Comparison

SMART BMS vs Imperium Lithium Power

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

Imperium Lithium Power

Monitor your lithium battery's status, including charge, discharge, and standby states. View real-time data like remaining capacity, voltage, and current to ensure safe operation. Access technical support by entering a password.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth BMS connection
  • Real-time battery status (charging, discharging, standby)
  • Remaining capacity (SOC) display
  • Voltage and current monitoring
  • Effective capacity reading
  • Technical support access
Features
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Imperium BMS connects to the battery management system (BMS) through Bluetooth to read the working status, remaining capacity(SOC), voltage, current, effective capacity, etc. 1. Operating state of the battery: three states of charging, discharging and standing. The blue light is the state of the battery. 2. Remaining battery percentage: displaying the remaining battery percentage allows the user to monitor their battery usage. 3. Voltage, effective capacity,: these are the battery working parameters to better understand the safety of the battery. 4. Technical Support: Enter the provided password for app engineers to provide support.

Screenshots

SMART BMS3 screens
Imperium Lithium Power4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMART BMS at 2.2 against Imperium Lithium Power's 1.0. SMART BMS also leads on ratings volume (78 vs 1) and review sentiment (17% vs 0%). Imperium Lithium Power's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SMART BMS holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SMART BMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of Imperium Lithium Power's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, Imperium Lithium Power every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SMART BMS versus Imperium Lithium Power: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART BMSImperium Lithium Power
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (78 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings78 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer所兵 邱Shanghai Shenlu Intelligence 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%

Imperium Lithium Power

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Imperium Lithium Power

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMART BMS

No in-app purchases

None

Imperium Lithium Power

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMART BMS free?
SMART BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Imperium Lithium Power free?
Imperium Lithium Power is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMART BMS or Imperium Lithium Power?
SMART BMS is rated higher. SMART BMS averages 2.2 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Imperium Lithium Power averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SMART BMS or Imperium Lithium Power have ads?
Neither SMART BMS nor Imperium Lithium Power shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART BMS or Imperium Lithium Power?
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Imperium Lithium Power every 3 days. Most recently, SMART BMS was updated on October 22, 2026 and Imperium Lithium Power on October 5, 2026.

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