SMART BMS vs eco
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;
eco
Monitor your photovoltaic energy storage systems remotely from your mobile device. This app provides tools to manage your energy systems efficiently.
- Remote monitoring
- Mobile device access
- Energy storage system management
- Photovoltaic system control
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It enables remote monitoring via mobile devices and facilitates the management of photovoltaic energy storage systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: eco at 3.1 against SMART BMS's 2.2. eco also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 17%). SMART BMS's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
eco holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 78 and 45 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SMART BMS's written reviews are positive against 33% of eco's.
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, eco every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMART BMS | eco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (78 ratings) | 3.1 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 78 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 所兵 邱 | 厦门一抠能源技术有限公司 |
Customer experience
SMART BMS
eco
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
eco
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases
eco
No in-app purchases
