Health monitoring devices that work with CareClinic
Wearable health monitoring devices, home monitors and scales that send their readings to CareClinic, picked for people living with chronic conditions.
Find a device by goal How syncing works
iPhone with Apple HealthAndroid with Health Connect
How readings reach CareClinic
Most devices share through the health app already on your phone. Oura and Dexcom connect directly.
Set up the device in its own app
Pair it with the maker's app, such as Withings, Garmin Connect or Polar Flow, and take a first reading.
Share with Apple Health or Health Connect
In the maker's app, turn on Apple Health on iPhone or Health Connect on Android and allow the data you want to share.
Switch it on in CareClinic
Open Integrations in CareClinic and turn on Apple Health or Health Connect. New readings then arrive on their own.
iPhone, through Apple Health
- Heart rate, resting heart rate and HRV
- Blood pressure
- Blood glucose
- Weight and body fat
- Body temperature
- Blood oxygen and respiratory rate
- Sleep and steps
Android, through Health Connect
- Heart rate
- Blood pressure
- Blood glucose
- Weight and body fat
- Body temperature
- Blood oxygen and respiratory rate
- Sleep and steps
Direct connections
- Oura sleep, steps and readiness, with temperature and HRV balance
- Dexcom glucose from your Dexcom account
Pick by goal
Start with what you want to understand, then choose the device that fits your day.
How we rate devices. Each device has a CareClinic rating out of 5. It is the average of four scores: how it syncs with CareClinic, the data it adds for chronic conditions, its accuracy evidence from the maker or published validation studies, and how easy it is to use every day.
Heart rate and HRV monitors
Spot the days your body needs rest, and see how activity, medication and sleep change your heart rate.
Polar H10
A chest strap heart rate sensor known for its accuracy.
- Best for
- Pacing your energy with chest strap accuracy instead of a wrist estimate.
- Accuracy
- Compared with an ECG Holter at rest and during exercise in Gilgen-Ammann et al., European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2019.
How it works with CareClinic
Polar Flow shares heart rate from each session with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads it from there.
Garmin vívoactive 6
An everyday smartwatch with a bright screen and battery that lasts for days.
- Best for
- One watch for activity, rest and daily heart rate trends.
How it works with CareClinic
Garmin Connect shares heart rate, sleep and steps with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads them from there.
Withings ScanWatch Light
A classic watch face with health tracking inside.
- Best for
- Tracking without a screen on your wrist all day.
How it works with CareClinic
The Withings app shares heart rate, sleep and steps with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads them from there.
Smart blood pressure monitors
Bring a clean home blood pressure log to your next appointment, with every reading dated and saved.
Withings BPM Connect
An upper arm cuff that saves every reading over Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, so nothing gets copied by hand.
- Best for
- Home readings for high blood pressure, POTS or a new medication.
- Accuracy
- Validated to the AAMI, ESH and ISO universal standard in Topouchian et al., Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2022.
How it works with CareClinic
The Withings app writes blood pressure to Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android. CareClinic reads each reading and shows it next to your medications and symptoms.
Glucose monitors
See your glucose beside the meals, sleep and symptoms you log in CareClinic.
Stelo by Dexcom
A wearable glucose biosensor you can buy without a prescription.
- Best for
- Adults not on insulin who want to see how meals, sleep and activity move their glucose.
- Accuracy
- FDA cleared in 2024 as an over-the-counter glucose biosensor, 510(k) K234070.
How it works with CareClinic
The Stelo app shares glucose with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads it from there.
Contour Next Gen
A fingerstick meter kit with strips, lancets and a carry case in one box.
- Best for
- Checking glucose with a meter and saving every reading without typing.
- Accuracy
- FDA cleared as an over-the-counter blood glucose system, 510(k) K193407.
How it works with CareClinic
The Contour Diabetes app writes glucose readings to Apple Health on iPhone, and CareClinic reads them from there.
Sleep trackers
Connect how you slept with how you feel the next day, without writing anything down.
Oura Ring 5
A sleep tracker ring that follows sleep and recovery without a watch on your wrist.
- Best for
- Overnight trends with nothing on your wrist and days between charges.
- Accuracy
- Oura Gen3 sleep staging was compared with polysomnography in Svensson et al., Sleep Medicine, 2024.
How it works with CareClinic
Oura connects to CareClinic directly. Sign in from Integrations and your sleep, sleep stages, steps and readiness score, with its temperature and HRV balance, arrive on their own.
