You may THINK its is as good but it ain't, sorry I have both. A big part of the lift is for people that cant/dont want to have any smell. The mbm decarb box doesn't eliminate the smell and if you oven isnt accurate your decarb wont be as effective. If smell isnt an issue I wouldnt even spend the $30 to be honest. It only a tool it doesn't do anything to decarb just lets you know temp inside. If your oven is accurate you dont need it. Lift is set and forget, oven decarb is needed to be watch and removed promptly or else you risk over decarbing. You can leave it in the lift as long as you want. The new lift is a decarboxylator, an infuser, and you can even bake your edibles in it too. The 2 devices arent even close so really arent comparable. If you are happy with you decarb that's all that matters in the end. I hope someday you can try the decarb from a lift so you can see for yourself, proof is always in the pudding. Ask anyone that has 1 what they think, I'm sure they wouldn't go without it. Stay lifted.