Comparison

Range cooking thermometer vs CAPPEC

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

Head to head
About

Range cooking thermometer

Monitor cooking temperatures remotely from your iOS device. Get live readings, set custom alerts for various foods, and track temperature graphs for repeatable results. Ideal for grilling, baking, candy making, and homebrewing.

Highlights
  • Real-time temperature readings
  • Remote alerts to iOS devices
  • Temperature guides for meat, candy, beer
  • Recipe graphs for repeatable results
  • USDA and gourmet presets
  • One-handed operation
Features
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Cook better with less effort. The Range grilling/kitchen thermometer gives you: precise temperature readings; live temperatures and remote alerts to iOS devices anywhere; Rangefinder temperature guides for meat, candy and beer; and recipe graphs for repeatable results. Use Range with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad as a leave-in oven thermometer, and get alerts on your other iOS device so you don't have to hover around the kitchen. Kitchen scientists—graph and save temperature data to experiment with your recipe. Or, use Range as an instant-read thermometer and get audio alerts to nudge you when your candy has hit the hard ball stage. • Real-time temperature readings. Check the temperature over the Internet from any iOS device. • Set rising or falling temperature alerts with a swipe of a finger. • Remote alerts to all your iOS devices when your dish is done. • USDA and gourmet presets for meat and candy make it even easier to cook a perfect dish. • Minimal interaction. You want to cook, not futz with your phone. One-handed operation, 3D Touch presets from the home screen and monitoring temperatures on your lock screen makes you more efficient. Graph view in landscape. • Save your graph as a PDF, or CSV data to open as a spreadsheet. • Rangefinders show you important temperature ranges for meat, sugar stages, and homebrewing. Stay on top of things with audio or remote alerts as you pass through important temperature bands. And because every chef has her preferences, you can create your own Rangefinders. Requires the Range (wired) or Range Dial (Bluetooth) smart thermometers, made of food-safe silicone and stainless steel, and designed for the oven or grill. http://store.supermechanical.com

About

CAPPEC

Connect to a compatible thermometer via Bluetooth to monitor cooking temperatures. Choose your meat and desired doneness, set multiple timers, and view real-time temperature graphs. The app also stores past cooks and includes an in-app manual for the hardware.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth thermometer connection
  • Select meat and doneness
  • Up to 8 timers
  • Real-time temperature graph
  • Cook history
  • In-app hardware manual
Features
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This App supports the CAPPEC thermometer. - Convenient IN-APP Bluetooth connection. - Full control over hardware - Supports 2 probes - Chose your meat and doneness directly - Let’s you know when your meat will be ready - Set up to 8 timers - See the real time graph of your temperatures - See the last cooks in your history tab - Full IN-APP manual for hardware device. Languages supported English , Danish and Deutsch.

Screenshots

Range cooking thermometer4 screens
CAPPEC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Range cooking thermometer at 70% against CAPPEC's 12%. Range cooking thermometer also leads on rating (3.7 vs 1.7). CAPPEC's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Range cooking thermometer holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Range cooking thermometer's written reviews are positive against 12% of CAPPEC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Range cooking thermometer ships an update every 2 months, CAPPEC every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Range cooking thermometer versus CAPPEC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRange cooking thermometerCAPPEC
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (11 ratings) — better1.7 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews70.5% of reviews — better12.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupermechanical LLC苏华 赵

Customer experience

Range cooking thermometer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative22.7%

CAPPEC

All ratings16 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive12.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative72.0%

In-app purchases

None

Range cooking thermometer

No in-app purchases

None

CAPPEC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Range cooking thermometer free?
Range cooking thermometer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CAPPEC free?
CAPPEC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Range cooking thermometer or CAPPEC?
Range cooking thermometer is rated higher. Range cooking thermometer averages 3.7 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while CAPPEC averages 1.7 from 16 ratings.
Do Range cooking thermometer or CAPPEC have ads?
Neither Range cooking thermometer nor CAPPEC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Range cooking thermometer or CAPPEC?
Range cooking thermometer ships an update every 2 months, and CAPPEC every 6 weeks. Most recently, Range cooking thermometer was updated on October 7, 2026 and CAPPEC on October 6, 2026.

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