These Are the Best Smart (and Dumb) Bathroom Scales
Tracking your weight is important, although there are reasonable arguments against tracking it too much . There are all kinds of scales that can help you, no matter how serious you want to get into it or how much you want to spend. Here are a few great ones.
The best bathroom scales with interesting features
They have additional or interesting features, like measuring body fat (although you should probably take these numbers with a grain of salt ) that go beyond just telling you your weight.
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I have the iHealth Nexus smart scale ($39.98) and love it so much that I bought another one for my boyfriend. The price is affordable, but it still has a ton of features. It connects to your phone via Bluetooth and estimates your weight, BMI, and even makes some estimates for things like muscle and bone mass. What I like about it is how easy it is to sync with my other apps, like health and calorie tracking apps, and that it creates graphs showing my weight and other metrics over time.
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If you’re a Fitbit user, grab the Fitbit Aria Air ($49), which syncs directly to your Fitbit dashboard. It’s relatively simple, showing just your weight and BMI, but it might actually be all you need. According to reviewers , it’s lightweight, “sleek” and “minimalistic” so it’s not a bulky addition to the bathroom.
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The Shapa Scale ($120) is an innovative smart scale that shows colors rather than numbers, so you don’t have to get too caught up in tracking your exact weight. The colors refer to your average weight over time, and if you see blue on your app, you’re losing weight. Turquoise means you’re starting to lose weight, green means you’re maintaining it, light gray means you’re starting to gain weight, and dark gray means you’re gaining weight. That’s all. It is popular on Reddit , where users praise it for helping them overcome scale anxiety.
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This Renpho Smart Scale ($59.99) is cool because it lights up to either periodically remind you to weigh yourself or to serve as a night light, depending on your preferences and needs. This is a versatile option that is great for small bathrooms.
The best inexpensive scales
Don’t need any bells and whistles? This is fine. You can easily find an inexpensive one that simply shows your weight.
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The basic scale I use when I’m not using my iNexus is no longer available on Amazon, but these HomeBuds digital scales ($14.39) are very similar: they have an easy-to-read, bright LED display and the machine turns on automatically. when you step on it.
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This GE digital scale ($21.59) is inexpensive but shows your weight and BMI.