Comparison

My Grill Timer vs GrillMaster

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

Head to head
About

My Grill Timer

Features
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Perfect grilling without the stress. Never grill too early or too late again. My Grill Timer helps you perfectly time steaks, burgers, sausages, fish and vegetables so everything is ready to serve at the same time. Smart reminders, intelligent scheduling and adaptive timers support every grilling session. Perfect for your backyard, patio, camping trips or outdoor adventures. Highlights • Automatic reminders for placing, flipping, resting and serving food. • Plan and grill multiple items at the same time. • Intelligent scheduling for perfectly coordinated meals. • Create and save your own recipes. • Premium recipe library with selected grilling classics. • Learning system that adapts recommendations to your preferences. • ETA, status and next actions always visible. • Personal grilling history for even better results. • Works offline anywhere. • Ad-free with Pro. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

GrillMaster

This app creates a perfectly synchronized cooking schedule for all your grilled foods, ensuring everything is ready at the same time. It provides clear cues for when to add, flip, and remove items, making your cookouts stress-free and delicious.

Highlights
  • Synchronized timers for all foods
  • On-screen cooking cues
  • Haptic and Apple Watch alerts
  • Doneness pickers
  • Weather-smart timing adjustments
  • Custom preheat temperature
Features
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Nothing kills a cookout like cold burgers waiting on chicken that isn't done. GrillMaster times every food on your grill so it all comes off hot, safe, and ready at the same moment. Tell it what you're grilling. It builds the schedule. You just follow the cues. FREE FOREVER • Every food: burgers, hot dogs, chicken, steak, and steak tips • Perfectly staggered timers so it all finishes at the same moment • Clear on-screen cues: when to put each food on, when to flip, when to pull • Haptic taps so you feel the alerts even with the phone in your pocket • Alerts land on your Apple Watch too, so you can leave the phone by the grill • No ads. No account. No subscription. GRILLMASTER PRO: ONE PURCHASE, YOURS FOREVER • Voice cues that call out every step, so your hands never leave the tongs • Doneness pickers: rare to well done, timed to the minute • Thickness sliders for precision on thick cuts and smash burgers alike • Weather-smart timing: enter your ZIP and GrillMaster adjusts for cold, wind, and heat • Custom preheat temperature to match your actual grill, not a textbook one HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick your foods and how many of each 2. GrillMaster builds one master timeline, staggering every start time 3. Follow the cues (put on, flip, pull) and everything lands together Built by a griller, for grillers. No fluff, no feeds, no login. Just a cookout that runs on time. Fire it up.

Screenshots

My Grill Timer4 screens
GrillMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GrillMaster at none against My Grill Timer's shown. My Grill Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. My Grill Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and GrillMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Grill Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, GrillMaster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
My Grill Timer versus GrillMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy Grill TimerGrillMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTOBIAS ROSSMANNSTEPHEN MARK SCHLESINGER

In-app purchases

4 purchases

My Grill Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Grilltimer Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Grilltimer Pro (Yearly)$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • Werbefrei$0.99
  • Grilltimer Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
1 purchases

GrillMaster

One-time1
  • GrillMaster Pro$3.99

Questions

Is My Grill Timer free?
My Grill Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GrillMaster free?
GrillMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do My Grill Timer or GrillMaster have ads?
My Grill Timer shows ads; GrillMaster does not.
Which is updated more often, My Grill Timer or GrillMaster?
My Grill Timer ships an update every 4 weeks, and GrillMaster every 5 weeks. Most recently, My Grill Timer was updated on October 4, 2026 and GrillMaster on October 7, 2026.

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