Comparison

Flavortown vs Combustion Inc.

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

Head to head
About

Flavortown

Discover all restaurants featured on the popular Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives show. Find locations near you, plan road trips with an interactive map, and access detailed restaurant information. Read fan reviews and get directions to experience Guy Fieri's favorite food spots.

Highlights
  • Interactive map of all Triple D locations
  • Find restaurants near your current GPS location
  • Always updated with new show restaurants
  • Read thousands of fan reviews and comments
  • One-tap directions to restaurant locations
  • Full restaurant details including hours and menus
  • Smart search and filtering by name, address, and city
Features
Currently charting
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THE #1 DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES RESTAURANT FINDER - WELCOME TO FLAVORTOWN! Find EVERY Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives restaurant from Guy Fieri's legendary Food Network show - all in one app! The ORIGINAL & FIRST Triple D / DDD / Flavortown finder app, trusted by food lovers and road trippers for over 15 years. Featured by fans across America as the must-have companion for exploring Guy's greatest food discoveries. --- YOUR ULTIMATE TRIPLE D ROAD TRIP COMPANION Whether you're planning an epic cross-country food adventure or craving local comfort food spots near you RIGHT NOW, discover over 1,500+ restaurants (with only a handful of closed ones) featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. From mouthwatering burgers and smoky BBQ to wood-fired pizza and authentic street tacos - find ALL the best local eats Guy Fieri has visited and made famous! --- KEY FEATURES INTERACTIVE MAP VIEW See all Triple D locations at a glance or search by city, state, or GPS location - plan your entire Flavortown route visually! FIND RESTAURANTS NEAR YOU Traveling? Instantly discover Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives spots nearby using GPS. Never miss a legendary Triple D restaurant again! ALWAYS UPDATED Rick watches for new restaurants as they appear on the Food Network show (app updates typically required) - you'll always have the freshest Flavortown intel. READ THOUSANDS OF FAN REVIEWS & COMMENTS See what fellow Triple D fans thought about their visits before you go. Real reviews from real Flavortown explorers! ONE-TAP DIRECTIONS Get turn-by-turn directions to any restaurant location from the restaurant details page - start driving to flavor in seconds. FULL RESTAURANT DETAILS Phone numbers, websites, hours, menus, social media links as they are available (Rick also watches for these changes too!) - everything you need in one place. SMART SEARCH Filter by name, address, city, state and more - find exactly what you're craving instantly. --- PERFECT FOR: - Guy Fieri fans and Food Network enthusiasts who want to taste what they see on TV - Road trip planners seeking the best local restaurants along any route - Foodies hunting for authentic comfort food and hidden gems - Travelers exploring new cities who want to eat like a local - Anyone building their ultimate Flavortown bucket list - DDD superfans tracking their visited locations --- TRUSTED BY THE DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES COMMUNITY Created by Rick & Jennifer way back in 2010, we are lifelong fans of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives since watching it first air in 2008. We've been visiting these incredible restaurants while traveling the country (visiting Tiki Bars & listening to BHTM) and built this app to help fellow fans find Triple D locations quickly and easily. We watch every single episode and keep the app updated so you never miss a spot! This is a passion project built BY fans, FOR fans. --- START YOUR FLAVORTOWN JOURNEY TODAY! Join thousands of food lovers exploring America's best diners, drive-ins, and dives. Download now and take Guy Fieri's greatest food discoveries with you everywhere you go! Your next unforgettable meal is waiting. Welcome to Flavortown! --- This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Food Network or Guy Fieri. We're independent fans sharing our love of the show with the Triple D community.

About

Combustion Inc.

Monitor and graph real-time food temperatures during cooking. Predict exactly when your meal will be ready using advanced sensor data and a predictive engine. Receive alerts for key cooking events and ensure food safety.

