iSmokeHog vs BBQ Go
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!
BBQ Go
This smart cooking thermometer connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth, providing real-time temperature readings. Monitor multiple probes, set custom cooking modes, and receive timely alerts for perfectly cooked meals.
- Real-time temperature display
- Supports up to 6 probes
- Customizable cooking modes
- Countdown timer
- Sound and vibration alarms
- Temperature graphing
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BBQ Go is a smart cooking thermometer that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth Low Energy. It makes your cooking easy and convenient. - Displays temperature in real-time. - Monitors up to 6 temperature probes - Customizable cooking mode for different meat types and doneness levels. - Countdown Timer - Sound and vibration alarm - Temperature graph
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSmokeHog at 100% against BBQ Go's 32%. iSmokeHog also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.7) and monetization model (free vs paid). BBQ Go's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (155 vs 6). 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.
iSmokeHog holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BBQ Go has 155 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of iSmokeHog's written reviews are positive against 32% of BBQ Go's.
iSmokeHog ships an update every 39 months, BBQ Go every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSmokeHog | BBQ Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 2.7 (155 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 31.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josef Schmidt | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd |
Customer experience
iSmokeHog
BBQ Go
Bugs and requests
iSmokeHog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BBQ Go
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatibility with newer iPhone models
- Bluetooth connection issues leading to data loss
- Temperature graph resets unexpectedly
Requested features
5 requests- Add Russian language support
- Implement Apple Watch app
- Improve temperature graph functionality (adjustable scale, save history)
- Allow custom alarm sounds and volume control
- Introduce ability to save and review past cooks
In-app purchases
iSmokeHog
No in-app purchases
BBQ Go
No in-app purchases
