The Withings Health app now charges new users to sync their weight, health, and fitness data with third-party services such as Apple Health, Google Health Connect, MyFitnessPal, and Samsung Health.
To share data across apps, users who sign up today must pay $9.95 per month or $99.50 per year for a Withings+ subscription. The removal of free sync was spotted earlier this week by a user who posted in the Withings forum, and was first reported by MacRumors.
Withings members who created accounts after Oct. 12, 2026, won’t have the option to connect to third-party apps unless they pay for a subscription.
If you signed up for a Withings account before Oct. 13, nothing will change in how your data syncs. The policy is connected to your account, so it won’t revert if you upgrade your devices. There is currently no indication that Withings plans to adapt this policy in the future.
The forum post saw a disgruntled user first highlight the change, with a Withings community manager saying it is monitoring “active discussions” in the forum. The post has over 180 user responses at the time of this story’s publication.
The spokesperson for Withings said on its forum post, “We exist to help people take care of their health at home, so they can spot changes early and act before small issues become big ones. Withings+ helps us do that over the long term: it funds the services around your data, while your data itself stays yours.”
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A Withings+ subscription also provides access to its health assistant tech to better monitor your wellbeing, ECG reviews handled by trained clinicians, and select exclusive metrics, including Heart Age and Readiness scores.
This is the first time we’ve seen a popular health service lock third-party app syncing behind a monthly fee. It may make some customers think twice about buying smart scales, fitness trackers, and other specialist hardware from Withings if they plan to use said devices alongside tools from other manufacturers.
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