Good as a scale, great at tracking calories
919212
I love the design and feel of the scale. It's modern looking and quite useful in the kitchen beyond the simple ability to weigh food. Of all the kitchen scales I have used, this is the largest by far at 9" x 6". The display is bright, easy to read and it's built into the surface of the scale. The surface of the scale is glass and the unit will automatically power itself off. The button on the bottom of the scale allows you to switch between imperial and metric.

Two important things to know. First, you need a iPhone or Android it use the Kitchen IQ app that will allow you to access all the features. And second, you need 2 AAA batteries, as they are not included.  Not a problem for me as I have bought the sets of the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/AmazonBasics-AAA-Rechargeable-Batteries-4-Pack/dp/B00CWNMW1S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">AmazonBasics AAA Rechargeable Batteries (4-Pack) </a>. If you don't have a iPhone or Android, this will function as a scale and it does that well and accurately. I tested several items and it was spot on.

Where the ability of this scale diverge are with the functions that are available to you via the app.  It allows you to track your calories, similar to MyFitnessPal (free app). I currently use MyFitnessPal and a simple kitchen scale (as needed) to meet my goals.  Is it fun to weigh your food? I don't mind, I am used to it and it helps hit my goals. It also measures liquid volume as well. The food database is large and I have found everything I needed to. The caloris tracking is really quite comprehensive.

The Kitchen IQ app will track everything for you, you do need to enter in all that you are eating of course.  If you are a MyFitnessPal user, this should be quite familiar to you. Weighing food is really a good way to meet your goals. I have a nutritional macro that I want to meet daily and weighing food is the only way I can be accurate. I almost always cook everything I eat, nothing processed or prepackaged. That is why I need to weigh foods to know the caloric content. I learned a lot in the first days when I began using a kitchen scale. If you are like me, you might surprise yourself at the calories you didn't realize you were eating. It helps with portion size too and prevents you from kidding yourself that the serving you thought was 6oz was really 10oz.

As good looking and well designed as this scale is, if you aren't going to use its ability to track calories, there's no reason to spend $59. If you are looking to track and weigh your  intake for weight loss or fitness goals, this is really good.  My only wish was that it connected to MyFitnessPal, but that could be possible in the future. That would make it perfect.
3137144
Needed a scale to measure food portions.  This measures in grams, ounces and pounds.  I especially like the TARE feature which allows you to weigh items in a bowl or on a plate keeping the scale clean. I also use this for measuring mail that may be oversized. A scale is a scale, right?  Accuracy is fair.  Its not always perfect, but it is close.
1771696
This scale is very useful to keep track of your weight. It transmits the weight over wifi to the fitbit cloud and then it can viewed with fitbit and other apps.

I struggled with initial wifi setup but was finally able to configure it. My experimentation showed me that it may not be able to work with newer PS2PSK strong encryption protocols, but I was able to configure it with less stronger TKIP protocol.

Fitbit needs to fix this issue, otherwise it is a good product.
4797831
It serves its purpose well. The only thing I don't like is that the scale is pretty sensitive. For example, the oz can be of a little depending on where its placed on the scale.

Update: It's been a huge convenience! Especially with counting calories and keeping track of what I eat. The one other problem I came across is that its a bit of a pain to measure a lot of stuff at once or larger food. Bigger plates and bowls will cover the weight.
4910737
Does what is promised and I enjoy using it. I'm not sure how accurate the calorie calculator is...so I just go by the time.
1908610
I have had this scale for about 3 1/2 months and I love it. I am using it to weight my food daily so I make sure I use proper portions or at least so I know exactly how many portions I am having, and it keeps me accountable. I would not have been able to lose weight without this, as I would probably be overeating.
747167
I've had this scale before, stamped with a different retailer's name. This is a good scale, though it could have a larger readout or backlighting. Still, it performs as advertised and a bit better. Before I ordered, I read reviews of other scales and saw complaints where the other scale would have a different read if the weight was picked up and set back on it. When I got this scale, I tested it with an empty bowl. I picked it up and placed it in a different position about 5-6 times and got the exact same measure every time. This scale is consistent. As for it's precision, I would need a precise weight to measure.
You'll get an operator's manual and a book of food coded (laminated) with the scale.
4569642
This is my first activity tracker, and I'm pretty happy with it.  I guess for real exercise people the issue would be that the display is off most of the time; you have to push the Pulse's activation button to see the pedometer, altimeter, distance, calories, time/battery level, etc.  For me that's fine, because so far I'm just checking my activity a few times a day, but if you want to check your heart rate while exercising it's kind of a pain.

