Bellabeat Leaf Urban Smart Jewelry Health Tracker

I've been enjoying my Leaf Urban for a few months, now. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase! There are a few things I would like her to do that she doesn't... yet... but I'm guessing such improvements are in the works. From reading previous early reviews, the company pays attention to customer feedback and has already added useful updates via the app.To be honest, I chose the Bellabeat Leaf Urban over other similar devices solely based on aesthetics. It's pretty. If I'm going to wear it every day, it may as well be pleasing to look at. I like the weight of it, although for sleeping it sometimes feels a bit much. Not a fan of gold chains, I wear mine on a leather cord around my neck, or on my wrist w/the included bracelet, which I love! Once you get the size set, it's super easy to take on and off. I've only lost it one time so far, while pulling a sweater off, and it got flung across the room. I've since tightened the strap and problem solved. Hopefully, because I'm really liking my new toy! And I especially like when people say how pretty my "bracelet" is and I casually reply that it's actually a fitness tracker;)ACTIVITY: On several different hikes/walks, I've tested the accuracy against my Endomondo app and my friend's Fitbit. Bella was impressively close considering she doesn't have GPS and those others do. My theory is that as long as I'm moving my body, I'm happy. 400 steps isn't going to be a deal breaker anyway. More importantly, I've realized that setting goals (via the app) enables me to motivate myself to do more. I find myself competing with my own history!My one big complaint: My Leaf has tracked me while driving several hours in traffic, and awarded me 14,000 undeserved steps. I drive a huge bouncy bus for a living, so this isn't a one-time problem. On such drives, I've learned to wear it as a necklace to avoid the miscalculation;( I get it. Movement. BUT I would like to be able to correct/edit the error on the app. Aside from my daily tally being off, my weekly tally (which was a surprise bonus to get in my email!) was also skewed. Maybe they will add that to future updates???SLEEP: I really didn't think I'd use or care much about this function. I was wrong. Just seeing the patterns laid out in front of me really does make me cognizant of how much, or how little, sleep I'm getting. AND I've justified a few naps this month in order to meet my daily sleep goals, haha! Furthermore, there's something to be said for the visual showing how my sleep, activity, meditation, and period all affect my stress levels.MEDITATION: Surprisingly, this may be my favorite feature. I'm not one to sit still, so the thought of meditating doesn't generally enter my mind. Until now. And since I've set a "2 sessions daily" goal, I actually will make time to stop and breathe. The shorter 2-3 minute sessions come in handy throughout my busy work days; and my husband even asks for the 10 minute "Deep Sleep" before bed. It would be nice to get new meditations every now and then, as I'm already memorizing a few from repetition.STRESS: the jury is still out on this one since there are times I KNOW my stress resistance is at a low, but Bella says I'm fine. It would be nice to have a pulse reading capability to give myself reminders to slow/calm down or just to see what my triggers are.CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Ive honestly been disappointed with the help section on the App. Yes, there are several pre-answered questions, but there isn't a place to type in your own individual question and send it off to Bellabeat's cyber gods for help. Maybe there is and I missed it?? Or hopefully that's in the works, as well.APP: the interface is clean and clear and straight forward. I love that they include Dog Walking and Bikrams Yoga in the activity list, but I'd love to see "hiking mountains" in addition to the existing "hiking cross country". It's a tiny request.Last, but not least, some people have asked if my Leaf gets text messages, receives calls, or can check emails... THANK GOODNESS, NO. I'm plenty connected enough and I certainly don't need any additional RF waves coursing through my body every second of every day. This was actually another huge selling point in choosing this product. I know progress happens, but I hope future versions continue to offer the opt out models;)All in all, I wouldn't hesitate to buy this product again, or to recommend it to all my friends!

THE GOOD:1) I had been looking for an accurate pedometer that was nice and discreet enough to wear to work. This is it! I was impressed when I opened the box, it is beautiful and smaller then I was expecting.2) The step count is very accurate. I compared it to the Pacer app I have on my phone, and the leaf is more accurate.3) I also like that you can wear it in different ways, even though I clip it on my pants most of the time. I tried the necklace, looked nice, but i found the metal uncomfortable against my skin. Also, sometimes it gets hot which made me more aware of it near my chest area and I didn't like that. But that's a personal preference.THE BAD:1) The sleep tracker is useless. Basically if you wear the leaf after 9 pm and you happen to be sitting still (like if you are watching TV) it will record this time as sleeping. However if you take a nap before 9 pm is does not record that time and you have to input the nap manually. Other activity trackers monitor you naps automatically. It seems to me that the sleep tracker is not based on your breathing, but it is merely focusing on your movement, and it start tracking this movement only after 9 pm. In my opinion they could have done a better job with this. So I have not been wearing it at night and usually input my sleep manually.If anything, I wish I could deactivate the sleep tracking because every time I sink in the morning I have to fill out the sleep section before I can see anything else, which is time consuming and frankly, kind of annoying.2) When i take it off at night, I wish there was a way to turn it off somehow so It doesn't burn the batteries, but there is no way to do this. It is meant to be worn 24/7 until the battery runs out.3) Step count is the only thing it tracks automatically. Any other activity has to be inserted manually.4) I find the concept of bracelet ridiculous. It is shaped like a watch, occupies as much (and maybe more) space as a watch would ... but it is not a watch, so why would i wear this thing on my wrist? I don't understand the fashion statement.5) I used to have the Inactivity alert set to Level 5 (meaning don't let me rest for longer then 1 hour) but it would vibrate regardless of my activity status, so now I keep it turned off. For example, I came back from an hour walk on Saturday and it started vibrating ... really?6) Period tracker: if you input the start of your period, you also have to enter the last day or it will not know. You pretty much have to enter every single thing you want tracked. I don't like this at all.To sum up, this is a $150 beautiful pedometer. It advertises that it does other things, but truth be told it is a pedometer with some meditation exercises. I find it a little overpriced for a pedometer, but since it was hard enough to find a discreet and accurate pedometer, to me, it is worth it. But I don't think it is an activity tracker.UPDATE 10-9-18I have been wearing it for a few months now and it has definitely loosened up. I don't wear thick clothing or anything (dressed pants, workout pants and jeans). When it becomes loose like this, it can easily fall off, So be careful. I am now looking for something that will help secure it to my pants (which is where you get the most accurate reading). I know I can use the screwdriver disassemble and tighten it when it gets loose, but this is barely a temporary fix ... the second i clip it to my jeans it will loosen up again, so why bother.The real concern is: Why does it have to get loose in the first place? This is yet another design flaw that should have been addressed.Update:1-1-19No longer accurate, so now it’s pretty much useless.Update 6-8-21Have not worned it since my last review. But I recently started a new job where I find myself seating waaaay too much, do I thought I would give it one more try. Unfortunately it stopped working. Contacted customer service and did all the required trouble shooting: Changed the battery, reinstalled the app, unpaired and repaired, but it will not sink anymore. I guess now I have to throw it out... For good.There goes 150$.

