Comparison

123SmartBMS vs IO HAWK

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

Head to head
About

123SmartBMS

This app monitors and manages lithium battery packs, ensuring optimal condition and extended lifespan. It tracks cell voltages, temperatures, and currents, while balancing cells during charging. Connect via Bluetooth to view real-time battery status and control charging/discharging.

Highlights
  • Monitors cell voltages and temperatures
  • Tracks in- and outgoing currents
  • Balances cells during charging
  • Bluetooth connectivity for real-time data
  • Controls charge/discharge signals
  • Extends battery pack lifespan
Features
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123\SmartBMS is an easy to use yet advanced, modular BMS to keep your lithium batteries in perfect condition, increasing the lifespan of the battery pack. The system measures important data like cell voltages, cell temperatures and in- and outgoing currents. It also balances all cells to the same voltage during charging. The BMS supervises the whole battery pack and has two signal relays to indicate “allow to charge” and “allow to discharge”. These signal relays can control chargers and inverters with “enable”/”disable” signals or by connecting an energy efficient power relay to the signal relay. An example is the 123\SmartRelay. Easily connect your phone to the BMS using Bluetooth to see relevant information including state of charge, energy consumed, energy stored, in- and outgoing current, cell voltages and temperatures. With 123\SmartBMS, your battery pack is in safe hands.

About

IO HAWK

This app allows you to control and monitor your electric vehicle's performance, track your rides with map integration, and compete with other users. It also features a community for sharing experiences and accessing after-sales support.

Highlights
  • Vehicle control and status monitoring
  • Real-time vehicle diagnostics
  • Ride tracking with map integration
  • Riding ranking and competition
  • Community sharing and interaction
  • After-sales service access
Features
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IOHAWK App is committed to creating safer, smarter, and more fun modes of transportation.   Vehicle control You can easily record and track your vehicle's riding status, access your bicycle information and functions.   Vehicle diagnosis By obtaining real-time status of various functional modules of the vehicle through sensors, the vehicle can self check to ensure the first element of user travel - safety.   Track recording Combining with the map to provide cycling trajectory recording function, it can perform node labeling, poster generation, and one click sharing operations.   Riding ranking Compete with fellow drivers to see who can ride the farthest and stand out. Watch your ranking rise, share your success, and celebrate with other drivers!   Community sharing Discovering fellow travelers and supporting the publication of graphic and textual content in the community. Support fun interactive operations such as sharing, liking, and commenting.   After sales service If you need any help, please contact customer service to provide a comprehensive solution!

Screenshots

123SmartBMS4 screens
IO HAWK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 123SmartBMS at 67% against IO HAWK's 22%. 123SmartBMS also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). IO HAWK's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

123SmartBMS ships an update monthly, IO HAWK every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
123SmartBMS versus IO HAWK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter123SmartBMSIO HAWK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings21 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB54 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlbertronic B.V.IO eMobility GmbH

Customer experience

123SmartBMS

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

IO HAWK

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

123SmartBMS

No in-app purchases

None

IO HAWK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 123SmartBMS free?
123SmartBMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is IO HAWK free?
IO HAWK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 123SmartBMS or IO HAWK have ads?
Neither 123SmartBMS nor IO HAWK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 123SmartBMS or IO HAWK?
123SmartBMS ships an update monthly, and IO HAWK every 3 months. Most recently, 123SmartBMS was updated on October 24, 2026 and IO HAWK on October 11, 2026.

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