SmartThermo vs Grill ProbeE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartThermo
Easily monitor your meat's temperature while grilling or smoking. Insert the probe, select your food and desired doneness, and receive alerts when it's perfectly cooked. Features include Bluetooth connectivity, a long-lasting battery, and multiple cooking modes.
- Wireless meat temperature monitoring
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Preset temperatures for 8 meats
- Custom doneness programming
- Alerts for perfect temperature
- Multiple cooking modes (Meat Profiles, Timer, Target Temp)
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It has been never easy to take your meat from grill. Now you can use this Smart Thermo® to make grill easier. Just simple insert the SmartThermo® probe into the meat you'd like to track, let the free app know what you're tracking and leave your SmartThermo® by the side of the grill (or smoker). This SmartThermo® alerts you when your meal has reached the perfect temperature. Program your choice of eight entrees and choose the desired doneness - and you're good to grill! - Bluetooth® v4.0 -100-hour battery life -Backlight LCD display -High-strength Magnetic on back for vertical mounting -Modern Touch Key Display -3 Modes: Meat Profiles / Countdown Timer / Target Temperature -Preset temperatures for and doneness for BEEF, LAMB, VEAL, HAMBURGER, PORK, TURKEY, CHICKEN & FISH. App requires a Bluetooth® Smart Ready device.
Grill ProbeE
This app monitors your barbecue's real-time status using Bluetooth thermometers. It supports up to four wireless probes simultaneously and can issue alarms. Choose from RECIPE, TEMPERATURE, or TIMER modes for a more convenient grilling experience.
- Real-time barbecue monitoring
- Supports 4 wireless probes
- Temperature alarm notifications
- RECIPE mode
- TEMPERATURE mode
- TIMER mode
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Grill ProbeE is an APP software to monitor the real-time barbecue status. Works for FMG Bluetooth BBQ Thermometers. Based on bluetooth 4.0 version, it is compatible for almost iPhone products which is new than iPhone4S. Grill ProbeE can monitor 4 wireless probes temperature data for barbecue at the same time and issue the alarm. It has three barbecue modes can be optional, RECIPE, TEMPERATURE and TIMER. Grill ProbeE brings easiness and happiness to your BBQ time。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SmartThermo at monthly against Grill ProbeE's every 2 months. Grill ProbeE's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
Grill ProbeE holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 41 and 22 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of SmartThermo's written reviews are positive against 21% of Grill ProbeE's.
SmartThermo ships an update monthly, Grill ProbeE every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartThermo | Grill ProbeE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (41 ratings) | 2.0 (22 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 21.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fuzhou Emax Electronic Co.,Ltd | 进贤 何 |
Customer experience
SmartThermo
Grill ProbeE
Bugs and requests
SmartThermo
Reported bugs
11 issues- App not connecting to phone
- Thermometer not charging
- App buttons hidden by notch
- App reverts to Celsius
- Bluetooth connection drops frequently
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- Timer function stopped working
- App crashes with iOS 9.0.1
- App not working with iOS 9.1
- App not pairing with new versions
- App not connecting to ET-737
- App not pairing with iOS 10
Requested features
9 requests- Update UI for newer iPhones
- Allow multiple device support
- Color coding for probes
- Add Apple Watch app
- Add graph of temperature
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- Estimate time to reach temp
- Alerts for cool down temperatures
- Ability to set alarms within app
- Timers continue when disconnected
Grill ProbeE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartThermo
No in-app purchases
Grill ProbeE
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SmartThermo free?
Is Grill ProbeE free?
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