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The purchase model is different to other trackers: select a strap (black is included in your subscription, or there are 11 other colours that start at £25 each) and choose from one of three payment plans (from £18 a month). If you’re only interested in sleep data then you need Whoop, a wrist strap so discreet and comfortable you’ll forget you have it on. Standby battery life is a decent six days, the strap is simple to adjust (something frustratingly rare in sleep trackers) and there’s also a music-enabled option for £229.99.Īvailable from: Garmin (£179.99) Argos (£179.99) Currys (£179) Whoop There’s also menstrual tracking and accurate GPS fitness tracking for most sports (it’s waterproof up to 50 metres). On top of this, it has a stress tracking function, which is complemented by breath work and mindfulness functions – we utilised them in the evening as part of our sleep routine. There’s a one-day and seven-day sleep review but note the sleep tracking doesn’t work for naps.

The app reviews sleep stages with a clear graph and stats, which we found accurate, alongside pulse ox analysis and respiration (the latter on-point, the former hard to verify).

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Sleep tracking is done in the background and must be viewed on the free Garmin Connect app, which could be seen as a downside but since the sleep data is so detailed, we preferred looking at it on an app. It’s not a watch for sausage fingers, but it is a brilliantly reliable all rounder that ticks several important boxes. The Venu Sq packs in a lot of functions with only two buttons and a touch screen to navigate. It’s hard to have such data whizzing around on your wrist and not look at it constantly – especially when all your calls, messages and social media is feeding into it – but we played around with the settings and after a few days, felt we had the right mix of information and peace.īattery life is 36 hours at best so you’ll need to find 83 minutes to charge it every day or so. There are a lot of bells and whistles: an SpO2 sensor, a hand-washing feature, music apps, Alexa, excellent GPS fitness tracking and an ECG app to record your heartbeat. Set a bedtime and sleep time, embrace the nightly Wind Down function, make the most of the mindfulness and breathing apps and use the data generated from your rest to improve your daily sleep schedule rather than a stick to beat yourself with. To get the best of it, you need to follow its advice.

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Rather than a nerdy data-driven experience, the Series 6 pushes you to create a healthy sleep routine. Most importantly (for our testing purposes) it contains sleep tracking.

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You will pay top dollar for Apple’s latest watch (£379 is a starting price), but if you want every function, metric and app, plus beautiful and intuitive design, then the Series 6 is your only choice. The best sleep trackers to buy online Xiaomi Mi Band 5

Best discreet sleep tracker: Oura Ring, $299.

Best for sleep and stress tracking: Fitbit Sense, £299.99.

Best non-wearable tracker for fitness fans: Emfit QS Active, €299.98.

Best wearable tracker for fitness fans: Polar Unite, £134.50.

Best for sleep apnoea: Withings Sleep Analyzer, £99.95.

Best for ease of use: Whoop, from £30 (subscription).

Best all-in-one sleep tracker: Garmin Venu Sq, from £179.99.

Best high-end sleep tracker: Apple Watch Series 6, from £379.

Best budget sleep tracker: Xiaomi Mi Band 5, £39.99.

Our health section also features expert advice on optimum sleep habits, including tips to improve your sleep hygiene, what food to eat before bedtime, and dietary changes that will help you sleep better.

Read on to discover our pick of the best sleep trackers and don’t forget to scroll down to our detailed buyer's advice section to research further before you invest.įor more like this, visit our reviews section and discover over 400 practical buyer’s guides offering unbiased advice on what equipment is worth investing in, including the best fitness trackers and best gadgets for health lovers. All devices are usually supported by an app, which gives a daily breakdown of how you slept, often alongside other insights such as fitness activity, stress levels and SpO2, also known as pulse oximetry, which measures oxygen saturation in your blood and can detect sleep apnea.

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