Amazfit - Helio Strap

Will tell you for sure Helio definitely isn’t for you, sleep tracking is cooked. Can’t even recommend Whoop bc the Step tracking on that is generationally bad. First world problems

I have the Amazfit Helio strap but it’s just so noticeably bad, in terms of the app, and in terms of the Sleep tracking - the main feature I want a screenless tracker for. So I am baffled.

By sleep tracking do you mean when you fell asleep and woke up or do you mean you felt like the sleep stage tracking was accurate?

Bc it’s supposed to be best in class. I have the Helio now, I’ve had it for 3 weeks and I can safely say the app UI is ass, and the sleep stage tracking is the furthest thing from accurate.

I wear Garmin, Fitbit, RingConn and Helio Strap 🤣

I just went with the Helio. So far so good, but it's only day 1 😂

I don't think it does, i was sitting in the garden yesterday and chased around my nephew for 2-3 minutes which definitely would have raised my hr, it completely missed it. After that we played a bit of volleyball it did detect that as an activity and recorded it in the app tough which is really nice. I want something i can just wear without thinking about it... I would have loved integration wih myfitnesspal tough, altough their own food logging is pretty solid.

i love how the helio strap/band looks and the app is gold. for sure alot more tuning is required, but it will definitely improve. i dont use the auto activity function(like apple watch, i select the activity before starting the workout).Day to day and sleep, the helio strap is killing it.

https://preview.redd.it/fa6e6r7mimcf1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ffb55e0e0ba9bde09ff6ab34cfa16f10bedc89ef just loving it. the hardware is sleek & super light and looks good on the wrist. the software is clean and easy to navigate.

i have been using it for almost a month, love every bit of the helio strap. the software will just keep getting better.

got it. am loving my whoop so far. i used helio strap for 1 month, great device, but just prefer the whole whoop app and how the hardware feels on my wrist. im not hard core athlete, play pickleball 2-3times a week.

https://preview.redd.it/b1lf0ufdexcf1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1bcb60aa806295711122473e7c381a6980560080 have been using for the past 5-6days, just love it. the way it looks and feels on the wrist, the ever improving zepp app. the sleep tracking is accurate even with napping. i dont use the auto activity function, as i will always manually activate. highly recommend.

i personally dont think its nicer than whoop. especially the app. the price point is in no mans land, people can go with helio strap which is even cheaper and provide good value too.

i really wanted to love the polar loop, but i’m sticking with my helio for now. i love tracking my HR during heavy weightlifting and HIIT, and helio (worn on bicep) does that very well. pretty much on par with H10, and far superior to AW or whoop. once the polar loop reviews come in, and if they’re overwhelmingly positive, especially the HR tracking, then i’ll pull the trigger. if the reviews are just meh, then my helio stays.

I switched to helio and love it for what I need.

A few weeks ago I mentioned I’d be racing an olympic distance triathlon with a stack of wearables strapped to me. Well, I did it, and here are the (raw) results. **TL;DR:** Raced a tri with WHOOP, Polar360, Helio strap, Garmin Instinct 3, and Oura Ring 4. Polar was the most reliable, WHOOP decent but spiky in swim, Helio finicky about placement, Garmin surprisingly messy, Oura useless for sport. For anyone not familiar, Olympic distance triathlon is: 1. 1.5km swim 2. 40km bike 3. 10km run On the right arm I had the (from top) **WHOOP MG, Polar360, and Helio strap** stacked up. On the left, the **Garmin Instinct 3** and **Oura Ring 4**. I looked ridiculous (but not more than everyday since I wear them all constantly), but I was curious to see how they’d compare across swim, bike, and run in real race conditions. [Hybrid athlete xD](https://preview.redd.it/9cm22jzi1rmf1.jpg?width=2784&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1612dd2a8e3c8635dce07ca55eebcdae111b9dc5) Here’s how it went: * **Swim:** I got both legs cramped at 1km mark. Thoughts of DNF were running through my head, but I really wanted to see the comparison (:P), so I prevailed and swam the last 500m with my arms only, dragging my uselessly cramped legs behind me. * WHOOP thought I was hitting 200 bpm most of the time (I wasn’t). * Polar, Helio, Garmin seem all decent, in similar range, although knowing my HR from many other swims, I'd say that Polar was the most accurate. * Oura basically zoned out for the full race. * **Bike:** When I finally got my legs moving again, the bike leg went smoothly. Hit a steady 34km/h avg pace. I could've pushed more, as my HR was between 150-160, but I was afraid of losing my legs again. * Helio struggled at first, underreporting HR badly (I noticed on my bike computer that it was connected to), until I moved it higher up my arm mid-ride. After that it snapped back in line. * Polar and WHOOP held strong. * Garmin was all over the place with noisy spikes. . * **Run:** This was actually the easiest leg for all wearables, and myself. By the end of the run the different devices were surprisingly aligned, except Oura that was again useless. https://preview.redd.it/ksy9407u2rmf1.png?width=1041&format=png&auto=webp&s=1166550aacc3f9fa1a3ef6103ac11df633f907f9 https://preview.redd.it/fb61lg483rmf1.png?width=1054&format=png&auto=webp&s=a5c716a5d4c68f3b38dffa08797792eac9cd2045 Overall impressions: * **Polar360** was the most reliable of the bunch. I was definitely not expecting that! * **WHOOP** is decent but not flawless, especially in water. It had the best arm placement of all the wearables, so there should be no excuses (I know some people will find many). * **Amazfit Helio** started with a disadvantage of being the lowest on the wrist, when moved up, was decent. In my opinion better than WHOOP, worse than Polar360. * **Garmin Instinct 3** really surprised me with how messy the HR data was. I am very negatively surprised with these results.  * **Oura Ring 4** confirmed what most of us already know: great for sleep and recovery, not for sport. My current band rating: 1. Polar360 2. Helio strap 3. WHOOP 4. Garmin 5. Oura Why did I do this? Mostly curiosity — and partly because I’m working on a side project (reThrive) where we’re digging into how different devices capture performance and recovery. I figured some of you here would appreciate raw, messy comparisons like this too. Next on my list is to look at how each of these devices calculates **recovery scores** over the last month and see if they align at all. If you’re interested, I’ll share those results too. I will also be racing a half-marathon later this month, also wearing them all. And will post the update here as well.

They don't want to lose out on watch sales. It's the only explanation. Garmin watches are getting away with huge margins and screenless can't charge 1000$+. That's why they made the "sleep band" instead. Polar also has made the band as more of an accessory to the watch than anything. As to not make people not want to also buy a watch. Good job Amazfit on this one. Just doing their best and making a great product. I might be fully switching to their ecosystem because of it.

I’ve tried everything, including whoop. I’m a week in with the helio strap and so far so good. I like that I can wear that to bed, and put the watches away, and then I can wear my Apple Watch Ultra with all the notifications during the day. No sacrificing anything. Plus, I like that the helio strap shares pretty much all the HR data with Apple health, since I kind of use Apple health as the multi-year hub for my HR data (this is something whoop doesn’t share with Apple health, and it always bugged me).

