SmartThermo vs Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer
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.
Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer
This app connects to a wireless meat thermometer to help you achieve perfect cooking results. Monitor multiple dishes simultaneously, receive alerts when food is ready, and get smart resting time calculations. Features a user-friendly interface with customizable settings.
- Connects to Meat°it 3 thermometer
- 50 customizable presets
- Monitor up to 4 probes simultaneously
- Machine learning cooking algorithm
- Smart resting time calculation
- Customizable alerts and settings
- Dark/light mode interface
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Download this app to connect your Meat°it 3 wireless meat thermometer! Or buy it at www.orka.tech Become the grill master with Meat°it 3. Connect it to your smartphone and select from 50 customizable presets. With a 50-hour battery life, you're all set for Sunday feasts or epic smoking sessions. Monitor your progress from up to 320 feet away and enjoy more time with your loved ones, knowing that your cooking is under control. Relax, the app will alert you when your food is ready! Get perfect results every time using the Meat°it 3 wireless meat thermometer. 3rd generation, 3rd sensor: Experience professional-grade performance with our cutting-edge thermometer. Monitor temperature rises of all three sensors simultaneously on the cooking control interface. The machine learning cooking algorithm: The data gathered by the 3 sensors is processed by a cutting-edge machine learning algorithm that continuously evolves. As you cook, we compare your data with all previous similar cooking sessions, allowing us to precisely predict your remaining cooking time. Multi-cooking: With the ability to connect up to 4 probes simultaneously using the same app, you can monitor multiple dishes at once. Enjoy the flexibility and simplicity of managing your cooking tasks from a single screen. New app features: Brand new interface: Enjoy a sleek user interface that is pleasing to look at and use! Dark or light: is it sunny outside while you're cooking? Quickly switch from dark to light mode on the cooking control interface for a more contrasted view. Fully customizable: rename your thermometer, change temperature settings, add your meats and cuts, set customizable time and temperature alerts… it’s all up to you! Smart resting time: did you know that your meat will taste better if you let it rest before eating? Don't worry, we'll calculate that for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer at 60% against SmartThermo's 16%. Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.8). SmartThermo's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartThermo has 41 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of SmartThermo's written reviews are positive against 60% of Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer's.
SmartThermo ships an update monthly, Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartThermo | Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (41 ratings) | 3.3 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 8 |
| 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 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Fuzhou Emax Electronic Co.,Ltd | Orka |
Customer experience
SmartThermo
Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer
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
Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartThermo
No in-app purchases
Meat°it 3 Meat Thermometer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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