The Matson Bluetooth Battery Monitor creates a link between the battery and any compatible iOS or Android smart device, allowing real-time battery voltage monitoring and low voltage warnings. Never get caught out with battery troubles again. Connect this unit to your vehicle battery and get real-time battery monitoring via the free smartphone app on iOS or Android. It works, but is a pain.Wireless battery monitoring via your mobile device. JMP Battmon II screen to pick a different battery to display. Note unfriendly MAC address style name, not changeable. Tap a time on the screen and you get a voltage detail of each battery. Note, it's possible to use both of these apps with the same BM2 monitors since the data is on the monitor. Use it if you don’t want to pay for an app or if you only monitor one battery. I just open the app with BT on and it gives me the present battery conditions of all three vehicles on one screen. My "personal" choice is the $9.99 BM3 because of the 4 battery interface. Also, you can give FRIENDLY names to each battery instead of a long alphanumeric number. Works with Quicklynks Battery Monitor II (BM2) hardware device. Can simultaneously display 4 different batteries and it CAN export the data. Works with Quicklynks Battery Monitor II (BM2) hardware device Battery Monitor BM3-$9.99 on playstore. JMP BattMon II- free on playstore, displays one battery at a time but it can switch between multiple vehicles in the settings. I ruled this app out "for me" due to no data export but works OK otherwise. Battery Monitor BM2-free on playstore, displays only one battery at a time but can switch between multiple vehicles in the settings. The apps I evaluated are: CTX Battery Sense BT battery monitor-OEM, only works with the CTEK device which I ruled out above due to $$ price and bad reviews on the app store. I use and evaluated these apps with a Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus 5G. There are several free and paid apps but only two that I can find support “simultaneous” viewing of multiple battery info. I have 3 vehicles which complicates my monitoring need but I think fits many of your garages as well. I ordered three and installed on each of my vehicles in less than 15 minutes. The BM2 is the device I chose to go with and am very pleased. It stores data internally for 35 days and power consumption is very low 1.0 mA and works in temperatures -40F to 185F (-40C to 85C) It's small, well made, and priced between $17-$28 US. Next I looked at the device that was using, the Quicklynks Battery Monitor II (BM2). It has more capability than the others, but even if I had brand loyalty, the recent reviews on their app are pretty harsh. The physical device looked very good until I saw the price $50 – 60 US, each. I have a CTEK MXS 5.0 battery charger so I looked at their CTX Battery Sense BT battery monitor. This is a very simple overview and does not cover everything. I like tools that make my life easier and I have no affiliation with any of these products. There are several hardware devices and there are also several free and paid apps that work with them. I have to give credit for mentioning BT devices to monitor 12V batteries in recent threads. This is where Bluetooth monitoring devices make your life a lot easier. Some of us have multiple vehicles to keep up with. Some are easier to use than others and you still have to remember to do it. There are a lot of ways to do this like multi-meters, etc. COVID-19 has made this very real for many unsuspecting sitting at home drivers. Many of us have known for a long time that it’s necessary to keep watch on the charge status of our 12V batteries.
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