Comparison

BMS Tool vs FULBAT

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

FULBAT

Features
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FEATURES * Easy to monitor battery, no need a separate battery monitor. * Wireless connect to each battery from your mobile phone. * Display Charging /Discharging Current, Voltage, State Of Charge (SOC) percentage, Cycle Life of battery. * Display Battery Temperature, Remaining Capacity, Charging /Discharging Time, Serial Number, Manufacture Date of battery. * Display Volage of each series cell. * One mobile phone can only connect one battery every time.

Screenshots

BMS Tool4 screens
FULBAT3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FULBAT at none against BMS Tool's 1. FULBAT also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (14.4 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BMS Tool sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FULBAT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BMS Tool versus FULBAT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBMS ToolFULBAT
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.014.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developere77code GmbHFULBAT

In-app purchases

1 purchases

BMS Tool

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99
None

FULBAT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BMS Tool free?
BMS Tool is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FULBAT free?
FULBAT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BMS Tool or FULBAT have ads?
BMS Tool shows ads; FULBAT does not.

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