Garmin Cirqa
Exact average 80.4 · 5 printed, 3 estimated · printed scores only: 81
Image: Garmin8 professional reviewers tested the Garmin Cirqa, and 5 recommend it. Most praised: health tracking and battery life. Most common complaint: software.
Reviewed by Breaking Eighty, Tech Advisor, Expert Reviews and 5 more
The catch: The sensor module is bulky and battery falls short of the claim.
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What 8 critics said
Highest score first · all converted to 0–100- 93Breaking Eighty
The reviewer loves it as a way to get Garmin health data without wearing a full smartwatch, with solid battery and no subscription.
Read Breaking Eighty review - 80Tech Advisor
A good-value, comfortable screenless tracker that gives a lot of Garmin data without a subscription.
Read Tech Advisor review - 80Expert Reviews
An accurate and feature-rich screen-free tracker that is a genuinely solid run and hike logger with no mandatory subscription.
Read Expert Reviews review - 80Trusted Reviews
An accurate, discreet screenless tracker with strong battery life and no required subscription, making it an easy recommendation for Garmin users.
Read Trusted Reviews review - 74Engadget
Works fine but is hard to justify at its price, with thin software and limited functionality.
Read Engadget review - 85est.The Quantified Scientist
The Garmin Cirqa is a highly accurate heart rate tracker, especially when worn on the bicep, though its sleep stage tracking performance is more variable.
Read The Quantified Scientist review - 77est.Wareable
An accurate, comfortable, long-lasting screenless band with no required subscription, best for people already in Garmin's ecosystem.
Read Wareable review - 74est.DC Rainmaker
The Garmin Cirqa is a capable health and fitness tracker that integrates well with the Garmin ecosystem, but it is currently hampered by numerous software bugs and inconsistent automatic activity detection.
Read DC Rainmaker review
"Est." means the outlet printed no score, so we estimated one from its verdict and checked our estimates against ratings outlets print. How we check estimates
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- The Quantified Scientist on YouTube ↗Counted in the score: 85
- DC Rainmaker on YouTube ↗Counted in the score: 74
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Common questions
Is the Garmin Cirqa worth it?
Critics are divided: 5 of 8 recommend it. The sensor module is bulky and battery falls short of the claim.
Do critics agree about the Garmin Cirqa?
Broad agreement: scores range from 74 (Engadget) to 93 (Breaking Eighty), a spread of 19 points across 8 reviews. Most reviewers land fairly close together.
What do critics dislike about the Garmin Cirqa?
Software (4 of 8 reviews), Price (4 of 8 reviews), Size and weight (3 of 8 reviews).
What is the best alternative to the Garmin Cirqa?
The Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro (critic score 91), top pick, narrowly.