BBQOVN vs Aicooking+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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)."
Aicooking+
This app allows for real-time recording of barbecue temperatures. It provides a convenient way to monitor your cooking progress and ensure perfect results. Designed for iPhone and iPod, it offers a straightforward interface for pitmasters.
- Real-time temperature recording
- Barbecue monitoring
- Data logging
- Simple interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BBQOVN at 4.3 against Aicooking+'s 3.0. Aicooking+'s advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 27%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BBQOVN holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 27% of BBQOVN's written reviews are positive against 50% of Aicooking+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BBQOVN ships an update every 3 weeks, Aicooking+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBQOVN | Aicooking+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Byte Catenation Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Chuangxinlian Electronics Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
BBQOVN
Aicooking+
In-app purchases
BBQOVN
No in-app purchases
Aicooking+
No in-app purchases
