SmokeLab vs BBQOVN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmokeLab
Record your BBQ and meat smoking sessions with detailed logs. Track ingredients, temperatures, and even weather conditions. Save photos of your creations and rate their quality.
- BBQ cooking and smoking log database
- Ingredient QR scanning
- Meat temperature data logging
- Automatic weather temperature upload
- Rate final product appearance, taste, and tenderness
- Store pictures of cooked items
- Securely save entire cooking process
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The SmokeLab app allows you to generate a database of your BBQ cooking and smoking meat experiences in an easy-to-use format. Designed to capture all the important steps and information throughout the process from food preparation, QR scanning of your ingredients, and meat temperature data. Even the weather temperature is automatically uploaded. Then rate your final product’s appearance, taste, and tenderness. Finally, store pictures of your backyard masterpieces before securely saving the entire process. This app is a must-have for every backyard BBQ enthusiast and pit master! Privacy Policy - https://www.smokelabapp.com/privacy Terms And Conditions - https://www.smokelabapp.com/terms
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 review sentiment: SmokeLab at 100% against BBQOVN's 26%. SmokeLab also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). BBQOVN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. SmokeLab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. BBQOVN asks for nothing beyond the download.
SmokeLab holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of SmokeLab's written reviews are positive against 26% of BBQOVN's.
SmokeLab ships an update every 4 weeks, BBQOVN monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmokeLab | BBQOVN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (10 ratings) — better | 3.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 25.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blakstvedt Pomonis Enterprises LLC | Shenzhen Byte Catenation Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
SmokeLab
BBQOVN
In-app purchases
SmokeLab
- SmokeLab$4.991 Month
- SmokeLab$49.991 Year
- SmokeLab$4.99
BBQOVN
No in-app purchases









