BBQHERO vs TempPro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBQHERO
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Make measurement intelligence more accurate! SHENZHEN LONNMETER GROUP is a global technology company of intelligent instrument industry. The company concentrates on R & D, production, sales, and service of instrumental products. The business covers intelligent measurement, intelligent control, environment monitoring, etc. The company has built upon many brands such as LONN, CMLONN, WENMEICE, BBQHERO, etc. BBQ is a temperature probe that allows you to understand the different temperatures of the food you are cooking in real time. Provide you with different and more precise cooking temperatures. All you need is a temperature probe to keep you informed of the temperature during cooking. 1，Multiple probes can be used simultaneously to measure the temperature of multiple foods at the same time; 2，Mobile phone real-time preview temperature; 3，Different built-in temperature settings for different cuisines can be selected, and timely alarm reminders will be given when the temperature reaches the set point;
TempPro
Remotely monitor the time and temperature of your food while it cooks on a grill, smoker, BBQ, or in the oven. This app connects with compatible ThermoPro WiFi and Bluetooth thermometers.
- Remote monitoring
- Real-time temperature tracking
- Time tracking
- WiFi and Bluetooth compatibility
- Grill, smoker, BBQ, oven use
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The latest TempPro APP is now compatible with TempPro WiFi and Bluetooth remote meat thermometers. formerly known as ThermoPro ，You will now be able to remotely monitor the time and temperature of your food cooking on the grill, smoker, BBQ, or oven.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BBQHERO at every 4 days against TempPro's every 3 weeks. TempPro's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
BBQHERO ships an update every 4 days, TempPro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBQHERO | TempPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.2 (606 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 5.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 606 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 明坤 姚 | iTronics Co., Limited |
Bugs and requests
BBQHERO
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TempPro
Reported bugs
34 issues- QR code scanner won't allow camera to adjust focus
- Notes section has a very low character limit
- Connection to the sensor fails often
- App shows offline sometimes when opening
- Temp graph shows incorrect values (e.g., 1000s, 65535°F)
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- Battery on probe depletes quickly
- App requires re-sign up after working
- Firmware update bricks the booster/probes
- App crashes as soon as you get near your set temp
- Device won't connect to WiFi
- Internal temp graph missing after update
- New version does not handle ambient temp
- App update broke ambient temp selection
- Device list is empty (iOS)
- App loses cook history and graph when in background
- Record option doesn't work
- BBQ session cannot be recorded
- Estimated time to completion doesn't work
- IoT device failing to connect to WiFi
- App on Apple Watch is unreliable and needs to reconnect
- Notifications aren't showing up on screen
- App randomly closes, losing cook graph
- App closes itself with no error message
- Sawtooth pattern on temp graph
- Temp graph continuously stops recording and has to be restarted
- Lapsed time on graph is inaccurate
- Predictive end time is inaccurate
- App does not save settings on app close
- Disconnection Notice goes active again on reopen
- Latest update no longer connects to probe
- Notifications for at-temp do not work
- Notifications if temp falls out-of-range do not work
- Unable to connect probe to WiFi
- Cannot connect to Bluetooth
Requested features
8 requests- Add Apple Watch support
- Add a button to start/stop a cook
- Improve predictive end time accuracy
- Add stall temp target for functions like brisket
- Expand meat cut options (e.g., leg of lamb, shoulder of lamb)
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- Improve user interface intuitiveness
- Add more features to the app
- Watch app similar to TempSpike app
In-app purchases
BBQHERO
No in-app purchases
TempPro
No in-app purchases
