Smittie
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
The Garmin Index Smart BPM is easy to use, integrates with Garmin Connect. I have verified the measurements with measurements taken by my primary care provider. Results were within a couple of points. For those who already use Garmin Connect for health and fitness, the Index Smart BPM is well worth the extra cost
Me
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2025
It seems to work okay for taking blood pressure, but the reason I gave it four stars instead of five is that I have had issues syncing the readings with the Garmin Connect app. I would also say wait for this to go on sale, as the base price is a bit excessive.
cavalierdog
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025
I chose this Garmin product after having various drug-store generic BP testers, which gave inconsistent results. I figured that Garmin would make this one in the same high-quality manner as everything else they make. I'm glad I did. Starting with the setup, connecting it to my "Connect" app, it just worked, with no fiddling with bluetooth settings, or passwords, or anything. It was up and working in seconds. And the readings are consistent and agree with the doctor's office.
Roi
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2025
Just got it, it’s easy to use and helps you complete a better tracking of your overall health.It’s small and easy to store away or take with you on trips.I’ll try and update in a couple of months if anything changes.Disclaimer- I don’t know if it’s the best product on the market in terms of overall accuracy and connectivity but the fact that it syncs with my Garmin and the rest of my activities is the reason I bought it.
Gustavo
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
I have 4 blood pressure devices.Nothing absolutely nothing beats the manual one.That means this one Index BPM, which costs over 150 dollars, is an expensive device that will give wrong readings.Not even mention that it is not rechargeable!!! For 150 bucks!!!The Display is quite low quality and size.I have the one for 60 bucks, the wrist device for 40, and the manual for 25.Even if you change the batteries, make sure you properly use it to get your numbers.My recommendation is to get one, buy brand-new batteries, and check it against the manual one or your nurse one.If the readings are consistently off, it means you properly put it in your arm as the picture and instructions say, go and return it as soon as possible, and get another one until you get the device that actually has no deviation.3 starts because it doesn't come with a cover. It is severely overpriced, and it doesn't have the quality and especially the accuracy that you will expect from Garmin.Design 5/5Price. 2/5Quality 4/5Accuracy 3/5Display 2/5Batteries, not rechargeable 1/5Color 5/5Connectivity 5/5This product, based on its design and accuracy, should be around 40 dollars.
The Crow
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2024
Device works well and its spot on.
Katie69
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2024
Very pleased with this. Links with Garmin connect on my phone and I have the watch and scales. I use myfitnesspal and it links up too. Very pleased with it as it does 3 readings one minute apart and uses that
Edward R Behnke
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024
I have tried many devices over the years, ranging from wrist monitors to upper arm monitors. Some over inflated and cause you to think your eyeballs are going to pop out. This one is very well behaved and closely agrees with the doctor’s office. It is also repeatable.. The software is easy to use - some are hard to get to sync.I now have two of the units for convenience. As a low. Vision person a brighter display and spoken blood pressures would be a nice touch.
MH
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2024
I've used several different home BP monitors over the past decade. When my most recent one fell victim to a high impact incident with the floor, I jumped at the chance to replace it with the Garmin Index BPM. The chance to add my BP metrics to the collection of vitals in the Garmin ecosystem along with the expectation of quality and reliability convinced me to overlook the premium price point and a few negative reviews about accuracy..Oh how I was disappointed! The clever design of the angled face is annoying in practice. Rather than allowing the cuff to be wrapped around the body for a compact travel package, the angled face means that the cuff is bunchy and loose. The design of other cuffs I’ve used have a serious advantage for portability.But most troubling by far was the accuracy of the BP readings themselves. Multiple back to back readings with no other changes produced wildly different results. The readings would consistently vary by 25-30 points! Inconsistency was the only thing consistent about this cuff. Yes, I have also used the feature for 3 readings to average and yes, I’m very familiar with the importance of placement position. Comparing side by side readings at the same time with a different BP cuff, the Garmin BPM was all over the place and even the averages of readings were not in line with the other cuff or manual readings (the old school way). My experience unfortunately echoes that of others reviews that have found the BPM to be consistently inaccurate.After a month of trying to make it work, I have returned the unit. I will not buy another, and I would not recommend to others. I would go even further to recommend several alternatives (all of them cheaper) instead.
Tomas Lund Sorensen
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2024
Doesn't check for AFIB.Doesn't sync to Garmin Connect as easily as watches do.Limited functionality compared to brands dedicated to manufacturing BP machines.
Boilermaker03
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2024
I really like how portable this is. I can take it with me where ever I go on vacation or business trips. I find it fairly accurate. It supports multiple users, you can connect to wifi to auto upload to Garmin account, it has the option to do 3 readings in a row then average for a more accurate reading, the batteries are replaceable.Cons:It's a bit pricey, but if you're buying you probably already love the Garmin ecosystem and willing to pay more. For the price I wish it had a rechargeable battery, but not a deal breaker.