Comparison

CellPilot vs MultiVolt

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

Head to head
About

CellPilot

Features
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CellPilot verbindet sich per Bluetooth Low Energy mit deinem JK- oder JBD-Batteriemanagementsystem (BMS) und zeigt alle wichtigen Werte live und übersichtlich an — Zellspannungen, Strom, Leistung, Ladezustand, Temperaturen und Balancing-Status. FUNKTIONEN • Live-Dashboard mit Übersicht, Zellspannungen, Details und Einstellungen • Automatisches Wiederverbinden mit dem zuletzt genutzten BMS • Demo-Modus: die komplette App mit einem simulierten Akkupack ausprobieren — ganz ohne Hardware • Eingebautes BLE-Debug-Log zur Fehlersuche • Hell/Dunkel/Automatisch als Darstellungsoption • Mehrsprachig: Deutsch, Englisch, Spanisch, Französisch, Italienisch, Japanisch, Niederländisch, brasilianisches Portugiesisch, Russisch UNTERSTÜTZTE HARDWARE • JK BMS (V1 und V2, z. B. JK_B2A8S20P) • JBD BMS Alle Daten bleiben auf deinem Gerät — CellPilot sendet nichts an einen Server und zeigt keine Werbung.

About

MultiVolt

Features
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MultiVolt shows what your camper batteries are doing — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 • Ective and identical Topband modules (also StartCraft, KiloVault, Wattstunde) • JBD / Xiaoxiang and equivalents • Daly Smart BMS (D2 series and relatives) FREE AND PRO One battery is free — 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 — 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

CellPilot4 screens
MultiVolt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CellPilot at none against MultiVolt's 2. MultiVolt's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support 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. MultiVolt sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. CellPilot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
CellPilot versus MultiVolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCellPilotMultiVolt
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSascha SeidelDaniel Kofler

In-app purchases

None

CellPilot

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

MultiVolt

Subscriptions2
  • MultiVolt Pro — monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • MultiVolt Pro — yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

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

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