Tappecue vs Flame Boss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tappecue
Monitor your cooking remotely in real-time, receiving alerts for temperature changes and doneness. This app allows you to track multiple cooking sessions, record data, and share progress with others, ensuring perfectly cooked food every time.
- Real-time remote monitoring
- Temperature and doneness alerts
- Cloud diary for cooking sessions
- Guest mode for shared viewing
- Analytical data graphing
- Preset temperatures for meats
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The Tappecue App has revolutionized the cooking experience through real-time online social cooking. Monitor yours, your friend’s and/or family’s smoking session and show up when the meat is done or give them a call or run back home when a temperature has gone astray. Never under/overcook your food again because the Tappecue App will alert you when your meat is done and when your chamber temperature has gone out of its range. Be an expert chef and impress all your friends because with Tappecue – you’ll always be one tap away from your barbecue. The Tappecue System comes with many features: —Now introducing Tappecue SessionBook; your customer exclusive Cloud Diary for your smoking sessions. Record, improve, and become an expert BBQ chef with the help of Tappecue SessionBook. —Monitor multiple Tappecues from anywhere on as many devices as desired on (iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad with software iOS 10.x) or any browser for monitoring from any computer/tablet/WiFi TV, etc at www.tappecue.net —Alerting Functionality for user(s). —Unlimited Power for those long eight hour smokes. —Four Meat/Chamber Probes. —Guest Mode Functionality allows multiple users to view your temperatures and receive alerts. —Gather Analytical Data (you can graph temperatures in excel). —Expert in a Box —Preset temperatures for different meats —Add different meat types —Coming soon – recipes and cooking tutorials from professional BBQ chefs. Preset temperatures for different meats Add different meat types Be a part of the social cooking revolution by purchasing your own Tappecue at www.tappecue.com System Requirements You are required to have the following to use the Tappecue Temperature Monitoring System: • An Internet enabled smart device – iPhone/iPod Touch with software iOS 10.x or above. (although you may still look at the temperatures on the actual device LCD Panel), • Wi-Fi Router or Mobile Hotspot, • Grill/Smoker/Oven/stovetop/any source of heat Contact info@innovating-solutions.com if you are unsure if Tappecue is the right solution for you.
Flame Boss
Remotely monitor and control your cooking with a Wi-Fi smoker controller or thermometer. View temperature graphs, adjust settings, and receive text alerts for your pit and meat. Share your progress and save cook details for future reference.
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Adjust set temperature
- Text alerts for pit/meat
- View temperature graphs
- Share cooks on social media
- Automatic warming temperature
- Save cook notes and titles
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The Flame Boss® app allows you to remotely monitor and control your cooks with any Flame Boss Wi-Fi smoker controller or thermometer. You can: -View temperature graphs of current and past cooks -Change the set temperature for your pit -Text alert configuration -Enable or disable pit and meat alerts -Share your cooks on Facebook and Twitter -Enable an automatic warming temp when the finished meat temp is reached -Add, edit and update personal cook titles and notes for future reference -Change device pin and remove shared access with other users -Make cooks private The Flame Boss app also works with the web-based application available at MyFlameBoss.com.
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Verdict
Tappecue and Flame Boss both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 79% of Tappecue's written reviews are positive against 36% of Flame Boss's. Flame Boss's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Tappecue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Flame Boss asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tappecue against 4.6 for Flame Boss. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 2.3K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Tappecue's written reviews are positive against 36% of Flame Boss's.
Tappecue ships an update monthly, Flame Boss every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappecue | Flame Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (2.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better | 36.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K | 2.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovating Solutions LLC | Collins Research Inc. |
Customer experience
Tappecue
Flame Boss
User reviews
Tappecue
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Accurate temperature monitoring
- 📱 Convenient remote monitoring
- 🔋 Long battery life
- 🔧 Helpful customer support
- 🔍 Detailed cooking data and graphs
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues and app crashes
- 🔌 Limited wireless range
- 💰 Expensive for some users
- 🕹️ Confusing app interface
- 🌧️ Durability concerns in outdoor use
Flame Boss
From 2.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent temperature control
- 🚀 Seamless remote monitoring
- 👍 Great customer service
- 🚀 Reliable performance
Room to improve
- 🐛 Connectivity issues after updates
- 🐛 Unstable app performance
- 🐛 Unreliable notifications
- 🐛 Difficulty setting up and connecting
Bugs and requests
Tappecue
Reported bugs
3 issues- App no longer connects to older thermometer models
- Inconsistent temperature readings and sync issues
- Incorrect or missing cooking session data
Requested features
4 requests- Add note-taking and photo-sharing capabilities
- Improve graph readability and data visualization
- Implement live activity updates for faster monitoring
- Provide more customization options for alerts and notifications
Flame Boss
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes and loses connection
- Inability to update temperatures and settings
- Incorrect temperature readings
- Failure to save cook history
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to pause/resume cooks
- Improved app UI/UX
- Faster load times
- More customization options
In-app purchases
Tappecue
- Save Current Session$1.99
Flame Boss
No in-app purchases








