Is the Withings Body + Scale Worth the Money?

[@joshjoshspangler]

YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR REVIEW. In late 2022, someone at Withings/Health Mate thought the app needed upgrading, and in doing so completely wrecked the functionality. My scales no longer talk to my app, and despite uninstalling and reinstalling the app several times under instruction from Withings, disassociating, resetting, rebooting it still failed to work. It used to be a good hardware software marriage, now it's ruined. Your review while current and relevant at the time is no longer that way. If I saw your review and then bought the scales, I'd be disappointed in the scales and angry that you failed to mention the pitfalls of the app update.

[@dynamicmotion1735]

Wait I was about to get one, have they stopped working properly?

[@joshjoshspangler]

@@dynamicmotion1735 I've been using one for over two years. A software update in late 2022 (Health Mate) caused many users to experience functionality issues with the scales. ie app not syncing with scales, connection issues etc etc. There are more accurate scales with better associated apps on the market. My issues have still not been rectified since last year and their "support" is based in the UK only, so a question you ask today will take a day to be received and potentially another day to be responded to, making for a very slow and frustrating fix should you ever encounter a problem.

[@TheSammami]

I haven't had any issues at all 🤔

[@joshjoshspangler]

@@TheSammami lucky you

[@MovStarEntrepreneur]

@@TheSammami my weight wont update on the app either. I’ve reconnected it to Wi-Fi as well to see if that helped and it doesn’t.

[@janhemmelmann3876]

Thank you for a refreshingly on point, easy to digest video that sticks to the facts! Well done.

[@WesJH]

Best compliment you could give me. Thank you!

[@nicholasclark23]

Great video! Thank you for posting!

[@HokeyBugle]

Will you be testing the announced "withings body scan"? Theyve added leads for your hands and I'm wondering how much of an improvement those will make for overall accuracy. (And how accurate the new individual limb readings are in comparison)

[@jaredc3608]

Late answer, but: The handles give a more accurate measure of total body (using electric current, so the circuit is more complete). Without the handles you're generally just getting a measure of legs - which is why, with a lot of these cheaper scales, you can lose body fat but not see if reflected in the % measured by the scale, especially in men where a lot of fat is stored in the torso. If you have the $$, it's worth it, especially if you like to use data for motivation. Just measure first thing in the morning as hydration levels can effect the measurement and will vary more later in the day.

[@autonomy_]

Great video. Just a friendly piece of feedback, the overall lighting and brightness of this video seems really dim. Great content and editing, though!

[@WesJH]

Thanks, Alan! Yea, fixed it in future videos. New camera, and new setting to mess with. Learning every video!

[@ICESTAR771]

More easy on the eyes

[@JonniVanPlatoni]

Hey. Fair comment. It's still a great scale that communicates with your phone by wi-fi to run the charts. But I must admit I use the weight trend balanced with the water reading only. When there is more water I expect the weight higher and that is exactly what happens, so that part does work and a smart scale I guess of any kind is always better than a dumb scale in that regard. I don't have your alternate scales so cannot comment on body fat as I have never trusted or used that reading. Leaving this aside the rest is a great package, stylish in the bathroom and has significantly improved my health. I particularly like the small but effective mini-chart on the scale itself. Amazing how useful that is compared to having to fiddle with a phone as well - though the long term trend is there if needed :)

[@WesJH]

That’s a great endorsement for the scale! Appreciate you sharing your experience with it. That’s the kind of helpful comments I love seeing.

[@bather7483]

Really awesome vid! Impressed with the research behind on this. Disappointed though. I really want a nice wifi scale and this one seemed nice

[@urosale]

Great scales: Omron BF 511 and Beurer BF 105, check them out!

[@hermes8258]

Renpho is cheap but reliability and function (at least on the RA-009 mini scale intended for travel) I found very disappointing.

[@kennyzraht5804]

Thank you, kind sir! I was in the market for a decent scale. Your nice review just saved me some change. Much appreciated!!

