Customer Ratings & Reviews

Excellent all in one device to monitor health. I appreciate all the features offered in one compact design. I used to rely on a smart watch for heart health but switched brands and I can no longer check my ecg. This unit solved this and added functionality I didn’t have previously. One thing I will note about the ecg is the importance of remaining still as the slightest movement seemed to make my reading bounce around a bit. I simply used it at my kitchen stable so I could have some stability and the measurement was fine. The stethoscope is a nice feature but I will admit with kids in the house, it may be a little difficult to use as it will pick up on the background noise. I simply waited until the kids were asleep and made sure to have the TV turned off and it did a fine job at hearing my heartbeat. As for the thermometer, pretty simple to use. Run it from the center of your forehead to just above your ear and you will get your reading. Compared it to other thermometers I have and it was close to what the others said as each had their own reading. Now one thing to note is the app does not suggest if there are any issues with you ecg or stethoscope readings. If you are looking for insight into your readings you will need to sign up for a subscription service. The turn around time on the readings is pretty quick within a few hours. You can sign up for a free trial to try it out. But because of the reliance of the subscription service I feel the need to give it 4 stars as someone may purchase it not realizing they will have to get a subscription. Besides that, everything about this product is great.

The Withings BeamO is lightweight and compact. It was easy to set up through the Withings app. It comes with a case, instruction manual, a short USB-A to USB-C charging cable, and a USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack converter. The BeamO is simple to operate and has an easy-to-read color display. The display has an auto-rotate feature that allows you to read it depending on how it is being held. The Withings app has demos to guide you through each of the features that the BeamO offers. The contactless thermometer was easy to use. It is just a quick scan across the forehead and in a matter of seconds, the BeamO will vibrate to indicate that your temperature is ready to view. I found the temperature to be accurate and was comparable to the reading that I got on my ear thermometer. The BeamO has an integrated ECG where you place your index fingers on small metal contact points on the side of the device. The ECG takes about 30 seconds to complete. I signed up for the free 1-month Withings+ subscription that is included with the BeamO allowing me to submit my ECG to a cardiologist for review. Results came back the next day. There is also a stethoscope on the bottom of the BeamO that allows you to listen to your heartbeat and lungs with a set of headphones connected to the USB-C to 3.5mm headphone jack converter. The screen will guide you on where to press the BeamO against your chest and back to listen. The room will need to be quiet to get accurate readings. The readings can be recorded and shared through the Withings app. The BeamO has a rechargeable battery, and it only took about an hour to charge. Battery life looks like it is going to be excellent. After a week, the battery is still at 100%. Overall, the Withings BeamO is excellent. It is accurate, lightweight, portable and easy to use. Highly recommended.

The Withings BeamO is meant to be a 3-in-1 health scanning device (thermometer, ECG, and stethoscope), with blood oxygen level also being measurable with a sensor in one of the contact points for the ECG. The device itself is pretty small, about the size of a small TV remote, with a single screen and a circular pad which allows you to navigate. The UI on the device is pretty simple and lets you change your user (which is tied to the app), update firmware, check system info, and most importantly use the core scanning functions. The device itself is primarily just a health scanner, with the majority of your data being available and interactable in the Withings app. It's a fine system, but I wish you could do more on the device itself with the app, like play back your heart and lung recordings. You can scan and get temps and some basic ECG info, but it feels like the app is really the main home of the data from the device. Which if you are already in the Withings ecosystem, may be nice. The app was easy to set-up and get going at least. In terms of features, the thermometer was my favorite because it simply worked fast and well. You can use it contactless and it typically returns a temp in 3-4 seconds. The temperature itself, as you would expect, is likely 0.5-1 degree lower than your actual internal temp, but that is the nature of using a surface temp thermometer. It's consistent and directional, which is what matters. Very easy and good digital solution. On the Stethoscope side, this was a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, when using it for live listening, it did a decent job of allowing me to pick-up on breathing and heartbeats, and track them over time. On the other hand, the recording feature for both is pretty useless in my opinion. No matter how hard I tried, I could not get it to stop picking up background and white noise, which made the results tough to discern. The device walks you through areas to scan yourself when taking measurements, and does tell you if the environment is ‘too loud’ when taking the recordings so you can adjust. However, in many cases, I just could not get it to give me a good clean recording. I held my breath, measured in a silent room, tried different pressure levels, and no matter what, it just didn’t sound good. The level of digital amplification just added too much ambiance, and so while listening live it sounded pretty good, recordings just did not help at all. On the whole, it was not nearly as good as the generic stethoscope I have at home, with the digital one missing details in the sound and picking-up isolating noises in the background too easily. On the ECG side, this was okay, and the data is interesting, but you have to first submit your results to a health professional that the app connects to, which is very strange and feels uncomfortable from a health data privacy perspective, even if the data is managed correctly. I don’t have a good way to validate the results like I do with the thermometer and stethoscope against other devices, but it seemed pretty accurate on the whole. Once you get your initial results reviewed, you can then use the ECG feature on demand, but again, the initial process is strange. On the whole, I like the device, but it just feels pretty expensive for what it ultimately is. If you really want an all-in-one scanner, and/or, you are someone who prides themselves on collecting and storing a lot of health and fitness data daily, then this might be for you. In particular, if you already collect data from say Apple Health, and want to sync it with the Withings app. There are also numerous other products and services you can take advantage of in the app, including a subscription, to maximize your health tracking. But if you are just looking for a basic health scanner like this, and don’t need/want the smart features, I might consider saving a good chunk of money and passing on this one. I am happy to have it and test it, but I think there is room for improvement based on the capabilities it has today.

