mi3 vs BimmerUtility
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mi3
This application provides detailed insights into BMW electric vehicles, offering real-time data monitoring for battery health, charging status, and more. It functions as a pre-purchase inspection tool and aids in regular car usage by displaying various vehicle parameters.
- Real-time data monitoring
- Battery State of Charge/Health
- Charging details and charts
- Cell temperature and voltage display
- OBD adapter support (BT, WiFi, ENET)
- Integration with A Better Routeplanner
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mi3 as easy to use diagnostic application shows insights about BMW electric vehicle which can be useful as pre-purchase inspection tool, as well as during regular car usage. Example of useful features: - Realtime monitoring of different data sources, not always exposed by on-board system - Current State of Charge/SoC and State of Health/SoH of EV High Voltage battery - Charging details in kW, including charts view. Chart data is available in text format locally under Files/BMW EV/charts/ - Different other details, such as Cells temperature and voltages, forecasted range, in the form of min...max - REX details of usage, if available - Different OBD adapters are supported via BT/Bluetooth, WiFi and ENET. - Application can share details with A Better Routeplanner (ABRP) if needed and supports different BMW cars: BMW i3/s , Mini Cooper SE and more to come. Requires OBD adapter to work with and to be connected to the car.
BimmerUtility
A lightweight tool for editing vehicle configuration files like FDL, NCD, and FA. It allows users to save diagnostic reports and compare different vehicle software versions.
- Edit FDL, NCD, & FA files
- Save diagnostic reports
- Compare SVT & NCD files
- Lightweight toolset
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A simple lightweight toolset to help you edit your FDL, NCD & FA files. Save diagnostic reports, compare SVT & NCD files & more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: mi3 at 100% against BimmerUtility's 20%. mi3 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
mi3 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 38 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of mi3's written reviews are positive against 20% of BimmerUtility's.
mi3 ships an update every 4 months, BimmerUtility every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | mi3 | BimmerUtility |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (15 ratings) — better | 3.9 (38 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 38 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Max Dmitrichenko | Robert Hebb |
Customer experience
mi3
BimmerUtility
In-app purchases
mi3
No in-app purchases
BimmerUtility
No in-app purchases
