Comparison

BBQ Expert vs GrillMaster

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

Head to head
About

BBQ Expert

Features
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BBQ Expert helps you cook meat on the barbecue with more confidence and consistency. Choose the meat and cut, estimate thickness with the on-screen ruler, adjust BBQ heat, distance from the heat source, fuel type, and open or closed grill mode, then let the guided timer walk you through each step. BBQ Expert includes: • Dynamic cooking time calculation based on cut, thickness, and target doneness • Support for multiple meats and cuts, including beef, veal, lamb, pork, and chicken • On-screen ruler with bank card calibration • Guided timer with flip, finish, and rest steps • AI Pit Coach recommendations • Voice or sound alerts • Local cooking history • International units and multiple languages BBQ Expert is designed for everyday grilling as well as more ambitious cooks, with a clear and practical experience focused on better cooking decisions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://bbq-expert.vercel.app/privacy?lang=en Support: https://bbq-expert.vercel.app/?lang=en

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

BBQ Expert4 screens
GrillMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BBQ Expert at every 2 weeks against GrillMaster's every 5 weeks. BBQ Expert also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. BBQ Expert sells 2 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

BBQ Expert ships an update every 2 weeks, GrillMaster every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
BBQ Expert versus GrillMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBBQ ExpertGrillMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJULIEN NICOLAS STEUNOUSTEPHEN MARK SCHLESINGER

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BBQ Expert

Subscriptions2
  • Pitmaster Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pitmaster Yearly$24.991 Year
1 purchases

GrillMaster

One-time1
  • GrillMaster Pro$3.99

Questions

Is BBQ Expert free?
BBQ Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GrillMaster free?
GrillMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BBQ Expert or GrillMaster have ads?
Neither BBQ Expert nor GrillMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BBQ Expert or GrillMaster?
BBQ Expert ships an update every 2 weeks, and GrillMaster every 5 weeks. Most recently, BBQ Expert was updated on October 24, 2026 and GrillMaster on October 7, 2026.

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