Comparison

Steak Master vs SteakMate

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

Head to head
About

Steak Master

This app guides you through the process of cooking perfect steaks every time. It helps you determine the ideal cooking time and temperature based on steak thickness and desired doneness, whether you're using just a frying pan or a combination of pan and oven.

Highlights
  • Steak doneness selection
  • Steak thickness measurement
  • Frying pan or pan/oven cooking options
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Timers for searing and cooking
  • Resting time calculation
Features
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Steak Master – for the Perfect Steak ******* - Number 1 in the App Store Top 10 "Food & Drink" in Germany (2014, 2015, 2016) – Recommended by famous german newspapers including 'Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung', 'NZZ' or 'Lecker' (2014) - Tested and recommended by german TV Shows like 'SAT.1-Frühstücksfernsehen' or RTL2 'Schau dich schlau' ******* Steak Master - Your steak companion Preparing the perfect steak sure isn’t easy and needs a lot of experience, which not all of you have. The effects could be serious – you want the steak medium but it’s still dripping blood. Or your anticipated rare steak is overdone and tough as leather. But, it doesn’t have to be that way. The Steak Master is easy to use and will help you cook your steaks just as you like them every time. The perfect preparation of steaks with the Steak Master is simple: 1. First, you determine the type of temperature scale on your oven’s temperature control knob by tapping on the configuration button. That is important, because the Steak Master needs this information in order to give you the correct oven temperature later on. You only have to do this once per oven. 2. Decide if you want to use just a frying pan or both frying pan and oven (the professional way). Using only the frying pan is much quicker than the use of frying pan and oven. The meat never leaves the pan until it’s done, whereas the slightly longer expert’s way requires both frying pan and oven, but results in perfectly juicy steaks. 3. Most important: The thickness of the steak and how you would like to have your steak . The Steak Master helps you to define both. Just tap on the pictures or the controller under the pictures and select how well done you would like to have your steak. Then tap on „Thickness of steak“, hold the steak sideways next to your iPhone/iPod and measure its thickness with your index finger. 4. Here we go! The Steak Master guides you step by step through the menu, tells you what you need and shows you what to do in chronological order. For example how much you have to heat up the butter/oil in your frying pan. 5. When your butter/oil is slightly bubbling it’s time to sear the steak. The Steak Master counts down the time before you have to turn over the steak. 6. After searing your meat you just follow the instructions the Steak Master is giving you. Did you choose the cooking with the frying pan, reduce the heat to the temperature the Steak Master states on the display and simply finish the cooking in the pan. How long you have to cook and how often you have to turn the meat – the Steak Master-App has got the answer! A small treat are the Steak-Spy and the Steak-O-Meter: they show you the condition and the progress of the steak during the cooking phase until it‘s finished. Then take the meat out of the pan, wrap it up with tin foil and let it rest. How long? The Steak Master tells you automatically. 7. If you decided to use a frying pan and the oven it’s the same method, only that you have to follow the additional instructions of the Steak-Master-App for the use of the oven. Either way you choose – the result is a perfectly cooked steak and a great meal. Enjoy! Highlights - The Steak-Master calculates from the thickness of the steak and the chosen steak result (e.g. rare or medium) exactly to the second the time the steak needs to cook. - The formula is based on hundreds of tests by experienced steak experts. - Fool-proof preparation: simply determine thickness of the steak, the way you would like to have the steak done and follow the illustrated instructions of the App step by step. - The Steak Spy shows you the inside of the steak during the cooking progress.

About

SteakMate

This app helps you cook the perfect beef steak every time. Input your steak type, cooking method, desired doneness, and thickness for precise cooking instructions, including turning and resting times. It also features queuing for multiple steaks and a favorites list for quick access to preferred recipes.

Highlights
  • Precise cooking instructions
  • Turn and rest time prompts
  • Queuing for multiple steaks
  • Favorites list for preferred steaks
  • Steak recommendations and information
  • Alternate steak name lookup
Features
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The SteakMate app is designed to help you cook the perfect steak – no matter how you like it. SteakMate is your best friend when barbecuing or pan-frying Beef steaks. It ensures you have a great eating experience every time and takes the guess work out of cooking Beef steaks. SteakMate is easy to use, simply enter the Beef steak you are cooking, the cooking method you are using, the doneness you are after and the thickness of your steak and SteakMate will tell you exactly how to cook it – with handy prompts of when to turn your steak and when it has finished cooking and needs to rest. Cooking for more than one? SteakMate has that covered with its queuing functionality, allowing you to add as many people to the queue so that everyone gets their steak cooked the way they like it. Got a favourite steak you like to cook? Why not add it to favourites list in SteakMate so that you are only ever one step away from cooking the perfect steak. Not sure about what steaks to barbecue or pan-fry? SteakMate gives you a list of all the Beef steaks recommended for cooking this way as well as information about each of them – it also includes all the alternate names for the same steak.

Screenshots

Steak Master4 screens
SteakMate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steak Master at 5.0 against SteakMate's 3.6. Steak Master also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0.0). SteakMate's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 13 months). On price, review sentiment, 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

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

Steak Master holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SteakMate has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Steak Master's written reviews are positive against 70% of SteakMate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steak Master ships an update every 13 months, SteakMate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Steak Master versus SteakMate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteak MasterSteakMate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.6 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews — better69.7% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMirko MüllerMeat & Livestock Australia Limited

Customer experience

Steak Master

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral11.7%
Negative16.0%

SteakMate

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative24.7%

In-app purchases

None

Steak Master

No in-app purchases

None

SteakMate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steak Master free?
Steak Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SteakMate free?
SteakMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steak Master or SteakMate?
Steak Master is rated higher. Steak Master averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while SteakMate averages 3.6 from 8 ratings.
Do Steak Master or SteakMate have ads?
Neither Steak Master nor SteakMate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Steak Master or SteakMate?
Steak Master ships an update every 13 months, and SteakMate every 5 months. Most recently, Steak Master was updated on October 12, 2026 and SteakMate on October 16, 2026.

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