BMS Tool vs EMBTuner
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) - 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 - 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.
EMBTuner
This utility app provides advanced control for specific ASI controllers tuned by E-Moto Bros. Users can access special parameters for calibration, saving settings to flash memory, and throttle adjustments.
- Controller calibration
- Save to flash functionality
- Throttle tuning
- Extended parameter access
- ASI controller support
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This application is meant primarily for users of ASI controllers that have been tuned by E-Moto Bros. It allows extended access to special parameters including: Calibration, save to flash, throttle tuning, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BMS Tool at 71% against EMBTuner's 0%. EMBTuner's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. EMBTuner asks for nothing beyond the download.
EMBTuner holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of BMS Tool's written reviews are positive against 0% of EMBTuner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BMS Tool ships an update every 2 months, EMBTuner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | EMBTuner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.2 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — 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, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | Riley Houston |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
EMBTuner
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99
EMBTuner
No in-app purchases








