Tappecue vs HowToBBQRightApp
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.
HowToBBQRightApp
Discover down-to-earth and easy-to-follow barbecue recipes, videos, and guides. Learn everything from selecting meat and mastering your grill to achieving perfect doneness and exploring new flavors.
- Barbecue recipes
- How-to videos
- Grill and smoker reviews
- Fire management tips
- Seasoning and flavor guides
- Doneness techniques
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HowToBBQRight contains BBQ recipes, videos and guides from Malcom Reed that are down-to-earth and easy to follow. From choosing the right meat to learning your grill, to nailing doneness, to experimenting with different flavors and seasonings... this app has the recipes and tips you need. Here’s what you can expect: - All of Malcom's recipes - easy to search - Information and reviews on grills and smokers - Tips on fire management, flavors and dialing in the doneness - Easy navigation and user-friendly design Download the HowToBBQRight app and Let's Get To Cookin'
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HowToBBQRightApp at none against Tappecue's 1. HowToBBQRightApp also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Tappecue's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 51%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). 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. HowToBBQRightApp 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 HowToBBQRightApp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 416 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Tappecue's written reviews are positive against 51% of HowToBBQRightApp's.
Tappecue ships an update monthly, HowToBBQRightApp every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tappecue | HowToBBQRightApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (416 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better | 51.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 416 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Innovating Solutions LLC | HowToBBQRight |
Customer experience
Tappecue
HowToBBQRightApp
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
HowToBBQRightApp
From 416 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Awesome recipes
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 💡 Ability to purchase rubs and products
- 🤩 Malcom is the best in the business
- 🎥 Great videos and instructions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Search function not working
- 🔍 Difficulty finding recipes
- 📁 Lost favorites and categories
- 🔨 App has become unusable after updates
- 🤯 Broken app, no longer helpful
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
HowToBBQRightApp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Search bar not working
- Recipes not loading properly
- App crashing or freezing
- Incompatibility with iOS 13
Requested features
4 requests- Restore search and recipe browsing functionality
- Bring back favorites and category-based navigation
- Improve app stability and responsiveness
- Add user login and profile to save preferences
In-app purchases
Tappecue
- Save Current Session$1.99
HowToBBQRightApp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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