Comparison

Pit Pals vs Phatt Matt's

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

Head to head
About

Pit Pals

This app helps barbecue enthusiasts plan, track, and improve their cooking. Log recipes, monitor progress with timers, and journal your results with photos. Connect with a community for inspiration and tips.

Highlights
  • Plan cooks step-by-step
  • Track progress with timers
  • Journal cook notes and photos
  • Rate results and record changes
  • Explore community cooks and recipes
  • Build personal equipment locker
Features
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Better barbecue starts with remembering what worked. Pit Pals is a free barbecue planner, cook tracker and journal, and community built to help you plan your next cook, stay organized at the pit, and keep improving. From your first pork shoulder to your next all-day brisket, keep your plans, progress, photos, and results together. PLAN YOUR NEXT COOK Build a recipe step by step, set expected times and temperatures, and document your cut, equipment, and fuel details. Stage a cook for later or quickly log one you’ve already finished. STAY ON TRACK AT THE PIT Follow your progress with clear step timers and simple start, pause, and complete controls. Adjust your plan as you go, reorder steps, and record what actually happened. BUILD YOUR PERSONAL BBQ JOURNAL Capture cook notes and photos, rate your results, and remember what you’d change next time. Revisit your cooking history and repeat your favorites without rebuilding the plan. FIND INSPIRATION AND YOUR PIT PALS Explore community cooks, follow fellow pitmasters, and discover recipes to try. Filter by cut, equipment, and more, or sort by recency, rating, and engagement. Ask questions, exchange tips through comment threads, and share your setup in your Equipment Locker. Whether you’re learning the basics or refining your signature cook, Pit Pals helps turn experience into a plan worth repeating. Plan the cook. Track the cook. Make the next one even better.

About

Phatt Matt's

Features
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PIZZA, WINGS, & AUTHENTIC CHEESE-STEAKS

Screenshots

Pit Pals4 screens
Phatt Matt's3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Phatt Matt's at 15.1 against Pit Pals's 18.5. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pit Pals versus Phatt Matt's: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPit PalsPhatt Matt's
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB28 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSTEVEN GRANT GARRISONPhatt South Broadway LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pit Pals

No in-app purchases

None

Phatt Matt's

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pit Pals free?
Pit Pals is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Phatt Matt's free?
Phatt Matt's is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pit Pals or Phatt Matt's have ads?
Neither Pit Pals nor Phatt Matt's shows ads.

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