Best Smartwatches for customization options

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Best for customization options

Samsung Galaxy Watch 9

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2

4.6 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Best overall product

Coros Nomad

4.4 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch 9
5.0

Customization is extensive, spanning tiles, watch faces, complications, app layouts, colors, and shortcuts. Reviewers consistently appreciate how much can be tailored on-watch or from the phone.

Pros: software smoothness, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, charging speed

#2 Google Pixel Watch 5
5.0

Tiles and configurable pages make important functions easy to reach. Reviewers liked the flexibility, though some still wanted deeper widget and layout control.

Pros: software smoothness, style and design

Cons: value for money, wellness insights

#3 Garmin fēnix 7X Pro
5.0

Customization was praised for letting runners tailor screens, functions and analytics closely to their needs.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, score tracking

#4 Garmin Forerunner 70
5.0

Sport profiles, data pages, widgets, and watch faces offer extensive personalization. Runners can tailor controls and information layouts in unusually fine detail.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#5 Garmin Forerunner 970
5.0

Customization options were a clear strength, with settings, touchscreen behavior, sport profiles, data fields, and watch faces described as highly adjustable.

Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy

Cons: battery life, value for money

#6 Garmin Venu 3
4.8

Customization is strong, with reviewers praising configurable data screens, buttons, swipes, widgets, watch bands, and Garmin Connect IQ options.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: smartwatch features, smartphone notifications

#7 Polar Pacer Pro
4.8

Customization options were a strength for sport profiles, data fields, workout screens, and zones.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features

#8 Garmin Forerunner 265
4.8

Customization was a major strength, spanning watch faces, shortcuts, data screens, workouts, and Garmin Connect settings.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#9 Coros Apex 2
4.8

Customization was a strength, with one reviewer praising how easy it was to change numerous watch functions.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, onboard music storage

#10 Garmin fenix 8 Pro
4.8

Customization was a clear strength, with reviewers praising Garmin’s data-field control and flexible connectivity options.

Pros: LTE connectivity, battery life

Cons: value for money, safety features

#11 Garmin Forerunner 170
4.8

Data layouts, swappable bands, report themes, and vibration patterns give the watch a pleasing level of personalization.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: mapping and navigation, materials quality

#12 Garmin Forerunner 170 Music
4.8

Watch faces, widgets, and data screens can be customized extensively, letting runners prioritize the information they actually want to see.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: mapping and navigation, third-party app support

#13 Garmin Instinct 3
4.8

Customization is strong, especially for watch faces, widgets, data fields, and activity screens.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: mapping and navigation, smartwatch features

#14 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4.8

Customization was praised for sport profiles and activity screens, especially the ability to create custom activity modes from the app.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#15 Suunto Vertical 2
4.8

Customization was praised for watch-face and data flexibility, with reviewers appreciating how much the display could be tailored.

Pros: battery life, flashlight usefulness

Cons: companion app quality, onboard music storage

#16 Garmin Forerunner 255
4.7

Customization was a standout, especially data screens, watch settings, and phone-based configuration.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation

#17 Xiaomi Watch 2
4.7

Customization was a clear strength, including many watch faces, complications, straps, and Wear OS personalization options.

Pros: value for money, smartphone notifications

Cons: battery life, operating system experience

#18 Amazfit GTR Mini
4.7

Customization was a major strength across watch faces, widgets, health settings, button shortcuts, and app-card arrangements.

Pros: battery life, workout tracking variety

Cons: call handling, smartphone notifications

#19 Garmin Forerunner 165
4.7

Customization was a strength, from watch faces and widgets to activity screens and data pages.

Pros: value for money, GPS accuracy

Cons: recovery insights, onboard music storage

#20 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.7

Customization was a major strength across watch faces, data screens, shortcuts, settings, and app-controlled configuration.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#21 Apple Watch Series 11
4.7

Customization is strong, with praise for watch-face variety, case/material choices, and the broader range of configuration options.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: coaching features, recovery insights

#22 Samsung Galaxy Watch 6
4.7

Customization was a strength through watch faces, strap options, and settings, with reviewers specifically praising the improved band customization experience.

Pros: software smoothness, comfort

Cons: battery life, GPS accuracy

#23 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
4.6

Watch faces, tiles, complications, gestures, shortcuts and swappable bands give the Ultra 2 extensive room for personalization. Proprietary band hardware is the main constraint in an otherwise flexible setup.

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: value for money, charging speed

#24 Garmin Forerunner 570
4.6

Customization was praised for watch-face colors, layouts, widgets, data fields, and Garmin’s flexible display options.

Pros: heart rate accuracy, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#25 Garmin Vivoactive 6
4.6

Customization is strong where reviewed, especially the ability to put more data fields on workout screens.