[@cliffspicer6555]

I have a Withings scale and the body fat reading is consistent when I take multiple reads a few minutes apart but can be wildly different from day to day. I think today I showed 2% less body fat than yesterday. I attribute this to water too. I have seen other channels compare different home solutions to measure body fat taking the readings one after another and they found every solution had a large range. Too bad you didn’t take the readings on those two scales minutes after having the body scan to remove the time variability. I agree trends is the best way to get a better idea of the accurate number

[@fadihindi7236]

Very good review I ordered one and hope that I will be happy with the quality

[@Undertakerfan700]

Def not worth

[@mkdotam]

Thanks a lot for the review. This was really helpful. Btw, have you seen this one: Omron BF511 Family Body Composition Monitor?

[@icemanvamp7433]

What happened with the 23% body fat? I just bought one, and thats exactly what my first reading was

[@fugaspapa2818]

Should have listened to this before I changed my Renpho for the Withings cardio

[@ju2705s]

But glas is an isolators...do they really messure the impedance or just calculate by your weight, age, male and high? What when you try to trick the scale?

[@jamesnorton2484]

Could you recommend a smart scale that syncs to Samsung health/galaxy watch 4. Thanks.

[@samvaleros]

They’re coming out with a new scale on the later half of 2022

[@Jokamutta]

I just wanna sync my weight to Google Fit via my smart scale and the Withings Body+ had really good reviews! Still waiting for my Withings Body+ scale to arrive to do testing :)

[@WesJH]

Great reason to buy if you want it to just sync to everything.

[@Jokamutta]

@@WesJH Yea thats the reaso I buy it :)

[@ben-t9x]

Did you also consider testing the new hybrid Withings Body Scan scale, which is available already in Europe?

[@atois408]

Fantastic. Thank you Brutha

[@umeshbc123]

Thanks for the review. Can you pls look at Garmin Index S2 scale which is about 150 USD

[@WesJH]

I certainly could. I've used it before, and have researched it. It's tough to do videos on the varying scales, as the videos start to all seem the same. I'll put it on the list for a potential breakdown.

[@sfromd]

mine stopped working, it now only measures weight. no bone mass, or other things. I have reset it, and updated all software. no luck, waste of money

[@droneflightsnorway8546]

Do the withings body scan device. It has a hand sensor.

[@The_Oracle]

Great video.

[@SeanMacLachlan]

Great content, went for the renpho scale after watching this video, no need to paying more for the dubious accuracy

[@John-nr8vs]

So, it sounds like Withings is extremely accurate. Besides your initial use of the scale, which could have been operator error, the Withings was pretty close to the DEXA readings. Thanks, I'm sold on the Withings scale.

[@user975bg]

Withings seems pretty accurate compared to others and considering your DEXA scan.

[@crisalidarinaldi2011]

My Eufy scale and the InBody scales show me at over 32% body fat with a weight of 138 (5’7”) and a BMI or 21.9….everyone including PT’s at the gym say BS, no way my BF% is that high

[@Dirty_Jester]

Question, do you know you there is a scale that weigh the right and left leg separately, to see how off you hipp balance is?

[@sgringo]

That's a great question. Did you ever find an answer?

[@Dirty_Jester]

@@sgringo not found one yet. sry let me know if you do.

[@Dirty_Jester]

ISomeone told me in another tread that the in body 270 does it. but that is not a "home" scale. More for a clinic I think. looks expensive ;)

[@raunefare]

Could be fun to see a comparison between a cheap scale with the hand reader to and a more professional one

[@WesJH]

The problem is finding a cheap one that has one. Withings is coming out with one, but it’s not necessarily cheap

[@milesandpages]

Hey, can you please review the aura full body analysis scale?

[@F8LShotz]

The “Athlete” button changes thing dramatically. I have this scale and it says 26-28% bf normally and 18-19% on athlete mode. Based on reading their page I believe I’m able to go by the Athlete mode but unless you’ve done a DEXA you wouldn’t know for sure.

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

Its not accurate either way because it only measures electrical impedance through your legs. The thing that can be helpful is the trend of the bodyfat. So if you set the athlete mode, then if the fat is trending in the direction you want, that's good enough.