Helio has skin temp, vibration alarm, bluetooth sharing - works great with my Fenix - workout detection works great since the last update BUT does not define the type of workout!

I own the helio since June and am really happy with it. It's way more accurate than my Garmin watches and - after the last updates - works great with automatic activity tracking. Nevertheless I was looking forward to the loop release and really liked the look of it. But the polar loop has two fatal flaws that are dealbreaker for me. 1. No Vibration Alarm - which I really like on my Helio 2. The loop does not push heart rate to other devices (Garmin watch) as the Helio does. That means I would have to use a second device that creates a second (and most likely not as accurate) set of data.

From my experience the Helios has way better sleep tracking then my Fenix 7 or 255m. The HR is much more accurate especially during lifting. For 99€ I don’t see why anybody wouldn’t get it.

Mit dem Helio Strap kann man bei dem Preis nichts falsch machen, aber wenn du dich noch 1-2 Wochen gedulden kannst, würde ich noch die Testberichte zum Polar Loop abwarten

Just bought Amazfit Helio Strap after waiting months for this new Polar band. SpO2 and skin temprature is missing, along with lackluster app.

For £99 I ordered one. I had a whoop and loved it but honestly cannot justify paying that subscription fee. So if this even does 75% of what the whoop can for £99 it’s worth it.

Only been wearing it two days and I was travelling so not managed any workout And it’s in the data collection phase. So far I like the little AI coaching it offers. It’s suggestive in a nice way “have you considered…. Try doing this……” etc. And the food tracking seems really intuitive. You just type in what you’ve had and it seems to pick up what you’ve had quite well. I’ll compare calories against another tracker over the next week or so to see if it’s accurate enough. But I think if you put “120g of Greek yogurt” then it’ll nail it. Device comfortable on the wrist. Keen to see some 3rd party accessories like straps over the next few months.

Amazfit Helio Strap (or the polar loop/whoop strap if you'd be willing to spend more) is probably the way to go. Doesn't have a screen, looks like, well, a strap, but still tracks heart rate, sleep, etc. Can be worn on the bicep as well with some 3rd party straps if you'd prefer to hide it.

I am using the Helio strap, I am not a big fan of smart watches, even if I have one

Perfect got you. But helio strap can also be used for that, meaning it „streams“ hr value to the Apple Watch during workout via bluetooth. Meaning when you start workout on AW you could use helio strap as your HR sensor 

I tried it two times yesterday and it worked without any issues. So I’m wondering why they wrote you this information

I’m sure there are several ways to find this out. I paired my strap with another device and simultaneously with AW (so I can ensure metrics are from the strap). The HR was exactly same in every change of metric on both devices. When double checking and removing HR stream to the AW again, the values immediately differed very minimal.

I was between the Whoop and Helio and bought Helio about three weeks ago. Sleep stage tracking is apparently no so great, but it weirdly almost always registers correctly when I'm awake. I guess at the end of the day it's a personal preference, and there is no perfect device.

Whoop is the biggest ripoff in fitness. as for bands, get a Helio strap - it has 99% of what you need, $100, no sub. It was tested by the quantified scientist channel and found to be just as accurate as the AW/Whoop where it matters. Its only going to get better as its all about software

Go for Amazfit Helio Strap. one time 99$ purchase and no sub. HR measurement is at least on par with whoop. I regret that i upgraded to 5.0 from 4.0 just to see my whoop age for buying another 12 months sub. That upgrade wasnt free as they promised. i tell everyone to avoid whoop when they start doing fitness trackers.

I would definitely go with the Amazfit Helio strap. I have one and tested against my Whoop MG and it was pretty dang close and I’ve tested my whoop against multiple FDA approved devices and at my doctors and has been highly accurate. Was really impressed with Helio strap

I'll keep my Helio strap after seeing nothing really impressive in the DC video. Also, not buying based on the promise of software updates. Just hope Amazfit will release the new band designs/colors soon.

What I also discovered is that the phone sync can be done offline, unlike Garmin and many other brands. While other apps require an internet connection to sync, Amazfit and Zepp do it via Bluetooth only. It’s only my second day with the strap, and I’m really impressed so far.

It's buggy, hardware and software, but has awesome potential. In a month I bet it's way better.

It's great, seems like they works out most of the bugs. For the price it's amazing.

Helio Strap is awesome for your needs. Non intrusive, no screen and it can even connect to your treadmill (haven't check if it actually does because I don't treadmill :P). You can export the workout data straight from the app if I'm not mistaken and you can start workouts from your phone (no more extra screens just that one or you can always let the strap autodetect and then edit in app). The HR data is solid! I am currently testing it agains the Morpheus recovery system chest strap and it is almost a 1 to 1 comparison. If you feed your needs and goals into ChatGPT it can actually tell you how the Helio Strap is far better suited than a Garmin for example. Plus you can wear it on your wrist or bicep or anywhere for that matter if you get creative.

I found out the differences between Helio Strap solo and Helio + X watch by asking ChatGPT and then I went from there. I think you can find a more suitable answer to your question if you feed ChatGPT all of your caveats. I went for the Active 2 because it was dirt cheap and discounted when I got the Helio strap and because I am testing a lot of devices to find the one true ecosystem that can give me what I need...still looking but Amazfit is surely stepping up.

I waited untill the release of Loop to decide. Mainly waterproof only being WR30 is a killer for me. Sensors not updated, and no alarm. Battery life is better on Helio as well, so for those reasons I'm going with the helio.

He’s probably expecting to be a Whoop’s copy for $99. I’ve come to realize that people are just broke and divas. Want all the features of a Fenix 8 on a $200 Watch, and now they want all the features of Whoop on a $99 brand new device. It’s clear that the Helio Strap It’s still not ready to replace the Whoop features. But It’s a hell of an alternative. I’m really happy with my Helio Strap, it gives me All the data I actually need, and I haven’t had issues with accuracy. Would I like it to have more features and insights? Sure, who wouldnt? But Im not expecting a $99 brand new product to have absolutely everything… Even Whoop with all this years of development and their awful and expensive suscription model still have a lot of flaws.

So It’s just a faulty device, It does not mean is a bad device. It only means you need to apply your warranty. Even a $1000 Watch can come with issues, you just need to contact the company for a replacement…

Exactly! I’ve been wanting to get a whoop for years, but the idea of a suscription model is just horrible. I can’t even wrap my head around buying a $800-$1000 smartwatch, eventhough I can easily afford it. I was just waiting for the first brand to give us the option to wear 2 devices as one (smartband and watch). I tried wearing my Garmin FR245 and a Vivosmart 5 but the data tracked by both didn’t merge. And the first one who did it was Amazfit, so now I’m an Amazfit user and I’m really happy. Helio Strap has been really accurate and my Active 2 has been doing pretty much the same that my Garmin and Apple Watch use to do in terms of workout tracking (I swim, run and go to the gym).

Helio should be more than enough. It'll track everything and it's really accurate (at least for me) on my sleep duration.

