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Withings charges new users $99.99 a year to sync scale data with Apple Health
Withings is charging new users $99.99 a year to sync its scale data with Apple Health.
The fee applies to accounts created after October 13, 2026, while existing users keep free syncing.
Withings is a French company that makes smart scales and also offers its own app.
The company says the subscription funds services around user data, but it has not specified exactly which services.
Users can still export their history as CSV or PDF, import data from other apps, and share information with a doctor through HealthLink and PDF reports.
The change matters because syncing with Apple Health was previously free, and some other smart scales offer it at no extra cost.
New users who want Apple Health syncing must subscribe, while those who do not can use the available export and sharing options.
Withings requires new users to subscribe to Withings+ to automatically sync data with Apple Health and other third-party apps.
The policy applies to accounts created on or after October 13, 2026; accounts created earlier retain free automatic syncing.
Withings+ is reported to cost $99, $99.50 or $100 per year, depending on the source.
Users without a subscription can export their data and upload it manually to another platform.
Withings says the subscription funds services around user data, while users have criticized the change.
- Who
- Withings and customers who create accounts on or after October 13, 2026.
- What
- New users need Withings+ for automatic syncing of data with Apple Health and other third-party apps.
- When
- The change applies to accounts created on or after October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Apple Health and other third-party apps on iOS and Android.
- Why
- Withings said Withings+ funds services around user data; it did not specify exactly which services.
Withings
Users criticizing the change
Automatic syncing
Withings
Withings says automatic syncing to third-party apps is part of Withings+ for new accounts.
Users criticizing the change
Users object to a previously free feature being placed behind a subscription paywall.
Reason for the policy
Withings
Withings said Withings+ funds services around user data.
Users criticizing the change
A forum user called the change a cash grab and argued that Apple Health syncing does not require server-side processing.
The new subscription requirement applies to accounts created on or after this date.
BFM Business covered Withings’ subscription requirement for syncing health data outside its ecosystem.
Engadget, AppleInsider and MacRumors reported on the policy and its effect on new users.
- Effective account date
- October 13, 2026
- Subscription
- Withings+
- Reported annual price
- $99, $99.50 or $100
- Existing accounts
- Accounts created on or before October 12 retain free automatic syncing
- Manual data access
- New free users can export data and upload it to another platform
- Affected apps
- Apple Health and other third-party apps
4 sources
Withings wants new users to pay $100 a year to sync with Apple Health
Withings wants you to pay $100 a year to sync a scale with Apple Health
New Withings Users Must Pay $99/Year for Apple Health Syncing
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What people are saying
automatic sync to third-party apps is part of Withings+
mission hasn't changed
funds the services
Taking a fundamental feature that has always been free and locking it behind a paywall for new users is an obvious cash grab