Health Trackers

The Hume Pod (Hume has also sold it as the Body Pod) is a body composition scale with a handle. You stand on four weight sensors and hold a hand grip with electrodes, so the 8-frequency bioelectrical impedance (BIA) signal runs through the arms as well as the legs. That is what makes segmental readings possible: separate figures for the right and left arm, the trunk and the right and left leg.

What each scan reports: weight (9 to 400 lb in 0.1 lb steps), BMI, body fat percentage, fat mass, muscle mass, skeletal muscle mass, visceral fat, total, intracellular and extracellular water, protein, bone mineral content, basal metabolic rate and heart rate during the scan, plus the segmental breakdown.

Hardware: 12.7 by 12.7 by 1.1 inches, a 2.8-inch display, Bluetooth, and a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that Hume states lasts up to a year per charge on average. Hume states up to 24 user profiles, each with its own Hume account. 1-year warranty from Hume Health.

How BIA readings behave: body composition figures from any BIA scale are estimates calculated from electrical impedance, height, age and sex. They shift with hydration, meals, exercise and time of day, so the useful number is the trend from scans taken under the same conditions, for example first thing in the morning before eating.

The Hume Band 2.0 has no screen. An optical sensor with 5 LEDs and 4 photodiodes sits against the wrist, and the Band sends its readings to the Hume Health app over Bluetooth Low Energy.

What it records: heart rate, heart rate variability, resting heart rate, overnight blood oxygen (SpO2), overnight skin temperature, sleep stages, steps, distance, and active and total calories. The app turns these into sleep, strain and recovery scores.

Hardware: up to 14 days per charge, USB-C charging, IP68 water and dust rating, and a soft woven knit strap that adjusts to the wrist. Works with iOS and Android. Hume does not state a warranty term on this listing; ask us.

Because it has no display, you read everything in the app; the Band is built to be worn day and night and forgotten about, not glanced at.

• The app is free and required. Both devices pair with the Hume Health app (iOS and Android). The Pod needs the app to weigh in and show results; the Band has no screen, so the app is where you see its data.
• No subscription is required. You can buy either device and use its measurements with no monthly fee. Hume offers an optional paid Premium tier in the app; its price and contents are set by Hume and can change, so check the app before you decide.
• Syncing. Hume states the Pod syncs with Apple Health and Google Health Connect, and the Band with Apple Health and Google Fit (we are not affiliated with Apple or Google).
• One app, both devices. If you own both, the Pod and the Band both report into the Hume Health app, so scale readings and wrist readings are in one place.
• Sharing a scale. Each person who uses the Pod sets up their own Hume account; Hume states up to 24 profiles per scale. The Band is one person per band.

• You want weight and body composition numbers, with arm, trunk and leg figures: the Hume Pod, $229.
• You want heart rate, HRV, sleep and activity data from something worn 24 hours a day with no screen: the Hume Band 2.0, $249.
• You want both sets of numbers in one app: both, $478 together.
• A household: one Pod for everyone (up to 24 profiles) and a Band per person who wants wrist data.

See every Hume product we carry on the Hume Health brand page. For the training side, see fitness equipment and walking pads.

Every product on this page was in stock when this guide was written. Stock moves: a listing marked in stock ships within a few business days, a listing you can still add to cart without an in-stock badge is on backorder from the supplier (ask us for the lead time before you order), and a sold-out listing drops out of the grid and the compare table, so email us if a model you saw here is missing.

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