SMART BMS vs JBD BMS
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;
JBD BMS
Monitor and control lithium batteries in real-time via Bluetooth or WiFi. View historical data, manage charge/discharge, and update device firmware. Device sharing and language switching are also available.
- Real-time battery status monitoring
- Historical data graphs
- Charge and discharge control
- Device management
- Firmware upgrades
- Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity
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JBD BMS is a special APP for lithium batteries independently developed by Dongguan Jiabaida Electronic Technology Co., LTD., which can view the battery status in real time. 【 Home 】 Add device: Display the device that can be added, select the device and connect the device via Bluetooth or WiFi. Displays historical dynamic graphs of the battery: current, voltage, capacitance, temperature. 【 Equipment 】 Control: Charge and discharge switch control, automatic equalization, clear alarm, capacity reset. Real-time: You can view the battery data in real time: remaining capacity, charge and discharge status, balance status, protection status, voltage, current, temperature, and single string voltage information. Parameters: Read basic battery information, you can set and change the Bluetooth name. Info: Device sharing, firmware upgrades, help feedback. 【 mine 】 Device management, version updates, language switching If you have any comments or suggestions, you can contact us through our website: Official website :http://www.jiabaida.com E-mail :lzznext@foxmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JBD BMS at 3.1 against SMART BMS's 2.1. JBD BMS also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). SMART BMS's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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.
JBD BMS holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 76 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of SMART BMS's written reviews are positive against 23% of JBD BMS's.
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, JBD BMS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMART BMS | JBD BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (76 ratings) | 3.1 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | 26 |
| 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 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 所兵 邱 | Dongguan Jiabaida Electronic Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
SMART BMS
JBD BMS
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
JBD BMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases
JBD BMS
No in-app purchases