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: heart rate accuracy, sleep tracking accuracy

#26 Garmin Tactix 8
4.6

Customization options were a strength, covering personalized dashboards, settings, bands, watch layout, and menus.

Pros: battery life, durability

Cons: value for money, band quality

#27 Samsung Galaxy Watch 8
4.5

Customization options were praised, especially customizable tiles, watch faces, quick settings, and broad watch personalization.

Pros: comfort, voice assistant quality

Cons: battery life, antioxidant index

#28 Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro
4.5

Customization was a strength, especially through watch faces, app settings, tile options, button shortcuts, and strap/watch-face personalization.

Pros: app ecosystem, battery life

Cons: size options, comfort

#29 Coros Nomad
4.5

Customization is extensive across data screens, widgets, watch faces, and buttons. Reviewers love the flexibility, though per-sport button setup can feel more cumbersome than it should.

Pros: mapping and navigation, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, contactless payments

#30 Fitbit Ace LTE
4.5

Customization is a highlight, especially Eejie personalization, band-linked unlocks, and Noodle/watch-face options.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: battery life

#31 Garmin Instinct Crossover AMOLED
4.5

Customization was consistently praised, especially around watch faces, data layouts, and hand-related display tricks.

Pros: style and design, flashlight usefulness

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#32 Samsung Galaxy Watch FE
4.5

Customization options were strong, with customizable buttons, gestures, and watch-face options noted positively.

Pros: smartwatch features, health tracking accuracy

Cons: value for money, software smoothness

#33 Apple Watch Ultra 2
4.5

Customization options were strong through Modular Ultra complications, widgets, and configurable watch layouts.

Pros: battery life, voice assistant quality

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#34 Garmin Enduro 3
4.5

Customization remains a Garmin strength, especially customizable data fields, stat widgets, and quick-access tools.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, size options

#35 Garmin Lily 2
4.5

Reviewers like the band and sport-profile flexibility, especially the standard bands and ability to keep all profiles on the watch.

Pros: battery life, style and design

Cons: sleep tracking accuracy, workout tracking variety

#36 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.5

Customization was a strength, especially for activity screens, sport profiles, settings, and watch faces.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications

#37 Huawei Watch Fit 4
4.5

Customization was a strength, especially watch-face editing, widget/card management, and app/icon arrangement, despite some tile limits.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: companion app quality, contactless payments

#38 Apple Watch Ultra 3
4.5

Customization was praised through strong third-party data-screen options for running apps.

Pros: battery life, heart rate accuracy

Cons: comfort, value for money

#39 Fitbit Versa 4
4.5

Customization was a plus thanks to many watch faces and color choices.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#40 Polar Grit X
4.5

Customization is strong in Polar Flow, especially for data pages, though on-watch customization is less convenient.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, Hill Splitter hill tracking

#41 Polar Grit X Pro
4.5

Customization evidence was positive, with one reviewer praising the ability to add or remove watch-face/dashboard items as needed.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: onboard music storage, value for money

#42 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (2024)
4.5

Customization was praised for giving easy access to preferred health information and allowing users to tailor the home screen.

Pros: battery life, sleep tracking accuracy

Cons: wellness insights, style and design

#43 Ticwatch Pro 5 Enduro
4.5

Customization was praised for plentiful watch faces and options, though not every workout or watch-face data field could be customized.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: operating system experience, voice assistant quality

#44 Amazfit Active 3 Premium
4.5

Customization is strong where evidenced, including customizable training screens, shortcut buttons, replies, and button behavior.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: heart rate accuracy, third-party app support

#45 Apple Watch Series 10
4.4

Customization was praised through adjustable goals, personalization options, and enough watch-face/app choices for most users.

Pros: charging speed, display quality

Cons: battery life, water resistance

#46 Amazfit Active 2
4.4

Customization was a clear strength, covering data fields, button behavior, watch faces, and display options.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: band quality, button controls

#47 Polar Ignite 3
4.4

Customization was praised where reviewed, especially watch-face complications, color choices, and configurable widgets.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#48 Suunto Vertical
4.4

Customization was praised for watch-face, shortcut, and mode flexibility.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: heart rate accuracy, value for money

#49 Tag Heuer Connected Calibre E4
4.4

Customization is strong through watch faces, straps, buttons, and style options, with some caveats around proprietary systems or finding extra TAG software.

Pros: style and design, battery life

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#50 Amazfit T-Rex 3
4.4

Customization was a strength, with data pages, maps, settings, watch faces, and activity screens praised across reviews.

Pros: value for money, mapping and navigation

Cons: heart rate accuracy, recovery insights