BBQ Captain vs GrillMaster

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.

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.