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

I just saw the video fully and he just said that lol.

[@PinkFlowers365]

thank you

[@ensignj3242]

Many thanks

[@rinleeds]

Will you be testing the announced "withings body scan"?

[@WesJH]

Yea, been waiting on it. I think they announced it over a year ago now. Unsure when its officially released.

[@gerhardstols396]

Hi Wes, why is your recent videos' lighting so dim? Is this on purpose?

[@WesJH]

Hey not exactly sure what you mean 🤔

[@gerhardstols396]

@@WesJH your video on the 13th of September 2021 is an example. Your face has much better lighting there.

[@gerhardstols396]

@@WesJH love your content in either way.

[@WesJH]

@@gerhardstols396 Hey, really appreciate the feedback. I'm still new into this and constantly experimenting so the color grading I've been using I felt was more cinematic. I asked some others, and they've said the same thing about the lighting. Going to work and see how a brighter image works. Thank you!

[@nataliamiliano150]

I love your review and breakdown! Could you compare this scale to the Fitbit Aria 2 smart scale? ☺️ (especially in regards to body fat!)

[@ritarajczi6132]

I heard that the algorithm needs a few measurements to get more accurate, but I don't know the reason.

[@danielsmith6896]

My partner is a registered dietician and she swears by going with just a weight scale itself as you need a “bod pod” for more specific details.

[@WesJH]

I 100% agree. Just like to continue investigating into devices like this to see if there's anything of interest to have at home. And it amazes me there's such expensive scales out there, and none I've seen appear to be worth it.

[@danielsmith6896]

@@WesJH Absolutely agree the prices are outrageous

[@Frenchtechprofessor]

Thank you. You saved me 85 dollars :)

[@sleepzou]

Please test The New ”Whithings body scan” scale when it comes to market. Great video!

[@WesJH]

Waiting for it!

[@stefmms6280]

I went from gaining 3kgs to losing 3kgs in literally the 2 minutes I weighed myself twice... so inaccurate....

[@fatpanda1597]

Well, body scan will be avail soon.

[@THEANGRYNEWYORKER]

My withings scale gives me like 4 different measurements a day and it pisses me off

[@solidsn2011]

Unfortunately body+ is so unreliable. I did a body fat percentage test the day before I bought it and I was at 25% whereas withings scale show 21%. Similarly my wife is getting 6% higher body compared to the test she did with an expert.

[@theinitialtopic9038]

«Hi kids, wanna get in my van and measure your bodyfat percentage?»

[@WesJH]

hahaha it was the candy for me

[@Aktzin2]

Cause I'm lazy and don't want to manually put in weight into my phone every day

[@WesJH]

I pay for convenience too. I get it.

[@Aktzin2]

@@WesJH it's crazy how much I'm paying to just not have to do something daily except stand on a piece of glass.

[@coreywhite30]

Tanita scale bc1000

[@luksamalohodzic7122]

Which one should we buy?

[@alpeiros]

Thanks a lot, you just saved me from spending money on this

[@ch_boki]

I have 4,4% body fat according to this device......... bruh

[@SalomonPtasevich]

you really need to take care of that bunion man, read on barefoot running. good luck!

[@GorrilaGlue-44]

Withings sucks trust me. Go Renpho smart scale.

[@AMGTT]

Dexa isn’t accurate at all as body fat % lol

[@WesJH]

Interesting comment. This goes against any studies I've read, or seen in laboratory settings. Can you provide any resources to why you've made this comment?

[@Andersnerd]

please treat yaself to some vivo barefoot shoes and see u feet normalize ;) personal experience :D

[@jd1700]

Affiliate link in the comments lol. Bias.

[@WesJH]

As an FYI, the amazon affiliate links have zero affiliation with the products directly. I would actually benefit more by pushing higher priced products as the affiliate payout by Amazon is a % of the sale. I did the opposite.

[@hishamhamdan4583]

100% Garbage scale

[@matthewpolishing7294]

I bought that thing to and I notice it say I'm all over the place

[@mcshidnfard456]

My man got some dogs

[@WesJH]

🤣🤣🤣