Best 2022 Smartwatches for calorie tracking usefulness

#1 Fitbit Versa 4
4.5

One review praised Fitbit's nutrition and food-journal support as valuable for people managing their intake.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#2 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.5

Calorie tracking had limited but positive evidence, with one reviewer saying calories burned matched comparison data well.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#3 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4.5

Calorie tracking had limited evidence, but one reviewer found the steps-and-calories widget practically useful for daily movement goals.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#4 Polar Pacer
4.0

Calorie tracking usefulness has limited support, but one reviewer said Polar presents core workout stats well in the app.

Pros: value for money, workout tracking variety

Cons: GPS accuracy, mapping and navigation

#5 Polar Pacer Pro
3.8

Calorie and energy-source tracking was viewed as useful for training context, though one reviewer cautioned FuelWise output is still a guesstimate.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features

#6 Fitbit Sense 2
2.5

Calorie tracking evidence is limited and mixed, with one reviewer seeing a large calorie-burn discrepancy against another watch during the same walk.

Pros: battery life, stress tracking

Cons: value for money, GPS accuracy

#7 Garmin Venu Sq 2
2.5

Calorie tracking had limited direct evidence, with one reviewer saying calorie-burn metrics differed substantially from an Apple Watch comparison.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartwatch features, style and design

#8 Garmin Vivomove Sport
2.5

Calorie usefulness was weakened by heart-rate overestimation in one comparison, which led to higher calorie burn estimates.

Pros: value for money, style and design

Cons: battery life, display quality

#9 Polar Ignite 3
2.5

Calorie usefulness had limited evidence and was only mildly negative, with one reviewer saying calorie burn estimates appeared slightly high.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#10 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
1.8

Calorie tracking is weak because reviewers said inaccurate heart-rate data undermined calorie-burn calculations.

Pros: style and design, battery life

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy