BMS Tool vs PowerHouseLithium
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: - XiaoXiang smart BMS - ANT BMS - Liontron batteries - Wattstunde LiFePO4 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 - Session values and a CSV log of the readings - Home screen widget - 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.
PowerHouseLithium
Monitor your lithium batteries with this app. Connect via Bluetooth to view real-time charge and discharge current, temperature, total voltage, and capacity. Get quick insights into your battery's performance.
- Bluetooth battery connection
- Monitor charge/discharge current
- View battery temperature
- Check total voltage
- Display battery capacity
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PowerHouse is an APP dedicated to monitoring the performance of lithium batteries.Use the mobile phone to quickly connect the Bluetooth on the battery to view battery information:charge and discharge current,temperature,total voltage,capacity,etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BMS Tool at 3.9 against PowerHouseLithium's 3.4. BMS Tool also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 53%) and device support (4 vs 2). PowerHouseLithium's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume and update cadence 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. PowerHouseLithium asks for nothing beyond the download.
BMS Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of BMS Tool's written reviews are positive against 53% of PowerHouseLithium's.
BMS Tool ships an update every 2 months, PowerHouseLithium monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | PowerHouseLithium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | 战辉 石 |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
PowerHouseLithium
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$1.99
PowerHouseLithium
No in-app purchases
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