Withings Sleep
A sleep tracker that slides under your mattress, so there is nothing to wear.
- Best for
- Anyone who sleeps better without a ring or watch.
- Accuracy
- The Withings under-mattress sensor was compared with polysomnography over more than 400 nights in Manners et al., Journal of Sleep Research, 2025.
How it works with CareClinic
The Withings app shares sleep with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads it from there.
Smart scales for weight and body composition
Step on, and your weight is saved to CareClinic. Watch the trend through a new medication or diet.
Withings Body Smart
A Wi-Fi scale that knows who stepped on and saves the result to the right person.
- Best for
- Weight and body composition trends through a treatment or nutrition plan.
How it works with CareClinic
The Withings app shares weight and body fat with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads them from there.
RENPHO Elis 1
A simple, low-cost smart scale for an everyday weight log.
- Best for
- A reliable weight trend without spending much.
How it works with CareClinic
Renpho Health shares weight and body fat with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads them from there.
Garmin Index S2
A Wi-Fi scale with a color display that pairs well with a Garmin watch.
- Best for
- Garmin owners who want weight and activity in one place.
How it works with CareClinic
Garmin Connect shares weight with Apple Health on iPhone and Health Connect on Android, and CareClinic reads it from there.
Temperature and cycle tracking
Follow temperature shifts across your cycle next to the symptoms and periods you log in CareClinic.
Oura Ring 5
Oura tracks your temperature every night. Its readiness score, with your temperature deviation, arrives in CareClinic directly, beside your cycle and symptom logs.
Any thermometer whose app writes body temperature to Apple Health or Health Connect also reaches CareClinic.
Pulse oximeters for overnight oxygen
Keep an overnight record of blood oxygen and pulse to review with your care team.
Wellue O2Ring
A soft ring that records blood oxygen all night and vibrates when it drops.
- Best for
- Watching your oxygen during sleep or at altitude.
- Accuracy
- Its overnight oxygen readings were compared with polysomnography in Tisyakorn et al., Sleep and Breathing, 2024.
How it works with CareClinic
The ViHealth app writes blood oxygen to Apple Health on iPhone, and CareClinic reads it from there.
Questions about health monitoring devices
Does CareClinic work with my health device?
Yes, if the device's app shares data with Apple Health on iPhone or Health Connect on Android. Turn on Apple Health or Health Connect in CareClinic's Integrations and new readings arrive on their own. Oura and Dexcom connect to CareClinic directly.
What are the best health monitoring devices for chronic illness?
The ones that measure what your care team asks about and send it to CareClinic without typing. On this page the highest CareClinic ratings go to Oura Ring 5 for sleep and readiness and Withings Body Smart for weight.
What are good health monitoring devices for elderly parents?
Devices with nothing to wear or charge every day. A Wi-Fi scale and an under-mattress sleep tracker are the easiest health monitoring devices for home use, and an upper arm cuff covers blood pressure.
What is the best HRV monitor?
Polar H10 is the most accurate chest strap here for heart rate during activity. Oura Ring 5 adds an HRV balance to the readiness score it sends CareClinic each morning, and on iPhone CareClinic also reads HRV from Apple Health.
What is the best sleep tracker to use with CareClinic?
Oura Ring 5, a sleep tracker ring that connects to CareClinic directly. If you prefer nothing to wear, Withings Sleep slides under your mattress and shares sleep through Apple Health or Health Connect.
What is the best smart scale for CareClinic?
The Withings Body Smart scale has the highest CareClinic rating of the scales here. The RENPHO Elis 1 smart body scale is the low-cost pick, and the Garmin Index S2 smart scale suits Garmin watch owners.
Which devices connect to CareClinic directly?
Oura and Dexcom. Connect them from Integrations in CareClinic and sign in to your Oura or Dexcom account. Oura sends sleep, steps and readiness, and Dexcom sends glucose.
What can CareClinic read from Apple Health and Health Connect?
Heart rate, blood pressure, blood glucose, weight, body fat, body temperature, blood oxygen, respiratory rate, sleep and steps. On iPhone CareClinic also reads resting heart rate and HRV. You choose which of these CareClinic can read.
Do I need a smartwatch to use CareClinic?
No. You can log everything by hand in CareClinic. A device saves you the typing and fills in readings you would otherwise miss, such as overnight heart rate or oxygen.