Comparison

Smokecraft vs Smoke BBQ Pitmaster

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

Head to head
About

Smokecraft

This app acts as a real-time coach for BBQ cooking, creating personalized schedules and sending alerts for every stage of the cook. It supports various meats and grilling methods, offering precise temperature guidance and rest time calculations. The companion watch app provides at-a-glance information and haptic alerts.

Highlights
  • Personalized cook scheduling
  • Real-time coaching notifications
  • Supports various meats and grilling methods
  • Doneness selector for grilled cuts
  • Multiple simultaneous timers
  • Apple Watch companion app
  • Cook logging and export
Features
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Smokecraft is the real-time cook coach your BBQ deserves. Tell it what you're cooking and when you want to eat — it builds the schedule, sends the alerts, and stays with you on your wrist so you never miss the stall, the wrap, or the rest. No accounts. No cloud. No ads. Smokecraft runs on your phone. Your cook data stays yours. YOUR COOK. ORCHESTRATED. Tell Smokecraft what you're cooking, how heavy it is, and when you want to eat. It builds a precise phase-by-phase schedule, sends coaching notifications at every critical moment, and stays with you on your Apple Watch so you never have to leave the grill to check your phone. iCloud sync keeps your cook history across iPhone and iPad automatically. BUILT FOR EVERY GRILL Whether you're running an offset smoker low and slow at 225°F, a gas grill on direct high heat, or a charcoal setup doing a combo sear - Smokecraft knows the difference and adjusts every timing and coaching tip accordingly. PHASE ENGINE WITH REAL COACHING Every phase of your cook gets a countdown, a coaching tip, and a perfectly-worded notification. When your brisket hits the stall at 165°F, Smokecraft tells you exactly what's happening and what to do next. When it's time to rest, it won't let you rush it. Supported cooks: - Brisket (low & slow, stall management, rest) - Pork Butt (stall, bark lock-in, pull temp) - Spare Ribs — 3-2-1 method - Baby Back Ribs — 2-2-1 method - Beef Ribs (8–10 hour smoke) - Pork Belly - Whole Chicken - Salmon - Steaks, Burgers, Pork Chops, Lamb Chops (doneness-aware: Rare → Well Done) - Lamb Leg, Chuck Roast (low & slow with pull temp) - Grill-type coaching tuned for smoker, charcoal, and gas — every phase and tip adjusts to your heat source DONENESS SELECTOR For grilled cuts, choose your target: Rare through Well Done. Smokecraft back-calculates your pull temperature and rest time, and alerts you with precision as your internal temp approaches the target. SMART TIMERS Run multiple timers simultaneously — quick timers, flip timers for two-sided cooks, rest timers, and phase timers linked to your active cook. Preset timers for the moments you hit every cook: Burger Flip, Chicken Check, Rib Glaze, Preheat. APPLE WATCH COMPANION The most important screen in Smokecraft fits on your wrist. Current phase, live countdown, and a quick temp logger you can operate with one hand — crown scroll to temperature, single tap to log. Haptic alerts when phases transition. A "Pull Now" alert pattern you'll feel even with gloves on. Complications for every watch face. WEATHER-AWARE (SMOKECRAFT PRO) Wind, humidity, and cold temperatures all affect your cook. Smokecraft surfaces real-time weather conditions and flags when you should adjust your estimated cook time. COOK LOG Every cook is logged — meat, weight, duration, temperature history, notes, and a 5-star rating. Swipe to cook again with the same parameters. Filter by protein. Export to PDF. HANDS FULL? Use your voice to control, Siri ("Start the spritz timer in Smokecraft", "Start the steak flip timer", etc.) CLEAN. FOCUSED. YOURS. Dark design built for outdoor visibility. No ads. Ever. Ad-free for every user, free or Pro. SMOKECRAFT PRO — $29.99/year or $4.99/MONTH - Live Activities on lock screen and Dynamic Island - Apple Watch companion app - Weather-aware cook coaching - MEATER probe support — auto-log temperatures over Bluetooth - Multi-meat mode (run up to 8 cooks simultaneously) - Unlimited timers - Advanced temperature analytics - iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad - PDF cook report export - 3-day free trial Privacy Policy: https://www.sapphirefive.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.sapphirefive.com/terms Smokecraft is proudly independent

About

Smoke BBQ Pitmaster

Features
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Smoke is a focused, no-nonsense cook tracker for backyard BBQ pitmasters, smoker hobbyists, and weekend grill warriors. Texas brisket, St. Louis ribs, pulled pork, spatchcock chicken — every long cook in one place. Pit temp, meat temp, wrap timing and the stall, tracked cleanly. No accounts, no ads, no upsells. KEY FEATURES • Active Cook dashboard with live pit + meat temps, status pill, and an elapsed-time monoclock • Ten built-in cook profiles for brisket, ribs, pork shoulder, chicken, turkey, salmon, tri-tip, sausage, baby backs and hot links • Custom profiles: protein, pit temp range, internal target, stall temp, wrap stage, wood kinds, rest minutes • Smart Wrap suggestion when meat hits 165°F on stall-prone cuts • Automatic Stall detection — flags a plateau when meat temp barely moves over 20+ minutes • Status flow: Preheating → Cooking → Wrapped → Resting → Done, advance with one tap • Cook Log: every finished cook archived with date, duration, profile and notes • Wood kinds tracked per profile (Oak, Hickory, Cherry, Apple, Pecan, Mesquite, Alder) DESIGNED FOR THE PIT Whether you are running an overnight brisket, a 3-2-1 rib cook, or a quick chicken on a weeknight, Smoke stays out of the way and just tracks temps. Big legible numbers, dark charcoal palette, one-thumb tab bar. PRIVACY No tracking. No accounts. Your cooks live on your device.

Screenshots

Smokecraft4 screens
Smoke BBQ Pitmaster3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Smoke BBQ Pitmaster at none against Smokecraft's 2. On price, ads, device support 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. Smokecraft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Smoke BBQ Pitmaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Smokecraft versus Smoke BBQ Pitmaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmokecraftSmoke BBQ Pitmaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrett WilsonLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smokecraft

Subscriptions2
  • Smokecraft Pro$2.991 Month
  • Smokecraft Pro Annual$14.991 Year
None

Smoke BBQ Pitmaster

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smokecraft free?
Smokecraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smoke BBQ Pitmaster free?
Smoke BBQ Pitmaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smokecraft or Smoke BBQ Pitmaster have ads?
Neither Smokecraft nor Smoke BBQ Pitmaster shows ads.

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