen or on the grill, allowing you to get rid of the kitchen and the grill during cooking time, and let the APP monitor your food for you. You'll receive audio and message notifications on your smart device when your food is ready. This way, you don't have to stare at your food cooking all the time, 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 the transmission of wireless data. 2. Alarm function: - When the measured temperature reaches the preset temperature, the mobile phone will automatically alarm and remind. - Probe low battery (less than 20%) alarm, reminding users to charge in time. - Alarm function after disconnection. - Over temperature alarm function, when the temperature exceeds the temperature range of the probe, the mobile phone will automatically alarm and remind. 3. Time monitoring function, when the PROBE T APP cooking setting is completed, click start, it will automatically enter the timing state, and calculate the total time taken from the current temperature to the set temperature alarm. 4. Fast charging, charging for 5~10 minutes, it can be used for 3~4 hours. 5. Temperature measurement range, from 32°F to 212°F (from°0 to 100°C). 6. Temperature measurement accuracy, +/-1.8°F (+/-1°C).
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 PROBE TEMP's 1.9. BBQOVN also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (27% vs 4%). PROBE TEMP's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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
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 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PROBE TEMP has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of PROBE TEMP's written reviews are positive against 27% of BBQOVN's.
PROBE TEMP ships an update every 4 months, BBQOVN every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PROBE TEMP | BBQOVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (42 ratings) | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 3.8% of reviews | 26.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Finemold Technologies Co., Ltd | Shenzhen Byte Catenation Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
PROBE TEMP
BBQOVN
In-app purchases
PROBE TEMP
No in-app purchases
BBQOVN
No in-app purchases
