Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat accurate scale that's easy to read
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2024
We have a really old house so our floors are a bit unlevel in places. The fact that this has little arrows telling you when you're not properly on the scale is great for accuracy. My husband has a scale that can sometimes give different weights because he has to adjust where he puts it on the floor (our bathroom isn't big enough or level enough to have the scale where it needs to be at all times). Battery life is definitely a plus. It seems a little ridiculous, such a small thing, but the fact that the battery lasts forever and I don't have to track down a bunch of batteries when it does need recharging is just something I really love. The app works well and I've never had a problem with connectivity. I have it linked to apple health which exports the data to my LoseIt! app (way cheaper than myfitnesspal). Sometimes when I go into the app, it won't have my data so you just open the Vesync app and click on your scale and just doing that will send the weight info to your other apps.
As far as their own software, I can't say that I've really used it, nor do I think I will. For their programs/app functions, it makes it really sound like a one stop shop but if you start using it, you'll quickly find flaws -I'm definitely someone that trusts individually focused apps/programs more than do-it-all apps. I already use LoseIt! for my calorie tracker and it breaks down my macros for me so I don't really care about that feature, the only thing I was interested in from Vesync (I should mention that that is the app you download for the Etekcity scale) was the meal planner but that is pretty junky. Instead of finding meals that fit your calorie and macro targets, it simply uses something like AI to find food items that meet your targets. A recommended lunch item for me was corn starch (not like part of a recipe, just straight corn starch lol) so yeah, can't recommend that.
I know it's a little pricey when it comes to just using it as an advanced scale (bone density, fat, muscle etc.) but the fact that it's reliable, rechargeable, and accurate just makes it worth it to me. Especially since you can use your HSA account to purchase it. Yes please!