Simple Scale vs Sharper Image Wellness
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Scale
Easily record and visualize your weight progress with this beautifully designed app. Track your journey with instant graphs and access free backup and restore options. Seamlessly integrate with your Health App for a comprehensive view of your health data.
- Easy weight recording
- Instant progress graphing
- Short-term and long-term progress visualization
- Free Facebook/Google backup and restore
- Health App integration
- Import existing weights
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Simple Scale is the easiest and most beautiful weight-tracking app you'll ever use. We focus on what matters: making it easy to record and visualize your progress. Every weight you enter is instantly graphed so you can see your progress in short-term and long-term increments. Back up or restore your Simple Scale history for free by logging in with Facebook or Google. You can also integrate Simple Scale with your Health App to import existing weights or create new weights!
Sharper Image Wellness
Track your weight and body composition for a healthier lifestyle. This app works with the Sharper Image® SpaStudio® Digital Scale to measure weight and calculate estimated BMI and body composition using your scale readings and personal information. Data can optionally sync with Apple Health.
- Weight tracking
- Body composition estimation
- BMI calculation
- Sync with Apple Health
- Works with Sharper Image SpaStudio Digital Scale
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Weight and body composition tracking for a wellness lifestyle. For use with the Sharper Image® SpaStudio® Digital Scale Every wellness journey starts with the first step. Step on your Sharper Image Wellness and sync with the Scale app to track weight and body composition. Sharper Image Wellness measure weight only. The app calculates estimated BMI and body composition using scale readings and user-supplied information. Optionally, you can choose to sync data with the Apple Health app. View or change your preferences within the Apple Health app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Simple Scale at 4.3 against Sharper Image Wellness's 2.4. Simple Scale also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 33%) and ratings volume (237 vs 16). Sharper Image Wellness's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Scale holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Simple Scale has 237 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Simple Scale's written reviews are positive against 33% of Sharper Image Wellness's.
Simple Scale ships an update monthly, Sharper Image Wellness every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Scale | Sharper Image Wellness |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (237 ratings) — better | 2.4 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 237 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Build Context LLC | MerchSource, LLC |
Customer experience
Simple Scale
Sharper Image Wellness
Bugs and requests
Simple Scale
Reported bugs
7 issues- App does not open
- App displays logo and purple screen
- App won't go past the purple logo screen
- App doesn't get past the logo
- App doesn't work anymore
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- App stopped working
- App stopped opening
Requested features
6 requests- Add groups for tracking with friends/family
- Add an average weight score
- Allow entering past dates
- Sync to HealthKit
- Update for big screen iPhones (e.g., iPhone 11 Pro Max with NOTCH)
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- Allow going back to record previous days
Sharper Image Wellness
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Simple Scale
No in-app purchases
Sharper Image Wellness
No in-app purchases
Questions
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