They are 2 completely different devices btw. One is a smartwatch, the other one is a screenless band. You'll obviously get more functionality with a smartwatch. But if you're only looking for a fitness tracker, you can get the helio and save some money.

Not even for people who can’t afford it. I can easily afford the whoop suscription, I just feel so stupid for even thinking about it haha. Just like I feel people who buy the new Apple Watch or Garmin every year are stupid. I’m over 2 weeks with the Helio Strap now and I’m really happy with all the data I get, and It’s been pretty accurate for me.

Mine arrived yesterday. It worked for about 3 hours and then stopped reading my heart rate. I reinstalled the app and the strap several times with no luck. I even did two hard resets but nothing would get it working again. So I sent it back this morning. I don’t have time to do QC on Amazfit’s products. I may try again in the future once it’s past MVP stage.

Great review — pretty much matches my experience after a couple of days using it. I still need to try the biceps band; do you have a link to yours? By the way, nice watch! Is that a Flieger? Totally justifies leaving the AW. I’m on the same path with my Helio.

Hi - i've had my strap for just over a week and can answer your questions 1. I do recommend the strap. The hardware seems to be really accurate, where HR related measurements are concerned, they are practically spot on compared to my Garmin HRM Pro Plus chest strap. The key difference between the HS and the Whoop is the app, and it's more about them being different than one being "better" 2. I don't think there are bugs, just that it's hard to compare algorithms. The Whoop's Strain doesn't match up with the HS's exertion, and HS's Biocharge doesn't match up against Garmin's Body Battery. The sleep scores aren't really matched up across Garmin, Whoop, and HS, and all this is due to the fact that different companies are using different algorithms to calculate the scores. But it's accurate insofar as being able to spot when you had poor sleep (my Garmin and HS called it out first thing in the morning). But, if you use the HS on it's own and ignore everything else, you do get enough of a sense of how fatigued or rested you are. My Garmin is showing my RHR at 55 today (usually around 52-53) and the HS is showing as 58 - both are showing it trending upward, which is not surprising given that I woke up today feeling the start of a flu. 3. Where I live, I can't find replacement straps. The original strap is excellent - doesn't stink, isn't so elastic that I even notice it, and super comfortable to wear. I shower and train with this strap and there's no hint of stink even after a week, and I just rinse off the strap in the shower. I cannot say the same for Whoop bands, of which I had at least 3 and had to throw them out as the stink wouldn't wash out. I'd wait for official HS straps to be released as the current design with the fabric over the top does make it look good. If you're waiting for a bicep strap for more accurate HR, don't bother - I have my HS on my wrist connected to Runna, and the HR matches up near-perfectly (+/-1 bpm) against my Garmin Epix Pro gen 2 with HRM Pro Plus. 4. I don't even notice it when sleeping. it's light and doesn't get in the way. As the strap is more rigid (but comfortable!), it doesn't suffer from the Whoop's problem of sometimes flipping itself over during the night (had that happen to me a few times) and you lose any recovery/sleep metrics from the night. If I had one complaint right now about the app, it's that it takes a few seconds to sync every time I open the app. It's not a deal breaker, but similar to opening Garmin Connect and waiting for the watch to sync - around 5-6 seconds, which I suspect covers handshaking and transmission of the data from the strap to the the app and then properly terminating the connection.

The hardware is great, so far no issues at all. The software is lagging behind with bugs and various features being a little intermittent, but that's the trivial stuff. All the most important stats have been consistently good for me. For the price it's definitely worth it. If you're not in a rush maybe wait a month or two and check out the premium band.

Definitely sounds like a bad device. I'm 2 weeks into having mine and haven't had any major issues yet. I'm part of the whoop sub and you see that kind of stuff there too. It's unfortunate that in 2025 so much tech gets shipped with faults.

Am i late to the conversation? Guys i use both the Whoop 5.0 Peak and the HYROX Helio for about 45 days now. I'm ready to get rid of the Whoop. Seriously, the last updates for the Helio made a huge difference, but the thing that makes me furious it that the Whoop has an awful sleep tracking. Naps less than an hour? Forget them. Night sleep? Many times off. On the other hand the Helio tracks everything. To give you an example. Last night i fell asleep on the couch, then got up and went to bed. The Helio tracked this activity and found the total sleep time, Whoop never tracked my couch hours. So now Helio says i slept 8h24m and Whoop says 6h16m. So it gave me a 71% recovery while my Helio Biocharge sits at 85. If you're not an athlete DO NOT buy the Whoop. I made the mistake for you. I don't have the Polar and i probably won't buy it, because Helio is excellent.

I've just moved from the Vivoactive 5 to the Heliostrap as I also want to wear analogue watches. It's only been 4 days, but so far I'm pretty satisfied. The strap measures everything I need and don't see why you would need a watch as well. The only thing I've seen that the strap can't do is the coach and the ECG. The bicep armband just arrived today as well and I'm trying that out as having the strap on one wrist and a watch on the other looks and feels a bit awkward imo. Apparently the bicep band is more accurate too. The only thing I've missed from my Garmin is being able to time rests during strength training. I feel like the auto exercise and rep detection was a bit more accurate on the Garmin too. The Zepp app does allow you to create a workout template which I think will make up for this, but I haven't tried it yet. I've turned auto exercise detect off and just manually record it. Heliostrap doesn't support indoor rowing as a workout either, so you have to put it in as a generic workout, which is a little annoying but not a big deal. I prefer the Zepp app to Garmin connect. It also works directly with Health Connect, so you don't need to use Healthsync. I might make the switch to the Polar strap, but figured I can give this a go for a couple weeks and if Polar strap looks good then I can make a more informed decision and return this.

I love the light weight of the helio and 24/7 health tracking. I had a galaxy 7 watch, utter failure. So far after one week it tracks my sleep well, even naps. First device I've used that actually benefits me by telling me how rested I am, and being accurate about it. Still only the end of my first week but have not experienced any glitches and am pleasantly surprised by the features. I think I'm keeping it.

I love mine. It’s great for accountability. I got a new band for the watch from Amazon any 22m quick snap on works. I did notice today it underreported my steps. I was outside doing garden work for over 3 hours. Usually I get over 5k steps my strap only reported 3k yet my phone reported 7k steps. I did not even have my phone on me the entire time yet my helio has been on my wrist 24/7 since I got it one week ago. Slightly annoyed since I know it’s very wrong and it’s not dead, im at 25% and haven’t had to charge it yet. Hopefully it’s something in the SW that will come with a fix and not a HW issue.

I like the Zepp app compared to many competitors. Honestly kind of a knockoff of whoop which is a good thing. My sleep tracking and naps were spot on with the Helio strap.

Start and end times. None of the companies are that accurate with stages compared to an actual sleep study so I only care about duration which many brands are terrible at.

Not true. Terrible readings during sleep. I opened a thread and found many users with the same issue. Active runner with 45-50bpm during sleep… skyrocketed to 140bpm for entire hours….I returned it.

A colleague at work had the same issue. He kept it longer to try the newer updates, but the problem persisted, so he returned it last week.

