Polar - Loop

I have to say I’m really disappointed/underwhelmed about the Polar Loop and Polar Flow announcements. Firstly, the Loop just seems like a copy+paste of the Business version of the band. Secondly, why announce it back in June/July (whenever it was) making us wait till September, if all the key features are not ready at launch. The Whoop’s app UI/UX is one of the main reason it is the market leader by a mile. And one of the core principles of being a consumer is do not buy something today, on the promise of an improvement tomorrow. … since I’ve been eagerly awaiting the band, I’ve pre-ordered it anyway In general it seems like they do not have their shxt in order. Thoughts? EDIT: - Cancelled my pre-order. Tried to have faith in the product but I just don’t, the more I learn about it. Will wait for full reviews to come before I make a decision now.

Random thought but Wow, Polar even recycled the name LOOP from a 10+ year old device.

Surely it’s not missing HRV? If anyone can confirm that please let me know lmao, I’m cancelling my order

Just got the Polar Loop and honestly not a fan at all. Has anyone here gone through their refund process? Was it smooth?

I love my little loop. I wear it on one hand, then I can wear a smart watch on the other. I also love that if I’m chasing the kitty around the house or lifting heavy groceries, I get credit for it. My Garmin would just give me intensity minutes or move IQ but Polar gives me training load. I can also go for a walk around the mall and get credit for that too. If I’m walking around the neighbourhood I can choose to use my phone for distance and route or just enjoy the walk and get credit for that too. I trust Polar’s science more than Helios band. I find most of the negative reviews are from able bodied people that don’t appreciate the loop for what it is. I recommend reading the manual to see if it meets your needs.

If you want things like pace, or lap counting while you are swimming then you would wear a watch at the same time. I leave my phone in a locker outside the change room at my local YMCA so I use a watch and loop while swimming. If I’m just wandering around the neighbourhood I may use my phone (Polar Flow app) for the route and distance. If you were somewhere without phone connectivity, such as hiking in the mountains then I would use a watch with gps. I love that Polar has inactivity stickers on the daily activity screen so I can see where I’m less active. It’s usually because I’m reading a book or watching tv with the family but at least I can see it in the app which none of the other ones do. All sports watches/smartwatches do have “get up lazybones” vibration/notification though. The Loop doesn’t really vibrate for that though a notification will come across your phone. You can also check charge level of your loop on your phone as well.

For me the loop seemed to be most accurate compared to my Apple and Garmin products when I wore it and didn’t track anything manually or automatically.

Huh, it does measure your HRV during the night? (which, from scientific point of view, is the only sensible time to continously measure it) All I cared from this release is info about new app and it is coming, so I guess my needs are met. The Loop itself is pretty much what I imagined it would be, so kinda meh. I was hoping Polar would come up with some new feature but it's just rehashing old stuff in new body, which it was Polar has been doing lately.

Yes. I have trialed it for a few months. Got at launch. Not that good. The hardware feels nice. Looks solid... But not as useful as the whoop for actionable data. In fact not useful so have stopped wearing it recently

A clear win for Polar in the looks department.

Well, the Loop is out! A little disappointed that it doesn't offer some essential functions, such as : - No Elixir technology (with skin temp), but a Precision Prime technology, as in the Pacer or Ignite series - No vibration (alarm) - No wireless charger, like Whoop - No NFC (Bluetooth sharing), like H10 or any other device actually - No armband [currently, I think it’s just a matter of time] - Poor activity auto-detection, but I heard that Helio too, only Whoop’s better on this - App update in progress (3 phases), end of 2025 for Apple users - WR30 only - Double-activity if watch + Loop, and that is very what I was hoping for, the possibility to practice with my Vantage watch without taking off the Loop. Now I have to choose between my watch or the Loop+my smartphone. Could someone tell me if the Helio Strap is better for these different functions? Thank you.

I got loop yesterday and noticed that if it did not record my afternoon sleep even though it’s not a nap but it did record night sleep correctly so just wondering is this something loop only record night sleep

After a lot of thought and consideration I’ve gone for a Polar Loop. I don’t want another subscription so Whoop is out. And I don’t like wearing a ring so all those are out. I considered Amazfit but it looked a bit “meh”, and Hume had so much negative feedback. I then watched DC Rainmakers review of the Polar Loop and their development program looks fantastic. It’s basic now but it’ll improve over time. So that’s what I’ve gone for in the end. It looks slick and hopefully it’ll give me what I need, but also work nicely with my Apple Watch when I do workouts.