SMART BMS vs KA Lithium
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;
KA Lithium
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Monitor your KA lithium battery in real-time with the Bluetooth App. Check SOC, charge and discharge current, battery voltage, and battery temperature, and monitor any system alarms. Connect to either a single battery or multiple batteries in series and parallel for a single monitoring solution for your battery bank installation with KickAss Lithium batteries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SMART BMS at every 6 weeks against KA Lithium's every 4 months. SMART BMS also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, KA Lithium every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMART BMS | KA Lithium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (76 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 76 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 所兵 邱 | Kickass Products Pvt Ltd |
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
KA Lithium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SMART BMS
No in-app purchases
KA Lithium
No in-app purchases