I was very skeptical at first, coming from the Garmin and Apple ecosystems… but I’m genuinely impressed by the quality and solid sleep tracking. I’m ditching the Apple Watch for 24/7 tracking and gym sessions and from now on using Helio, pairing this device with a mechanical watch on my left wrist, while keeping my Garmin 965 for running workouts. All data is consolidated on Bevel. (Minus HRV manually entered from me in the morning)

Exactly! I was soooo fed up to charge every day… this thing battery is super solid… I am really sold on it. The only thing that can make me change opinion is the Polar 360 in September if they will come out with an even better device.

Looking to replace my quite outdated apple watch SE. I was looking at the new Amazfit Helio Strap but the associated app (Zepp app) does not sync HRV to apple health nor all sleep stages. Do you know of any strap that syncs everything that Athlytic needs?

I ended up ordering the Helio Strap. Looks like the Zepp developers might be receptive to adding the changes required to sync HRV to Apple Health. (see this discussion [https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1lnbh1h/amazfit\_please\_let\_us\_sync\_hrv\_data\_to\_apple/](https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1lnbh1h/amazfit_please_let_us_sync_hrv_data_to_apple/) and the reply from one of the members of the amazfit team [https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1lnbh1h/comment/n0ne0o3/](https://www.reddit.com/r/amazfit/comments/1lnbh1h/comment/n0ne0o3/) ). In the meantime, I'll have to "move" to the zepp app 😢 I really love Athlytic but I just don't want to get a new AW. And the new helio strap has all I need. I hope to be back after they add HRV sync

Helio strap HR readings are amazing, the rest is shit. I don`t even bother to use it, it`s so way off that it’s insane. One hour indoor cycling zone 2 give aerob training effect 5.0 and anaerob 2.8 and resting time 72 hour’s.

Well they could add a chest strap lol even sell it and profit instead of bands but would me acknowledge their innacurate reads Yeah to be fair I think one is enough of those I just have many since I have free lifetime on Oura so its free to use and nice to just have another data source but I think Helios does the job for the price specially in accuracy on all these whoop, Oura. Was amazed how good helios was on wrist since day 1 but the data could be better presented in the UI for sure

Yeah i just tried for fun the helios and rings without really overlap and mostly look at the max HR on intervals and overall average so nothing scientific test there but I feel i would only use helios to do a workout it i didn't had a chest strap to pair with garmin for those granular pushes

Yeah i know that tool but I really dont want to take much time doing 1vs1 because its all different conditions and even the chest strap on winter goes crazy sometimes not sure if is humidity or some satelite stuff but even the hrm pro sometimes was off or even not working and taking from the wrist Even got a conduct gel to use and still was going a bit wild during a few times So I just judge a few runs with same device and see how it handle it and helios was the most solid one without even have to adjust much on wrist as the others

Whoop Sexy aber teuer, würde ich aus prinzip wegen abosystem nicht holen. Hab das amazfit, ist inzwischen echt gut, app hat auch alle wichtigen funktionen, trackt wohl (laut tests) sehr gut, fühlt sich aber in vielen bereichen schon nach billig-whoop an. alleine der name ist cringe. hätte ich das noch nicht geholt würde ich vermutlich noch bisschen auf die polar testberichte holen, und falls es da gut abschneidet das holen.

I have a series 9 and feel no need at all to upgrade. That said I use an Amazfit Helio Strap on my other wrist which has a 10 day battery and tracks all of my steps while my Apple Watch is not on my wrist and also tracks my sleep at night.

No the data doesn’t conflict at all. I’ve never slept with my Apple Watch on but there are loads of videos online which show how accurate the Helio Strap is. Steps etc all seem to meld together perfectly.

I have been using it for 4 days. Too early to tell but coming from a galaxy watch ultra, it feels a little underwhelming. But I am sure I will get used to it. The whole point was to have something without screen so that I can wear my watches. Waiting on the arm band to release.

The heart rate and steps should be instant. Maybe the device is mot syncing with app. Make sure the relevant permissions are on and turn on the persistent notification setting in the app.

Same boat as you buddy. I wanna go with something screenless so I can go back to wearing mechanical watches. But I also wanted something that integrates well with Apple Health, since I already have YEARS of data on the platform. I tried the Helio Strap for a few weeks together with Athlytic. But right now I’m experimenting with wearing my Apple Watch Series 7 on the bicep purely as a health tracker - turned off always on display and all notifications, and now the battery lasts me something around 30-35 hours and so far tracking seems to be good. I have no point of reference for a comparison so this is quite subjective, but at least sleep tracking is working well. I’ll continue wearing it this way for another week or two, and if that goes well, I’ll get the AW11.

i had garmin but i sold it, i'm not a diva, i'm using iphone and huawei watch and i bought helio strap mostly for sleep. But It's nonsense it doesn't measure anything after 1 day, no sleep no heart rate no spo2 no anything, it says it's connected, when i start workout on the phone in the app it shows helio is connected and shows my heart rate but nothing, in the automatic workout detection section there no more "activity" part anymore it's gone who knows to where... i'm waiting the first bug fixes update and i hope. So i know it's cheap but not 10 USD cheap, right now i have a 105 +shipping EUR bracelet which is a joke. https://preview.redd.it/i70ept0ypkcf1.jpeg?width=1206&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f6f53c01541c030f6ee0977fe1272e03a4a8db88

If you are still wanting some insights in to core metrics I might suggest Helio strap. Another screenless wearable that provides things like sleep, resting heart rate, HRV etc. at a one time fee vs a subscription. It has its flaws just like whoop but it doesn’t sound like you’re are looking for extreme accuracy either. I had it before whoop and was fine with it. I was kind of in the same boat, just someone who goes to the gym and does some cardio and I think it did the trick for me.

I’ve had the strap for 3 months now. Previously used an Apple Watch series 9 with Athlytic + Hevy. It has completely replaced my AW. Use case: Ive accepted that these trackers are not 100% accurate and just need a decent enough accuracy and sensitive enough to show trendlines. Particularly steps, rhr, hrv, sleep. Hardware The strap feels decent enough. Not cheap, but not solid either. The band is okay quality too. I found some 3rd party band that lets me link with the stock band to wear on bicep. Super lightweight and probably one of the lightest trackers out there. It’s more comfortable than the AW. Invisible in daily all-day wear, on the wrist or bicep. Battery is super solid - gets me up to 12 days in one charge. No gps but can link to your phone’s gps to track outdoor runs. App Fairly straightforward and easy to use. It tracks almost everything the AW does and is enough for my needs. You’ll receive a daily battery score called Biocharge. It relies on sleep score, hrv, rhr. It also lets automatically or manually log workouts. Automatic logging is completely unreliable so I’ve turned it off since day one. With manual logging, it shows realtime HR, steps, etc. Very minimal “suggestive insight/recommendations.” Data Accuracy Steps - seems to map well with AW numbers. 9/10 Hrv/rhr - tracks very closesly with AW. Feels close to my daily mood too. 9/10 HR - even better in tracking than AW. Less drop offs in readings during workouts. 9.5/10 Sleep - doesn’t track as well. Sleep stages look artificial. Wakes throughout the night dont show up. But time asleep is robust. 6/10 Workout - only thing accurate is HR. It tries to predict your movement and exercises but almost never gets it right. 3/10 Biocharge / Exertion - you get a daily “battery score” in the morning and Exertion load that subtracts from your biocharge for the day. Both metrics don’t align much with my daily mood. 5/10 For my priority metrics, the helio strap works sufficiently well and let me retire the AW. It’s comfortable, long battery life, lightweight and doesnt get in the way. Overall score would be 7.5/10