With everything going on right now as a new parent, the Withings BeamO is honestly perfect for my family and me. It's basically like going to the clinic but having it right in your pocket. I've never really been the type to worry about sudden fevers or abnormal breathing patterns, but as I get older and with a 5-month-old now, the worry starts to creep up a little bit more. Having a device that can track multiple health metrics so easily is a huge plus for me. To be frank, the thermometer part isn't anything too crazy to rave about. You can pick up a contactless thermometer for a lot less money at any drug store, so that's not really a huge selling point for me. The digital stethoscope, ECG, and pulse oximeter are what really set this device apart from everything else on the market and make it worth having around. Being able to check oxygen levels and heart rhythm (ECG) in about 30 to 60 seconds just by holding the device is huge. But the coolest part is definitely the digital stethoscope. It actually lets you listen to and record heart and lung sounds. I haven't had to use it for a real emergency yet, but knowing I can record those sounds and send them straight to our pediatrician through the app is a massive weight off my shoulders. If we’re ever doing a telehealth visit, I can even stream the audio live so the doctor can hear exactly what’s going on in real-time. You do have to get approval before using the ECG feature which took me I believe less than 24 hours to obtain. The setup through the Withings app was simple, and it supports up to 8 different profiles, so my wife and I have our own tracking alongside our little guy. The battery life is also insane. It’s supposed to last up to 8 months on a single charge, so I never have to worry about it being dead when I actually need to use it. Overall, it’s a good investment into my families health, and for the information it gives you as a parent, it’s 100% worth it. It’s compact, easy to use, and helps us make informed decisions instead of just guessing. It's the kind of tech that actually feels useful for a family of three trying to navigate the first year. It also comes with a cool orange case.

I've been aware of Withings and their generally low-profile health tracking devices for a few years now, but this was my first time actually using one. And I have to say it's been an interesting on-ramp. The BeamO is an interesting, if somewhat finnicky diagnostic aid that seeks to expand the range of what you can detect at home, and in doing so it immediately sets itself apart. You see while most health trackers try to gather data constantly, the BeamO seems much more like the thing you only bust out when things are really going wrong. First, I'd like to highlight some of the ways in which the device impressed me. There are actually four different tools contained in the BeamO: A stethoscope, a contactless thermometer, a pulse oximeter, and an ECG. All are tied together by an admittedly very well designed and easy to use app, which offers you guidance for using each of the tools, displays your results in an easy to access format with a few basic pointers on when you might want to be worried, and offers a variety of ways for you to send them off to a healthcare professional to get an expert opinion either via their own telehealth platform or your doctor's office preferred alternative. It's frankly hard not to think of a medical tricorder when you're scanning someone with the thermometer, though admittedly I imagine it would be a lot less fun if it didn't show that I was generally healthy. The thermometer seemed accurate, the stethoscope was good enough to pick up some noises in my lungs I've known to expect for a few years now, and while I don't really know how to interpret anything else the sampling quality seemed pretty good overall... though that was almost a problem. And as a bonus it integrated very well with my non-Withings smart watch, allowing the app to pull in a host of data from my non-Withings watch which included useful details such as sleep quality and activity level. One thing I did learn very quickly about the BeamO though is that it's amazingly sensitive, which does concern me a little bit. The first time I tried to take samples they came out very rough because it was picking up the sound of a TV playing in the next room, which muddled some of the recordings. To their credit they're doing stuff to try and counter that, such as providing warnings before taking a reading to make sure you're in a quiet room or not even allowing you access to the ECG feature until a professional has looked a sample over to make sure the thing's working right, but nonetheless I feel like it's something you may want to get some practice with before relying on it during a telehealth visit or to decide on if it's time to schedule a trip to your doctor. And as someone with no serious chronic conditions (at least so far) I'm not entirely sure I'm going to be getting that practice any time soon. So overall, if I were to recommend it to a friend it would probably be contingent on if they had some of long term issue that they wanted to do more regular monitoring on.

