BMS Tool vs ABC
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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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.
ABC
This application serves as a battery management system, connecting users to their secondary batteries. It focuses on protecting the battery, optimizing its utilization, and preventing overcharging and over-discharging. It is suitable for various lithium battery products.
- Secondary battery protection
- Optimizes battery utilization
- Prevents overcharging
- Prevents over-discharging
- Supports lithium battery products
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Battery management system (BMS) is the link between the battery and users. The main object is to protect the secondary battery, which is to improve the utilization rate of the battery and prevent over charging and over discharging of the battery. It can be used in various lithium battery products such as electric vehicles, battery vehicles, robots, UAVs and so on
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BMS Tool at 71% against ABC's 21%. BMS Tool also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.8). ABC'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. ABC asks for nothing beyond the download.
BMS Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of BMS Tool's written reviews are positive against 21% of ABC's.
BMS Tool ships an update every 6 weeks, ABC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | ABC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 1.8 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | 春光 宋 |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
ABC
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99
ABC
No in-app purchases








