Smoke BBQ Pitmaster vs BBQ Captain

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.

BBQ Captain is the smart way to smoke meat on a home smoker, pellet, electric, or offset. It plans your cook backward from the moment you want to serve, then acts as an adaptive pitmaster's assistant while you cook: re-projecting the finish time from your real temperature readings, catching the stall, and telling you exactly when to wrap, pull, and rest. Because a great smoke is governed by internal meat temperature, not the clock. PLAN BACKWARD FROM DINNERTIME Tell BBQ Captain your cut, weight, and when you want to eat. It calculates exactly when to put the meat on — accounting for cook time, the stall, rest, and a safety buffer — plus a prep checklist for the night before and morning of. ADAPTS TO YOUR REAL COOK Log a temperature and BBQ Captain re-projects the finish from the actual rate of climb. It tells you whether you're on track, ahead, or running late for your serve time, so you can adjust before it becomes a problem. CATCHES THE STALL When the meat plateaus in the stall zone, BBQ Captain detects it and prompts you to wrap — so you push through and stay on schedule. NEVER MISS A STEP Optional local reminders for when to put it on, spritzing, approaching wrap and target temps, "pull it now," and a rest timer at the end. KEEP A COOK LOG Every finished cook is saved with its full temperature curve. Add your own notes and a photo to each one with Pro. PRIVACY-FIRST No account, no tracking, no ads. All your cook data stays on your device. FREE - Pork Butt and Ribs - The full adaptive timeline and stall detection - Your most recent cook in history BBQ CAPTAIN PRO (one-time purchase, yours forever) - All cuts, including Brisket and Whole Chicken - Unlimited cook history - Notes on every cook - Photo attachments Fire one up. BBQ Captain keeps you on schedule and on target.