Apple Health sync costs £99 A YEAR
I bought their Body Smart scales on October 11th because of their Apple Health integration, plenty of people praising the wifi sync to the app and then to Apple Health. By the time it arrived on the 13th, Withings had started holding that sync to Apple Health to ransom, demanding £99 a year for the ability to use Apple’s built-in sync. It happens on the phone, it costs Withings nothing. I’m absolutely disgusted. I’m returning the scales, deleting my account, and won’t ever buy anything from them ever again. Pretty sure it’s against Apple Developer TOS too, monetising Apple’s APIs.
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Paywall for Apple Health
Do not get trapped in this insane proprietary ecosystem. They charge extra for sync with Apple Health. That’s like charging extra for saving files. Unbelievable!
Withings+ required to sync with Apple Health
After paying a premium upfront for the devices, it is incredibly disappointing to see basic functionality like Apple Health syncing moved behind the Withings+ paywall for new accounts. While the subscription used to be optional for additional insights, this new direction feels like an unfair bait-and-switch. It also leaves existing users concerned about what features might be restricted next.
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Apple Health integration paywalled
Really unhappy that apple health integration is now locked behind a paywall. These devices cost so much and they want to make you pay a yearly subscription fee for a scale. Insane.
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Apple health integration is now payed feature and more expensive than Netflix? Unacceptable
