BMS Tool vs SMART BMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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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Universal BMS (Battery Management) monitoring app. Actual functionality: - Screen Always ON mode - Multiple BMS View / support - Read only support for Liontron BMS - Read only support for XiaoXiang BMS - Read only support for ANT BMS - Read only support for Wattstunde LiFePo4 batteries - Support for macOS Functionality Requests please submit on GitHub.
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 review sentiment: BMS Tool at 71% against SMART BMS's 11%. BMS Tool also leads on rating (3.9 vs 2.1). SMART BMS'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. SMART BMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
BMS Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 76 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of BMS Tool's written reviews are positive against 11% of SMART BMS's.
BMS Tool ships an update every 2 months, SMART BMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | SMART BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 2.1 (76 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 11.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | 所兵 邱 |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
SMART BMS
Bugs and requests
BMS Tool
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
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$1.99
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases
