Comparison

weight.mate vs Simple Scales

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

Head to head
About

weight.mate

Easily log your weight and visualize your progress with interactive charts. Set goals, receive reminders, and monitor trends to stay on track with your health journey. Your data is kept private and stored locally on your device.

Highlights
  • Quick weight logging
  • Interactive progress charts
  • Trend analysis
  • Goal setting
  • Customizable reminders
  • Privacy blur feature
Features
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Track your weight. See your progress. Stay on course. weight.mate makes daily weight tracking simple and insightful. Log your weight in seconds, then let the app reveal the trends behind daily fluctuations. KEY FEATURES: - Quick Logging: Quickly and effortlessly record your weight daily, weekly, or whenever you choose. - Home Screen Widget: See your weight trend at a glance and add today's weight in a single tap — right from your home screen. - Interactive Charts: Visualize your progress with interactive charts, and zoom into the last week, month, or your entire history. - Trend Analysis: Follow the smoothed trend behind daily ups and downs to see how your efforts are really paying off. - Goal Setting: Set a target to lose, gain, or maintain, and track your percentage progress toward it. - Logging Streaks: Build a consistent habit and keep your daily logging streak alive. - Reminders: Receive daily or weekly reminders to help you stay consistent. - Privacy Blur: Blur weight values on screen for discreet tracking in public. - Cross-Device Sync: Optionally keep your data in sync across devices. Off by default; when on, your data stays in your own cloud, not on our servers. Download weight.mate and start tracking your progress today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Manual weight entry
  • HealthKit integration
  • Body Mass Index calculation
  • Secure data storage
  • Regular health data tracking
Features
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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.

Screenshots

weight.mate4 screens
Simple Scales4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: weight.mate at Free against Simple Scales's $0.99. weight.mate also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Simple Scales's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown).

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

weight.mate is free to download; Simple Scales costs $0.99 up front. weight.mate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per 3 months. Simple Scales asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

weight.mate 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

weight.mate ships an update every 2 months, Simple Scales every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
weight.mate versus Simple Scales: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterweight.mateSimple Scales
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.9 (515 ratings)
Positive reviews—53.3% of reviews
Number of ratings3515 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
Best chart rank—#188 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernandapps llcToast Studio Australia

Customer experience

weight.mate

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Simple Scales

All ratings515 ratings
Positive69.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative24.1%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive53.3%
Neutral10.0%
Negative36.7%

Bugs and requests

weight.mate

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
Show 7 more
  • 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
Show 2 more
  • Fix crashing issues
  • Fix Apple Watch loading issues

In-app purchases

4 purchases

weight.mate

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (3 months)$1.493 Months
  • Premium (6 months)$2.496 Months
  • Premium (annual)$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium (lifetime)$14.99
None

Simple Scales

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is weight.mate free?
weight.mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Scales free?
Simple Scales costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, weight.mate or Simple Scales?
weight.mate is rated higher. weight.mate averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Simple Scales averages 3.9 from 515 ratings.
Do weight.mate or Simple Scales have ads?
weight.mate shows ads; Simple Scales does not.
Which is updated more often, weight.mate or Simple Scales?
weight.mate ships an update every 2 months, and Simple Scales every 6 months. Most recently, weight.mate was updated on October 17, 2026 and Simple Scales on October 26, 2026.

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