Comparison

Zepp Active 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 Active

This companion app connects to specific smartwatches to track daily activities, set alarms, and receive wrist notifications. It offers integration with Apple Health for seamless data syncing and retrieval of health metrics.

Highlights
  • Daily activity tracking
  • Alarm clock functionality
  • Wrist notifications
  • Apple Health integration
  • Heart rate and blood oxygen sync
Features
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Zepp Active App (Only for Amazfit Pop Series: Pop 2, Pop 3S, Pop 3R) is a healthy life companion for you to use connected smart watches. Track your daily activities, set an alarm clock, and receive notifications on your wrist. Apple Health: Save your data to Apple Health or get your heart rate and blood oxygen from Apple Health.

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

Zepp Active4 screens
HAYLOU WATCH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zepp Active at 2.4 against HAYLOU WATCH's 1.0. Zepp Active also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zepp Active holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zepp Active has 41 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 10% and 11% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zepp Active ships an update every 6 weeks, HAYLOU WATCH every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Zepp Active versus HAYLOU WATCH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZepp ActiveHAYLOU WATCH
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (41 ratings) — better1.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews10.0% of reviews10.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB569 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShenzhen Lingwei Innovation Technology Co., Ltd.Dongguan Liesheng Electronic Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

Zepp Active

All ratings26 ratings
Positive19.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative65.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive10.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative70.0%

HAYLOU WATCH

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

Bugs and requests

Zepp Active

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

None

Zepp Active

No in-app purchases

None

HAYLOU WATCH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zepp Active free?
Zepp Active is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAYLOU WATCH free?
HAYLOU WATCH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zepp Active or HAYLOU WATCH?
Zepp Active is rated higher. Zepp Active averages 2.4 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while HAYLOU WATCH averages 1.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Zepp Active or HAYLOU WATCH have ads?
Neither Zepp Active nor HAYLOU WATCH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zepp Active or HAYLOU WATCH?
Zepp Active ships an update every 6 weeks, and HAYLOU WATCH every 2 months. Most recently, Zepp Active was updated on November 3, 2026 and HAYLOU WATCH on November 3, 2026.

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