ANCEL vs SMART BMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ANCEL
This app connects to your car via an OBD2 Bluetooth scanner to diagnose faults, read data like fault codes and sensor readings, and clear error lights. It also offers battery health checks, a customizable dashboard, and driving assistance features. Some models support special functions like maintenance resets.
- OBD2 Bluetooth scanner connectivity
- Fault code reading and clearing
- Frozen frame and sensor data display
- Battery health and voltage detection
- Customizable dashboard
- Driving assistance functions
- Special functions (maintenance reset, etc.)
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ANCEL can read data from car with the OBD2 Bluetooth Scanner. It has a powerful fault diagnosis function, which can read fault codes, frozen frames, oxygen sensors and other data, and provide fault explanations, which can be used to clear the codes and turn off the Malfunction Indicator Lamp. With the necessary battery detection function, you can use the mobile phone screen to click to check the health and voltage of your battery. It supports OBD2 full-mode diagnosis, and also have a customizable dashboard and some driving assistance functions. For some models of scanner, some special functions are also supported, such as maintenance reset, replacement of brake pads, and throttle reset, etc. It is a powerful and simple operation vehicle detection and driving assistance tool. Welcome to download and use it.
SMART BMS
Connect to and manage your lithium battery via Bluetooth. Monitor battery status, query information, and set safety parameters. Receive alerts for battery faults and track their occurrences.
- Bluetooth battery connection
- Battery status query
- Fault alarm monitoring
- Safety parameter settings
- Password protection for settings
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1. The uniqueness of the Bluetooth name ensures that users can accurately connect and manage the corresponding lithium battery; 2. Information query management can be performed on the battery, the user can query the relevant status of each string of batteries, and replace or maintain the abnormal battery; 3. Safety setting and reading battery protection parameters, user setting parameters, you need to enter a password to modify the parameters; 4. Monitor battery fault alarms and display the current faults,and the number of faults in the battery;
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ANCEL at 2.6 against SMART BMS's 2.1. ANCEL also leads on review sentiment (24% vs 11%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ANCEL holds the better App Store score, 2.6 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 76 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of ANCEL's written reviews are positive against 11% of SMART BMS's.
ANCEL ships an update every 2 months, SMART BMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 1, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ANCEL | SMART BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.6 (43 ratings) — better | 2.1 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 43 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 402 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | OBDSPACE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD | 所兵 邱 |
Customer experience
ANCEL
SMART BMS
Bugs and requests
ANCEL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SMART BMS
Reported bugs
5 issues- Bluetooth connectivity problems
- Incorrect series/parallel configuration display
- Firmware update issues
- Inconsistent data readings
- Inability to change settings
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Logging and historical data
- Better parameter customization
- Improved battery monitoring metrics
- Apple Watch support
In-app purchases
ANCEL
No in-app purchases
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases









