BMS Tool vs vestwoods
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.
vestwoods
This utility helps users find compatible batteries for their devices. It simplifies the process of selecting the correct battery by providing matching software.
- Battery compatibility matching
- Device battery selection
- Matching software
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Vestwoods battery matching software
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BMS Tool at 71% against vestwoods's 3%. BMS Tool also leads on rating (3.9 vs 1.3). vestwoods's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. vestwoods asks for nothing beyond the download.
BMS Tool holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vestwoods has 36 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 3% of vestwoods's.
BMS Tool ships an update every 6 weeks, vestwoods every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | vestwoods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 1.3 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 3.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 36 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| 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 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | Hangzhou Weimu Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
vestwoods
Bugs and requests
BMS Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
vestwoods
Reported bugs
32 issues- App does not show individual cell voltage
- App does not populate any data
- App does not work
- App does not connect to batteries
- App no longer works
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- App stops communicating with battery
- App shows zero telemetry
- App manually connects but data is zeros
- App is non-functional
- App shows capacity and voltage
- App shows no information
- App cannot find batteries
- App asks for login and location info
- App does not read battery data
- App has been unable to login
- App is unusable
- App shows 100% battery always
- App shows 'idle' status when discharging
- App killed features like cell voltages and cycle count
- App is just a basic voltage/amp meter
- App cannot scan barcode
- App does not pair via Bluetooth
- App circles as if trying to connect
- App only wants website permission for photos
- App removed cell voltage
- App removed cycle count
- App connectivity has not improved
- App does not automatically reconnect
- App does not show individual cell charges
- App shows overall surplus charge
- App does not show proper data
- App is basic
Requested features
12 requests- Fix the app
- Bring back old version
- Reestablish Bluetooth connection automatically
- Change from Celsius to Fahrenheit
- Low voltage alarm
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- Low temp alarm
- High temp alarm
- Add feature to remember battery
- Fix app to show cell voltage
- Fix app to show cycle count
- Fix app to show status feedback
- Fix app to show information
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99
vestwoods
No in-app purchases
