Withings
Withings BPM Connect
$129.95
Best Blood Pressure Monitors · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. iHealth Track KN-550BT is cheaper at $39.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
Withings
$129.95
iHealth
$39.99Cheaper
Released 2016
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The iHealth Track KN-550BT is the cheaper at $39.99.
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| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $129.95 | $39.99 |
| Brand | Withings | iHealth |
| Released | — | 2016 |
| Type | upper_arm | upper_arm |
| Cuff range (in) | 9–17 in | 8.6–18.9 in |
| Memory readings | 8 | 99 |
| User profiles | — | 1 |
| Bluetooth app | Yes | Yes |
| Irregular heartbeat detection | No | Yes |
| Clinically validated | Yes | Yes |
| Release | — | 2016 |
Sources — Withings BPM Connect: withings.com (verified 2026-06-19). iHealth Track KN-550BT: medgrade.org (verified 2026-06-19).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Three hands-on write-ups survived verification: two Digital Trends reviews (2019 and 2023) and a 2024 Tom's Guide deals piece whose author uses the BPM Connect daily, all covering the exact Withings BPM Connect. All three praise its compact, portable, stylish design and the clear Withings Health Mate app; the two Digital Trends reviewers add that operation is one-button-simple and that readings tracked clinical/reference devices (about 95 percent agreement). Flags come mainly from the 2023 review: a hidden dot-matrix LED display harder to read than an LCD, Wi-Fi setup that only works on 2.4GHz and failed on a dual-band router, and a dated MicroUSB charging port. Tom's Guide noted its readings ran slightly higher than an Omron cuff. No RTINGS/lab benchmark exists. (3 sourced reviews, 2 lab-tested.)
Praised: Compact, portable, stylish all-in-one design; Clear, informative Withings Health Mate app; Simple one-button operation, very easy to use.
Flagged: Hidden LED dot-matrix display is harder to read than an LCD; Wi-Fi setup fails on dual-band routers (2.4GHz only); Dated MicroUSB charging port.
Thin coverage: only Wirecutter's fetchable text covers this exact model, and it is negative — in hands-on testing the iHealth Track "produced inconsistent readings in our tests," so it missed their picks. TechGearLab's page was unreachable during harvest, and Consumer Reports, Forbes Health, and MedGrade fall outside the genuine-tester whitelist. Treat this single-source verdict cautiously. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Flagged: Inconsistent readings in Wirecutter's hands-on testing kept it out of their recommended picks.