Comparison

SMART BMS vs Blue

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

Blue

Monitor your Bluetti portable power station directly from your iPhone, Apple Watch, or CarPlay. View real-time battery status, power input/output, and historical data. Receive alerts for grid changes and low battery levels.

Highlights
  • Real-time power station monitoring
  • Historical data charts
  • Customizable alarms and notifications
  • CarPlay integration with voice readouts
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity
  • Apple Watch app and widget
  • Home Screen widgets
Features
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Blue-AC Console gives you a fast, focused way to monitor your Bluetti AC180 or AC70 portable power station — on iPhone, in CarPlay, on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and on Apple Watch. Connect over Bluetooth LE and see battery level, runtime, voltage, AC and DC input and output power, charging source and internal temperature update live. No cloud account, no data collection — everything is read and decoded locally on your iPhone, and your history never leaves it. FEATURES • Dark navy and gold iPhone dashboard with state of charge, runtime, net power, live power flow and connection signal strength • History charts for AC In, DC In, AC Out, DC Out and Temperature over 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours or 7 days, with minimum, average, maximum and energy • Alarms: a notification when the grid is lost and when it comes back, and when the battery drops below a level you choose • Separate detection of AC (grid) and DC (solar or car) charging, so you always know what's powering your unit • CarPlay Dashboard, Details and Connection screens built for driving, with large colored cards and spoken voice readouts in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity with the charge ring, also available on CarPlay's Widgets page • Apple Watch app with Battery, Power and Details pages, plus a watch face complication • Home Screen widget in small, medium and large sizes, with charge, power in and out and a chart of the last hour • Runs on iPad as a compact, resizable floating window you can place next to other apps • Demo Mode: see the full app in action with simulated data, including a week of history, no power station required • Built-in Help with a guide to every screen • Automatic reconnection handling and a live Bluetooth signal indicator SUPPORTED DEVICES • Bluetti AC180 • Bluetti AC70 Blue-AC Console is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Bluetti. Blue-AC Console is free to try: one free CarPlay session, one free Live Activity session, one free voice readout and one free Apple Watch session are included. Blue-AC Console Pro, a one-time purchase with no subscription, unlocks unlimited use of all four, plus the history charts, alarms and the Home Screen widget.

Screenshots

SMART BMS3 screens
Blue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SMART BMS at 2.2 against Blue's 1.0. SMART BMS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (78 vs 1). Blue's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 17%). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Blue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SMART BMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMART BMS holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMART BMS has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 17% of SMART BMS's written reviews are positive against 50% of Blue's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, Blue monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SMART BMS versus Blue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMART BMSBlue
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.2 (78 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews17.3% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings78 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB15 MB
Age rating4++4
Developer所兵 邱Marco Frigerio

Customer experience

SMART BMS

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

Blue

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Blue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SMART BMS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Blue

One-time1
  • Blue-AC Console Pro$2.99

Questions

Is SMART BMS free?
SMART BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blue free?
Blue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SMART BMS or Blue?
SMART BMS is rated higher. SMART BMS averages 2.2 out of 5 from 78 ratings, while Blue averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SMART BMS or Blue have ads?
Neither SMART BMS nor Blue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SMART BMS or Blue?
SMART BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, and Blue monthly. Most recently, SMART BMS was updated on November 3, 2026 and Blue on November 1, 2026.

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