Comparison

SMART BMS vs BluetoothLi

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

BluetoothLi

Features
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Connect the mobile phone through the Bluetooth app to query and manage the battery protocol, 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 protocol setting There are 21 protocols that can be set up, Below are the supported protocols: 0, "INV_RITAR_RS485" 1, "PYLON_RS485(DEYE,SMK,FIRMAN,Hollandia)" 2, "INV_GROWATT" 3, "LIB05 (VOLTRONIC,XUNZEL,TESLA,GSB SOLAR,PCE)" 4, "INV_UPOWER" 5, "INV_VERTIV" 6, "INV_ELTEK" 7, "INV_RITAR_MODBUSV1_9" 8, "INV_VICTRON" 9, "INV_RITAR_CAN" 10, "INV_SMA", 2), 11, "INV_MEGAREVO" 12, "INV_TBB" 13, "INV_SOLIS" 14, "INV_INHENERGY" 15, "INV_MUST" 16, "INV_PYLON_CAN" 17, "INV_LUXPOWERTEK" 18, "INV_PHOCOS" 19, "INV_UPS_1" 20, "INV_DELTA" 3、Battery protocol reading Different protocols support different data processing

Screenshots

SMART BMS3 screens
BluetoothLi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SMART BMS at every 6 weeks against BluetoothLi's every 6 months. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, BluetoothLi every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SMART BMS versus BluetoothLi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART BMSBluetoothLi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.1 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB39 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer所兵 邱HENGYANG RITAR POWER CO.,LTD(衡阳瑞达电源有限公司)

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

BluetoothLi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMART BMS

No in-app purchases

None

BluetoothLi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SMART BMS free?
SMART BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BluetoothLi free?
BluetoothLi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SMART BMS or BluetoothLi have ads?
Neither SMART BMS nor BluetoothLi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART BMS or BluetoothLi?
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and BluetoothLi every 6 months. Most recently, SMART BMS was updated on September 14, 2026 and BluetoothLi on September 9, 2026.

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