Comparison

Smokecraft vs GrillMaster

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

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

Smokecraft4 screens
GrillMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Smokecraft at every 2 days against GrillMaster's every 5 weeks. GrillMaster's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 $4.99 per month and GrillMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smokecraft against 5.0 for GrillMaster. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Smokecraft ships an update every 2 days, GrillMaster every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Smokecraft versus GrillMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmokecraftGrillMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrett WilsonSTEPHEN MARK SCHLESINGER

Customer experience

Smokecraft

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GrillMaster

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Smokecraft

Subscriptions2
  • Smokecraft Pro$4.991 Month
  • Smokecraft Pro Annual$29.991 Year
1 purchases

GrillMaster

One-time1
  • GrillMaster Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Smokecraft free?
Smokecraft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GrillMaster free?
GrillMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Smokecraft or GrillMaster?
Smokecraft and GrillMaster are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Smokecraft or GrillMaster have ads?
Neither Smokecraft nor GrillMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smokecraft or GrillMaster?
Smokecraft ships an update every 2 days, and GrillMaster every 5 weeks. Most recently, Smokecraft was updated on October 7, 2026 and GrillMaster on October 7, 2026.

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