Balance BMS vs JK BMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Bluetooth battery connection
- Battery status query
- Identify abnormal batteries
- Set battery protection parameters
- Monitor battery fault alarms
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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;
JK BMS
This utility app connects via Bluetooth to an active balancer for battery management. It allows for real-time monitoring of system status, setting operational parameters, and controlling battery management devices.
- Real-time status monitoring
- Running parameter settings
- Battery management system device control
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Active balancer integration
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This APP is used for battery management systems and connects to active equalizers via Bluetooth, enabling the display and setting of parameters for the active equalizers. The specific functional modules are as follows: - Real-time status monitoring; - Operating parameter setting; - Battery management system equipment control.
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Verdict
Balance BMS and JK BMS both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of JK BMS's written reviews are positive against 31% of Balance BMS's. JK BMS also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Balance BMS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Balance BMS against 4.1 for JK BMS. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 8 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 31% of Balance BMS's written reviews are positive against 100% of JK BMS's.
Balance BMS ships an update every 6 weeks, JK BMS weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balance BMS | JK BMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 所兵 邱 | 鹏 张 |
Customer experience
Balance BMS
JK BMS
In-app purchases
Balance BMS
No in-app purchases
JK BMS
No in-app purchases
