BMS Tool vs Florida Lithium
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.
Florida Lithium
Monitor your lithium batteries in real-time with detailed diagnostics and status updates. Receive customizable push notifications for state of charge, voltage, current, temperature, and individual cell voltages.
- Real-time battery diagnostics
- State of charge monitoring
- Voltage and current tracking
- Temperature alerts
- Individual cell voltage display
- Push notifications
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The Florida Lithium battery monitor app provides real-time battery diagnostics, information, and updates about the status of your lithium batteries (which can be configured in a series, or viewed as individual batteries). The app interface allows you to enable push notifications and alerts relative to your battery’s state of charge, voltage level, current, temperature, and individual cell voltages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Florida Lithium at 5.0 against BMS Tool's 3.9. Florida Lithium also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). BMS Tool's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, 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. Florida Lithium asks for nothing beyond the download.
Florida Lithium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMS Tool has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
BMS Tool ships an update every 2 months, Florida Lithium every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | Florida Lithium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | Shenzhenshi Handexing Technology Co. , Ltd. |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
Florida Lithium
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99
Florida Lithium
No in-app purchases