I’ve been using the Withings BeamO for a few days with my family to check basic health readings, and overall it’s been a helpful device once you get used to it. The BeamO feels solid but lightweight and fits comfortably in your hand. Getting it set up with the phone app didn’t take long, and adding different family members was easy. The thermometer is the feature I used the most. You just point it at the forehead and it gives a reading almost instantly. As long as you hold it steady and follow the instructions, the readings were consistent for me. The ECG feature takes about 30 seconds and guides you through the process on the screen. After the reading, the results show up in the app so you can look back at them later, which is convenient. You can also record heart and lung sounds. The recordings themselves are clear, but if you’re not familiar with what you’re listening for, they can be hard to understand. Still, it’s useful to be able to save those recordings. Blood oxygen readings were steady when I positioned the device correctly and stayed still. Like the other features, everything is saved in the app and easy to review later. The app pulls everything together and keeps readings organized by person. It’s helpful for looking back at past measurements, especially when using it for more than one family member. Overall, the BeamO has been useful for basic at-home health tracking. It’s not meant to replace professional medical equipment, but it’s convenient for keeping general health information in one place. --- ### Pros * Combines multiple health checks into one small device * Lightweight and easy to hold * Thermometer is quick and simple to use * Readings are saved automatically in the app * Works well for tracking multiple family members ### Cons * Takes some time to learn all the features * Heart and lung recordings can be hard to understand without experience * Needs the app and internet connection to review saved results

So far so good. I have used the thermometer a few times on myself and family members and it matches a standard digital one. The ECG seems to work well although you need an official reading from a medical professional to fully utilize it's accuracy. The heart and lung recordings are decent but tricky to line up sometimes but you get used to it and the app does a great job helping with visual diagrams for correct locations and also timers. The headphones are not included but any wired headphones will work. Almost nobody has these on hand so plan on buying a cheap pair. The USB-C to 3.5mm jack converter is included in the box. The display and the carrying case are both outstanding along with the guidance and app. Withings did a very good job making everything presentable and easy to understand after getting comfortable with the physical aspects of the testing. My only complaint is having to use myfitnesspal to share data with Garmin which I feel should be possible as it would benefit both without needing a 3rd party app I otherwise wouldn't want or use. I will probably subscribe to Withings+ in the future if they can get direct Garmin integration as again I don't want to give my data to a 3rd party app that has nothing otherwise to do with the devices I am using.

I am someone who has had some health issues recently diagnosed with an immune deficiency I have been really interested in health tech and the top of the list is WITHINGS I have had their watches and my most recent product prior to this beamo was the scale which I enjoyed using both the scale and the watch. The digital thermometers I’ve had before have never been to accurate or they are difficult to use or I just don’t trust them I’m not sure so when Withings realized their version I was super excited. The beamo is capable of more than just being a thermometer it’s a stethoscope and and EKG as well. The stethoscope works well and I had opportunities to use this and the thermometer but those are the two of the three things I can use on this. I tried to use the EKG which requires you signing up to receive a call from their doctor and then they won’t show the results until you speak to them which I thought was absolutely crazy. I’ve already got 7 doctors why do I need yours as well the use the features of this device? Makes no sense. I do like the thermometer and its ease of use however the app is frustrating and the EKG is useless.

Disappointing gimmick of a device. The only thing that works reliably is when you take your pulse, but the app uses your smart phone for that, not this device. The App keeps trying to sell me on a subscription all the time to "interpret" the results to find out how to improve my health with the knowledge that the subscription will bring to me. But it also touts, you can send your ECG or results to your physician. Sure you could, but my health care provider doesn't want them, stating, "We are not going to review home recorded results, you need to come into the office and have readings made by a health care professional with calibrated devices". App led me to do an ECG scan, and then said, someone needs to review it before you can see the results, and it took like 5 business days for it to come back that it was available to look at. I waited to do this review till I could go through some of their "Achieve" programs in the app, but I gave up after I couldn't figure out how to do or see the results of a simple blood oxygen level test. The app seems to suggest its done the same time as the ECG scan, but I did another ECG scan once it was "unlocked" and still can't seem to access the Blood Oxygen result and/or just take that as a separate reading. It is a real nice, albeit expensive non-contact thermometer though.