Highlights
  • Real-time core, surface, and ambient temperature graphing
  • Predictive engine for exact 'ready' time estimation
  • Advanced alerts for cooking events
  • Food safety parameter setting
  • Firmware updates for accessories
  • Cloud connectivity for remote monitoring
  • Live Activity and Apple Watch support
Features
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See (and graph!) exact temperatures throughout your food while it cooks. Know exactly when it will be done. View and graph core, surface, and ambient temps in real time. The wireless Predictive Thermometer was built to answer a simple but important question: when will my food be ready? Combustion’s Predictive Engine™ estimates exactly when that will be, using the data from 8 onboard sensors (the most of any cooking thermometer). Important firmware updates! The Combustion App includes the latest firmware updates for Predictive Thermometers and other Combustion Accessories including Boosters, Displays, Giant Grill Gauges and other forthcoming products. Firmware updates improve core functions including time-to-cook predictions, longer battery life, and can add new features. MeatNet™ Cloud – for functionally unlimited range! Use with WiFi Accessories or with a second mobile device to stream your cook data to the cloud. Watch your cook in real-time from anywhere with internet access. Live Activity/Apple Watch support. The Combustion App works with iOS as well as iPadOS and MacOS (M1 or newer). Includes Live Activity (Dynamic Island) display feature so you can watch key temps even when the app is in the background. So handy! Combustion App Features: – Set target temp: so that your food comes out just the way you want it – See predictions in relative time (“ready in” countdown) or in absolute “clock” time – See key temps in real-time: including TrueCore®, TrueSurface™, TrueAmbient™ – Get notifications for important cooking events with advanced alerts (ready alarm, 5-minute warning, disconnect alert, low battery notification) – Set SafeCook™ parameters (integrated food-safety) – Know exactly when your food is safe to eat – Set-up WiFi connectivity for Combustion WiFi accessories – Graph your food’s temperatures in real-time! – See (and graph) temperatures from all 8 sensors with Advanced Cooking Mode – Enables multi-node MeatNet™: use any combination of Combustion accessories to extend Bluetooth signal range + strength – Use with or without Combustion Display – Export cooking data - to fine-tune your technique – Update firmware: get better performance and new features for Combustion tools – Works with most cooking appliances and cookware types – Works with all kinds of foods and most cooking appliances - BBQ smokers, ovens, ranges, grills, and more - indoors and out. – Works with or without WiFi Get more consistent results with all your favorite foods: steak, pork chops, brisket, pork shoulder, roasts, turkey, whole chicken, ribs, fish, bread, and more. Advanced graphing on the Combustion App helps you visualize exactly how heat moves through your food. You will understand the relationship between ambient cook temps and surface temps. And how surface temps really control how long things take – and how evenly food cooks. It may shock you to find out the oven temp (or grill temp) you set is not the same as the food is actually experiencing! The Combustion Inc app puts all that knowledge in front of you – with instant feedback, so you’re not just cooking better, you’re also learning as you go. And learning has never been so delicious.

Screenshots

Flavortown4 screens
Combustion Inc.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Combustion Inc. at Free against Flavortown's $0.99. Combustion Inc. also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 44%) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). Flavortown's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Combustion Inc. is free to download; Flavortown costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flavortown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Combustion Inc. has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Flavortown's written reviews are positive against 76% of Combustion Inc.'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flavortown ships an update every 2 months, Combustion Inc. every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Flavortown versus Combustion Inc.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlavortownCombustion Inc.
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews44.2% of reviews76.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrid Sixty SoftwareCombustion Inc.

Customer experience

Flavortown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive44.2%
Neutral6.5%
Negative49.4%

Combustion Inc.

All ratings1,858 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative20.0%

User reviews

Flavortown

From 1 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🗺️ Mapping feature is key
  • 👍 Easy to use and informational
  • 📍 Shows all locations closest
  • ✅ Works fine for me
  • 🌟 Great app for DDD fans

Room to improve

  • ❌ Outdated information
  • ❌ Many places listed are gone
  • ❌ App is not up to date
  • ❌ App is pretty behind on seasons
  • ❌ Missing restaurants from recent seasons

Combustion Inc.

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic product
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🔍 Accurate temperature readings
  • 💡 Predictive cooking feature
  • 🚀 Seamless app experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Battery life problems
  • 🐛 Unreliable performance
  • 🐛 Sync and pairing problems
  • 🐛 App bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Flavortown

Reported bugs

19 issues
  • App makes you login to Facebook and doesn't provide code
  • Restaurant website pulls up random trash web pages
  • Search returned error 500
  • App stays in the cloud after purchase
  • Error message when trying to retrieve additional information
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  • Bugs that don't let you access information
  • Repeats the same listings
  • Crashes on loading
  • Error message as soon as opened
  • App doesn't work anymore
  • Error each time it comes up
  • Kicks you out as soon as you try to use it
  • Links don't work
  • Too many crashes
  • App no longer works, shuts down
  • Latest version keeps crashing
  • App doesn't work, error message
  • Crashing, needs re-installation
  • No way to map, just mileage

Requested features

19 requests
  • Sell to Guy Fieri
  • Include hours & menus
  • Indicate if places still exist
  • Link to restaurant websites
  • More detailed information
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  • Current updates on restaurants
  • Ability to check off visited locations
  • Fix search bugs
  • Include what Guy ate
  • Map of all locations nationwide
  • Search by city or restaurant name
  • GPS location search
  • Links to video clips
  • User comments and ranking
  • Directions and type of food
  • Map of location and search by distance
  • Information about what they are known for
  • Show restaurants X miles from a location
  • Map showing locations or list by region

Combustion Inc.

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Thermometer disconnects during use
  • App unable to stop timer
  • Inaccurate temperature readings
  • App unable to find device
  • Firmware update issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Cooking history and logging
  • Live status widget
  • Apple Watch and Dynamic Island support
  • Ambient temperature alerts
  • Customizable probe labeling

In-app purchases

None

Flavortown

No in-app purchases

None

Combustion Inc.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flavortown free?
Flavortown costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Combustion Inc. free?
Combustion Inc. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flavortown or Combustion Inc.?
Flavortown is rated higher. Flavortown averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Combustion Inc. averages 4.7 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Flavortown or Combustion Inc. have ads?
Neither Flavortown nor Combustion Inc. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flavortown or Combustion Inc.?
Flavortown ships an update every 2 months, and Combustion Inc. every 6 weeks. Most recently, Flavortown was updated on October 31, 2026 and Combustion Inc. on November 3, 2026.

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