Traeger

• Free

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

4.8 306090 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5It worked for me after a day and a half of messing about

   But I’m a network engineer. My problem was I bought a floor model that had been returned, but guaranteed to be under full warranty. This was a problem only because it failed to connect over and over with multiple devices, 2 phones and an iPad. Being resourceful I google searched and got the fix: reset the WiFi device by pressing and holding the igniter button for 10 seconds while in the WiFi info page on the grill, then once one device registers the grill on my account, then other devices can log into the account and see and operate the grill. We used it first time today with a Webber standing by for a Jamaican jerk chicken cook. Used the timer, temp set and shut down features on the app because it’s WAY easier to read than bending over to read the LCD screen on the grill. That said, once the corn cobs were grilled, the chicken was cooked manually with the expertise of my wife’s data obtained from previous experience, (that’s DOPE in sniper speak for all you marine snipers out there....) Worked great! This is only the first time and we have not yet tried the probe functions yet. We do miss the smoke feature of the older manual unit which worked flawlessly. Loved it. As long as this one cooks well manually, I’m good. How I got connectivity to work so well was by hanging a WiFi range booster next to the grill, a certain Apple Airport express wall wart. Totally cheating, I robbed it off my network printer in the back closet! Like anybody still uses a printer anymore. Like I said, I’m a computer network engineer. Unfair advantage.😃

   Dub Pontif · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5Great app - *needs* widget!

   Really love the grill - makes some of the best home bbq I’ve ever had. The app makes using the grill extremely easy and convenient. Works perfect, great connectivity. Love using the probe. App comes with some great recipes and is very user friendly. Would really love to see a home screen widget, and ideally even a Live Events notification for better monitoring. The app does a good job with push notifications, even it’s closed. Would really love to be able to see things like grill/prob temp and pellet level at a glance on my home/lock screen without needing to always open the full app. Please consider for future version! Also - there’s a similar wireless probe to the Meater, but the app doesn’t use any algorithms to try and estimate when the food will be done based on the ambient and probe temperatures. Would love to see this incorporated as well to give an estimated time until complete. To put a cherry on top - would be great if that also factored in things like when to flip, how long to rest after pulling, and any additional time needed to sear after smoking. Thanks for considering!

   iggynutwood · 30 Aug 2026

3. 1/5Complete and Total Waste

   The smoker works great but keep an eye on it like you would an offset. Twice I have had it run out of pellets 2 hours before a cook ends because the app just stops alerting you. You can control the temp and settings but it stops sending notifications altogether. Traeger has also deemed it unnecessary to allow us to see our past cook data to compare to others so plan on again keeping it old school with written notes. They used to kindly send you “convenient” monthly review that included you data but as per my last conversation with their customer service, they no longer even do that. It’s no loss because to get the review as well as any emails for customer service/account issues (which there are a LOT on my end), you have to give them the okay to send marketing emails. I was receiving two a day before opting out which messed my entire account up. Over all, worst $1800 I’ve ever spent, garbage app, and even worse Customer Service. Even though the grills work as far as maintaining temp and getting good smoke, everything else being as unreliable as it is make me regret giving them money. Best advice, sell this crap and get a Yoder. Slightly more but WAY more reliable. If the market was flooded with used Traegers and they started losing money on new purchases, they would be forced to listen to customers and make changes. Not something they like doing.

   jmcmaster2252 · 30 Aug 2026

4. 3/5Good app when it works, but Wi-Fi setup and cook tracking need improvement

   The Traeger app works well once everything is connected, but getting there was far more frustrating than it should be. Because of my home network setup, I had to create a separate guest Wi-Fi network just to get the grill connected. For a modern connected grill at this price point, that feels like an unnecessary hassle. The 2.4 GHz connection process seems to struggle with tri-band or more advanced network setups, which does not make much sense with today’s technology. Once connected, the app does a good job showing the current grill and probe temperatures, and I do like being able to monitor the cook remotely. However, I really wish the app included a temperature graph showing the full duration of the cook. My previous Pit Boss app had this feature, and it was extremely helpful for seeing temperature swings, identifying when things changed during the cook, and better understanding the overall timeline. Overall, the app is useful and has a lot of potential, but the network setup process needs to be much easier, and the lack of cook history graphing feels like a major missing feature considering grills that cost a fraction of this one have that capability.

   MS3Jon · 30 Aug 2026

5. 4/5Not totally happy

   I got my Traeger around October of last year... I have used it so far just 5 times. The problems started the second time I used it...in the middle of the cooking session the unit “turned off” and I had to pull everything out start all over after vacuuming the fire box and calling your service department for instructions..I cleaned the thermostat with vinegar as instructed and managed to re-start it again and finished my meal.. they sent me a new fan motor and I replaced it. Yesterday (the fifth time I use it) it did the same thing...it set my cooking back 1 1/2 hours because that’s what it took for me to realize it had turned off...although the blower was working and the wood-chip hopper was full and so was the gure box with unburnt chips...called customer service again and could hardly understand the rep because of his heavy accent...after trying to talk with him for about 20 minutes we finally gave up....I proceeded to clean everything up and was able to restart the unit and finished cooking my pork butt...it has been very annoying to have to ho thru these restarts ...on a fairly new (only used five times) unit...

   Yalambi · 30 Aug 2026

Privacy

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.