Apple Health Vs. Samsung Health? What I Learned After Using Both

One of the main reasons for wearing a smartwatch is to track your health, exercise and sleep. Apple and Samsung both have comprehensive health platforms, Apple Health and Samsung Health, but are they really that different?

We used both paired with the Apple Watch Series 8 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5.

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The apps installed on your phone are very important not only for connecting to your smartwatch but also for viewing all your data, so which one is best? Yes, a system does not require a single application. On iPhone, the default Watch app connects your phone to your Apple Watch, while you need Apple Health and Apple Fitness to view your data. All are preinstalled on your phone. Note that Apple Watch only works with iPhones.

To use the Galaxy Watch 5, you need the Samsung Wear app to connect your smartwatch to your phone You'll also need Samsung Health for all your sports and health data, and a temporary installation of the Galaxy Watch 5 plugin if you're not using a Samsung phone. Health and Wear apps come pre-installed on Samsung phones and can be downloaded from Google Play for other Android phones.

Using Apple Health and Apple Fitness is a bit confusing, and I hope Apple combines the two into one app in the future. It will make you slimmer. Having a single app like Samsung Health makes more sense, but there are potential issues with that, as we'll see later. Connecting and setting up two smartwatches is easy and doesn't take long, although once the watches are paired you'll need to pay more attention to the Samsung platform.

Why? Some features are disabled by default or require activation to work, including blood oxygen monitoring, stress monitoring, and always-on display. All of these need to be set individually and may not work unless you do Activating all Apple Watch features requires fewer steps because most are enabled by default, making it an even simpler smartwatch.

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Apple health and wellness app Andy Boxall/Digital Trends

This is what you see when you check how active (or not) you've been throughout the day. It should be informative but not too dense. Apple's "Rings" system has three rings to close each day, including your move goal, which is based on your calorie burn, how many minutes you exercise, and your goal to stand up per hour.

It's very clear how far you are from your goal, and if you want more detail, the ring view has a complete breakdown of each category. Pretty good.

Samsung Health Andy Boxall/Digital Trends

Samsung uses a similar three-target system that includes activity/calories burned, active time in minutes, and steps. It appears as a heart instead of a circle. Apple doesn't put too much emphasis on step counting at all. It's in the app, but you really have to look for it because Samsung includes it in its daily goals. Personally, I like to know my step count because it's an easier metric to understand, but I like that calorie burn is a better number and more motivating to achieve.

When you open Apple Fitness on the watch, the Apple Watch ringtone system clearly shows your progress towards your goals, while the Samsung heart rate system is the first tab to the right of the main watch face. The way Apple and Samsung display daily activity goal data is very similar, and both are equally effective.

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Training data is displayed on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 screen

The apps have some interesting design differences, but otherwise the way they record data during exercise is very similar. Tracking your workouts on a smartwatch is easy and has a variety of ways to choose from

I found the GPS tracking on both smartwatches to be equally accurate and the displays equally informative both during and after workouts. Samsung's auto-pause when walking or running is a noticeable difference between the two, and it's useful and very accurate.

Workout data is shown on the Apple Watch Series 8 display.

The Galaxy Watch 5 provides more information about your activity during and after, but the way it's presented is verbose. The Apple Watch may show slightly less data after you've finished your workout, but it's presented in more detail and you don't have to look far to see what you need to know.

When it comes to app data syncing (which is automatic on both smartwatches and very reliable on both), Apple manages to outdo Samsung. In the Apple Fitness app, each exercise clearly shows the desired data at the top of the screen. You can instantly see the type of exercise, how long you've been doing it, calories burned and average heart rate.

Apple Health and Wellness Andy Boxall/Digital Trends

Whether you're walking or running, you'll benefit from speed, elevation, split times, and more. Each section can be tapped to see more information, and scroll down the page to see GPS and weather data. Everything is very clear and you don't have to search for important information. Surprisingly, Samsung hides a lot more information below the page, preferring to devote a lot of space to time, calorie burned and heart rate charts. When GPS is enabled, the map takes precedence at the top of the page

It's a shame because the Samsung Health app has a lot of rich data, but you have to scroll to find it It adds recovery time, VO2max information, speed, cadence and speed and more.

Samsung doesn't seem to know how to organize it, instead creating a long list. With better organization, Samsung Health could compete with and beat Apple Fitness, but as things stand, Apple's apps are more engaging, less complex, and far less labor-intensive.

