Compare SomaCheck
A different question.
Wearables and meditation apps are good at what they do. SomaCheck answers something they don’t: how your body responds to a specific statement, right now.
Compared with wearables
| Compare | Whoop | Oura | Fitbit | SomaCheck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it answers | How is my body doing overall? (recovery, sleep, strain) | How is my body doing overall? (recovery, sleep, strain) | How is my body doing overall? (recovery, sleep, strain) | How does my body respond to this statement? |
| Hardware | Strap to wear and charge | Ring to wear and charge | Tracker or watch to wear and charge | The iPhone you already have |
| Time to a reading | Mostly overnight and all-day | Mostly overnight and all-day | Mostly overnight and all-day | A three-second movement |
| When you use it | Always on | Always on | Always on | When you choose |
| What you get | Scores and trends | Scores and trends | Scores and trends | Aligned or Unaligned, with the model's confidence |
| Sleep and all-day tracking | Yes, their strength | Yes, their strength | Yes, their strength | Not what it's for |
| Android | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not yet |
| Works with your AI agent | — | — | — | Yes, only with your OK |
Whoop
- What it answers
- How is my body doing overall? (recovery, sleep, strain)
- Hardware
- Strap to wear and charge
- Time to a reading
- Mostly overnight and all-day
- When you use it
- Always on
- What you get
- Scores and trends
- Sleep and all-day tracking
- Yes, their strength
- Android
- Yes
- Works with your AI agent
- —
Oura
- What it answers
- How is my body doing overall? (recovery, sleep, strain)
- Hardware
- Ring to wear and charge
- Time to a reading
- Mostly overnight and all-day
- When you use it
- Always on
- What you get
- Scores and trends
- Sleep and all-day tracking
- Yes, their strength
- Android
- Yes
- Works with your AI agent
- —
Fitbit
- What it answers
- How is my body doing overall? (recovery, sleep, strain)
- Hardware
- Tracker or watch to wear and charge
- Time to a reading
- Mostly overnight and all-day
- When you use it
- Always on
- What you get
- Scores and trends
- Sleep and all-day tracking
- Yes, their strength
- Android
- Yes
- Works with your AI agent
- —
SomaCheck
- What it answers
- How does my body respond to this statement?
- Hardware
- The iPhone you already have
- Time to a reading
- A three-second movement
- When you use it
- When you choose
- What you get
- Aligned or Unaligned, with the model's confidence
- Sleep and all-day tracking
- Not what it's for
- Android
- Not yet
- Works with your AI agent
- Yes, only with your OK
Compared with meditation apps
| Compare | Calm | Headspace | SomaCheck |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A library of guided sessions | A library of guided sessions | A three-second check on a statement, plus optional guided practices |
| Starting point | You pick a session | You pick a session | You start from a reading about something specific |
| Measures anything | No | No | Reads your phone's motion sensors against your own baseline |
| Content library size | Large, their strength | Large, their strength | Small and focused |
Calm
- What it is
- A library of guided sessions
- Starting point
- You pick a session
- Measures anything
- No
- Content library size
- Large, their strength
Headspace
- What it is
- A library of guided sessions
- Starting point
- You pick a session
- Measures anything
- No
- Content library size
- Large, their strength
SomaCheck
- What it is
- A three-second check on a statement, plus optional guided practices
- Starting point
- You start from a reading about something specific
- Measures anything
- Reads your phone's motion sensors against your own baseline
- Content library size
- Small and focused
And a therapist?
SomaCheck isn’t therapy and doesn’t replace a therapist, doctor or care team. Some people use it between sessions to notice what comes up and bring it into the room.
Meet the practitionersWhoop, Oura, Fitbit, Calm and Headspace are trademarks of their respective owners. SomaCheck is not affiliated with them. Product details as of September 2026.
SomaCheck is a general-wellness tool. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.