A watch with good health tools and apps

[phrehdd]

I am starting to investigate watches based on health tools and apps. Several people think the new Apple watches are great but more expensive to similar featured watches.

From anyone's experience here would you share you take on whether it is a good route to go or better to investigate another maker?

Any help would be appreciated as it is an investment. Any tech facets are welcome as well.

 

[Allyance]

Are talking about exercise tracking or serious medical monitoring?

I use the Cardiogram app to track heart beats, and occasionally the EKG app which gives the same results each time, no afib. Fall detection is very important at my age, and motorcycle exploits. I like the tight integration with the iPhone, don’t know of another watch that can do that, plus the cellular capability.

 

[Howard2k]

On an Apple Watch forum the majority will be fans of the watch. At the same time you'll find that there are some people who hang around and complain about it but don't actually have one. Take everything with a grain of salt, in other words.


The most important thing to consider, IMO, is your phone. Unless you're using an iPhone then an Apple Watch is a non-starter, unless you do the Family Setup or similar.

If you're using an iPhone then for health and fitness the Android watches are out, so you have Apple Watch, Fitbit, and Garmin.

I'd say that AW is the king smart watch of the bunch. There are options from the cheaper SE up to the more expensive Ultra.

Fitbit has some great lower priced options, including both basic fitness tracker type stuff, along with some smart watch options.

And Garmin is a more dedicated sport/fitness watch but less focus on smart watch features.

I haven't used Garmin but I have used a few Fitbit devices over the years. If you want a rich smart watch experience I'd lean towards the Apple Watch. For a lower priced fitness focus I'd look at a Fitbit. For a more "serious" sports watch I'd look at a Garmin, but at the expense of smart watch features.

 

[addamas]

I could only recommend S7 or S8 if you are looking for slim health Watch. Then Apple Watch Ultra if size does not matter - but for sensors it’s harder to get it fit properly and as a result get proper tracking.

Naturally I recommend looking into best review:

On his channel there are also per device reviews. In short - Garmin sensors are a joke and sadly overpriced Apple is leading in quality.

WorkOutDoors app makes Apple Watch great for trekking / walking if you are looking into this.

 

[jz0309]

I am starting to investigate watches based on health tools and apps. Several people think the new Apple watches are great but more expensive to similar featured watches.

From anyone's experience here would you share you take on whether it is a good route to go or better to investigate another maker?

Any help would be appreciated as it is an investment. Any tech facets are welcome as well.

I am biased, have had an AW since late 2015.

What "health tools" are you looking for or needing? "health tools" is far too generic to give you an educated answer.
"apps", again, far too generic
and "investment" - are you talking about the investment of your time to investigate? or are you talking the smart watch to be an investment? if the latter - it is not an investment, after a year it's worth 30-35% of what you oringally paid, and it has a life of 3-5 years give or take, not something I consider an "investment"...