MagicPie vs BMS Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagicPie
Monitor key parameters like speed, current draw, and battery voltage for your device. Program controller settings directly through the application.
- Display riding speed
- Show current draw
- Monitor battery voltage
- Program controller parameters
- iPhone and iPod support
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This App is used to indicate main parameters on iphone, such as riding speed, current draw and battery voltage. Besides, paramters of controller can be programmed via this App. 这款应用可以在iPhone上显示速度,电流消耗和电池电压等主要参数。 此外,控制器参数也可通过这款应用进行编程。
BMS Tool
Monitor your battery management systems via Bluetooth. Supports multiple BMS types including Liontron, XiaoXiang, ANT, and Wattstunde. Offers a screen always-on mode and macOS compatibility.
- Screen Always ON mode
- Multiple BMS support
- Liontron BMS read-only
- XiaoXiang BMS read-only
- ANT BMS read-only
- Wattstunde LiFePo4 read-only
- macOS support
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BMS Tool shows the state of your battery from its battery management system (BMS) over Bluetooth, on the iPhone, the iPad, the Mac and the Apple Watch. Supported BMS: - JBD / XiaoXiang smart BMS, also in Liontron batteries - JK BMS (Jikong) - Daly smart BMS - ANT BMS, the older boards and the newer ANT-BLE boards - Seplos V2 and V3 - Redodo, LiTime, PowerQueen and Starry Sea batteries - WattCycle batteries - Wattstunde LiFePO4 and Wattstunde Nova Core batteries - Ective, LiFeBlue, KiloVault, Enerdrive, Noovi and StartCraft batteries Features: - Charge, voltage, current and power at a glance - Time until full while charging and until empty while discharging, estimated from the present current - Every cell voltage with minimum, maximum, difference and balancing - Temperature sensors, alarms and BMS information - Several batteries in one list, each with its own name - Search for new devices can be switched off: only your own batteries stay in the list - Session values and a CSV log of the readings - History with charts and statistics: charge, power, voltage, temperatures and cells over a day, a week, a month or a year, energy per day, export as CSV - Alarms as notifications while the app runs - Home and lock screen widgets - Apple Watch app with complications: charge, cells, temperatures and alarms of the battery open on the iPhone - The display can stay on while the app is open The app reads the values of the BMS and does not change its settings. Ideas and requests are welcome at web.e77code.com/bms-tool.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BMS Tool at 71% against MagicPie's 13%. BMS Tool also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). MagicPie's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support 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. BMS Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MagicPie asks for nothing beyond the download.
BMS Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of MagicPie's written reviews are positive against 71% of BMS Tool's.
MagicPie ships an update every 2 months, BMS Tool every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicPie | BMS Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雨晨 恽 | e77code GmbH |
Customer experience
MagicPie
BMS Tool
In-app purchases
MagicPie
No in-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99








