Arboleaf Digital Scale

Bought this scale based on the relatively low price and good reviews. I have only had it for about 3 days, but so far I have to say that I’m a bit underwhelmed. I would say that it’s a definite upgrade from the 15 year old scale that I have that just measures body fat and does so on the BMI model, which is my worst enemy. Upon first use, I have to say that I was impressed. I got on it after setting up the app, which was easy enough to do, and got a long list of new info. Bone weight, muscle weight, visceral fat average and body fat percentage, as well as water weight etc. Super cool. It also knew that I had a muscular build, which was pretty neat (and is why BMI is no friend of mine). All in all it’s a better tool than what I had before. Here’s where my nitpicks come in. I have weighed myself multiple times on the scale and here’s what I have found. The biggest pet peeve for me is that I think that the calculation models are off. I weigh myself in the morning and at night. As we know, people tend to be lightest first thing in the morning. Me too, but we also know that most of that weight that is lost overnight is water weight. For some reason the readings in the morning are higher for my water percentage, and though I tend to lose about 2 pounds overnight, it is saying that I have a slightly smaller percentage of body fat and about a pound less of muscle mass. We don’t tend to lose muscle mass that fast, and I do resistance training 5 days a week and am gaining strength, so I am doubtful that I am losing muscle mass. Update: I have added a picture of the muscle mass decline as shown by the scale. While weighing myself morning and night, apparently I gain muscle throughout the day and then lose it overnight. This is contrary to what I know about the body. Most growth and gains happen during sleep. I have also weighed myself twice in a row on it and had it be off by about 3 pounds depending on how you are balanced on the scale. Update on this: the company released an app update a while ago. I suspect a bit of foul play in terms of programming. A lot of features were added and alongside them I noticed that the weight is always the same now. The part that makes me suspect foul play is that the first time it seems like it is actually waiting for you to settle on the scale to find your weight. Then you get off and get back in and even if you calibrate the scale it still (just a little too quickly) finds your weight again. It is basically them trying to improve reviews but without addressing the potential issues in the product just hiding them. I’ve also already weighed myself on it and not had the app pick it up. It seems like you have to have the app open when you weigh yourself for it to track, so no memory and syncing later, open or no readings besides your weight on the scale. It does seem like the weight can be off more as the batteries approach the end of their life. Overall, so far, I’d say it’s a decent scale at a reasonable price, but I must admit I was hoping it would be a bit better based on the reviews.