Comparison

Tappecue vs Typhur

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

Typhur

This app offers guided recipes with videos and step-by-step instructions to make cooking effortless. It allows remote management and control of smart kitchen appliances, including software updates and notifications. Users can also transfer recipes directly to their devices and save custom cooking parameters for easier meal preparation.

Highlights
  • Guided recipes with videos
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Remote appliance management
  • Device software upgrades
  • Transfer recipes to devices
  • Customizable cooking parameters
Features
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At Typhur Culinary, we are harnessing the power of technology to create smart kitchen appliances to make it effortless for you to cook delicious meals from your home kitchen. The Typhur app provides a wide variety of well-crafted, professional and delicious recipes, allowing you to cook at ease, through videos and step by step recipe guidance. The Typhur app can manage all your Typhur smart devices, enables you to remotely control and upgrade your device software, whilst receiving cooking notifications and reminders. In addition, we provide many tips and tricks that can help you cook, and advise you on how to use Typhur's kitchen appliances. Features Guided recipes: We provide step-by-step recipe guidance with videos, giving detailed instructions for each step. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you can easily follow the video to get perfect results. Manage devices: Manage all your Typhur kitchen appliances through the mobile app. Regardless of where you are within the house, as long as you can connect to the Internet, you can remotely control all of your devices. You can monitor the cooking process and receive necessary reminder information. Transfer recipe to device: Find your favorite recipes on your phone and transfer the recipe to the device, to seamlessly switch between the phone and the device. You're one tap away, it's that simple! Custom: Customize your cooking parameters and save to your custom to make cooking even easier. You can quick-start by selecting your custom time/temperature to speed up the process.

Screenshots

Tappecue4 screens
Typhur4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Typhur at none against Tappecue's 1. Typhur also leads on ratings volume (7.1K vs 1K). Tappecue's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 62%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tappecue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Typhur asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tappecue against 4.8 for Typhur. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Typhur has 7.1K ratings behind it against 1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Tappecue's written reviews are positive against 62% of Typhur's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tappecue ships an update monthly, Typhur every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tappecue versus Typhur: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTappecueTyphur
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1K ratings)4.8 (7.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.5% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings1K7.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB97 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperInnovating Solutions LLCTyphur Inc.

Customer experience

Tappecue

All ratings1,039 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative13.7%

Typhur

All ratings6,824 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral10.7%
Negative27.4%

User reviews

Tappecue

From 1K App Store ratings

What 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

Typhur

From 7.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient cooking
  • 👍 Easy to use and clean
  • 🔥 Cooks food to perfection
  • 🌟 Great for small households
  • 📱 Useful app with presets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
  • 🔌 Requires app for full functionality
  • 📚 Lacking recipe options for newer models
  • 💰 Expensive for some users

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

Typhur

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App frequently loses connection to device
  • Self-cleaning feature not working without app
  • Preset temperatures/times not always accurate

Requested features

3 requests
  • Custom preset options
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Improved local connectivity without app

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tappecue

One-time1
  • Save Current Session$1.99
None

Typhur

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tappecue free?
Tappecue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Typhur free?
Typhur is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tappecue or Typhur?
Typhur is rated higher. Tappecue averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Typhur averages 4.8 from 7.1K ratings.
Do Tappecue or Typhur have ads?
Neither Tappecue nor Typhur shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tappecue or Typhur?
Tappecue ships an update monthly, and Typhur every 2 weeks. Most recently, Tappecue was updated on October 12, 2026 and Typhur on October 15, 2026.

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