Masterbuilt Classic vs HowToBBQRightApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
HowToBBQRightApp
Discover down-to-earth and easy-to-follow barbecue recipes, videos, and guides. Learn everything from selecting meat and mastering your grill to achieving perfect doneness and exploring new flavors.
- Barbecue recipes
- How-to videos
- Grill and smoker reviews
- Fire management tips
- Seasoning and flavor guides
- Doneness techniques
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HowToBBQRight contains BBQ recipes, videos and guides from Malcom Reed that are down-to-earth and easy to follow. From choosing the right meat to learning your grill, to nailing doneness, to experimenting with different flavors and seasonings... this app has the recipes and tips you need. Here’s what you can expect: - All of Malcom's recipes - easy to search - Information and reviews on grills and smokers - Tips on fire management, flavors and dialing in the doneness - Easy navigation and user-friendly design Download the HowToBBQRight app and Let's Get To Cookin'
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HowToBBQRightApp at 4.6 against Masterbuilt Classic's 2.0. HowToBBQRightApp also leads on review sentiment (51% vs 16%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Masterbuilt Classic's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HowToBBQRightApp holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 218 and 416 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Masterbuilt Classic's written reviews are positive against 51% of HowToBBQRightApp's.
Masterbuilt Classic ships an update monthly, HowToBBQRightApp every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Masterbuilt Classic | HowToBBQRightApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (218 ratings) | 4.6 (416 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.0% of reviews | 51.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 218 | 416 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PREMIER SPECIALTY BRANDS, LLC | HowToBBQRight |
Customer experience
Masterbuilt Classic
HowToBBQRightApp
User reviews
Masterbuilt Classic
From 218 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
HowToBBQRightApp
From 416 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Awesome recipes
- 🚀 Easy to use and navigate
- 💡 Ability to purchase rubs and products
- 🤩 Malcom is the best in the business
- 🎥 Great videos and instructions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Search function not working
- 🔍 Difficulty finding recipes
- 📁 Lost favorites and categories
- 🔨 App has become unusable after updates
- 🤯 Broken app, no longer helpful
Bugs and requests
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
HowToBBQRightApp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Search bar not working
- Recipes not loading properly
- App crashing or freezing
- Incompatibility with iOS 13
Requested features
4 requests- Restore search and recipe browsing functionality
- Bring back favorites and category-based navigation
- Improve app stability and responsiveness
- Add user login and profile to save preferences
In-app purchases
Masterbuilt Classic
No in-app purchases
HowToBBQRightApp
No in-app purchases
Questions
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