XiaoXiangElectric vs Overkill Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XiaoXiangElectric
Monitor your lithium battery's real-time status, including voltage, current, and temperature. Control charging and discharging, view historical data graphs, and access battery instructions. This app provides comprehensive insights and management for your battery.
- Real-time battery monitoring
- Historical data graphs
- Charge/discharge control
- Automatic equalization
- Battery parameter settings
- BMS instructions
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Little Elephant Electric is an APP specially developed for lithium batteries independently developed by Dongguan Jiabaida Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., which can check the status of the battery in real time. 【History】 Display the historical dynamic graph of the battery: current, voltage, capacitance, and temperature. 【Control】 Charge and discharge switch control, automatic equalization, clear warning, reset capacity. 【Real Time】 You can switch the monitoring equipment to view battery data in real time: remaining capacity, charge and discharge status, balance status, protection status, voltage, current, temperature, and single string voltage information. 【Parameter】 Read the basic battery information, you can set and change the Bluetooth name. 【Mine】 Instructions for use of lithium batteries and BMS. Unbind device. If you have any comments or suggestions, you can contact us through our website: Official website: http://www.jiabaida.com Email: nycojie@gmail.com
Overkill Solar
This app connects to a solar battery management system to provide detailed monitoring and control. Users can track cell voltage, capacity, current, and manage charging/discharging ports. It also offers advanced configuration options for calibration, balancing, and protection settings.
- Monitor cell voltage and capacity
- Control charging and discharging ports
- Calibrate voltage and current
- Configure balancer and protection values
- Log voltage, current, and power
- Monitor BMS alarms and temperature
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Overkill Solar iOS App allows users to connect with the Overkill Solar Battery Management System (BMS). It can monitor voltage of the cells, total capacity, charging and discharging current, and switch the charging and discharging ports on or off. Features: - change bluetooth advertising name - unlock hardware protected BMS - save or load BMS configurations - calibrate cells voltage and charging or discharging current - log maximum or minimum voltage, current and power - enable and configure the balancer - modify the capacity settings - monitor temperature - monitor BMS alarms - import and export .fig files - set level 2 and 3 advanced protection values
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Overkill Solar at 100% against XiaoXiangElectric's 17%. Overkill Solar also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). XiaoXiangElectric's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (147 vs 21). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Overkill Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XiaoXiangElectric has 147 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of XiaoXiangElectric's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overkill Solar's.
XiaoXiangElectric ships an update fortnightly, Overkill Solar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | XiaoXiangElectric | Overkill Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (147 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 17.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 147 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dongguan Jiabaida Electronic Science & Technology Co., Ltd. | Overkill Solar LLC |
Customer experience
XiaoXiangElectric
Overkill Solar
Bugs and requests
XiaoXiangElectric
Reported bugs
20 issues- App locks users out after login attempts
- Control tab shows 'No operation permission' error
- Password recovery email not sending verification codes
- App freezes with infinite loading spinner when battery unavailable
- SOC percentage stuck at 100% or showing incorrect values
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- Bluetooth QR code scanning not working
- App crashes when adding second battery
- Update notifications appear but no update available
- Cannot bind phone number - malformed number error
- Control features disappear after firmware updates
- Battery not detected via Bluetooth despite being paired
- App won't accept phone number in any format
- History and Control tabs disappear randomly
- Cell voltage information displays inconsistently
- App crashes when accessing certain settings
- Language settings revert to English after updates
- Charge/discharge readings inaccurate below 1A
- App performs unauthorized firmware updates
- Battery parameters change without user action
- Soft lock errors with no resolution path
Requested features
15 requests- Offline control capability without internet
- History/logging of battery data and cycles
- Remaining capacity display in Ah (not just percentage)
- Password protection for battery access
- Push notifications for charging status changes
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- Temperature unit toggle (Celsius/Fahrenheit)
- Multiple language support (Spanish, Russian, Chinese, German, etc.)
- Ability to remove Bluetooth password
- Advanced parameter customization for all BMS models
- Balancing status and control indicators
- Reset protection cycle counter
- Improved cell voltage visualization
- Better instructions and user manual
- Support for managing multiple batteries simultaneously
- Automatic connection to previously paired batteries
Overkill Solar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
XiaoXiangElectric
No in-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
