Green Mountain Grills vs Masterbuilt Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Green Mountain Grills
Control and monitor your smart grill remotely using WiFi. Adjust grill temperatures, set timers, and monitor meat temps from anywhere. Features include grill profiles, calibration tools, and server mode for cellular network access.
- Remote grill temperature adjustment
- Meat temperature monitoring
- Timer and alarm settings
- Grill profile creation
- WiFi and server mode connectivity
- Temperature calibration tools
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Bring your Green Mountain Grill into the 21st century with our grill management app. This app utilizes WiFi technology and has a range of up to 40 meters in point to point mode. You also have the ability to connect your grill to your home network in WiFi Mode and to our cloud based system in server mode. You can create grill profiles, monitor meat temps, set timers and alarms, and adjust grill temps from inside your home or anywhere. We have recently added calibration tools to calibrate both air temperature and probe temperatures. Stay tuned for updates and additional features on future releases. For best results use Firmware 6.7 or later. To check your firmware, use our support page: http://greenmountaingrills.com/support/ --------------------- The first ever internet connected BBQ is here! We have officially launched Server Mode for the WiFi enabled line of Green Mountain Grills. Connect your Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and/or Jim Bowie pellet grill to our servers to control/monitor your grill from a cellular network. Your firmware must be at least 6.0+ in order to use server mode. Need Help connecting to Server mode? http://greenmountaingrills.com/server-mode/ --------------------- *Note: Requires updated WIFI controller for use with grills built before 8/1/14 Frequently Asked Questions: http://greenmountaingrills.com/support/ Please contact app support if you have any connection or configuration issues with your local WiFi.
Masterbuilt Classic
Easily control your Masterbuilt digital electric smoker from your phone. Access a collection of recipes and create integrated shopping lists for your culinary creations.
- Control multiple smokers
- Share smoker control
- Recipe collection
- Integrated shopping list
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Whether you're a beginner or pro, you will achieve a perfect cook every time. Simply connect your smoker to the app and let us do the work. FEATURES • Control multiple Masterbuilt digital electric smokers with a single mobile device • Control the same Masterbuilt digital electric smoker from multiple devices • Craft a masterpiece with our collection of delicious recipes • Capture all the ingredients for your masterpiece with the integrated shopping list
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Green Mountain Grills at 2.6 against Masterbuilt Classic's 1.9. Green Mountain Grills also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Green Mountain Grills holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 494 and 220 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Green Mountain Grills's written reviews are positive against 16% of Masterbuilt Classic's.
Green Mountain Grills ships an update every 6 weeks, Masterbuilt Classic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Green Mountain Grills | Masterbuilt Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (494 ratings) — better | 1.9 (220 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better | 15.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 494 — better | 220 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 232 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Green Mountain Grills | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC |
Customer experience
Green Mountain Grills
Masterbuilt Classic
User reviews
Green Mountain Grills
From 494 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome grill
- 🚀 Grill works great
- 🚀 Grill is amazing
- 🚀 Grill is fantastic
- 🚀 Grill is awesome
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is glitchy
- 🐛 App is buggy
- 🐛 App is terrible
- 🐛 App is horrible
- 🐛 App is garbage
Masterbuilt Classic
From 220 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 🚀 Clean app
- 🚀 Great addition to the smoker
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constant connectivity issues
- 🐛 Unreliable temperature readings
- 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
- 🐛 Safe mode issues
- 🐛 Difficult to use
Bugs and requests
Green Mountain Grills
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on startup
- App disconnects from grill
- Profiles not working properly
- Temperatures not accurate
- Notifications not working
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- Connectivity issues with WiFi
- Server mode not functioning
Requested features
9 requests- Improve app notifications
- Add temperature history/graph
- Improve app stability
- Improve app user interface
- Add ability to pause/resume profiles
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- Add ability to edit profile steps
- Add ability to set low pellet alerts
- Add Apple Watch integration
- Improve app connectivity
Masterbuilt Classic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bluetooth connection constantly drops
- App fails to recognize smoker model
- Temperature and timer settings not working
- Recipe menu crashes app
- Login issues between app and website
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set meat probe temperature alarms
- Ability to save/favorite recipes
- Ability to name probes
- Startup mode to burn off before cooking
- Ability to view cooking process history/stats
In-app purchases
Green Mountain Grills
No in-app purchases
Masterbuilt Classic
No in-app purchases
Questions
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