Comparison

Grill Timer vs GrillMaster

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

Head to head
About

Grill Timer

Features
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Stop guessing when your steak is done. GrillTime gives you the exact cook time, flip moment, and safe pull temperature for every cut on the grill — so you fire it up, follow the timer, and pull it perfect every single time. Most grilling apps hand you a wall of recipes and leave the timing to luck. GrillTime works the other way around: pick your protein, thickness, and how you like it cooked, and it calculates minutes-per-side and the exact internal temperature to pull at. Timers buzz you to flip at the halfway mark and again the second it's ready — even if you've walked back to the cooler. WHAT YOU GET - Exact cook times dialed in to your cut, thickness, and doneness - Safe USDA internal pull temps you can trust for meat, poultry and fish - Flip alerts at the halfway point so both sides cook evenly - Multiple timers running at once — steak, corn and wings all land hot together - 24 built-in cuts across beef, pork, chicken, seafood, lamb and veggies - Saved cooks and a history log so your go-to dinner is one tap away PERFECT FOR - Weekend grillers who want restaurant-level results at home - Anyone tired of dry chicken or gray, overcooked steak - Cookout hosts juggling several cuts on one grill - New grillers learning heat zones, temps and doneness WHY NOT JUST USE A KITCHEN TIMER? A plain timer doesn't know a thin flank steak cooks faster than a thick ribeye, or that chicken is only safe at 165°F. GrillTime does the math for your specific cut and tells you both when to flip and when to pull — the two things a stopwatch can't. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No account, no ads, no tracking — just great food. Your saved cooks and history never leave your phone. FULL ACCESS A GrillTime membership unlocks everything: unlimited side-by-side cook timers, the complete cut-by-cut grilling guide, and saved cooks that stay offline forever. Choose the plan that fits — a weekly plan, a yearly plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase that unlocks everything forever. Fire up the grill, pick your cut, and let GrillTime call the flips and the pull. Download it before your next cookout. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

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

Grill Timer4 screens
GrillMaster4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grill Timer at none against GrillMaster's 1. Grill Timer also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). GrillMaster's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GrillMaster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Grill Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grill Timer ships an update every 3 months, GrillMaster every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grill Timer versus GrillMaster: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrill TimerGrillMaster
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhuc PhamSTEPHEN MARK SCHLESINGER

In-app purchases

None

Grill Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

GrillMaster

One-time1
  • GrillMaster Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Grill Timer free?
Grill Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GrillMaster free?
GrillMaster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grill Timer or GrillMaster have ads?
Neither Grill Timer nor GrillMaster shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grill Timer or GrillMaster?
Grill Timer ships an update every 3 months, and GrillMaster every 11 days. Most recently, Grill Timer was updated on September 21, 2026 and GrillMaster on September 20, 2026.

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