SmartThermo vs LoopMenu
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.
LoopMenu
Order directly from your favorite local restaurants with full menus and customization. Track your order in real-time for pickup or delivery and earn rewards on every purchase. Support local businesses by avoiding third-party fees.
- Full restaurant menus with options
- Pickup or scheduled delivery
- Live order status tracking
- Points and rewards on orders
- One-tap reordering
- Exclusive restaurant deals
- Order history and receipts
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LoopMenu is how you order from the local restaurants you already like. Browse the real menu, build your order the way you want it, and check out in a few taps for pickup or delivery. Pay with Apple Pay or a saved card. Watch your order move from received to ready without calling to ask. WHAT YOU GET - The full menu, with the options and add-ons the kitchen actually offers - Pickup or delivery, now or scheduled for later - Live order status, so you know when to leave the house - Points on every order, redeemable on your next one - One tap to reorder your usual - Deals from the restaurants you follow - Your past orders and receipts in one place WHY IT MATTERS Ordering here goes straight to the restaurant. No commission comes out of their food, which is how small kitchens stay open. Same food, same prices, and the people who cooked it keep more of it. Questions: support@loopmenu.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LoopMenu at 5.0 against SmartThermo's 1.8. LoopMenu also leads on update cadence (daily vs monthly). SmartThermo's advantage is ratings volume (41 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
LoopMenu holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartThermo has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SmartThermo ships an update monthly, LoopMenu daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartThermo | LoopMenu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fuzhou Emax Electronic Co.,Ltd | Loopmenu, Inc. |
Customer experience
SmartThermo
LoopMenu
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
LoopMenu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartThermo
No in-app purchases
LoopMenu
No in-app purchases
Questions
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