iSmokeHog vs FireBoard®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iSmokeHog
This app assists in creating homemade cured meats like bacon and ham. It calculates precise ingredient ratios for salt, sugar, and sodium nitrite based on user input, offering default settings and guidance for bacon preparation.
- Cured meat recipe calculation
- Ingredient ratio guidance
- Salt, sugar, and sodium nitrite calculations
- Default settings for bacon
- Step-by-step instructions
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Use this app to help you make your own bacon, ham, or other cured meats! This app calculates the correct amounts of salt, sugar, and sodium nitrite (the essential ingredient for cured meats) to mix and apply to your meat based upon your inputs. Comes with default settings and instructions for home made bacon!
FireBoard®
This smart thermometer offers cloud-connected remote temperature monitoring for various environments. It supports multiple probes for accurate readings and can be accessed from anywhere via the cloud.
- Cloud-connected smart thermometer
- Remote temperature monitoring
- Supports up to 6 temperature probes
- Real-time temperature updates
- Viewable anywhere via cloud
- Wireless network setup
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FireBoard® is a Cloud Connected Smart Thermometer, designed for remote monitoring in both hot and cold environments. Easy to setup and install on your wireless network, the FireBoard® pushes realtime temperature updates via the cloud, viewable anywhere. The FireBoard® supports up to 6 external temperature probes which provide accurate and reliable temperature monitoring in many different environments and applications. Integrated into the Yoder Smokers S-Series Line of Pellet Smokers. Purchase the FireBoard® and Accessories Online at: www.fireboard.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: iSmokeHog at free against FireBoard®'s paid. iSmokeHog also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 72%) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). FireBoard®'s advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 39 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
FireBoard® holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FireBoard® has 5.8K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of iSmokeHog's written reviews are positive against 72% of FireBoard®'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iSmokeHog ships an update every 39 months, FireBoard® every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSmokeHog | FireBoard® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (5.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 5.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josef Schmidt | FireBoard Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
iSmokeHog
FireBoard®
Bugs and requests
iSmokeHog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FireBoard®
Reported bugs
23 issues- WiFi connection drops after 3-4 hours of cooking
- App sessions not staying open during cook
- Auto-created sessions not appearing in app
- Lost host connection error codes
- Programs stopping mid-cook
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- Account signup flow broken on iOS
- Pulse wireless probe slow refresh rate
- Temperature readings inconsistent and funky after 6 months
- App crashes constantly after recent update
- Session tab showing wrong device name
- Temperature graph y-axis showing wrong units (F instead of C)
- Chart zoom functionality locks up requiring app reinstall
- Toggle switches not functioning properly
- Cannot add notes to sessions
- Channel labels and alerts resetting randomly
- Fan control stuck on lid setting
- Temperature display disappearing intermittently
- Google Home voice command setting wrong temperature values
- Dashboard zooming out excessively with multiple probes
- Defective K-type probes with quality issues
- Login errors and password reset failures
- Inconsistent temperature readings requiring base restart
- Drive cable emitting constant sound with toggle not working
Requested features
20 requests- iOS home screen widget for quick temperature viewing
- Apple Watch complications for at-a-glance monitoring
- Dynamic Island support for iPhone
- Live activity notifications for iOS
- Landscape mode for tablet/wall-mounted displays
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- Ability to save temperature alerts in Drive programs
- Custom probe color selection across full RGB spectrum
- Desktop/Mac app version
- Ability to view individual probe graphs without overlay
- Set point temperature graphing on charts
- Scheduled session start times
- Time-stamped notes and photo annotations
- Siri voice control integration
- Preset cooking profiles for common meats
- Simplified dashboard with basic controls
- Google Home temperature setting voice command fix
- Battery level indicator on every page
- USB-C charging instead of Micro USB
- 24+ hour session recording without breaks
- Channel label and alert persistence across sessions
In-app purchases
iSmokeHog
No in-app purchases
FireBoard®
No in-app purchases
