VESC Tool vs Overkill Solar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VESC Tool
Configure your VESC hardware remotely via WiFi or BLE. Log ride data, update firmware, switch profiles, and monitor battery status on the go.
- Configure VESC hardware
- Connect via WiFi or BLE
- Log ride data
- Update firmware
- Switch ride profiles
- View battery status
- Edit settings
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This is the mobile version of VESC Tool, which can be used to configure VESC hardware over WiFi or BLE. It can also be used to log ride data, update the firmware, switch ride profiles, view battery status, and edit settings on the go! For details, visit https://vesc-project.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 price: Overkill Solar at Free against VESC Tool's $3.99. Overkill Solar also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 55%) and rating (4.7 vs 3.8). VESC Tool's advantage is chart position (#28 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Overkill Solar is free to download; VESC Tool costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Overkill Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of VESC Tool's written reviews are positive against 100% of Overkill Solar's.
VESC Tool ships an update every 8 months, Overkill Solar every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VESC Tool | Overkill Solar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (39 ratings) | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #28 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeffrey Friesen | Overkill Solar LLC |
Customer experience
VESC Tool
Overkill Solar
In-app purchases
VESC Tool
No in-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
