Comparison

SMART BMS vs EPEVER Pair

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

Head to head
About

SMART BMS

Connect to and manage your lithium battery via Bluetooth. Monitor battery status, query information, and set safety parameters. Receive alerts for battery faults and track their occurrences.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth battery connection
  • Battery status query
  • Fault alarm monitoring
  • Safety parameter settings
  • Password protection for settings
Features
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1. The uniqueness of the Bluetooth name ensures that users can accurately connect and manage the corresponding lithium battery; 2. Information query management can be performed on the battery, the user can query the relevant status of each string of batteries, and replace or maintain the abnormal battery; 3. Safety setting and reading battery protection parameters, user setting parameters, you need to enter a password to modify the parameters; 4. Monitor battery fault alarms and display the current faults,and the number of faults in the battery;

About

EPEVER Pair

This app allows users to monitor and control solar power systems. It provides real-time data and system status for solar charge controllers and off-grid inverters. Manage your solar energy solutions efficiently with this tool.

Highlights
  • Real-time system monitoring
  • Control solar charge controllers
  • Manage off-grid inverters
  • View system status
  • Solar application system management
Features
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Beijing Epsolar Technology Co., Ltd. was established in March 2007 with more than 30 million RMB registered capital. We are a new and high-tech enterprise which was specialized in power products researching, manufacturing, and marketing. We provide products including solar charge controllers, off-grid inverter, LED driver and special power units etc., as well as design and supply relevant solar application systems. The company has passed the ISO9001: 2008, and products have passed CGC-SOLAR, CE, ROSH, FCC, and ETL certificate, as well as other domestic and international authoritative certification and a number of patents. The products have been extensively applied and highly appraised in a number of major projects at home and abroad. And sell in more than 120 foreign countries and regions. In July 2014, we established Shenzhen branch as our production base. In August 2014, we were listed in NATIONAL EQUITIES EXCHANGE AND QUOTATIONS and launched into capital market successfully.

Screenshots

SMART BMS3 screens
EPEVER Pair4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: SMART BMS at 76 against EPEVER Pair's 15. EPEVER Pair's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.1 for SMART BMS against 2.1 for EPEVER Pair. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 76 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of SMART BMS's written reviews are positive against 15% of EPEVER Pair's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, EPEVER Pair every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SMART BMS versus EPEVER Pair: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART BMSEPEVER Pair
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (76 ratings) — better2.1 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews — better14.9% of reviews
Number of ratings76 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer所兵 邱BEIJING EPSOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Customer experience

SMART BMS

All ratings76 ratings
Positive19.7%
Neutral13.2%
Negative67.1%
Written reviews266 reviews
Positive17.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative72.2%

EPEVER Pair

All ratings15 ratings
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive14.9%
Neutral8.9%
Negative76.2%

Bugs and requests

SMART BMS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Bluetooth connectivity problems
  • Incorrect series/parallel configuration display
  • Firmware update issues
  • Inconsistent data readings
  • Inability to change settings

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Logging and historical data
  • Better parameter customization
  • Improved battery monitoring metrics
  • Apple Watch support

EPEVER Pair

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMART BMS

No in-app purchases

None

EPEVER Pair

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMART BMS free?
SMART BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EPEVER Pair free?
EPEVER Pair is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMART BMS or EPEVER Pair?
SMART BMS is rated higher. SMART BMS averages 2.1 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while EPEVER Pair averages 2.1 from 15 ratings.
Do SMART BMS or EPEVER Pair have ads?
Neither SMART BMS nor EPEVER Pair shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART BMS or EPEVER Pair?
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and EPEVER Pair every 3 weeks. Most recently, SMART BMS was updated on October 16, 2026 and EPEVER Pair on October 12, 2026.

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