I received both trackers today and will compare the data over the next days. First impression: Polar Loop looks way better and has a smaller fit. Comfort is similar, but Helio is maybe a bit more comfortable (more elastic).

correct, also I remember waking up a few time in the second half of the night, which Helio didn't pick up

https://preview.redd.it/4r13egwcr3pf1.jpeg?width=2020&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0bf6e6696b8dd631b70969b50bd97b8d0d6a4cf0 Went for a jog: Loop top | Helio middle | Coros Pace 2 Bottom Loop: HR\_avg =148 bpm HR\_max =174 bpm Helio: HR\_avg = 155 bpm HR\_max = 175 bpm Coros: HR\_avg = 152 bpm HR\_max = 174 bpm Helio seems most realistic (alligned with the times I had to stop)

https://preview.redd.it/evjqqkgdkhqf1.png?width=1832&format=png&auto=webp&s=f99934465571e428d37f164a76a155e7e594a1c7 Last 4 Nights: Helio on Top, Loop on bottom there are some similarities in sleep stages, except Night 1 is pretty off I think. But Helio got better at detecting awakenings. Fall-asleep time and wake-up time are very similar Sleep-Score doesnt make much sense on either device

I was going to buy polar loop but went with the Helio instead, don't regret it. It does sync with google fit.

just like Whoop, the default setting is second level continuously HR and has NO selectable options in App

you mentioned here is the watch info , it's second level continuously HR in Helio Strap by default.

Had whoop maybe 2-3 years ago, now I own a helio and honestly, It’s *almost* the same thing. But I am very curious to see what polar does. I’d rather polar if they make a good product since I don’t really care to support Chinese labor.

Mine has been great; mostly. Biocharge is based on something that I would guess is for the average person. Im a firefighter and one working house fire put me 100+ points over thier suggested daily excertion levels. Other than that, the sleep has been accurate. Steps are close to normal and everything has been pretty golden too.

I have been using mine for 5 weeks and I'm super happy with it. Before it, I used Whoop 4 for a 6 week trial and Apple Watch 4 for about 3-4 years now. Ditched Whoop right after the trial (because of the steep price and because the company doesn't seem trustworthy to me. They've dropped all their customers who've invested hundreds of dollars in their Whoop 4.0 accessories just for them to find out that those wouldn't be compatible with the new Whoop 5). Whoop is good but only if you're fine paying 300$ per year forever. I keep using Apple Watch together with Amazfit but the main con of the Apple Watch is the battery life which is 18 hours. Amazfit Helio strap has been giving me stable 10 days battery, it records an "AI Activity" anytime I do something. So if I'm lazy, I don't need to record a workout. You can also start a workout but the categories are limited. no padel, no badminton, no table tennis. You can create a record post workout with pretty much any sport you like. In general, I'm super happy. It is comfortable, great battery life, it is pretty accurate, it even tracks naps, which Apple watch doesnt. I started leaving my watch of the wrist more and more since I started wearing the Helio. I'd say this is hands down the best value for money fitness tracker I know! And I've done some research. Even the new Polar Loop seems to fall behind for now.

I've had a bunch of watches/trackers in the past. Now I got the Amazfit Helio strap, it's like a cheap version of the Whoop, no screen and no "smart" nonsense, just health/sports data, pretty happy with it so far.

Amazfit Helio is 99 bucks and provides more than enough data for a "regular" person like you. Accurate HR, HRV and HR zones all available and many other stats, I also really like PAI, you score points on heart rate, so you have to do enough exercise every week to score enough points.

I got it the day it came out. I had been wearing it and was pleased until yesterday. Suddenly it started tapping me for no reason. It disappeared off the zep app, it will not charge, and will not respond. So far Amazfit has been silent. I’m assuming it just died. Less than 30 days of use. I’m not happy.

I use samsung Fit. Got it for 3.5k. It's pretty accurate. If you can extend the budget by a little bit, get amazefit helio strap. It has accuracy of apple watchs but does not have a screen. You have to use the phone.

"Step tracking - Winner: Helio strap. My Fitbit adds steps when cycling, so for a 20 minute ride I get about 1000 steps. Not with the Helio - it doesn’t count cycling as steps. Other than that, they show a similar amount of steps." I had the exact same problem with my Fitbit. It did count steps while cycling what lead me to give it away. Now I am having the exact same problem with the Helio - Within 3 hours of cycling, 2250 steps where counted - and I manually started a "Cycling Workout". Already wrote a bug report about this..... Are there any settings that you have adjusted?

I have a response from Amazfit. And yes, for cyclists its a useless product right now, gonna return it: "Dear Customer,   Thank you for reaching out to us again.    Currently, the Helio Strap does not support manual adjustment of step counts or the ability to differentiate cycling movements from steps due to vibrations. We acknowledge that this limitation may affect the accuracy of your health statistics, particularly for cycling activities. Our team is actively working on improving the algorithm to better distinguish between different types of movements. Your feedback is crucial in helping us enhance our products, and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we work towards a solution." ... \--- "Dear Amazfit Team, please tell me if I get this right: The Helio Strap is useless for clyclists since there is no way to record, or manually adjust/add the data to represent the correct health statistics?" (This is the last answer from a longer conversation about steps being recorded while cycling)

Long term AWU 2 user. Stopped training, so I gave my AWU 2 away to a friend. I have a Whoop and Helio strap now. I miss the AWU 2. It did everything the Whoop done whilst allowing me to keep my phone at home and limit my distractions. I loved how I could change songs from it, glance at texts without bringing my phone with me etc etc. Only thing the Whoop does better is picking up activities. Whoop feels like a large gimmick if I’m honest whereas AWU 2 felt like an extension of my phone that does fitness too…

I have the Helio strap and the Whoop, I was a big fan of the Whoop until a $100 strap without a subscription is giving almost identical readings… across all the genres. I’ve noticed a 2% discrepancy at most. Majority of the time they’re the same. Now I feel a lot of resentment towards Whoop… hence why I see it as an App and now, abit gimmicky!

I like it too, but last week I got a sore throat higher resting heart rate 42 -> 52 and lower hrv 130 -> 80 and despite all of that my sleep and biocharge was spot on. 7 Days later I’m still sick, now even with a cold, and it doesn’t recognize it and says I’m ready for a high intensity training. That’s why I won’t trust it anymore

Using for a week. 1. Does not work with tattooed arms, alas. Had to find a spot where the ink is not too thick. 2. Waiting for a longer band to wear on my shoulder, this will be much better and higher in data. 3. Good app. Informative and yet not too flashy. All in all a good cheap device comparing to watches or competition with subscriptions.

