FlameTamer vs CueTime
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FlameTamer
This app helps grill masters perfectly time multiple food items so they are all ready simultaneously. It aims to reduce stress and ensure guests enjoy perfectly cooked food without the host constantly monitoring the grill.
- Simultaneous food timing
- Stress-free grilling
- Perfectly cooked food
- Guest entertainment focus
- Smart timer functionality
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Meet Hank, a family man, grill master, and… social disaster. Every BBQ, he faced the same dilemma: babysit the grill or entertain his guests. One time, he chose his friends and served charred hockey pucks. Another time, he chose the grill and became “that guy” who talks to burgers more than people. Then Hank found FlameTamer, the smart BBQ timer app that does the worrying for him. It even times everything so the burgers, ribs, and dogs all finish together. Now, he’s cracking jokes and serving up perfectly cooked food, all hot at the same time. If you've ever been in Hank's shoes, give FlameTamer a try. It's your secret sauce for stress-free grilling and good vibes all around.
CueTime
This app helps BBQ enthusiasts and pitmasters manage complex cooking processes with multi-stage timers. It's designed to keep track of long cooks and multiple dishes simultaneously for perfect results.
- Multi-stage timers
- Designed for BBQ workflows
- Track long cooks
- Manage multiple dishes
- Precision timing
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Master Your BBQ with Precision Multi-Stage Timing CueTime is the essential timer app built specifically for BBQ enthusiasts, competition pitmasters, and home cooks who demand perfect results every time. Whether you're smoking brisket for 12 hours or managing multiple dishes simultaneously, CueTime keeps you on track with intelligent multi-stage timers designed for real BBQ workflows. Legal Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/thecuetime/home Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: FlameTamer at free against CueTime's freemium. CueTime's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. FlameTamer sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and CueTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for FlameTamer against 5.0 for CueTime. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
FlameTamer ships an update every 4 months, CueTime every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FlameTamer | CueTime |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Didier Sand | Grigoriy Lyukshin |
Customer experience
FlameTamer
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In-app purchases
FlameTamer
- Filet Mignon Steak$0.69
- Salmon$0.69
- Tuna fish$0.69
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- Mahi Mahi$0.69
- T-Bone Steak$0.69
- Burger Family Bundle$0.99
- Steak Family Bundle$0.99
- Chicken Family Bundle$0.99
- Pork Family Bundle$0.99
- Fish Family Bundle$0.99
- Mega Bundle$3.49
CueTime
- CueTime7 Days trial$3.991 Year
- CueTime BBQ TImer$2.99
Questions
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