Comparison

i.Solar vs BMS

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

i.Solar

Monitor your inverters remotely with real-time data and control capabilities. This app allows for daily data tracking, command sending, and remote device management.

Highlights
  • Daily data monitoring
  • Real-time data enquiry
  • Command sending
  • Remote device control
Features
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i.Solar APP provides remote data service such as inverters daily data monitoring, real time data enquiry of monitored devices, command sending, and remote control of monitored devices.

About

BMS

Monitor and manage your device's battery health with real-time data, historical records, and customizable alerts for over-charge, over-discharge, and temperature. Connect locally via Bluetooth or remotely via Wi-Fi to track battery status, cell performance, and potential issues.

Highlights
  • Real-time battery data (current, voltage, SOC, SOH)
  • Cell-level monitoring
  • Historical alarm and protection records
  • Customizable warning values
  • Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
  • Device sharing and management
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This app allows users to bind their devices easily and conveniently at anytime and anywhere,view battery health status, and record, diagnose and warn the real-time status of the battery.It is a good helper for users in operating and maintaining their devices. 【Parameter settings】 Preset warning values for over-charge, over-discharge , over-current, and over-temperature,When the battery status reaches the preset warning value, the system will send out an alarm signal to remind users to pay attention to the battery's status and performance. 【Real-time data】 Summary data: including battery current, voltage, number of cells, cycle times, SOC, SOH, temperature and other parameters; Cell data: including independent voltage, independent current, cycle times, SOC, SOH, temperature and other parameters of the cell; Voltage temperature: including the number of cells, cell voltage, cell temperature and other parameters; Status data: including protection, indication, control, fault, battery balance, alarm and other status. 【Historical data】 Record the alarm state, protection state, fault occurrence state and development process of the battery history,which can help the users to understand the state and performance of the battery. 【Connection method】 Local control: Through Bluetooth communication, no need to log in with an account, directly search for nearby Bluetooth signals, one-to-one connection, ready to use; Remote control: through WIFI communication,need to register an account to log in, the APP and the device will automatically perform network distribution operations, and bind the account and device. 【My device】 Forgot password: reset password through email; Edit device: Long press the device item, the edit menu will pop up at the bottom, you can modify the device nickname or delete the device; Share device: Long press the device item, the device administrator who first configures the network and binds the account, can generate a QR code for the device for other users to scan the code to add.

Screenshots

i.Solar4 screens
BMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BMS at 5.0 against i.Solar's 1.7. i.Solar's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: i.Solar has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of i.Solar's written reviews are positive against 20% of BMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

i.Solar ships an update weekly, BMS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
i.Solar versus BMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameteri.SolarBMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTrusted UPS Manufacturing Company秀丽 唐

Customer experience

i.Solar

All ratings9 ratings
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

BMS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

i.Solar

No in-app purchases

None

BMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is i.Solar free?
i.Solar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BMS free?
BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, i.Solar or BMS?
BMS is rated higher. i.Solar averages 1.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while BMS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do i.Solar or BMS have ads?
Neither i.Solar nor BMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, i.Solar or BMS?
i.Solar ships an update weekly, and BMS every 2 months. Most recently, i.Solar was updated on September 8, 2026 and BMS on September 23, 2026.

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