BMS Tool vs SOTIONTECH
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.
SOTIONTECH
This utility app communicates with electric motorcycle controllers via Bluetooth to read parameters like speed and power. It provides a direct data link for monitoring your motorcycle's performance.
- Bluetooth communication
- Read controller speed
- Read controller power
- Data transmission
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我们的应用是通过蓝牙来与电摩控制器进行数据通讯，读取控制器的速度，功率等参数；
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SOTIONTECH at 5.0 against BMS Tool's 4.0. SOTIONTECH also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). BMS Tool's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). 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. SOTIONTECH asks for nothing beyond the download.
SOTIONTECH holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BMS Tool has 8 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of SOTIONTECH's.
| Parameter | BMS Tool | SOTIONTECH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | e77code GmbH | 扬 高 |
Customer experience
BMS Tool
SOTIONTECH
In-app purchases
BMS Tool
- Remove Ads$3.99
SOTIONTECH
No in-app purchases
