BlueBattery vs ALDEN
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlueBattery
Monitor and record vital electrical parameters of your RV battery system in real-time. View live data, energy mix, and historical records for diagnostics. Configure settings and update device firmware.
- Real-time electrical parameter display
- Simultaneous connection for energy overview
- Historical data for diagnostics
- Export data to CSV
- Device configuration and settings
- Firmware updates
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BlueBattery is a Bluetooth Smart (BLE) based system to display and record vital electrical parameters of a RV battery system. The small outline device connects directly in line of the battery. An additional connection to the solar charger or booster completes the installation. This App displays all recorded data as well as live measurements. Live Data Shows all important measurements from battery, solar, booster in real time. Energiemix The simultaneous connection to all devices allows for a complete energy overview with day-to-day readings. Historic Records best for diagnosing and troubleshooting of your battery system graphical overview of important measurements for the last 24 hours daily min/max data consumption, charging, solar summery export to CSV file Configure Settings make all adjustments via touch interface and save it to the device get an overview of all configuration settings Firmware Updates maintain your devices with included firmware outdated versions will be prompted to update manual firmware update BlueBattery includes a complete battery computer and displays - battery voltage (V) - battery current (A) - battery capacity (Ah) - state of charge SOC (%) - temperature (°C) compatible to solar charge controllers from Alden, Büttner, Votronic (since 2013) and Victron MPPT - solar power (W) - solar charge current (A) - solar panel voltage (V) - battery voltage (V) - status compatible to boost chargers from Votronic VCC1212-20/-30/-50/-70/-90 - input voltage (V) - output voltage (V) - output current (A) supported BlueBattery devices - BBX200 Pro - BBX400 Pro - BlueBattery Black Edition - BlueBattery-Basic - BlueBattery D1 - BlueBattery D1 / D2 Black Edition - BlueBattery X200 / X300 - BBX400 - Adapter D1
ALDEN
Monitor, collect, and process real-time battery data from your BMS via Bluetooth. View key metrics, track historical data, and receive alerts for critical conditions like overheating or voltage issues.
- Real-time battery data monitoring
- Historical data logging
- Individual cell voltage display
- Temperature and voltage alarms
- Dashboard and numerical data views
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L’application ALDEN se connecte au BMS via Bluetooth pour surveiller, collecter, stocker, et traiter les données en temps réel de la batterie. L’application ALDEN permet de gérer differentes information. 1.Afficher la tension, le courant, la puissance et d’autres valeurs en temps réel, de les afficher sous formes de tableaux de bord et de nombres. 2.Enregister les données de la batterie sous forme chronologique. 3.Afficher les données de chaque cellule composant la batterie telles que la tension maximale, minimale et la différence de tension entre cellules. 4.L’avertissement de la température des cellule, des alarmes en temps réel en cas de surchauffe, de court-circuit, sur-tension ou sous-tension.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BlueBattery at 82% against ALDEN's 0%. ALDEN's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). 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.
BlueBattery ships an update every 5 weeks, ALDEN every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlueBattery | ALDEN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kai Scheffer | 江西达伙网络科技有限公司 |
Customer experience
BlueBattery
ALDEN
In-app purchases
BlueBattery
No in-app purchases
ALDEN
No in-app purchases