Sleep monitoring

Sleep data resides in the Apple Health app, not Apple Fitness. While sharing by app name makes sense, it's not that simple. However, Apple's way of presenting data is more interesting and logical than Samsung's verbose way of presenting data in the Samsung Health app.

Apple puts a chart at the top of the page that shows your sleep stages, as well as your sleep and nap times. You can instantly see your sleep quality and get more information below. The more you wear Apple Watch and track your sleep, the more information you'll get. However, you should explore other health apps to find customized reports on blood oxygen levels and heart rate.

The Samsung Health app shows your sleep time at the top of the page, but you have to scroll down to see the different steps. When you do this, the app will also display blood oxygen and snoring data if those features are enabled. Too bad page design wastes so much space because all the data you want is there. It would be nice to not have to scroll to see everything.

Do you wear a connected watch at night? I find the sleek, curved Apple Watch with the Sport Loop or Braided Sport Loop band very comfortable to wear at night and almost invisible on my wrist. Standard sports bracelets or leather and metal bracelets are less comfortable. I found that wearing the Galaxy Watch 5 at night took a little getting used to, but the standard sleek sport band didn't get hot or sweaty. However, like the Apple Watch Ultra, the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro is too big and heavy to wear at night.

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Daily activity, exercise, and sleep are core features of the Samsung and Apple apps, but there are plenty of additional features that can help you get a better picture of your health. There are differences in functionality between smartwatches; For example, the Galaxy Watch 5 offers body composition measurement and pressure measurement, while the Apple Watch offers collision protection and noise level alerts.

Pull up the Apple Health app and there's a wealth of information based on data your iPhone collects, from your walking distance to your wrist temperature. You don't want to look at the data every day, but it becomes interesting to see how your body is changing over time.

Apple Health connects better with other platforms and apps than Samsung Health, which is limited to a few. There's a third-party app called Health Sync that connects Samsung Health to other products like Fitbit, Garmin, and Koros watches. It also works with Oura Ring and Withings products but there is a subscription fee Apple Health is very good at connecting to other devices through Apple's API program.

Which one is better to use?

The Samsung Health and Apple Health and Wellness platforms are great, but there are subtle differences between the two. Samsung tends to show more information, or at least not hide it like Apple, but it makes the platform more compact and user-friendly. It's a shame that Apple has two apps, but maybe that's why both are better designed than Samsung Health: it can spread the data out for easier digestion.

The Apple Health and Fitness app makes it easy to understand your daily activities and exercises and is perfect for casual or semi-serious exercisers and people with special needs, including wheelchair users. অ্যাপলের অ্যাক্সেসিবিলিটি বৈশিষ্ট্যগুলি অ্যাপল ওয়াচটিকে ব্যবহার করা খুব সহজ করে তোলে এবং স্যামসাং-এর অ্যাক্সেসিবিলিটি বৈশিষ্ট্যগুলির বিস্তৃত পরিসর থাকলেও, স্ক্রিনটি অ্যাপলের মতো স্বজ্ঞাত নয়।

এটা দুজনের মধ্যে খুব ঘনিষ্ঠ ব্যাপার। অ্যাপল ওয়াচ সিরিজ 8 হল সেরা স্মার্টওয়াচ টাকা কেনার জন্য, এবং অ্যাপলের স্বাস্থ্য এবং ফিটনেস অ্যাপগুলি বিভ্রান্তিকর হতে পারে, প্রদর্শনের ডেটা সঠিক এবং সহায়ক। WatchOS 9 দুর্দান্ত খেলাধুলা এবং স্বাস্থ্য বৈশিষ্ট্যে পরিপূর্ণ, এটিকে আমার স্মার্টওয়াচ এবং ওয়ার্কআউট বন্ধু করে তুলেছে। যাইহোক, গ্যালাক্সি ওয়াচ 5 এবং স্যামসাং হেলথ খুব কাছাকাছি, মূলত অ্যাপ ডিজাইন এবং Wear OS quirks এর কারণে।

আপনি যদি একটি নতুন ফোন এবং স্মার্টওয়াচ কম্বো খুঁজছেন এবং স্বাস্থ্য এবং ফিটনেসের দিকে মনোনিবেশ করেন, আমরা Apple Watch এবং iPhone সুপারিশ করি, কিন্তু Samsung ফোন এবং Galaxy Watch 5 ঘনিষ্ঠভাবে অনুসরণ করে৷

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