Comparison

SBMConnect vs FB BMS

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

Head to head
About

SBMConnect

Features
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SBMConnect application allows its user to control their vehicle fitted with Tag360-SBM devices and to collect telemetry data like trip details, last parked location, vehicle battery level, etc. The application connects to vehicle over Bluetooth Low Energy protocol and authenticates itself using the user's credentials from there on allows them to mobilize/immobilize the vehicle from the phone itself. The vehicle hence, can only be started in the vicinity of the mobile phone. The application also keeps running in the background which allows the user to seamlessly use their vehicle without having to open the SBMConnect app explicitly whenever they want to use their vehicle. It also needs location data to be collected in the background to ensure that the vehicle is being used only in the allowed geofences.App allows its user to control their vehicle fitted with Tag360-SBM devices and to collect telemetry data like trip details, last parked location, vehicle battery level, etc.

About

FB BMS

Features
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This is the supporting Bluetooth App of FB-BMS. It can monitor various statuses of your battery, such as voltage, current, single cell voltage, etc., and set various parameters of the battery, such as active balancing current, battery type, and overcurrent protection value, undervoltage protection value, temperature protection value, etc. FB-BMS is a vehicle level active balancing scheme, it has the advantages of large balancing current, low static power consumption, high acquisition accuracy, stability and reliability.

Screenshots

SBMConnect4 screens
FB BMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

SBMConnect and FB BMS are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SBMConnect versus FB BMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSBMConnectFB BMS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size47 MB167 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITEDChengdu Fanbei New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

SBMConnect

No in-app purchases

None

FB BMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SBMConnect free?
SBMConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FB BMS free?
FB BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SBMConnect or FB BMS have ads?
Neither SBMConnect nor FB BMS shows ads.

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