Comparison

RoastMate vs Hayden's Pies

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

Head to head
About

RoastMate

This app simplifies cooking perfect roasts by eliminating guesswork. Select your meat, cut, weight, and desired doneness, and receive precise cooking times. It also offers helpful prompts for temperature checks and resting periods, along with information on different cuts.

Highlights
  • Calculate roast cooking times
  • Select meat type, cut, and weight
  • Specify doneness preference
  • Receive cooking and resting prompts
  • Save favorite roasts
  • View roast cut images and descriptions
Features
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The RoastMate app is designed to help you cook the perfect roast. It ensures you have a great experience every time by taking out the guess work. RoastMate is easy to use; simply select from beef, veal and lamb, the cut you would like to cook, its weight and your doneness preference, and RoastMate will tell you exactly how long to cook it for - simple! RoastMate also includes handy prompts to check the internal temperature of your roast and how long to rest for, to make sure you don't over cook it. Got a favourite roast you like to cook? RoastMate lets you save it to a favourites list so that you are only ever one step away from cooking your favourite roast to perfection. Want to know more about a particular roast cut? RoastMate has that covered with images and descriptions of the cuts you will find in your butcher or supermarket. Make your next roast a success with RoastMate.

About

Hayden's Pies

Features
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Looking for a way to skip the line and get your favorite coffee faster? Look no further than the Hayden's Pies app! With our app, you can place and pay for your order right from your phone, so you never have to wait in line again. But that's not all - our app also comes with a range of other features to make your coffee experience even better. For example, our built-in virtual rewards system lets you earn points every time you buy a coffee, so you can get a free one sooner. And if you're a creature of habit, you'll love our usual order feature - it lets you place your favorite order with just a few taps. Plus, with our Connect feature, you can get all the information you need about our café, including store location, opening hours, contact details, website, and social media channels. So why wait in line?

Screenshots

RoastMate4 screens
Hayden's Pies4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: RoastMate at 11.0 against Hayden's Pies's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RoastMate ships an update every 5 months, Hayden's Pies every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
RoastMate versus Hayden's Pies: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoastMateHayden's Pies
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMeat & Livestock Australia LimitedJR Apps Pty. Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

RoastMate

No in-app purchases

None

Hayden's Pies

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RoastMate free?
RoastMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hayden's Pies free?
Hayden's Pies is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do RoastMate or Hayden's Pies have ads?
Neither RoastMate nor Hayden's Pies shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RoastMate or Hayden's Pies?
RoastMate ships an update every 5 months, and Hayden's Pies every 3 months. Most recently, RoastMate was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hayden's Pies on October 30, 2026.

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