Withings Body Comp is a smart scale that can do it all

The Withings Body Comp is the mid-level member of the Withings smart scale family, and it does more than your average scale when you step on it. It monitors things like your cardiovascular health and the nerves in your feet, which can help you detect any chronic conditions.

Price and Availability

Withings Body Compress — (Photo credit: Mike Sawh)

As mentioned, the Body Comp sits in the middle of the Withings smart scale family, and is priced at $189.95/£179.95, although that has since dropped to $149.95/£139.95. It’s available to purchase directly from the Withings website, on Apple.com, and from retailers like Amazon.

That price definitely puts it in the pricey smart scale category, though it’s not as expensive as the Withings Body Scan ($399.95/£349.95), which primarily includes a 6-lead ECG. There’s also the cheaper Withings Body Smart ($99.95/£89.95), which primarily lacks the vascular age insight you get with the Body Comp.

Specifications and Features

Withings Body Compress

(Photo credit: Mike Sawh)

The Body Comp includes four weight sensors to support a maximum weight of 200kg (440lbs), and Withings’ positioning technology can recognize when you step on it. When you weigh yourself, it will primarily capture a range of body composition data, including muscle mass, fat mass, and bone mass. In addition, Withings can track your standing heart rate and vascular age to provide insight into your heart health. It also delves into the data from your feet and assesses your nerve health to assess potential nerve damage, which could raise the alarm about potential health issues in your feet.

Construction and performance

Withings Body Compress

(Photo credit: Mike Sawh)

The Body Comp is a sleek-looking scale with a tempered glass top and a large colour screen, meaning it can display more information than most screens you’ll find on a range of connected scales. Thankfully, the many measurements available here take around 20-30 seconds to scan and include additional data like heart rate and vascular age. There’s a nice breakdown in the Withings app that puts these measurements into context, while the heart rate data was consistent with continuous tracking on the Apple Watch Ultra. There’s a lot to take in here, but most importantly, Withings does a good job of explaining what these different measurements actually tell you about your health.

Competition

Garmin Index S2 smart scale

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There are plenty of smart scales that are around the same price or cheaper than the Body Comp. In addition to Withings’ own collection, you have scales like the Garmin Index S2 ($129/£129), which offers comprehensive body composition analysis, supports up to 16 users (the Body Comp offers up to eight) and can also display the weather on its high-resolution screen. There are also alternatives like Renpho Scales (from $19.99/£19.99), which offers similar design elements, 13 body metrics, and works with the Apple Health app.

Is it worth buying?

You should buy this if…

Want a great looking set of smart scales with lots of features?
Want to track your heart health with a smart scale?
Want to better understand what the measurements mean?

You shouldn’t buy if…

Are you only interested in body composition analysis?
If you want to save some money, you can buy the Withings Body Smart
You now have an accurate way to track your heart rate

Verdict

The Withings Body Comp is an attractive, smart scale that’s well-designed and lets you quickly capture a ton of foot measurements. Equally important, Withings doesn’t just throw them into its app. It explains what it means and tells you about your health and fitness level, which is key here. It definitely seems a bit pricey, especially considering Withings has a similarly priced scale. If you like the idea of capturing heart and nerve health alongside the stats of a typical scale, then it’s definitely worth a look.

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