Comparison

SMART BMS vs EMBTuner

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

EMBTuner

This utility app provides advanced control for specific ASI controllers tuned by E-Moto Bros. Users can access special parameters for calibration, saving settings to flash memory, and throttle adjustments.

Highlights
  • Controller calibration
  • Save to flash functionality
  • Throttle tuning
  • Extended parameter access
  • ASI controller support
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This application is meant primarily for users of ASI controllers that have been tuned by E-Moto Bros. It allows extended access to special parameters including: Calibration, save to flash, throttle tuning, etc.

Screenshots

SMART BMS3 screens
EMBTuner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: EMBTuner at 4.5 against SMART BMS's 2.1. EMBTuner also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). SMART BMS's advantage is review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and ratings volume (76 vs 11). 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

EMBTuner holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 76 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of SMART BMS's written reviews are positive against 0% of EMBTuner's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, EMBTuner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SMART BMS versus EMBTuner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART BMSEMBTuner
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (76 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings76 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer所兵 邱Riley Houston

Customer experience

SMART BMS

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

EMBTuner

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews1 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

EMBTuner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMART BMS

No in-app purchases

None

EMBTuner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMART BMS free?
SMART BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EMBTuner free?
EMBTuner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMART BMS or EMBTuner?
EMBTuner is rated higher. SMART BMS averages 2.1 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while EMBTuner averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do SMART BMS or EMBTuner have ads?
Neither SMART BMS nor EMBTuner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART BMS or EMBTuner?
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and EMBTuner fortnightly. Most recently, SMART BMS was updated on October 2, 2026 and EMBTuner on September 15, 2026.

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