Comparison

Zepp vs HAYLOU WATCH

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

HAYLOU WATCH

This app syncs your smart watch data, including steps, calories, distance, heart rate, sleep, and exercise. It also pushes notifications like calls and SMS to your watch and allows for setting reminders and alarms.

Highlights
  • Daily activity tracking (steps, calories, distance)
  • Heart rate, sleep, and exercise record synchronization
  • Incoming call and SMS push notifications
  • Sedentary reminders and alarm clock settings
  • Weather synchronization
  • Integration with iPhone Health
Features
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Haylou Watch is the app for smart watch. Haylou Watch displays daily activity data including steps, calories burned and distance. Synchronise heart rate, sleep and exercise records recorded by the watch. After you are bound and authorised, we will push incoming calls and SMS from your phone to your watch to avoid missing messages. With Haylou Watch, we can set the watch's sedentary reminder, alarm clock, sync weather and other functions for better use of the watch. Disclaimer: 1. The data displayed by the app is provided by the device, and the app only records and shares 2. All the health data displayed in the app are not suitable for medical purposes. All health data is for reference only. These data should not be used to replace the opinions of health care professionals For accurate data, please consult your doctor. License description 1. We will access iPhone Health and synchronize device data to iPhone Health in real time 2. We will access the mobile phone location to get local weather information and synchronize it to the device display

Screenshots

Zepp4 screens
HAYLOU WATCH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zepp at 4.6 against HAYLOU WATCH's 1.0. Zepp also leads on review sentiment (46% vs 11%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). HAYLOU WATCH's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. HAYLOU WATCH asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zepp holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zepp has 83K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Zepp's written reviews are positive against 11% of HAYLOU WATCH's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zepp ships an update weekly, HAYLOU WATCH every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Zepp versus HAYLOU WATCH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeppHAYLOU WATCH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (83K ratings) — better1.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews46.5% of reviews — better10.8% of reviews
Number of ratings83K — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size510 MB569 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperZepp Inc.Dongguan Liesheng Electronic Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Zepp

All ratings81,735 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews2,856 reviews
Positive46.5%
Neutral15.9%
Negative37.6%

HAYLOU WATCH

All ratings6 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive10.8%
Neutral8.1%
Negative81.1%

User reviews

Zepp

From 83K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Detailed sleep analysis
  • 🚀 Comprehensive fitness tracking
  • 🚀 Great battery life
  • 👍 Comfortable and durable watch design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent sleep tracking
  • 🐛 GPS issues during workouts
  • 🐛 Sync and connectivity problems
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly with certain features
  • 👎 Confusing and cluttered app interface

HAYLOU WATCH

From 6 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 😍 Watch is pretty
  • 👍 Good proposal (potential)

Room to improve

  • ❌ Cannot connect to phone
  • ❌ No synchronization
  • ❌ App is buggy
  • ❌ App is terrible
  • ❌ Poor connection

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

HAYLOU WATCH

Reported bugs

33 issues
  • Cannot connect to phone
  • No synchronization
  • App is buggy
  • App crashes
  • App is slow
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  • App exits by itself
  • Watch screen turns green
  • Firmware update issues
  • Watch not detected
  • Poor Russian translation
  • Inability to set Do Not Disturb schedule
  • No battery percentage shown
  • Limited notification app selection
  • Unstable connection
  • Sleep monitoring not working
  • Volume adjustment issues
  • Default watch faces cannot be removed
  • Lack of standby mode options
  • Inaccurate functionalities
  • GPS workouts don't work
  • Watch doesn't update time
  • App requests same firmware update repeatedly
  • Watch faces disappeared
  • Cannot make/receive calls on watch
  • Watch faces are horrible
  • Poor quality when customizing watch faces
  • Doesn't connect to iPhone
  • Watch doesn't sync after a few months
  • Many features are not precise
  • App presents constant freezes
  • Exercises get worse with app/smartwatch
  • Watch faces are few
  • Not enough variety in watch faces

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option to share exercises with Strava
  • More watch faces
  • More variety in watch faces
  • Include more iOS app icons
  • Quick response for WhatsApp and messages
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  • Better volume adjustment through software
  • More standby mode options
  • Support for Solar LS05

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
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  • 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
None

HAYLOU WATCH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zepp free?
Zepp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HAYLOU WATCH free?
HAYLOU WATCH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zepp or HAYLOU WATCH?
Zepp is rated higher. Zepp averages 4.6 out of 5 from 83K ratings, while HAYLOU WATCH averages 1.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Zepp or HAYLOU WATCH have ads?
Neither Zepp nor HAYLOU WATCH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zepp or HAYLOU WATCH?
Zepp ships an update weekly, and HAYLOU WATCH every 2 months. Most recently, Zepp was updated on October 22, 2026 and HAYLOU WATCH on October 20, 2026.

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