BMS Tool vs VESC Tool
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.
VESC Tool
Configure your VESC hardware remotely via WiFi or BLE. Log ride data, update firmware, switch profiles, and monitor battery status on the go.
- Configure VESC hardware
- Connect via WiFi or BLE
- Log ride data
- Update firmware
- Switch ride profiles
- View battery status
- Edit settings
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This is the mobile version of VESC Tool, which can be used to configure VESC hardware over WiFi or BLE. It can also be used to log ride data, update the firmware, switch ride profiles, view battery status, and edit settings on the go! For details, visit https://vesc-project.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BMS Tool at Free against VESC Tool's $3.99. BMS Tool also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (71% vs 55%). VESC Tool's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
BMS Tool is free to download; VESC Tool costs $3.99 up front. BMS Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. VESC Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.
BMS Tool holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VESC Tool has 40 ratings behind it against 8, 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 55% of VESC Tool's.
BMS Tool ships an update every 6 weeks, VESC Tool every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | VESC Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) — better | 3.8 (40 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 55.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 40 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #29 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | Jeffrey Friesen |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
VESC Tool
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99
VESC Tool
No in-app purchases








