Comparison

EnerKey vs Balance BMS

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

Head to head
About

EnerKey

Monitor and control your lithium battery system in real-time. View current status, historical data, and adjust protective parameters to ensure safe operation. Receive instant alerts for any abnormal conditions.

Highlights
  • Real-time battery monitoring
  • Historical data inquiry
  • Parameter setting
  • Alarm notifications
  • Voltage, current, and temperature display
Features
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Enerkey lithium battery management system (BMS) provides a range of convenient management and control functions that allow users to perform real-time monitoring, data querying, and parameter setting of their lithium battery via the app. Real-time monitoring: Users can view real-time data such as voltage, current, and temperature of the lithium battery BMS through the app, allowing them to promptly understand the battery's operational status. Historical data inquiry: Users can check the historical operation data of the lithium battery BMS, including battery capacity, charge times, cycle times, and temperature data, helping them better understand the usage of the battery and perform timely maintenance. Parameter setting: Users can set various parameters of the lithium battery BMS through the app, including overcharge protection, over-discharge protection, temperature protection, etc., to ensure the safe operation of the battery. Alarm notification: Users can receive real-time alarm notifications through the app when the lithium battery BMS encounters abnormal conditions, enabling them to handle the issue promptly and prevent accidents. We are committed to providing users with the best experience possible. Download and use our app today!

About

Balance BMS

This app allows users to connect to and manage lithium batteries via Bluetooth. It provides detailed information about battery status, helps identify and manage individual battery strings, and allows for setting and reading safety parameters. Users can also monitor and be alerted to battery faults.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth battery connection
  • Battery status query
  • Identify abnormal batteries
  • Set battery protection parameters
  • Monitor battery fault alarms
Features
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1. The uniqueness of the Bluetooth name ensures that users can accurately connect and manage the corresponding lithium battery; 2. Information query management can be performed on the battery, the user can query the relevant status of each string of batteries, and replace or maintain the abnormal battery; 3. Safety setting and reading battery protection parameters, user setting parameters, you need to enter a password to modify the parameters; 4. Monitor battery fault alarms and display the current faults,and the number of faults in the battery;

Screenshots

EnerKey3 screens
Balance BMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: EnerKey at 75% against Balance BMS's 31%. Balance BMS's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Balance BMS holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of EnerKey's written reviews are positive against 31% of Balance BMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EnerKey ships an update every 2 months, Balance BMS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
EnerKey versus Balance BMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnerKeyBalance BMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)3.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better30.8% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Jinwei Power Source Technology Co., Ltd所兵 邱

Customer experience

EnerKey

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Balance BMS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

In-app purchases

None

EnerKey

No in-app purchases

None

Balance BMS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EnerKey free?
EnerKey is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Balance BMS free?
Balance BMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, EnerKey or Balance BMS?
Balance BMS is rated higher. EnerKey averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Balance BMS averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do EnerKey or Balance BMS have ads?
Neither EnerKey nor Balance BMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EnerKey or Balance BMS?
EnerKey ships an update every 2 months, and Balance BMS every 6 weeks. Most recently, EnerKey was updated on June 1, 2026 and Balance BMS on September 3, 2026.

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