I decided upon getting a Bellabeat after tracking my steps using my phone. I thought a necklace or clip would be so much handier than making sure my phone was always with me. The Bellabeat is a beautiful piece of jewellery but at the moment that seems to be all that it is. The 1st day I got my Bellabeat I decided to head out a walk to test it out. To my surprise I had done over 13,000 steps and by the end of the day 20,000! Wow was my 1st thought. Then one evening I took a look at the app and could see I had done 2,000 steps whilst driving. I kept a check on this and yes it's counting my steps while behind the wheel. Not a happy customer.To make matters worse, the speed of the customer service is ridiculous. In order to get a reply to an email, I have had to send a couple of messages through Facebook messenger, then to get a further response, I had to resort to the online chat function. It's appears that this is the only way to prompt a response. I have just sent another email so it'll be a waiting game now. Unfortunately this pretty device will have to be returned if they can not come up with a solution....FAST!It's quite apparent that Bellabeat have a very good marketing team and can see something which doesn't work how it should. They use lots of social media to advertise and I was sucked into this. Don't get me wrong, the Bellabeat is beautiful but I bought it for a purpose. I would have been better putting a few hundred pounds into a smart watch.

I ordered this a week ago - set it up 3 days after it arrived worked fine for the first day (steps seemed a little low but I wasn’t discouraged as it was the first day) it didn’t track my sleep the first night - again I was like; eh, it’s the first night I’ll keep trying it!The second day wearing it it seemed fine for the first half of the day then just stopped syncing to my phone. I tried everything. I unpaired it then couldn’t re-“pair” it with my phone. I deleted and reinstalled the app twice. I took the screws off the back and took the battery out and put it back in.I then managed to get it paired back with my phone (this is day two of wearing it). I believed this would be it and that my troubles were over it would be restored to it’s former uh kind of disappointing glory.This morning I woke up and it seems all good, the alarm went off - my vitamin alarm however did not but I carried on nonetheless.Tried syncing my device at 10am after being at work in customer service (running around) to find out I’d actually done a grand total of zero steps. Shocking really.I have given up and returned the item (after 3 days of use) as I’m not about to go fiddling around taking the battery out and replacing it every time it decides not to work. Not really the point.Absolutely shocking.Other notes - it is actually really pretty to look at - a bit heavy as a necklace but I didn’t have any problems with the weight.I really wanted it to work and be great and I think that’s why I’m so disappointed- I’m not allowed to wear fitness watches at work so I thought this would be a really good alternative but unfortunately not.Avoid.

A very pretty tracker with a black onyx stone to ward off negativity. It arrived really quickly and was easy to set up.Being determined to rebalance my life I felt this was the best device for me.I love the meditation area, with lots of different options to choose from.It doesn’t seem to count all my steps but it’s encouraging me to move more so that’s good.I wish it came with the option to change the face (with a leaf or the quartz stone) without having to buy another whole device. I also would like the option to wear it as a bracelet, hence the reason for 4 stars rather than 5.Overall I am pleased with my purchase and it’s definitely more attractive than my old tracker.Getting it for half price also made it a real deal.

I’d had my eye on a Bellabeat for a while but was initially reluctant to buy one because I was worried it would be too bulky on my wrist. I eventually decided to give it a go and I’m so glad I did because I love it!In terms of style, I can’t fault it. I opted for the Leaf Urban in Rose Gold and it looks great on my wrist. It’s not as bulky as I first thought and it’s much more stylish than a Fit Bit. I’ve had loads of comments from people at the office about it - many of whom did not know it was a fitness tracker. I also find it super comfortable to wear it as a clip during gym sessions.In terms of fitness tracking, I’ve been using to track my daily steps. You can also add in extra exercise sessions to track your overall fitness. The sleep tracker works well and has been fairly accurate so far from what I can see. I also like the period tracker and the alarms (you can pre-set it to remind you to take your pill and other vitamins etc. and it will vibrate at the allocated time).In terms of stress management, I love the meditation sessions and have been using them often. I would like to see some additional features on the app (such as the ability to add and track your water intake and hook up to other apps/devices such as Buddhify and Apple Health) but on the whole, I love it. It’s certainly inspired me to increase my exercise and look after myself more.

My daughter tells me it does everything it should and she is delighted. Fitness monitor with great style. Delivery and service was excellent during busy shopping period.