Simple Scales vs Simple Weight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Scales
Manually log your weight and have it securely stored in your device's health data. This app also calculates and saves your Body Mass Index, simplifying health data tracking.
- Manual weight entry
- HealthKit integration
- Body Mass Index calculation
- Secure data storage
- Regular health data tracking
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Simple Scales is the quickest way to track your body measurements in Apple Health. Save readings from traditional bathroom scales using your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Support for Weight, BMI, Height, Body Fat Percentage, Lean Body Mass, and Waist Circumference in Imperial and Metric. Large, clear numbers and simple controls make each entry easy. Slide the ruler, use large buttons, or turn the Digital Crown on Apple Watch, then tap to save. Choose your preferred units and keep just the measurements you use in view. Keep your latest readings close with Widgets and Complications, and make Simple Scales part of your routine with Shortcuts. Built with privacy in mind: Simple Scales never collects or tracks your personal health measurements.
Simple Weight
Easily log your weight data directly from your Apple Watch or iPhone. This app integrates with HealthKit, making your weight accessible within the Health app and other compatible applications.
- Weight logging
- HealthKit integration
- View weight in Health app
- Data accessible by other HealthKit apps
- Apple Watch support
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This simple little app uses HealthKit to record your weight on the go. Your weight can be viewed within the Health app or by other HealthKit apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Simple Weight at Free against Simple Scales's $0.99. Simple Weight also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9). Simple Scales's advantage is review sentiment (53% vs 25%) and ratings volume (515 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Simple Weight is free to download; Simple Scales costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Weight holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scales has 515 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Simple Scales's written reviews are positive against 25% of Simple Weight's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simple Scales ships an update every 7 months, Simple Weight every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Scales | Simple Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.9 (515 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 515 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 26.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Toast Studio Australia | Never Can Tell |
Customer experience
Simple Scales
Simple Weight
Bugs and requests
Simple Scales
Reported bugs
12 issues- Can only set weight in certain increments
- Doesn't show history
- Doesn't show how far you have come
- Apple Watch complication is useless
- Wouldn't weigh
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- Not letting me do anything but enter weight
- No direct link to change units
- Apple Watch app not working
- Apple Watch app loads but has a blank line
- Will not work on Apple Watch
- Crashes constantly
- Almost never loads on the Apple Watch
Requested features
7 requests- Show history
- Graph of progress
- Show healthy BMI range
- Direct link to change units
- Apple Watch complication to convey information
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- Fix crashing issues
- Fix Apple Watch loading issues
Simple Weight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Scales
No in-app purchases
Simple Weight
No in-app purchases