My Pulse doesn't seem to sync automatically with its app on my cell phone, but it's no problem to hold down the button for a forced sync.  In general I found it kind of non-intuitive, and the little pamphlet that comes with the unit couldn't be less informative.  Figuring out the Pulse's readings demands getting outside information, which is irritating; I wish the website had more info and allowed you to access and modify your health information. However it does seem to get some amazing information, like blood pressure, heart rate, and oxygenation levels. I am hoping to get more out of it as I figure the Withings app out, as well as the MyFitness app, which it readily syncs to.
1516547
This is one of the latest among many different brands of wearable fitness tracking devices.

Its designed to monitor how much activity you get and how much rest you get, each day, and track it over time so as to keep you on track. It is very good at motivating you to keep activity goals.

Whats distinctive about this one is the focus on recovery: making sure that you get enough rest so that you are ready for the next exercise. It does this by measuring heart rate variability (it doesnt report your moment to moment heart rate, though) and also your activity and sleep patterns.

To track activity, you need to download the app, and it works on both iPhones and Android phones. The app connects to the device via bluetooth. It does automatically recognize what kind of activity you are engaged in, whether you're walking or running or cycling or swimming, for example. When it is working it shows a helpful timeline of what you are doing throughout the day. I really found it eye-opening, for example, when I checked on the second day and noticed that Id been sitting down for about three hours. It motivated me to try and get up and move around every hour or so.

There are three bands that you can fit the device into (and each one comes in a larger and smaller size): one is a harder rubber, that kind of looks and feels like a watch, except it clips together via magnets; then there is a sports band and an ankle band, both are rubber/silicone and pull over the wrist or the ankle. You charge up the device via a USB cord and a little magnetic charger that clips onto the device, and then it is supposed to work several days without needing to be recharged.

Also, I found that it seemed to monitor sleep accurately the first couple evenings, but then it said Id slept only a few hours when Id gotten a full nights sleep. When you take it off, also, it seems to register that you are sleeping.

Still, even when it is accurate, I guess Im having a hard time seeing why this would be helpful. I think that if I wasn't very active, this might serve as a reminder to get active. Or, perhaps, if I never got a good nights sleep, this might remind me to do that. In fact, I usually get a pretty good nights sleep, and I get a moderate workout in about six days a week. When it wasn't tracking my sleep accurately, it suggested I needed more rest before a workout, but because I am pretty regularly active, I have a pretty good sense already of how much sleep I need.

It also doesnt seem to be very accurate in measuring activity levels. As with the sleep monitor it seemed to work well at first, and I was able to meet the activity goals easily. Then it seemed like no matter how activity I got, it didn't ever meet the requirement. It just didn't seem to be registering how much I was doing.

I think that if the performance bugs were worked out, this might be pretty useful for someone who is wanting to begin a new healthier lifestyle. Personally, I haven't found it very useful. Combine that with somewhat erratic performance and this has basically gone into my drawer and not getting use.
2150823
I use this scale to measure out the components of a preworkout mix.  It works very well.  I also ordered a 100g calibration weight, and the scale stays dead on accurate.
2202460
Thank You, finally a food scale with an LCD display I can view without squinting for results. My digital food scale has helped keep track of what I am putting together while giving me clear-cut info on the nutrients used. The product is a good size, would like it a little bigger and possibly in black since the white gets dirty very easy. On a good note, the sensor does not get confused and tells me when I have placed too much weight on the scale. I love anything that can spontaneously turn itself off, since I always forget and the battery is almost always gone dead. The low battery alert is great, so I am on schedule and able to use this on a weekly basis without dealing with a low battery crisis. It is a little weighty, but I guess I can let that slide since it needs to be in order to hold most foods I place on it. It comes on so fast ready to go as soon as I push the on button, a feature I admire on any kitchen based product. I am currently trying to get on a healthier eating routine and this has helped curved my nutritional methods with displaying the right amount I need. Without the overload of too many unnecessary ingredients, I am feeling more confident about cooking the amount of calories for healthy dishes I plan on making this summer.  A sample of this product was sent to me for review purposes.
955093
Digital scales are inexpensive for the central role they play in a kitchen. You could get a perfectly adequate one for $15 or $20. But if you step up to this, you can get rid of all the little annoyances that are ubiquitous among cheaper digital kitchen scales. For me, the primary killer feature of this scale is that you can configure it to disable the terrible omnipresent auto-shutoff "feature" that loses so many measurements during time consuming cooking tasks. The batteries last a long time anyway, it's a completely unnecessary anti-feature that consistently results in having to duplicate work (or worse, destroys a measurement that you can't do over again because you've already combined ingredients). Sure, you could record all of your measurements elsewhere, but why? Having to do so is annoying with perpetually wet kitchen hands, and It's not necessary with this scale. I haven't lost a single measurement in the 8 months I've had it.

