Comparison

TankTorq vs BMS Pal

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

Head to head
About

TankTorq

This app provides intelligent control and real-time monitoring for specific electric vehicles via Bluetooth. It allows users to adjust settings, view performance data, and update device firmware wirelessly. The application prioritizes user privacy with local data storage and encrypted communication.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth quick connection
  • Real-time data monitoring
  • Intelligent control adjustments
  • Parameter settings
  • OTA firmware updates
  • Data visualization charts
Features
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TankTorq is the official companion application for the TK1/TK2/TK3 electric vehicle, enabling intelligent control and real-time monitoring via Bluetooth connection. 【 Core Functions 】 • Bluetooth Quick Connection - Scan or QR code for quick pairing • Real-time Data Monitoring - Speed, battery, temperature, Mileage • Intelligent Control - Power, light, gear, braking Adjustment • Parameter Settings - Speed limit, Light flickering speed, Sound Settings • Firmware Update - OTA Wireless update of device firmware • Data chart - Visual display of vehicle data [Safety and Privacy] • Local data storage No upload to the server • No collection of any personal information • Bluetooth encrypted communication protection [System Requirements] • iOS 13.0 or higher version • Devices supporting Bluetooth 4.0 (BLE) • Must be used in conjunction with TK1/TK2/TK3 electric vehicle devices;It is a stand-alone version without the need for an Internet connection.

About

BMS Pal

Consolidate data from various battery management systems into a single, live list. Monitor state of charge, voltage, current, and more with detailed per-cell views and historical charts. Offers advanced features like capacity testing and AI-powered sanity checks for your battery packs.

Highlights
  • Live telemetry from multiple BMS
  • Per-cell voltage and balancing indicators
  • Protection alerts in plain language
  • Group packs for combined readings
  • Capacity test and history logging
  • Chemistry detection and override
  • AI-powered sanity checks
Features
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All your batteries. One app. A JBD pack in the garage, a Victron in the van, a power station on the table - and a different vendor app for each one. BMS Pal ends the app-hopping: every pack you own in one live list, with state of charge, voltage, current, watts, and time remaining. Device detail pages have tools for a deep dive into your devices. Up to eight connected at once. EIGHT FAMILIES AT LAUNCH BMS boards get the deep treatment - per-cell voltages with live balancing indicators, protection alerts, chemistry detection, configuration reads, and confirmation-gated FET control: - JBD (including XiaoXiang and legacy variants) - JK - Daly Battery monitors and power stations get their essentials, with the same charts and history: - Victron (including encrypted advertising) - Junctek KL-F shunt monitors - Bluetti, Jackery, and EcoFlow power stations Coverage varies by family - the full who-reports-what table is at bmspal.app. WHAT IT DOES - Live telemetry: voltage, current, power, temperature, and state of charge stream in as your BMS reports them. Charts hold the last week, so you can see what happened while you slept. - Per-cell detail: every cell gets its own bar, down to the millivolt. Cells the BMS is balancing light up, so you can watch the spread tighten in real time. - Alerts, plainly stated: protection events appear in plain language. No sirens, no red flashing. Just the facts. - Groups: packs that work as one bank read as one battery. Group them series, parallel, or series-parallel and get combined voltage, current, and state of charge. - Capacity tests: run a real discharge test on any pack that reports current. BMS Pal integrates it over time against your cutoff and files the result in the pack's history, so "how many amp-hours, really?" gets a measured answer. - Chemistry detection: BMS Pal reads your protection thresholds and works out whether the pack is LiFePO4 or Li-ion. You can override it - you know your pack best. - Sanity Checks: not sure those numbers are fine? Send a snapshot of your pack for an AI review across six dimensions and get a written verdict back - findings graded by severity, with the reasoning and trade-offs spelled out. You see exactly what is sent before anything leaves your phone, and nothing is sent until you tap. BMS boards only, where the setup can actually be changed. - Write mode, off by default: toggling charge or discharge FETs is serious business on a high-energy pack. Writes sit behind a master switch plus a per-command confirmation, and every attempt is logged. LOCAL-FIRST. ACTUALLY LOCAL. No account, ever. No analytics, no trackers, no background traffic. Your telemetry history lives on your device; delete the app and it is gone. The only network calls are the ones you explicitly ask for (a Sanity Check or a problem report), and you see the exact payload first. THE DEAL Free download, and everything works for 7 days - every protocol, every feature, no card up front. Then $5 unlocks it for good: one purchase, no subscription, no "premium tier" holding features hostage. Sanity Checks run in the cloud and cost real server money, so the app includes 25 and $2 adds 25 more. Everything else runs entirely on your device. ONE DEVELOPER, ONE BENCH Every supported family sits on my bench: 92 wire-protocol variants documented, 1,100+ automated tests in the suite. Got a pack that will not identify, a value that reads wrong, or a feature idea? Report a Problem, Confirm Device Support, and Send Feedback are built in, replies land in your Support inbox, and none of it is ever paywalled. Your reports steer the roadmap. Runs on iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Macs. JBD, XiaoXiang, JK, Daly, Victron, Junctek, Bluetti, Jackery, and EcoFlow are trademarks of their respective owners. BMS Pal is an independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by any battery vendor. BMS Pal shows you what your BMS reports; it is not a substitute for proper fusing, wiring, and common sense.

Screenshots

TankTorq4 screens
BMS Pal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TankTorq at none against BMS Pal's 2. TankTorq also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). BMS Pal's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BMS Pal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TankTorq asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TankTorq against 5.0 for BMS Pal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TankTorq ships an update monthly, BMS Pal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
TankTorq versus BMS Pal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTankTorqBMS Pal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZhejiang E-TWOW Electric Vehicle Co.Ltd.Inquiring Minds, Inc

Customer experience

TankTorq

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

BMS Pal

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TankTorq

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

BMS Pal

One-time2
  • 25 Additional Sanity Checks$2.00
  • BMS Pal Unlock (Lifetime)$5.00

Questions

Is TankTorq free?
TankTorq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BMS Pal free?
BMS Pal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TankTorq or BMS Pal?
TankTorq and BMS Pal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do TankTorq or BMS Pal have ads?
Neither TankTorq nor BMS Pal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TankTorq or BMS Pal?
TankTorq ships an update monthly, and BMS Pal every 5 days. Most recently, TankTorq was updated on November 5, 2026 and BMS Pal on November 6, 2026.

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