BMS Tool vs VIRC
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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Universal BMS (Battery Management) monitoring app. Actual functionality: - Screen Always ON mode - Multiple BMS View / support - Read only support for Liontron BMS - Read only support for XiaoXiang BMS - Read only support for ANT BMS - Read only support for Wattstunde LiFePo4 batteries - Support for macOS Functionality Requests please submit on GitHub.
VIRC
This utility app monitors and protects your device's battery health. It provides insights into battery operating data and helps maintain optimal performance.
- Battery monitoring
- Battery protection
- Operating status monitoring
- Battery data viewing
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"VIRC" is a product that provides monitoring for the battery, provides protection for the battery, monitors and protects the operating status of the battery, and users can view the content of the battery operating data
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: VIRC at none against BMS Tool's 1. VIRC also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). BMS Tool's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, rating, 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. VIRC asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for BMS Tool against 4.0 for VIRC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of BMS Tool's written reviews are positive against 100% of VIRC's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | VIRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | 深圳市雄韬电源科技股份有限公司 |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
VIRC
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$1.99
VIRC
No in-app purchases
