MagicPie vs Balance 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。
Balance BMS
This app allows users to connect to and manage lithium batteries via Bluetooth. It provides detailed information about battery status, helps identify and manage individual battery strings, and allows for setting and reading safety parameters. Users can also monitor and be alerted to battery faults.
- Bluetooth battery connection
- Battery status query
- Identify abnormal batteries
- Set battery protection parameters
- Monitor battery fault alarms
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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: Balance BMS at 3.8 against MagicPie's 2.5. Balance BMS also leads on review sentiment (31% vs 13%). 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.
Balance BMS holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of MagicPie's written reviews are positive against 31% of Balance BMS's.
MagicPie ships an update every 2 months, Balance BMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagicPie | Balance BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 30.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 雨晨 恽 | 所兵 邱 |
Customer experience
MagicPie
Balance BMS
In-app purchases
MagicPie
No in-app purchases
Balance BMS
No in-app purchases
