Comparison

SMART BMS vs Bluetooth Li

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

Bluetooth Li

Visually monitor and manage your battery's health and information. This app automatically searches for nearby battery devices and displays detailed data like SOC, voltage, current, and temperature. It also detects battery status and alerts you to any faults.

Highlights
  • Automatic device search
  • Visual battery information display
  • SOC, voltage, current, temperature monitoring
  • Battery fault detection
  • Cell voltage monitoring
  • Cycle count tracking
Features
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Connect the mobile phone through the Bluetooth app to query and manage the battery visually, which is convenient for customers to understand the battery information and manage the battery. 1、Auto search The uniqueness of the Bluetooth name ensures that the user can accurately manage the connection to the battery pack,Bluetooth can automatically retrieve the surrounding battery devices。 2、Battery information SOC display,battery voltage,current, battery temperature,rated capacity,number of cycles,Cell voltage 3、Status detection Monitor battery status, fault alarm and other information,displays the current battery faults and the number of faults

Screenshots

SMART BMS3 screens
Bluetooth Li3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bluetooth Li at 5.0 against SMART BMS's 2.1. Bluetooth Li also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 17%). SMART BMS's advantage is ratings volume (76 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). 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

Bluetooth Li holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 76 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 50% of Bluetooth Li's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, Bluetooth Li every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SMART BMS versus Bluetooth Li: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART BMSBluetooth Li
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (76 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings76 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer所兵 邱HENGYANG RITAR POWER CO.,LTD(衡阳瑞达电源有限公司)

Customer experience

SMART BMS

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

Bluetooth Li

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Bluetooth Li

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMART BMS

No in-app purchases

None

Bluetooth Li

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMART BMS free?
SMART BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluetooth Li free?
Bluetooth Li is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SMART BMS or Bluetooth Li?
Bluetooth Li is rated higher. SMART BMS averages 2.1 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while Bluetooth Li averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SMART BMS or Bluetooth Li have ads?
Neither SMART BMS nor Bluetooth Li shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART BMS or Bluetooth Li?
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Bluetooth Li every 5 months. Most recently, SMART BMS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Bluetooth Li on October 12, 2026.

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