I also like the option to use an A/C adapter  (sold separately). Some people may not have the counter space or available outlets for this, but I happen to, so this thing has a permanent place on my counter top. Likewise, I like the size of this scale, though it may be problematic for people with very limited counter space or low hanging cabinets. The bulk keeps it from tipping over when weighing oddly shaped items. The large footprint easily accommodates every large item I've had occasion to weigh on it. And the extra height and angled display is great for measuring things like baking sheets or bulky boxes.

The biggest negative is that it oddly didn't seem to come with the instructions necessary to turn off the auto shutoff feature. This is a big oversight as it's the best feature of the scale. Also the procedure is arcane enough that I can't reproduce it here from memory. I was able to find instructions by searching the internet. It was very much worth the effort, but I hope they improve this situation if they haven't done so since I bought it.

I would definitely recommend this scale to everyone who can fit it on their counter permanently. It's actually not all that heavy but I think it is very useful to keep a scale on your counter. If I could permanently fit a smaller scale but not this one, I'd have to consider it, but it would be hard not to go with this scale anyway.
4295139
Those of you who are on a diet (or strict portion control) this is a great way to have a scale with you at all times. The price is nice, but this sale delivers and to measurements you usually have to spend double for.

I've only been using this scale for little more than a week, but I already enjoy it's untility. For me, I have to maintain a strict calorie and portion control and this helps keep me on track who away from home. true, I receive this item for a fair and unbiased review. Nevertheless, I've had time to say I stand behind this review and truly enjoy this product.
1517609
I was looking for a very precise scale to weigh food. The last three scales I've bought were labeled "food scales" and did a horrible job measuring weights. Most serving sizes are written in grams, and when it comes to a low carb lifestyle, you have to be precise.

This scale takes any and a guesswork out of your menu. The actual measurement area is pretty small (about 4"x4") so I have to be creative--most my dishes won't fit on it so I use Solo cups and paper plates as pedestals to make sure I get an accurate reading.

I'm concerned about whether it will be an issue to weigh warm food, e.g., grilled chicken, on a long term basis. Hopefully nothing inside the scale will melt :)
2651946
My children are young adults. This is a great scale for weighing other things- as long it's not too heavy, and as long as you can lift it, you can weigh all sorts of things accurately, quickly and in a compact space. So if you need to weigh a bicycle, or luggage for a trip or just see how much you carrying in your backpack, this will do the trick without requiring you to do the math. Weigh yourself, then grab what your weighing while it's in the right mode, and it tells you how much that weighs.

I know you could all that with a regular scale and a calculator, but this does both very well. The scale itself is very light and has a nice wide platform that's very stable. The digital read out is large and easy to read, and it doesn't drain batteries. The one issue is that it seems to be a spotty, so if your feet are in the wrong place, it's not as accurate. I used a permanent marker to show where my feet should go for accuracy.
The product reviewed was provided to me at no cost for the purposes of review. I received no other compensation, and my review is based on my experience and is my honest opinion.
1229343
Excellent scale. Very accurate. I use this to weigh my food to track my caloric intake. Works perfect. No complaints.
2701109
Really useful scale, only downside if you leave it only for a bit, it turns off and you have to re measure the thing you're scaling