BBQAdvisor vs BBQ Geek

It's hour six. The brisket has been stuck at 160°F. Is something wrong? No — that's the stall, and BBQAdvisor is the app that tells you so. BBQAdvisor is a smoking coach for low-and-slow cooks: plan the cook before you light the smoker, check in when the probe has you second-guessing, and find out afterward why it came out the way it did. PLAN YOUR COOK — FREE, INSTANT, UNLIMITED Pick your cut, enter the size, tell us when you want to eat. You get the full plan on one screen, instantly: • A backwards-planned timeline — when to season, when the meat goes on, when to expect the stall, with a built-in hold buffer so dinner is never waiting on the smoker • Two temperatures, clearly separated: the USDA-safe minimum and the done temp where the cut actually gets tender — because 145°F brisket is safe, but it isn't dinner • Wrap guidance: whether this cut benefits, and when • A rub recipe scaled exactly to your cook — pick a style, get amounts in tablespoons for your actual weight or rack count • Wood pairings, resting and holding notes, and how many people it feeds CHECK MID-COOK — THE PANIC KILLER (PRO) Enter your probe temp and how long it's been on — add a photo if you want a bark read. You get a straight verdict: on track, in the stall, wrap now, almost done, or done. When you're in the stall, it says so — hold steady, here's your wrap point — instead of letting you chase the temperature. LOG THE RESULT (PRO) Photograph the sliced cross-section. BBQAdvisor reads the bark, smoke ring, moisture, and tenderness, scores the cook, tells you what went well and what to change next time — and builds a share card worth sending. THE ROSTER Free: brisket, pork butt, chuck roast, baby back ribs, whole chicken — unlimited plans, no account required. Pro adds: beef ribs, spare ribs, tri-tip, prime rib, pork loin, pork tenderloin, pork belly, chicken wings, chicken thighs, spatchcock chicken, whole turkey, turkey breast, spatchcock turkey, salmon and trout — plus smoked sausage (snack sticks and summer sausage from your kit: we predict the time to 165°F and coach the smoke). RUBS AND BRINES Regional and classic profiles built from the canon — Texas, Kansas City, Memphis, Carolina, Santa Maria, Coffee-chili, Herb crust, Alabama white — each scaled to your cook. Build and save your own rubs. Poultry and fish brine guides included. SAFETY YOU CAN TRUST USDA-safe temperatures are always displayed and never improvised. Doneness is your call on steak-style cuts like tri-tip and prime rib — the guideline is always shown alongside. FREE — START HERE • Unlimited cook plans on the five most popular cuts • Full plan every time: timeline, temps, rub, wood — nothing held back • No ads, anywhere PRO — $39.99/YEAR OR $4.99/MONTH Less than a bag of pellets a month: • The full roster — 19 cuts plus smoked sausage • Mid-cook Check, unlimited • Finished-cook Log with share card • Your cook library — every smoke saved, with what you'd change SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION BBQAdvisor Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://bbqadvisor.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://bbqadvisor.app/privacy

Recipes tell you how. BBQ Geek tells you when. Enter the weight, your smoker temperature and when you want to eat. The app works backwards and gives you a complete cook timeline: when to light the smoker, when the meat goes on, when to wrap, when it should be probe tender, and when to slice. No more guessing at 4 AM. FOUR CALCULATORS • Brisket Cook Time. Packer or flat, any smoker temp, with or without a wrap. • Brisket Cook & Hold. Finish early and hold it sous vide until an exact serving time. • Rib Cook Time. Baby backs, St. Louis or spares. 3-2-1, short wrap or no wrap, plus when to spritz and sauce. • Pulled Pork Cook Time. Bone-in or boneless, one butt or six. The math is not a straight "hours per pound" guess. Cook time scales with thickness, not weight, so a 16 lb packer does not take twice as long as an 8 lb flat. Every estimate comes with an honest range, and a buffer you control. BBQ GEEK PRO (one-time purchase) • Cook alerts. A lock-screen notification at every step of your timeline, with a 15-minute heads-up before each one. • Works overnight. Time-sensitive alerts break through Sleep Focus for the 3 AM wrap. • The app remembers the cook you are planning between launches. All four calculators are free. Everything runs on your phone: no account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking, and it works with no signal at the smoker. From The BBQ Geek, thebbqgeek.com.