Whoop is a great all-round device and works great for me as a general fitness and recovery tracker. Probably not the best for Running or cycling as you don't get the detailed stats like you would in other devices like Garmin or Apple Watch and no GPS data unless you carry your phone with you. If those are not issues for you I'd say stick with it if you can stomach the cost. If you want to save money get the Amazfit Helio strap. It's 99 USD, has great battery life and has most the functions of the Whoop but the app UX is not as polished as Whoop's app.

I’m coming for the whoop mg and I’ve been a whoop user since the early days of 3.0 and I can honestly say I’m impressed by the helio strap and its accuracy. The sleep was spot on to the whoop mg’s detection of my sleep both within a couple minutes of each other. I’m not a swimmer, but even the weightlifting workout I did was accurately detected with the strap even knowing the areas of my body that I exercised. I’d set the workout detection to low otherwise a simple fast pace walking will be detected as a workout. It’s actually pretty comfortable as well. More noticeable on your wrist, but the band never moves or slips around so you get used to wearing it.

It’s definitely worth it. I too will be going for the polar when that comes out, but this helio strap is honestly really damn good and I haven’t had any issues with inaccuracies personally. Highly recommend

Was waiting for the Polar, but ordered the Helio today. Helios has blood oxygen, skin temperature and a vibration motor. Helio seems to be very precise with heart rate. Also Amazfit really tried to improve the product with new updates. The only thing I dont like about the Amazfit is the design. But I am not willing to pay nearly double the amount for a technically worse product.

I agree with the screenless approach. I’ve been wanting to ditch (sell my Fenix) but wanted to check the accuracy. I’ve only had it for 4 days so far, but it’s dead on with the Fenix readings. This will allow me too wear a nicer dress watch again too.

How can a faceless fitness device tracks steps but doesn't vibrate when you reach your step goal? I bought it for this main feature, and it's a waste for me.

Kann nur fürs Helio sprechen. Fand es anfangs irgendwie quatschig, aber je länger man es trägt, desto besser wird es (subjektives Gefühl). Messergebnisse sind auch relativ genau (abgeglichen mit Smart Watch und Herzmonitorband). Ich war letztens beispielsweise krank und man konnte anhand der Daten des Helio Straps genau erkennen, wann es los ging und wann es mir wieder besser ging.

Ist mEn besser geworden, aber hin und wieder immer noch "hit or miss". Letzte Woche konnte man ganz gut am Schlaf erkennen, wann ich krank war und wann ich überm Berg war.

Whoop opened up the premium market for fitness trackers and proved that the model works. Garmin actually had the perfect chance to deliver a better and more affordable alternative – but instead they slept on it and stuck to their old concept. Then came Amazfit with the Helio Strap. Two months before Polar. And in this game, whoever delivers first obviously grabs the market share. Polar showed up with the Loop way too late, twice the price, and technically far behind Amazfit. Sure, the design looks nice – but looks alone don’t cut it. To be fair: Polar isn’t a billion-dollar giant like Amazfit, which has a massive R&D budget and a global supply chain. But if you’re already late to the party, you need to make up for it with value for money. That’s just not the case here. On top of that, the Polar app sometimes feels like Windows XP – nostalgic maybe, but definitely not competitive. I’m using the Helio Strap myself: \~90% of Whoop 5’s performance at just a fraction of the price. Bottom line: Amazfit delivers, Polar has potential – but in its current state, it hardly stands a chance to keep up.

FWIW, here’s my comparison between Helio Strap and Fitbit Inspire 3 Sleep tracking - Winner: Fitbit. It knows that I woke up during the night. My Helio strap thinks I’m sleeping the whole night, even when I’m up reading a book for two hours. I don’t understand though why you can’t manually add sleep, like as a second sleep. Then you could just edit your first sleep period, say between 22-03, and then add a second sleep period between 5-7. Problem solved. At least with Fitbit you can add naps, so there’s that. However, when it comes to auto tracking naps, Helio is much better. My Fitbit never shows any naps, while my Helio always does. Manual Activity Tracking - Winner: Helio strap. It shows my workout, like cycling, on a map, and has a lot of useful information like HR zones, total time, time per km, fastest speed, average speed and so on. My Fitbit, not so much. It sometimes show a map, but not always. It gives a lot less useful information generally. Much more satisfied with Helio here. Automatic Activity Tracking - Winner: Fitbit. No contest. You can choose which sport you want it to auto track, for me it’s cycling. It works ok. The Helio on the other hand is a nightmare. It auto tracks everything and floods the app with hundreds of activities, even when you’re just doing the dishes or something. Stats - Winner: Helio strap. I find that the bio charge actually is pretty consistent with how I feel. Also exertion is on point. Fitbit is very bare boned. Connectivity - Winner: Helio strap. It’s syncs perfectly all the time, never has been any problem. The Fitbit is sometimes hit and miss, especially in the mornings. My Garmin was even worse though, but that’s neither here nor there. Step tracking - Winner: Helio strap. My Fitbit adds steps when cycling, so for a 20 minute ride I get about 1000 steps. Not with the Helio - it doesn’t count cycling as steps. Other than that, they show a similar amount of steps. Battery - Winner: tie. Both lasts about 10-11 days per charge.

Amazfit helios band because it can be worn on wrist or biceps, the battery lasts for more than a week (parents don't want to charge their fitness band everyday so apple/samsung/pixel watches are out of the question). Any friction they get like having to charge daily or complicated settings means they won't use it which makes the entire point of tracking moot. The helios band is comfortable enough to be worn even while sleeping so it'll track sleep as well.

It is really a “too long” article, here is the TL,DR by AI: The Whoop 5.0/MG is a compact, screenless fitness tracker that offers an excellent app experience and a highly motivating system centered around its Strain and Recovery metrics. However, it is criticized for its high subscription cost, the company's broken promise of free hardware upgrades, and questionable practices like creating incompatible accessories to maximize profit. Accuracy Note: In real-world testing (sprints), the competing Amazfit Helio Strap was found to be significantly more accurate than the Whoop MG, tracking much closer to a chest strap with lower error and higher correlation. Verdict: The core data and motivation system are very strong, but the device is expensive. Whether the Whoop is "worth the money" depends on how much the user values its unique Recovery and Strain philosophy versus the high cost, limited data access, and the fact that more accurate alternatives like the Amazfit Helio Strap are available.

I switched from Whoop to the Helio Strap. It’s a screenless competitor that looks a lot like Whoop aesthetically, and it does almost everything Whoop does. Not perfect, but it’s getting better with every update. Biggest win for me is no subscription hell (one time purchase for 99$). Definitely worth checking out before considering the renewal.

Helio on the biceps tracks your effort much better than a Garmin watch. In general, Helio tracks your heart rate better than Garmin in any activity, especially when worn on the biceps and it won't bother you at all if you wear gloves during training, but unfortunately you won't be able to follow sets and repetitions from the watch as it doesn't have a screen.

the HR on the Whoop is terrible .. only way to make it accurate is on Bicep, wrist HR is miles better on Helio. Plus the price is insane for what you get.

