BBQ Timer vs Pit Pals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BBQ Timer
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BBQ Timer – Grill Perfectly, Every Time Tired of overcooked meat or guessing when to flip? BBQ Timer makes grilling simple. Select your meat type and thickness, and get precise flip and finish notifications. No stress. No guesswork. Just great BBQ. Why You’ll Love It Smart Timers Preset grill times for beef, chicken, pork, sausage, fish, and more. BBQ Timer calculates exact flip and finish alerts for each. Customizable Settings Like steak rare or sausage extra crispy? Adjust times per meat type and thickness to match your style. Multiple Timers Track several meats at once – each with its own countdown and alerts. Clear Notifications Know exactly when to flip or remove food, even if your phone is locked or the app’s in the background. Outdoor-Friendly Design Bold, easy-to-read interface built for sunny backyards and smoky BBQ pits. Grill better every time – download BBQ Timer now and take the guesswork out of BBQ
Pit Pals
This app helps barbecue enthusiasts plan, track, and improve their cooks. It allows users to build recipes step-by-step, monitor temperatures and times, and record notes and photos. Users can also rate results and share their progress with a community of fellow pitmasters.
- Step-by-step cook planning
- Time and temperature tracking
- Notes and photo capture
- Cook result rating
- Personal cook history
- Community sharing
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Pit Pals is a free barbecue companion built to help you plan better cooks, stay on track on smoke day, and improve every time you fire up the pit. Build your cook step-by-step, set expected times and temperatures, track each step as it happens, and capture notes and photos along the way. When the cook is done, rate the result, record what you would change next time, and build a personal history you can learn from. Pit Pals is utility first and social second. The core experience is designed to be useful beside the smoker, while the community makes it easy to share progress, celebrate the finished product, and learn from other serious low & slow barbecue cooks. Plan the cook. Track the smoke. Learn from the result. Share it with your Pit Pals.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pit Pals at monthly against BBQ Timer's every 9 months. BBQ Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BBQ Timer ships an update every 9 months, Pit Pals monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BBQ Timer | Pit Pals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | LIMAKILO GmbH | STEVEN GRANT GARRISON |
In-app purchases
BBQ Timer
No in-app purchases
Pit Pals
No in-app purchases
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