Best 2022 Smartwatches for stress tracking

#1 Garmin MARQ Gen 2
4.6

Stress tracking appeared as part of a wider health-and-fitness suite that one reviewer said excelled in daily use.

Pros: display quality, battery life

Cons: value for money, smartphone notifications

#2 Garmin Venu Sq 2
4.5

Stress tracking was praised for timely Relax Reminders that appeared when the reviewer actually felt stressed.

Pros: battery life, display quality

Cons: smartwatch features, style and design

#3 Garmin Forerunner 955
4.2

Stress tracking was viewed as useful for trends and breathing prompts, especially when it matched fatigue, illness, or high-stress moments.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: onboard music storage, charging convenience

#4 Polar Ignite 3
4.0

Stress support was mentioned positively through Polar’s guided breathing feature, which one reviewer framed as useful for relaxing body and mind.

Pros: display quality, coaching features

Cons: value for money, battery life

#5 Suunto 9 Peak Pro
4.0

The stress-related Resources widget was described as useful for understanding the balance between strain and recovery, but evidence was limited to one review.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, mapping and navigation

#6 Fitbit Sense 2
3.6

Stress tracking is the defining feature and sharply mixed: many like the mindfulness prompts and cEDA awareness, while others find it clunky, vague, niche, or gimmicky.

Pros: battery life, stress tracking

Cons: value for money, GPS accuracy

#7 Garmin Vivomove Sport
3.5

Stress tracking was usually useful as a wellness signal, but reviewers did not treat it as perfect, and one found it unlikely to match feelings accurately.

Pros: value for money, style and design

Cons: battery life, display quality

#8 Fitbit Versa 4
2.8

Stress tracking received mixed treatment: reviewers liked that Fitbit includes stress-oriented scores, but questioned the depth without the stronger EDA hardware.

Pros: battery life, GPS accuracy

Cons: value for money, heart rate accuracy

#9 Garmin Forerunner 255
2.3

Stress tracking was weakly received in the available opinionated evidence, with one reviewer saying the data did not feel interesting or useful.

Pros: GPS accuracy, battery life

Cons: smartphone notifications, mapping and navigation