Comparison

Anova Culinary vs TempSpike

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Anova Culinary

Discover and create sous vide recipes with a vast collection from professional chefs and home cooks. Control your precision cooker remotely, monitor cooking progress, and share your culinary creations. Offers guided cooking, time and temperature guides, and personal recipe saving.

Highlights
  • Largest sous vide recipe collection
  • Remote cooker control
  • Guided cooking instructions
  • Recipe creation and sharing
  • Time and temperature guides
  • Personalized cooking profiles
Features
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The Anova family of precision cookers allows everyone to cook like a pro! Paired with the Anova Culinary app, now perfectly cooked restaurant quality meals are as easy as the touch of a button. Browse the largest collection of sous vide recipes by Michelin star chefs and home cooks just like you. Then simply connect your cooker to the app and start, stop, and monitor your cook right from your mobile phone. Feeling inspired? Create and share your own recipes and go viral on the ‘gram. Whatever your pleasure, the Anova Culinary app is the place for everything sous vide. FEATURES ======== • LARGEST COLLECTION OF SOUS VIDE RECIPES: Access sous vide recipes created by Michelin star chefs and home cooks just like you. • COOK FROM AFAR: Start, stop, change the temperature, set the timer, and monitor your cooking status from just about anywhere, as long as your device is within Wi-Fi range. • RECIPE DISCOVERY: Cook recipes by James Beard Award-winning chefs, food editors, celebrity chefs, and more. • GUIDED COOKING: Follow the step-by-step instructions and click start to start cooking. • COOK NOTIFICATIONS: Stay up-to-date on your cooking status without getting tied to the kitchen. • RECIPE SHARING: Share your recipe with friends directly through the app. • TIME AND TEMP GUIDES: Learn the basics with our simple sous vide guides. • MANUAL CONTROL: Customize your cook settings with manual time and temperature control. • RECIPE COLLECTIONS: A series of new and appetizing recipe collections that are sure to keep you cooking. • RECIPE CREATION: Easily create and save your own personal sous vide recipe. • FAVORITES: Have a recipe or two that you love? Mark it as a favorite for quick and easy access. • PERSONAL PROFILE: Create your personal profile and see a history of all the meals you’ve cooked. Try all the features free for 14 days. Options in-app for monthly or yearly subscription terms. Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal cost will be identified. Subscriptions may be managed by the user, and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

TempSpike

Monitor your barbecue's temperature and time remotely using a wireless Bluetooth connection. Receive immediate alerts when your food reaches the set temperature or time.

Highlights
  • Wireless Bluetooth connectivity
  • Remote temperature monitoring
  • Remote time monitoring
  • Instant alerts
  • Set custom temperatures
  • Set custom times
Features
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TempSpike is a wireless bluetooth barbecue temperature and time monitoring program, connected to wireless bluetooth, you can remotely set the temperature or time, when the temperature reaches the specified time, it will remind you immediately

Screenshots

Anova Culinary4 screens
TempSpike4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TempSpike at none against Anova Culinary's 2. TempSpike also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 32%) and device support (4 vs 2). Anova Culinary's advantage is ratings volume (26K vs 2.7K) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anova Culinary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. TempSpike asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TempSpike holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Anova Culinary has 26K ratings behind it against 2.7K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Anova Culinary's written reviews are positive against 42% of TempSpike's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anova Culinary ships an update monthly, TempSpike every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Anova Culinary versus TempSpike: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnova CulinaryTempSpike
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (26K ratings)4.6 (2.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews31.6% of reviews42.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26K — better2.7K
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.110.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB43 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnova CulinaryiTronics Co., Limited

Customer experience

Anova Culinary

All ratings25,585 ratings
Positive85.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative11.7%
Written reviews1,217 reviews
Positive31.6%
Neutral9.4%
Negative59.0%

TempSpike

All ratings2,672 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral4.9%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive42.0%
Neutral19.6%
Negative38.5%

User reviews

Anova Culinary

From 26K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Consistent cooking results
  • 🚀 Versatile for various foods
  • 🚀 Game-changing cooking method
  • 🚀 Convenient remote control

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues with app
  • 🐛 Unreliable timer functionality
  • 🐛 Glitchy app interface
  • 🐛 Difficult WiFi setup
  • 🐛 Lack of manual controls

TempSpike

From 2.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Accurate temperature monitoring
  • 🔧 Customizable cooking profiles
  • ⏱️ Helpful time remaining estimates
  • 💡 Ambient temperature tracking
  • 👍 Easy to use app interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues and disconnects
  • 🔋 Limited battery life
  • 🔍 Confusing alarm on/off indicators
  • 📱 Lack of Apple Watch support
  • 🤔 Unintuitive user interface

Bugs and requests

Anova Culinary

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App unable to maintain connection to device
  • Timer resets unexpectedly during cooking
  • Recipes not saving properly in the app
  • Compatibility issues with certain WiFi networks
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved recipe management
  • Better app integration with smart home devices
  • More customization options for cooking
  • Clearer instructions and troubleshooting guides
  • Ability to save personal recipes

TempSpike

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes after recent update
  • Probe color identification reversed in app
  • Cooking progress not saved when app is closed
  • Estimated time remaining feature not working
  • Issues with adding new cooking profiles

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widget support for quick temperature checks
  • Allow more flexibility in setting temperature alarms
  • Improve data export functionality
  • Enhance cooking graph to show real-time data
  • Add support for more meat types and cooking profiles

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Anova Culinary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription14 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Sous Vide Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

TempSpike

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anova Culinary free?
Anova Culinary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TempSpike free?
TempSpike is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anova Culinary or TempSpike?
TempSpike is rated higher. Anova Culinary averages 4.4 out of 5 from 26K ratings, while TempSpike averages 4.6 from 2.7K ratings.
Do Anova Culinary or TempSpike have ads?
Neither Anova Culinary nor TempSpike shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anova Culinary or TempSpike?
Anova Culinary ships an update monthly, and TempSpike every 5 weeks. Most recently, Anova Culinary was updated on September 24, 2026 and TempSpike on September 23, 2026.

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