MagicPie vs SMART BMS
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。
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: MagicPie at 2.5 against SMART BMS's 2.1. SMART BMS's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 2) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, review sentiment, 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.
MagicPie holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 76 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of MagicPie's written reviews are positive against 11% of SMART BMS's.
MagicPie ships an update every 2 months, SMART BMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicPie | SMART BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) — better | 2.1 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 雨晨 恽 | 所兵 邱 |
Customer experience
MagicPie
SMART BMS
Bugs and requests
MagicPie
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
MagicPie
No in-app purchases
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases
