Overkill Solar vs BougeRV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
BougeRV
Control your BougeRV smart devices remotely. Manage refrigerators, energy storage systems, and air conditioners with ease. This utility app provides seamless integration for optimizing your device performance.
- Control refrigerators
- Manage energy storage
- Operate air conditioners
- Remote device management
- Smart appliance integration
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A tool APP for BougeRV to control refrigerators, energy storage, air conditioners, etc
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Verdict
Overkill Solar and BougeRV both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Overkill Solar's written reviews are positive against 67% of BougeRV's. Overkill Solar also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). BougeRV's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (400 vs 16). On price, rating, 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
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 — 4.7 for Overkill Solar against 4.7 for BougeRV. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BougeRV has 400 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Overkill Solar's written reviews are positive against 67% of BougeRV's.
Overkill Solar ships an update every 4 months, BougeRV every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overkill Solar | BougeRV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) | 4.7 (400 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 67.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 400 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 211 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Overkill Solar LLC | Guangzhou Boju Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Overkill Solar
BougeRV
Bugs and requests
Overkill Solar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BougeRV
Reported bugs
19 issues- App fails to connect via Bluetooth
- App does not recognize devices
- Login/account creation errors
- Verification code not received
- App crashes or freezes
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- Inaccurate temperature readings
- Inaccurate battery gauge
- Updates breaking Bluetooth connectivity
- Expired certificates for QR code
- Cannot control AC unit after update
- Cannot access certain features (e.g., left side)
- App shows device as 'offline' or 'not powered'
- Cannot create an account
- App does not launch after connection
- Temperature units switch randomly
- App screen 'runs wild'
- Cannot operate fridge without account
- App detects wrong model (e.g., Rocky vs. dual door)
- Bluetooth button not working
Requested features
8 requests- Dark mode for homepage
- Track wattage in app
- More battery metrics
- Clearer power source indicator in app
- Support for CRH series in help section
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- Estimated run times and fuel level
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- Ability to control left side of fridge
In-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
BougeRV
No in-app purchases