Worn in the wrist or bicep, I learned that the Helio strap is so much better than Whoop with its heart rate data. The Helio caught my highest HR peaks during workouts where the Whoop would not (compared to my Polar H10 chest HR strap connected to my Garmin. Also compared to my AW Ultra 2 on my wrist). This was enough for me to cancel my whoop subscription because all of my workout data was missing most of my Zone 4 and Zone 5 data, making the data feeding the Whoop algorithms, and this it’s strain numbers, inaccurate).

I stopped wearing it last week because the issues with sleep tracking were annoying me too much and affecting my health score negatively in the app. Have been enjoying the Amazfit Helio strap more. It is currently my strap of choice.

My current choice is still the Helio. I wear it on one arm and my Garmin on the other currently. I almost always wear two devices.

I have this equipment too. It is ridiculously cheap. My only issue is that I would like to be able to see sleep scores on a monthly calendar view just like Athlytic.

Fabric band pretty comfortable.

Amazon prime and living close to a warehouse has its benefits. 😂

First time Amazfit product software seems ok but early days.

Not even my skinny arms

Breaks it down per second on the graph within the app. https://preview.redd.it/iw7g06ehow8f1.jpeg?width=2556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2e0f0b97a22657e38b9a54a504d73b20ed7ad01

Sleep hrv if that makes any difference

Yes counts steps as well

Amazon in the UK for £100.

Has an alarm function that vibrates.

There’s an “Aura” section on the app that is the premium area. Mainly sleep assessments, meditation, and sleep exercises from what I can. For what I’ll be using it for it’s all free and available (HR, sleep, stress and steps tracking).

No smart watch here, only iPhone

I think only records these through sleep

Yes, sends it as a workout, would need to log it as a specific sport for it to transfer correctly.

Thought about it, dismissed it due to the bulkiness.

I’m in the same boat ass you. However I’ve had the helio strap, and I wasn’t as satisfied as I’d hoped to be. Polar sticks out with its algorithms. That’s why I’m giving the loop a fair chance

The sensors it’s missing are important to what I need to track. While it looks good, I feel it came up short. For now it looks like the better budget friendly option is the Helio. Hopefully they make a pro version or something.

You can start manual workouts from the app of course...you can't pause/restart without the app though, so it's a hassle. I suggested a double tap to do just that. No one else seems interested sadly. Auto detection works fine but as pointed out by DCR it detects a bit too much and doesn't identify activities at all, now that would be something! If Whoop and Garmin can do it, Amazfit should too. Not sure I'm keeping mine, it does an ok job but nothing my FR965 doesn't do and I'm not sure I can live without its smartwatch features after all, not the Helio's fault of course ;-)

Caveat that I am NOT a Whoop owner. I have been a Garmin user for many years, I’ve been wanting to wear a watch I have that’s very sentimental so I’ve been lurking in the Whoop space for a bit. I grabbed a Helio about a week ago and I have to say I’m incredibly impressed and not just for the price point. I have a few close friends using Whoop so we’ve been comparing notes. I’m giving the Helio 30 days but at this point I don’t see how Whoops subscription can give me that much added value. I’m not missing my Fenix 6 yet

bin mit dem helio strap bis aufs armband auch sehr zufrieden

Amazfit kannst du alles komplett kostenfrei nutzen

Probier doch den Helio Strap

Try it on bicep it's proven to be best place for it

The Loop definitely doesn't seem to be worth twice as much as the Helio (in its current state anyway) imo. Especially when factoring in the lesser battery life, lack of vibration AND 50% higher weight.

I couldnt wait, i got the amazfit helio strap and it's quite amazing 😎 i know that i will not be able to resist the polar band when it's released

Also the Loop isn’t able to track SpO2 and skin temperature. I can’t understand why they didn’t even try to make a better product then the Existing one‘s… Last but not least. The Heard rate is very precise @ the amazfit helio. Check the video of „the quantified scientist“ about the Helio @YT. It is better an cheaper than the loop.

I went from garmin epix 2 to amazfit helio. Purely because sleeping with the garmin was painful for me whereas with the amazfit can’t feel it. That was the bottom line for me

It's a bad deal because why buy this when you can get the Amazfit Helio for half the price which tracks even more.

Well this was a huge disappointment after the hype they built up with this. Did they get the memo that Amazfit Helio was released earlier this year with better sensors for half the price? All they needed to do was have a improved sensor and a competitive price. Swing and a miss, nothing to see here.

Long Time whoop user here, who switched to the amazfit helio. The amazfit helio is just better than the whoop. The only downside is no journal, but to be honest I stopped using it after half a year on the whoop when I got all the relevant information out. The update frequency on amazfit helio is crazy.

Polar Loop doesn’t have vibration sensor. That’s something which I liked in Whoop/Helio. I can wake up without disturbing my wife.

i just got a helio earlier this month for the same reason. I still wear my Garmin Instinct from time to time, and always use it to track workouts, hikes, etc…. The band give =s me the data i was looking for - plus it’s way more comfortable to sleep with.

i like polar, i have a polar sportwatch. but i went from whoop to helio, because its better :/ but the polar definitely looks better

Whoop is way more comprehensive in what it offers but it's only worth the very expensive price if you *want* all the extra involvement that comes with it and will take the time to fully utilize it. Sounds like it's not necessary or desired for you right now so I think you're right to look at the Loop or Amazfit's Helio. Both are still very useful for what they offer, honestly for what you want right now either one is a far far better value. Amazfit has become very popular, I've had it since launch and can tell you they've updated it frequently (Amazfit's track record overall is spotty but they're improving, and the Helio has become a best seller for them so they've done better with supporting it than other products), it is a very accurate monitor for heart rate regardless of wearing it on wrist or biceps, and though I find its sleep tracking mediocre at best its HR data is usually excellent. It's bulkier and much cheaper in feel and appearance than the Loop, which may or may not matter to you. I only mention that because the *most* effective wearable is the one you will actually consistently wear right, seems obvious but you'd be surprised, especially when it comes to these screenless devices and rings. I've been very harsh with the Loop and I suggest you look at the "megathread" in here to get an idea of other peoples' experience with it as the newest product of the three. Harsh because I want to love it! The software gets a lot of complaints but I never had a real issue with it and don't think you will either for your usage. I found the sleep tracking to be on par with Amazfit Helio's which is to say mediocre (compared to Whoop and Apple) but given enough time it may have continued to improve. I *like* Polar's presentation of ANS/recharge, I *like* their no frills data with respect to training load, etc., they're old school and it shows and if I could trust the sensor and the data itself more, I'd absolutely love the product and might have happily switched from Whoop. Still will if the Polar Loop improves. Whoop has impressed me a lot in many areas (new labs feature has way exceeded my expectations but that's a much longer post) but it is exceedingly expensive. Of the three Polar's is by far the nicest to actually wear. Most comfortable looks the best, lasts about a week on a charge which is still plenty to not be an issue. Depending on how you feel about data and privacy you might be tempted to go Polar over Amazfit for that reason alone. Anyway TLDR Polar has proven the least accurate of the three for me so I don't currently wear it, I'd love to if they can improve it enough to not have gaps or huge misinterpreted heart rate dropped/auto-tracked segments, etc. Helio's auto detection also sucked at launch, but if you just leave those off both devices do better at just giving you a day's worth of HR data and general activity trends. Polar also tends to be generous with "steps" and treats it more as an activity measure so, as with all trackers, you'll probably see a fair amount of variation comparing one against the next. Sorry for meandering, hope this helps at all. I think you'd like the Loop honestly, just make sure you are aware of their return policy and whatnot. Good luck!

