Wellness

Smart scales

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth bathroom scales that log weight and body composition trends, compared on accuracy claims, app ecosystem and subscription cost.

Every scale here estimates body fat and the other composition numbers with a small electrical current through your feet, not a lab test, so treat them as a trend line rather than a diagnosis. The real differences are in sync method, how many people one scale can track, and whether the software behind it wants a subscription.

What smart scales cost right now

We track 4 products here across 6 offers from 4 retailers. Every figure below comes from a price we opened and checked ourselves, on Aug 30, 2026.

Cheapest we track
$24.99

RENPHO Elis 1 at Target

Typical
$69.97

The middle of the 4 best prices on this page

Most expensive
$199.99

Top of the range we currently track

Best rated by shoppers

Cheapest is not the same as best liked. Of the 3 smart scales here that stores publish a rating for, RENPHO Elis 1 holds the highest, 4.9 out of 5 from 18,593 ratings across 2 stores. Its best price today is $24.99. These are the stores' numbers, not ours.

Buying guide Read the full guide: The best smart scales in 2026

All 4 products we track, cheapest first

What actually differs

The specs that vary across the smart scales we track. Sorted cheapest first, so you can see what the extra money is buying rather than guessing.

Product Best price Shopper rating AppConnectivityMax weightMetricsSubscriptionUsers supported
RENPHO Elis 1 $24.99 4.9 18,593 RENPHO Health app, iOS 12+ and Android 7.0+Bluetooth only, synced through the RENPHO Health app400 lb / 181 kg (RENPHO's spec)Weight, BMI, body fat %, body water %, muscle mass, bone mass, protein, BMR, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat and metabolic age; 13 metrics total via bioelectrical impedance (RENPHO's spec)None; the app and all metric tracking are freeUnlimited profiles with automatic recognition (RENPHO's claim)
Wyze Scale S $29.98 Wyze app, iOS 12.0+ and Android 7.0+Bluetooth 5.0 (BLE); syncs with the Wyze app and also with Apple Health, Google Fit and Fitbit (Wyze's spec)400 lb / 180 kg, minimum reading 11 lb (Wyze's spec)On-scale: weight and body fat percentage. In the Wyze app: lean body mass, BMI, muscle weight, visceral fat, basal metabolic rate, bone mass, metabolic age, protein, body water percentage and heart rate; 12 metrics total (Wyze's spec)None required; every metric is free in the Wyze appAuto-recognizes up to 8 users (Wyze's spec)
Withings Body Smart $109.95 4.5 385 Withings Health Mate, iOS and AndroidWi-Fi and Bluetooth; Wi-Fi sync means a weigh-in uploads without a phone present (Withings' spec)440 lb (Best Buy listing)Weight, weight trend, BMI, body fat, body water, muscle mass, bone mass, Visceral Fat Index, basal metabolic rate and heart rate at every weigh-in (Withings' spec, via bioelectrical impedance and its Position Control body-position sensor)Optional Withings+ membership, $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year (Apple App Store pricing), adds extra coaching and insights; core weight and body composition readings work without itUp to 8 users with automatic recognition, plus dedicated pregnancy and baby modes (Withings' spec)
Garmin Index S2 $199.99 3.9 1,607 Garmin ConnectWi-Fi, syncs directly to the Garmin Connect app without needing a phone present400 lb (Garmin's spec)Weight, weight trend, body fat percentage, BMI, skeletal muscle mass, bone mass, body water percentage (Garmin's spec)None; Garmin Connect is freeUp to 16 user profiles, with automatic recognition (Garmin's spec)

How to pick one

The first real decision is Wi-Fi versus Bluetooth, and it matters more than the metric list on the box. A Wi-Fi scale uploads a reading the moment you step off, phone or no phone. A Bluetooth-only scale needs the paired phone's app open or nearby, which is a minor habit change for one person but a real friction point in a household where several people weigh in before anyone has grabbed their phone. Pay for Wi-Fi if more than one person will use the scale unsupervised.

Body fat percentage is the number buyers over-weight. Every consumer scale gets it from bioelectrical impedance, sending a faint current through your feet and estimating fat from the resistance. It is useful for spotting a trend over months, and it is not a clinical measurement; hydration, food, time of day and even room temperature can move the number by several points on the same body in the same day. Do not compare it to a DEXA scan or a doctor's caliper reading, and do not trust a single data point over a trend line.

Subscriptions are the newer tradeoff. Some brands sell the hardware at a fair price and then meter the software behind a monthly or yearly plan for coaching, deeper trend graphs, or extra insights; others give away everything the scale measures for free and make their money on the hardware margin alone. Read what a plan actually unlocks before assuming you need it, since on most scales the core weight and body composition numbers work without ever subscribing.

User profile count and auto-recognition decide whether a scale works for a household or just one person. Cheap scales often cap out around 8 recognized users and identify people by matching a stored weight and body composition pattern, which can misfile two people of similar build. If several people share a bathroom, check the stated user limit and read a few reviews for mis-recognition complaints before buying.

Common questions

How much should a good smart scale cost?

The ones we track run from about twenty-five dollars to just over two hundred. Budget Bluetooth scales in the twenty-five to thirty-five dollar range track largely the same core metrics as scales costing five to eight times as much; the extra money at the top mostly buys Wi-Fi sync, a wider ecosystem, or a brand's own app polish, not more accurate body fat readings.

Are smart scale body fat readings accurate?

They are estimates from bioelectrical impedance, not a clinical measurement. They are reasonably good at tracking your own trend over weeks if you weigh in consistently, but the single-day number can swing with hydration, food, and time of day, and none of these devices are a substitute for a medical body composition test.

Do I need Wi-Fi or is Bluetooth enough?

Bluetooth is enough for one person who keeps their phone nearby and opens the app after weighing in. Wi-Fi matters more for a household, since it uploads a reading automatically without anyone needing their phone present, which avoids missed or unsynced weigh-ins.

Will a smart scale work with my other fitness apps?

Check before buying rather than assuming. Some scales sync only to their own brand's app, some also push data to Apple Health, Google Fit or Fitbit, and a few are built specifically to slot into a bigger ecosystem, like a fitness watch brand's own app.