Comparison

Xiaochao BMS vs MultiVolt

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

Head to head
About

Xiaochao BMS

Features
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This app is designed for battery management and monitoring. It connects to batteries via Bluetooth to monitor battery status in real time, configure operating parameters, and perform data statistics and analysis. It helps improve operational efficiency and reduce maintenance costs, providing a one-stop solution for smarter and simpler after-sales service.

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MultiVolt

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MultiVolt shows what your camper batteries are doing โ€” all of them at once. The app connects over Bluetooth directly to the battery management system and reads what it measures anyway: state of charge, voltage, current, power, every single cell voltage, temperature and the BMS protection flags. No account, no cloud, no internet. THE WHOLE BANK AT A GLANCE Several batteries add up to one balance โ€” weighted by capacity, not simply averaged. A 200 Ah battery at 90 % and a 50 Ah one at 10 % make 74 % together, not 50 %. Runtime is calculated from the smoothed current: a cycling compressor fridge no longer makes the estimate jump between 40 hours and 2 hours. EVERY CELL ON ITS OWN Cell voltages as bars, the spread in millivolts, the active balancer. When a cell drifts away, you see it before the BMS shuts down. LIMITS YOU SET YOURSELF State of charge, cell voltage high and low, cell drift, temperature, charging in the cold, current. Per-battery limits where batteries differ โ€” a 280 Ah battery takes currents a 100 Ah one does not. HONEST READINGS A value the BMS does not report shows as "--", never as zero. Zero is a statement; a missing value is not. When a protocol reports no protection status, it says so โ€” instead of a reassuring green check mark. TRY IT WITHOUT A BATTERY Demo mode simulates three batteries with real LiFePO4 physics and stays free forever. You see the whole app before pairing anything. SUPPORTED SYSTEMS โ€ข Ective and identical Topband modules (also StartCraft, KiloVault, Wattstunde) โ€ข JBD / Xiaoxiang and equivalents โ€ข Daly Smart BMS (D2 series and relatives) FREE AND PRO One battery is free โ€” with every reading, all limits, the history and all warnings. MultiVolt Pro monitors up to six batteries at once. IMPORTANT MultiVolt is a display and a log, not a safety device. No commands are sent over Bluetooth โ€” the app only reads. Deep discharge protection, cut-off and overcurrent protection belong in the BMS and must work without a phone. SUBSCRIPTION AND TERMS MultiVolt Pro is a subscription with a monthly or yearly term. It renews automatically until it is cancelled; cancellation is done in the App Store account at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://multivolt.dkcloud.at/privacy

Screenshots

Xiaochao BMS4 screens
MultiVolt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Xiaochao BMS at none against MultiVolt's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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. MultiVolt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Xiaochao BMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Xiaochao BMS versus MultiVolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXiaochao BMSMultiVolt
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.616.4 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size53 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerๆƒ ๅทžๅธ‚่ถ…ๅŠ›ๆบ็ง‘ๆŠ€ๆœ‰้™ๅ…ฌๅธDaniel Kofler

In-app purchases

None

Xiaochao BMS

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MultiVolt

Subscriptions2
  • MultiVolt Pro โ€” monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • MultiVolt Pro โ€” yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

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

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