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Withings Body Smart Scale: is it worth it long term?

A beautifully made scale with an excellent app and body-composition figures that reviewers describe as inconsistent. The weight is reliable; everything else is an estimate you should treat loosely.

Regret score34/100Low regret
Would buy again73%of owners
Long-term satisfaction7.4/10after a year or more
VerdictBUYMedium confidence

This entry is written from the 4 sources listed at the bottom of the page. The numbers are our editorial estimates drawn from that material, not measurements, and no statistical sample sits behind them.

Is the Withings Body Smart Scale worth it long term?

On the evidence gathered here, yes. 73% of owners say they would buy it again, and satisfaction is still 7.4 out of 10 two years in. Units keep syncing reliably for years.

What goes wrong with the Withings Body Smart Scale after six months?

You will be using the weight graph and ignoring the composition numbers. That is the correct way to own this scale.

What are the common long-term problems with the Withings Body Smart Scale?

Composition numbers never become trustworthy enough to act on. Subscription prompts increase over time. Batteries need replacing and the unit must be re-paired.

Does the Withings Body Smart Scale hold up?

Units keep syncing reliably for years. Sentiment across the ownership period stays close to flat, which is rare: it reads 8.3 out of 10 in the first week and 7.4 two years later.

Who should buy the Withings Body Smart Scale?

Worth it for: Tracking weight trends over months; Households with several users; People who value a good app. Think twice if: You want accurate body-fat percentage; You dislike app subscriptions; A cheap mechanical scale would do.

How owners feel about the Withings Body Smart Scale over time

Our reading of how sentiment moves across an ownership period, drawn from the sources below. It is an editorial estimate, not tracked longitudinal data.

Estimated satisfaction by stage of ownership
At purchase8.0 / 10
First week8.3 / 10
One month7.7 / 10
Six months7.5 / 10
One year7.4 / 10
Two years or more7.4 / 10

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  1. Withings Body Smart scale review: consistently inconsistent AppleInsider

    Review of composition-measurement consistency.

  2. Withings Body Smart review Tom's Guide

    Independent review of accuracy and app.

  3. Withings Body Smart review: great app, mixed composition accuracy MedGrade

    Review separating weight accuracy from composition estimates.

  4. Withings Body Smart scales reviewed Gadgetoid

    Hands-on review of setup and daily use.