SMART BMS vs Solar Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Bluetooth battery connection
- Battery status query
- Fault alarm monitoring
- Safety parameter settings
- Password protection for settings
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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;
Solar Design
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Basically an app to calculate your load through your appliances usages or by monthly units mentioned in your bill. This app calculates your load according to the details given by one method mentioned above then design a specific system which includes numbers of Panels required, numbers of batteries to provide backup time in Off- Grid and Hybrid Systems. * This App is specifically Designed for Tesla-PV Solar panel Systems.
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Verdict
SMART BMS and Solar Design are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SMART BMS | Solar Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (78 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 所兵 邱 | Tesla Industries Private Limited |
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
Solar Design
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases
Solar Design
No in-app purchases
