Withings now charges $100 per year to sync your data to other apps

<figure> <img alt="A person stands on a Withings smart scale on a tile floor." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/268601_withings_bodyfit_AKrales_0099.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you're a new user of Withings' fitness-tracking smartwatches or smart scales and want to sync and access your health data through third party apps like Apple Health or Google Health it's now going to cost you. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to a <a href="https://support.withings.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/51887047154577-Unacceptable-Apple-Health-Sync-is-now-behind-a-99-year-paywall-for-new-accounts" data-type="link" data-id="https://support.withings.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/51887047154577-Unacceptable-Apple-Health-Sync-is-now-behind-a-99-year-paywall-for-new-accounts">discussion on Withings' support forums</a> <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/15/withings-plus-apple-health-syncing/" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/15/withings-plus-apple-health-syncing/">spotted by <em>MacRumors</em></a>, new Withings accounts created from October 13th, 2026, and onwards will require a <a href="https://www.withings.com/en-us/pages/withings-plus" data-type="link" data-id="https://www.withings.com/en-us/pages/withings-plus">Withings Plus subscription</a> to use the "automatic sync to third-party apps" feature. The subscription costs $9.95 per month or $99.50 per year but Withings' devices come with a free one month trial that includes the option to sync their data to third-party apps. When the trial …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1012350/withings-plus-subscription-new-users-october-13-2026">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>