I would not wear the amazfit helio on my wrist. The post even says it has better tracking than the whoop when he moved it up his wrist. And I would wear it on my bicep where it has excellent HR tracking

In the Chase the Summit video he mentions that he asked polar if they were planning on releasing bicep bands for the loop and he said the answer was unclear. Which seems absurd considering that yes, they already have wearable hr monitors for your bicep. But my point is that you can get very accurate heart rate data from the amazfit helio

Amazfit Helio seems to be top dog now. Better sensors than the WHOOP and Polar Loop, they're pushing updates quite rapidly, and at a killer price point. I'm sure more accessories/colors will follow Riding out this whoop subscription until October, then happily jumping ship to Amazfit.

Been using it for 15 days now. Safe to say that this has been one of the best additions from Amazfit. I was an Apple Watch user since 2020 and I track my workout. 4 days of strength training and 1 day of racquet sports. Pros : (Wore both I watch and helio strap to compare) 1) Step counter seems to be pretty accurate - yes it’s not a measure of fitness but let me just put it here. 2) HRV - Helio is on point 3) Sleep monitoring - iwatch is very lenient and id depend on helio coz it seems more realistic (i know if I’ve had a good nights sleep) 4) Calroies burnt during strength training - Im torn between helio and iwatch coz helio says I burn 30-35 calories more than watch my iwatch showed. Cons: 1) The strap needs to improve 2) The Velcro is too small and causes friction which makes a characteristic sound Bio charge is not something I believe in any of the watches coz there is not enough scientific evidence as to how the same can be calculated.

Yes! And I think the calorie estimation is a bit of a fad. Whoop probably is just a bit ahead but helio strap is catching up. Do you by any chance know if they have/are releasing straps? Not the bicep band for the wrist

The amazfit Helio has worse tracking, horrible sleep detection (not stages, it actually always misses you waking up), and horrible recovery/load algorithms. https://www.reddit.com/r/whoop/comments/1n6iznn/ultimate_wearable_showdown_whoop_mg_50_vs/

Pasting my reply The amazfit Helio has worse tracking, horrible sleep detection (not stages, it actually always misses you waking up), and horrible recovery/load algorithms. https://www.reddit.com/r/whoop/comments/1n6iznn/ultimate_wearable_showdown_whoop_mg_50_vs/

Eh their algorithms suck. Their strain equivalent is horrible, they have big sleeping hr issues, and their load/recovery features are barebones at best

TLDR: Amazfit Helio > Whoop and is way cheaper

You could use a amazfit Helio it's a alternative for a whoop but cheaper and without the subscription. Ot does everything you mention in your post

yup exactly. preordered out of excitement, then got my head on straight and canceled to wait for the final app to come out and reviews haha. chillin with the helio in the meantime

I'm an early adopter of the Helio.. I do like it surprisingly,

After all the hype, I have to say I’m disappointed. \- The weight is higher than both the WHOOP and Helio, and the battery life is shorter too. \- On top of that, I haven’t seen any meaningful updates on the Polar Flow app. I was holding off to see how it turned out, but looks like I’ll be going with the Amazfit Helio instead.

I agree. Apple Watch has been great but the helio is definitely a little better. I just wish the strap was better.

Swim, poor app, and no vibration alarm. Those are part of Amazfit Helio for $99...

Whoop and Amazfit Helio.

I waited for it, but I must admit that whoop is superior (functionalities, data analysis and the application etc…) and even if the loop sensor is surely a little more precise than whoop, we remain quite similar and the difference is minimal (vs 360) Helios, I don't talk about it, even if the application is not bad. I just sent mine back, it's crazy cheap and the bracelet is crap. I will therefore keep the whoop MG, which I had the opportunity to try (the only big problem ultimately with whoop is the price).

I decided to get amazfit helio. What a let down. All that hype for an overpriced product that missed the mark

Amazfit have terribly inaccurate tracking of pretty much everything.

I had my lesson learnt when I pre-ordered Polar VV3. Fortunately, now it is good enough for me but at that time during the launch time, it is a pain. One big thing I learn is that Polar keep improving its product but they do it very very very sloooooowly. So now I am using Amazfit Helio and will come back again in a year or so to check Polar Loop again.

8 days which propably are 7 in the end.. didnt the 360 have this as well? Maybe i’ve overheard it in the Video, but doesnt Change much.. i‘ll Stick to the Helio untill they release a pro or whatever with the elixir

I kinda grew to Like the Zepp App, been using the Helio for 2 month now and it’s ok. No Whoop ofc, but ok. Sleep Tracking, yeah well. Wake up and sleep time is very accurate, but the different phases, idk, but on the other hand, even medical Equipment isnt that accurate regarding the phases.

Ok thats weird, how Long have you been wearing your helio? Didnt have any Problem with that whatsoever, just the awake times during sleeping were off the First few weeks but then it got pretty good

Skin temp is also a good indicator for illness and a chance to prepare yourself. Well, it’s a device for Fitness and Health Tracking, thats the only purpose, and a lot of people, myself included, do Sports which also Take Place in higher altitude (for me it is cycling, 2 Times a year i visit the alpes for example) and for that it can be a good indicator and it works pretty good with the Helio. So yeah, we can sugercoat the Loop or Call it by its Name, „360 in a different packaging“

Id go with the Helio if I were you then. Better battery, more Funktionality, better app and lighter.

Been wearing it for 7 weeks now, Sleep is on Point regarding going to bed and waking up, Sleep phases, well, wear 7 Brands get 7 results 😂 Yeah the strain and biocharge are just gimmicks for now, but they listen to the Community Feedback and put effort into it. You‘ve got training Status, Fitness Level and the exertion which is pretty accurate tho. Just their way to present it in a easy way is Not there yet

Get the Amazfit Helio. No subscription, good app and it does have vibration

Amazfit is better since it offers more features for your sports, especially for weightlifting (sets, reps, creating workouts and follow it on the watch, customized data pages, intervals, etc), while Huawei can only start a workout and end it. Zepp app allows export to fit and gpx files, while Huawei app is locked in and has no export options. Sensors are very good and comparable on both of them. Training metrics (load, recovery) is much more accurate on Amazfit. Huawei always shows low figures for everything except for running. Huawei has more accurate calorie expenditure algorithm.

Could be fake reviews. Amazfit (by Xiaomi) are legit and very cheap as well.