Overkill Solar vs JBD BMS
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
JBD BMS
Monitor and control lithium batteries in real-time via Bluetooth or WiFi. View historical data, manage charge/discharge, and update device firmware. Device sharing and language switching are also available.
- Real-time battery status monitoring
- Historical data graphs
- Charge and discharge control
- Device management
- Firmware upgrades
- Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity
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JBD BMS is a special APP for lithium batteries independently developed by Dongguan Jiabaida Electronic Technology Co., LTD., which can view the battery status in real time. 【 Home 】 Add device: Display the device that can be added, select the device and connect the device via Bluetooth or WiFi. Displays historical dynamic graphs of the battery: current, voltage, capacitance, temperature. 【 Equipment 】 Control: Charge and discharge switch control, automatic equalization, clear alarm, capacity reset. Real-time: You can view the battery data in real time: remaining capacity, charge and discharge status, balance status, protection status, voltage, current, temperature, and single string voltage information. Parameters: Read basic battery information, you can set and change the Bluetooth name. Info: Device sharing, firmware upgrades, help feedback. 【 mine 】 Device management, version updates, language switching If you have any comments or suggestions, you can contact us through our website: Official website :http://www.jiabaida.com E-mail :lzznext@foxmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Overkill Solar at 100% against JBD BMS's 23%. Overkill Solar also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). JBD BMS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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.
Overkill Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Overkill Solar's written reviews are positive against 23% of JBD BMS's.
Overkill Solar ships an update every 4 months, JBD BMS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Overkill Solar | JBD BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 3.1 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 23.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 26 — 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 — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Overkill Solar LLC | Dongguan Jiabaida Electronic Science & Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Overkill Solar
JBD BMS
In-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
JBD BMS
No in-app purchases
