AURA App

This app and the related Apple Watch band are a complete waste of time. I’ve had it for over a month now and have only been able to get one reading. It’s a huge fail. Don’t waste your money like I did.

I like the idea of this and I spent good money to buy it but unfortunately it’s so buggy and inconsistent that is maybe works 1 out of every 10 time I try it. If this was a car you’d never buy it. It’s also frustrating when you follow their instructions very closely and it still doesn’t work. People shouldn’t launch products that don’t work.

My first strap stopped recording readings after a couple months. Worked with support, they sent me a new strap which had also started to get flaky. Between flaky devices and inconsistent readings when the device does work I can’t recommend. They obviously know something is wrong because even their reddit presence is heavily moderated and anything other than a glowing response is immediately deleted. Trying to hide honest feedback is a bad sign for a consumer devices company.

Never works. They sent a replacement which also is just as difficult to actually get a reading. Probably not even accurate anyway. I got about 5 readings between two straps over 7 months. Support is useless.

As someone eager to track body composition conveniently at home, I was excited to try out the Aura Strap 2. However, my experience with the device has been nothing short of frustrating. Despite the promise of easy body composition readings, the Aura Strap 2 consistently fails to deliver accurate measurements. More often than not, I find myself spending 10-15 minutes attempting to obtain a reading, only to be met with the discouraging message of "inaccurate measurements, try again." One of the major inconveniences I encountered was the need to constantly change straps due to the Aura Strap 2 not being waterproof. This limitation adds an unnecessary hassle to the user experience, especially considering the premium price tag attached to the product. While I appreciate the concept behind the Aura Strap 2 and the potential it holds for convenient at-home body composition tracking, the reality is that it falls short of expectations. Despite my initial excitement, the product has turned out to be a total waste of money. It simply does not live up to the hype surrounding it. In conclusion, my experience with the Aura Strap 2 has been disappointing, and I cannot recommend it to others who are seeking reliable and convenient body composition monitoring.

I regularly check my body composition using two scales: a high-end Withings Body Scan and a mid-range Amazon scale. I bought the Aura Strap 2.0 to replace the Amazon scale for travel ease, attracted by its 95% accuracy claim. However, after testing it for three days at the same time each day right before using my scale, I found significant inconsistencies in body fat readings (26%, 23%, 24.5%) compared to my scales (20.5%, 20.3% and 20.4%). This variance questions its accuracy and usefulness for me, as it doesn't align with my long-term data and disrupts years of smooth data in my apple health app. While its design is commendable, I can only recommend it for those new to body composition tracking who don’t have existing readings so you can track progress. For me, the scan did work every time I initiated it contrary to another review here (Apple Watch ultra 2). It provides a useful circular chart grading your body, but the reading process is time-consuming at what at least feels like 60 seconds which would be acceptable if it was more accurate. Separately - I am familiar with daily fluctuations in body comp and these fluctuations are not present with my body scale. I also have read the user guide instructions twice. I am confident it is the strap and not me.

This device was a complete waste of money! The app rarely works to record the measurements, you stand there for ages whilst it apparently ‘reads’ your body, only to then have nothing come of it 9 out of 10 times it fails or just freezes. The app is frustrating, the recording is unreliable at best, the whole experience has been a let down. I wouldn’t recommend this product to anyone in its current state. Save your money and your sanity!

Been using the strap for over a month now and most parameters fluctuate with ~5%. They really oversold the idea of being able to see the micro-changes in your body. My $50 scale produces more accurate measures. Really disappointed with the product, but too late now for a return. Was really annoyed that I have to change the strap constantly because it’s not water proof/resistant.

Takes 10 minutes to get any type of scan done follow instructions to the word and apparently I’m doing it wrong, if you can get two readings in a row it changes wish I never spent my money on it

The device itself is genuinely worthless. After working correctly (although the band takes forever to collect data by contorting your hands into a pretzel and any wrong movement while the band is taking a measurement faults it out and you have to start again) taking my metrics for a couple of days then the band started trying to take measurements randomly, then it stopped working altogether. Customer service- though responsive- tried to make me jump through so many hoops to prove that it was not working that I ended up frustrated and threw it away after less than 2 weeks of use. A waste of a few hundred dollars.