Best Smartwatches for score tracking

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Best for score tracking

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2

4.8 attribute score

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

Safest pick

Garmin Approach S44

4.7 attribute score

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

Most evidence

Garmin fēnix 7X Pro

6 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this attribute.

Best overall product

Amazfit Active 3 Premium

4.3 overall score

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

#1 Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2
4.8

Fitness Index, Heart Health Score and related scores make large amounts of health data easier to digest and give users concrete targets. The best implementations point toward what to improve...

Pros: battery life, comfort

Cons: value for money, charging speed

#2 Garmin Approach S44
4.7

Reviewers praised the S44's scorekeeping and round-tracking touches, including score prompts and Autoshot-assisted scorecards, as useful and well executed.

Pros: display quality, value for money

Cons: smartwatch features, coaching features

#3 Polar Pacer Pro
4.5

Score tracking was praised through ZDNet's frequent use of the Running Index report.

Pros: GPS accuracy, value for money

Cons: battery life, smartwatch features

#4 Amazfit Cheetah 2 Pro
4.4

Score tracking was useful when it summarized readiness, fatigue or race predictions into easy-to-read numbers, with one review praising accurate race-time prediction.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: band quality, smartwatch features

#5 Amazfit Active 3 Premium
4.2

Score tracking has limited positive evidence, with one reviewer finding PAI-style scoring engaging and motivating.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: heart rate accuracy, third-party app support

#6 Amazfit Cheetah 2 Ultra
4.2

Score tracking is useful through BioCharge-style internal battery scoring, though the evidence centers on wellness scores rather than sport scoring.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: reliability

#7 Polar Ignite 2
4.2

Score tracking and summary widgets were useful where discussed, with reviewers liking post-workout stats, weekly summaries, and an accurate fitness-test result.

Pros: style and design, workout tracking variety

Cons: touchscreen responsiveness, smartphone notifications

#8 Garmin Approach S62
4.0

Score tracking was usually easy and straightforward, but fairway-hit accuracy and missed entries required cleanup for the best data.

Pros: mapping and navigation, value for money

Cons: coaching features, smartphone notifications

#9 Amazfit GTR Mini
4.0

Score tracking had limited but positive evidence through PAI-style points that acted as a subtle challenge to stay active.

Pros: battery life, workout tracking variety

Cons: call handling, smartphone notifications

#10 CMF Watch 3 Pro
4.0

Score tracking had limited positive evidence, with activity and training scores described as more than sufficient for one reviewer’s needs.

Pros: style and design, value for money

Cons: customization options, companion app quality

#11 OnePlus Watch 2R
4.0

Score tracking was positive in limited evidence, with sleep scores aligning well with other trackers.

Pros: battery life, value for money

Cons: companion app quality, charging convenience

#12 Polar Grit X
4.0

Score tracking received limited positive evidence through Running Index, which one reviewer found handy for tracking progress.

Pros: coaching features, value for money

Cons: mapping and navigation, Hill Splitter hill tracking

#13 Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro
4.0

Score tracking had limited positive evidence from sleep scoring, which one reviewer said roughly matched how they felt.

Pros: app ecosystem, battery life

Cons: size options, comfort

#14 Samsung Galaxy Watch 9
3.7

Fitness Index and other health scores can summarize complex data well, especially for strengths and weaknesses. At the same time, the growing number of scores can feel unfocused or overwhelming.

Pros: software smoothness, wellness insights

Cons: battery life, charging speed

#15 Amazfit Bip 5
3.6

PAI and score tracking are viewed as potentially useful, though one review says the score is hard to understand and explain.

Pros: value for money, battery life

Cons: smartwatch features, app ecosystem

#16 Apple Watch Series 10
3.4

Effort and score tracking were mixed: reviewers generally understood the ratings, but manual splits or score context could frustrate athletes.

Pros: charging speed, display quality

Cons: battery life, water resistance

#17 Amazfit Balance 3
3.2

PAI encourages consistent activity and clearly explains what it measures, but one reviewer felt the score also serves product engagement more than meaningful health guidance.

Pros: battery life, brightness

Cons: fit, third-party app support

#18 Garmin fēnix 7X Pro
3.2

Score tracking was mixed: Endurance and Hill Scores were interesting, but several reviewers found them unpolished, hard to validate or inconsistent.

Pros: battery life, mapping and navigation

Cons: value for money, score tracking

#19 Garmin Bounce 2
2.0

The digital golf scorecard exists, but its usefulness for the typical child was questioned.

Pros: smartwatch features, safety features

Cons: value for money, call handling

#20 TicWatch Pro 5
2.0

Score tracking was criticized because the Mobvoi Health app did not clearly explain how sleep score was calculated.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: voice assistant quality, sleep tracking accuracy