Overkill Solar vs GoKWh
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
GoKWh
Monitor your lithium battery pack's performance and health via Bluetooth. View detailed status information, set protection parameters, and receive alerts for abnormal conditions to aid in troubleshooting and maintenance.
- Bluetooth BMS connection
- Real-time battery status monitoring
- Individual cell voltage and string monitoring
- SOC and current display
- Cycle times and temperature tracking
- Configurable protection parameters
- Abnormal condition alarms
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1. Connect the BMS Bluetooth module through mobile phone Bluetooth and read various status information of the lithium battery pack; 2. You can view the voltage, total voltage, SOC, real-time current, cycle times, temperature, voltage difference, equilibrium status, etc. of each string of the battery pack, and set protection parameters according to your own needs; 3. When the battery pack is abnormal, an alarm will be issued to facilitate user troubleshooting and maintenance, providing alarm data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Overkill Solar at 4.8 against GoKWh's 1.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Overkill Solar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 8 respectively.
Overkill Solar ships an update every 4 months, GoKWh every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Overkill Solar | GoKWh |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 1.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Overkill Solar LLC | Gokwh Inc. |
In-app purchases
Overkill Solar
No in-app purchases
GoKWh
No in-app purchases
