Things vs BMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Things
Monitor and manage your home energy system with real-time data. Optimize consumption, save money on utility bills, and gain control over your energy usage with intuitive controls and advanced features. Ideal for homeowners and business owners.
- Real-time energy usage information
- Optimize energy consumption
- Save money on utility bills
- Intuitive controls
- Advanced energy management features
- Homeowner and business owner tool
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Monitor and control your home energy system with ease using our powerful IoT platform. Our app provides real-time information on your energy usage, allowing you to make informed decisions about your consumption. With intuitive controls and advanced features, you can optimize your energy usage and save money on your utility bills. Whether you're a homeowner or business owner, our app is the perfect tool for managing your energy needs.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Things at every 3 weeks against BMS's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Things against 5.0 for BMS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Things ships an update every 3 weeks, BMS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Things | BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 深圳市它虎科技有限公司 | 秀丽 唐 |
Customer experience
Things
BMS
In-app purchases
Things
No in-app purchases
BMS
No in-app purchases









