Comparison

Zepp vs SmileShade

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Zepp

Track your workouts, health metrics, and nutrition with this comprehensive fitness app. It offers AI-powered coaching, detailed sleep analysis, and heart health monitoring. Customize your smartwatch experience and enjoy robust data security.

Highlights
  • Track macros via photo or manual entry
  • Monitor heart rate, sleep, stress, and SpO2
  • Analyze daily activity and advanced training data
  • Detailed sleep stage and recovery analysis
  • Customize Amazfit watch faces and mini apps
  • AI-powered wellness coaching
Features
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The official app for Amazfit, the Zepp app is free to use and trusted by top athletes such as running back Derrick Henry and sprinter Gabby Thomas. Built for sports and performance, it’s where you’ll track your training, health and recovery data, log your nutrition, and get easy-to-understand scores with AI-powered coaching and guidance — all protected with the highest level of data security. TRACK MACROS: Snap a photo of your meal and instantly get calories, weight, and macronutrients. No watch required, just the Zepp App. Perfect for athletes balancing training with strict diets. Log as many meals as you want with no limits, or enter them manually if that’s easier. HEALTH & FITNESS DATA: Vital health metrics like heart rate, sleep, stress, and blood oxygen, the Zepp App tracks your fitness progress in detail. It captures daily activity such as steps and calories burned, and advanced training data like pace, distance, speed, strength logs, and recovery insights. SLEEP MONITORING: The Zepp App monitors sleep with precision sensors and syncs the data to the Zepp App for full recovery analysis. You'll find detailed metrics on stages, duration, breathing, and recovery quality so you know if your body is ready to train hard or needs more rest to perform at its best. HEART HEALTH: See all your essential heart health data in one place. Track heart rate, HRV, and resting heart rate (RHR), and manually add blood pressure and blood glucose from external devices for a complete view of the most important muscle in your body. CUSTOMIZE YOUR WATCH: The Zepp App is where you’ll find software updates for your Amazfit smartwatch, band, or ring. It also gives you access to the Zepp Store, with hundreds of downloadable mini apps and watch faces to choose from. DATA SECURITY: The Zepp App delivers the highest level of data security, keeping your information safe and private. Safeguarded by Amazon Web Services (AWS), all data is regionally stored, encrypted, fully GDPR compliant, and never sold. FREE TO USE: The core experience of the Zepp App is free. You won't need to pay to view data tracked by your Amazfit device, upgrade software, or import maps. You'll also get free access to a core version of Zepp Aura, your very own wellness coach. For personalized wellness advice powered by AI, Zepp Aura Premium Subscription is available for a monthly or yearly fee, but there's no obligation to sign up. ZEPP AURA PREMIUM: Unlocking unlimited access to Zepp Aura will provide in-depth health assessments, a personal wellness assistant, sleep music and more (region specific). - Available in: Most countries and regions - Subscription Plans: Monthly or yearly options - Subscriptions are confirmed via your Google account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours in advance. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited once a purchase is made. - Details: https://upload-cdn.zepp.com/tposts/5845154 PERMISSIONS: The following optional permissions can enhance your experience but are not required: - Location Access: Used for automatically tracking running or cycling routes, and to show local weather - Storage: Used to import or export workout data, as well as save workout photos - Phone, Contacts, SMS, Call Logs: Used to display calls/notifications/texts on your watch and enable call reminders - Physical Activity: Used to synchronize step counts and workout information - Camera: Used for taking pictures and scanning QR codes to pair your devices - Calendar: Sync and manage schedules - Nearby Devices: Used to discover and connect to smart devices through bluetooth DISCLAIMER: Zepp is not a medical device and is intended for general fitness and health management purposes only

About

SmileShade

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SmileShade provides an alternative digital workflow to enable the assessment, comparison, documentation and communication of dental shade and colour. SmileShade provides the following features: Objective Systematic Mobile-based technology Bluetooth enabled Drop down menus for efficiency High dynamic range sensor Inter-device repeatability VITA Classic and e.max HT shade conversions SmileShade requires the use of a Bluetooth sensor device. Note that this app is not a medical diagnostic tool and is currently recommended for use on prostheses.

Screenshots

Zepp4 screens
SmileShade4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Zepp at weekly against SmileShade's every 51 months. Zepp also leads on chart position (#208 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Zepp sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and SmileShade sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zepp ships an update weekly, SmileShade every 51 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Zepp versus SmileShade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeppSmileShade
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (82K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings82K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 51 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#208 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size510 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZepp Inc.Research Driven Inc.

Bugs and requests

Zepp

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Inaccurate heart rate and activity tracking
  • Syncing issues leading to data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more watch face customization options
  • Integrate with more third-party apps (e.g. Strava, Apple Health)
  • Improve notification handling and customization
  • Add water sports tracking mode

SmileShade

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Zepp

Subscriptions10
  • Zepp Fitness - monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Monthly, 7-Day Free Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial$12.991 Year
Show 7 more
  • Yearly, 14 Day Free Trial14 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 30-Day Free Trial$39.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial2 variants$39.991 Year
  • Zepp Aura Premium - yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 90-Day Free Trial3 Months trial$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan, 14-Day Free Trial14 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time5
  • watchface$0.99
  • miniprogram_level_2$1.99
  • watchface$1.99
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  • watchface$2.99
  • watchface$3.99
1 purchases

SmileShade

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Features7 Days trial$14.991 Month

Questions

Is Zepp free?
Zepp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmileShade free?
SmileShade is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zepp or SmileShade have ads?
Neither Zepp nor SmileShade shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zepp or SmileShade?
Zepp ships an update weekly, and SmileShade every 51 months. Most recently, Zepp was updated on October 15, 2026 and SmileShade on September 29, 2026.

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