BUDGET~$25
RENPHO Elis 1
Gets the trend line moving.
- 13 body readings — fat, muscle, visceral fat
- Syncs to Apple Health over Bluetooth
- Hard to beat for the price
RECOMMENDED GEAR · SMART SCALESSee the fat leave.
See the fat leave.
Watch the muscle stay.
Bild Health tracks fat and muscle — if your scale can see them. A body-composition smart scale syncs to Apple Health, and your fat-mass and lean-mass trends fill in automatically. Four we'd actually buy, at four budgets.
See the four picksTHIS WEEKDAY 84
Fat mass
−2.2lb
Weight
−2.4 lb
Lean mass
+0.1 lb
92%of this week's loss is fat. That's the number a plain scale can't show you.
WHY IT MATTERS
A plain scale shows one number. It can't tell fat from muscle.
On a GLP-1, the whole game is losing fat without giving up muscle. A DEXA scan measures that precisely, but you don't get one every week. A body-composition scale is the daily readout in between — and it feeds the one place you already look.
01
Fat vs. muscle, every morning
A bathroom scale gives one number. A body-composition scale reads what's underneath it — so you see fat leaving and muscle holding, not just the total.
02
Syncs to Apple Health
Every scale here writes to Apple Health over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Step on, and the numbers are on your phone before you've dried off.
03
Your Results, filled in
Bild Health reads those readings and charts your fat-mass and lean-mass trends from day one on the medication — no manual logging.
FOUR PICKS · FOUR BUDGETS
OUR PICK
Scales we'd actually buy.
Cheapest to most capable. Every one measures body composition and syncs to Apple Health — the rest is how much detail you want.
GOOD~$100
Withings Body Smart
The safe everyday choice.
- Wi-Fi sync
- Weight, fat and lean mass, but not segmented
- Accurate to 0.1 lb
BETTER~$280
Withings BodyFit
Our pick.
- 6-zone scan — fat & muscle, limb by limb
- 99% DEXA-validated for fat mass
- Designed for the GLP-1 era
BEST~$400–500
Withings Body Scan
The whole picture.
- Everything BodyFit measures
- Plus 6-lead ECG & vascular age
- 40+ biomarkers per weigh-in
Bild Health earns a small commission on purchases made through the Amazon links, at no extra cost to you. We only recommend gear we'd use — we started on the Body Smart, which was great, and recently upgraded to the BodyFit. The BodyFit link goes to Withings (no commission) until it's listed on Amazon.
THE SENSOR AND THE READOUT
The scale is the sensor. Bild Health is the readout.
Already have a compatible scale? Get the app and your fat-mass and lean-mass trends start charting from your first dose. Education, not medical advice — consult your prescriber.