Comparison

Tappecue vs TD Link

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

TD Link

Features
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By signing in to the TD Link app, you can view the status of all ThermaData wireless thermometer units associated with ThermaData Studio. TD Link allows you to receive push notifications about your loggers' alarms even with ThermaData Studio closed or your computer is off. For each thermometer. you can opt to receive push notifications when an alarm condition has been detected. You can view the current readings, settings and reference information of all your thermometers. Warning indicators will appear if there is a problem with any instrument, or if any sensor reading has reached the alarm levels set in ThermaData Studio. TD Link is a view-only app, that cannot be used to alter instrument settings.

Screenshots

Tappecue4 screens
TD Link3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TD Link at none against Tappecue's 1. TD Link also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Tappecue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TD Link asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tappecue versus TD Link: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTappecueTD Link
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB22 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInnovating Solutions LLCThermoWorks, Inc.

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

TD Link

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tappecue

One-time1
  • Save Current Session$1.99
None

TD Link

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tappecue free?
Tappecue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TD Link free?
TD Link is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tappecue or TD Link have ads?
Neither Tappecue nor TD Link shows ads.

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