iSmokeHog vs INKBIRD
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!
INKBIRD
Transform your home into a smart environment with intuitive controls for appliances and automated adjustments of temperature and humidity. Remotely monitor food temperatures and set custom alarms for optimal cooking, creating a more connected and enjoyable life.
- Smart home appliance control
- Automated temperature and humidity adjustment
- Remote food temperature monitoring
- Customizable temperature alarms
- Family network setup
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INKBIRD helps you create a smart home, smart life. We make hard things simple by convenient and fast operation, clear and intuitive interface, considerate and practical functions. Here, you can smartly make home appliances intelligent and automated adjustment of temperature and humidity so as create an optimal environment for your family. Here, you can remotely monitor the food temperature and customize temperature alarms to always cook delicious meals for your family. Here, you can set up a family network of things of your own and experience a more wonderful, more enjoyable life.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: iSmokeHog at 100% against INKBIRD's 23%. iSmokeHog also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.7) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). INKBIRD's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (6.9K vs 7). 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.
iSmokeHog holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: INKBIRD has 6.9K ratings behind it against 7, 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 23% of INKBIRD's.
iSmokeHog ships an update every 39 months, INKBIRD fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iSmokeHog | INKBIRD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | 3.7 (6.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 22.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 6.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 398 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josef Schmidt | Shenzhen Inkbird Technology Co. Ltd |
Customer experience
iSmokeHog
INKBIRD
Bugs and requests
iSmokeHog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
INKBIRD
Reported bugs
5 issues- Custom menu names reset after exiting app
- Widgets not working as expected
- Frequent app crashes and disconnections
- Sensor temperature readings inconsistent
- Unable to remove/delete connected devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve temperature graph functionality
- Allow custom alarm sounds
- Implement low temperature alerts
- Add support for more devices
In-app purchases
iSmokeHog
No in-app purchases
INKBIRD
No in-app purchases
