I bought the CIRQA, when it was launched, so I have been using it for a month now. Everything has been fine so far, but the reason a gave it 4 stars is because: the battery life, it only last 7 days at the most, not the 10 days advertised. And I don't even record activities with it, nor do I have the Pulse Ox, on all the time, only while sleeping. For a device that doesn't have a screen, the battery life should be longer than 10 days or at the very least, the 10 days it was advertised. The other thing is that, it must have a bug or something, because it keeps telling me that “my bed time is approaching”, when in reality, my bed time is still 11 hours away. Those were the cons, now the pros: -Is very light. -If the band gets wet, it dries quickly, even if worn. -It charges very fast, it takes like 20 mins to go from 5% to 100%. -So far, it has synchronized with the Connect App, with no problems. -Is very accurate with the steps counting. -It has been detecting my naps, something my other Garmin watches, struggled with. Overall I'd say that I'm happy with it, is doing what I intended and purchased for which is, to keep recording my everyday/lifestyle data, without having to wear my beloved but bulky Forerunner or Fenix. For my hard core workouts, I'm still wearing my Forerunner 965, and all keep doing it until it dies on me.

I am loving my cirqa the light weight and screen less design is what I had been looking for. It has become my daily wearable. I enjoy wearing mechanical watches but didn't want my health data to lapse so I was stuck wearing two watches on each wrist. The cirqa solves this problem. Although I do wish the heart rate sensor would've been the gen 5 as this gen 4 lacks a barometer that doesn't measure floors climbed. Other than that it's a great addition to my Garmin wearables.

I bought this band a month ago to replace my whoop as I hate paying for the subscription. I have gotten used to the differences in the app, the app itself is ok, not nearly as sleek at the whoop. But my biggest disappointment is that I am having to charge it every 3-4 days, nowhere near the 10 days stated and not close to the 14 days I got with whoop. I am going to try to resolve the issues with Garmin support. If I do I would update the review to 4 or 5 stars.

Not as good as Whoop, but I am fine sacrificing the functionality for the expensive monthly fee. Not as user friendly. Doesn't accurately automatically detect workouts. Custom charging cord not USB-C. So have to bring the special cord on vacations. 30% bigger than the Whoop. Weird band sizes.

I was really excited to get the Garmin Cirqa as a screenless health tracker. I already have a Garmin Forerunner 265 to track my activity and sleep, and was planning to use both together. Since I already have the watch, the cirqa really doesn't add much else for me and is pretty redundant. I could see the benefit if I didn't have a Garmin watch already, but it doesn't make sense to have both.

I've had the Cirqa for a little over 2 weeks now, and, coming from a Whoop, I've got to say it has been great! It gives me all the same information I had before and love how it consolidates all my fitness into a single app. I also have an Approach S50 watch and easily switch between the two devices when I'm playing golf. I've had no issues with the Cirqa tracking my health metrics throughout the day, as well as sleep at night, and it's nice to not be locked into a subscription. I will say that I wish it didn't use the charging plug and had some sort of wireless charging method instead. It's not a huge deal since I typically charge it up while I'm wearing my S50, but the ability to wear and charge the Whoop at the same time is hard to leave. The Cirqa wears just as well for me, if not better than, the Whoop. I have a 7.5" wrist, so the additional length of this device doesn't bother me. It seems to wear a little flatter on my wrist as well, which I definitely appreciate. All that said, I really wish it were a little smaller or at least had built-in GPS given the size. It's for sure not as large as other reviews I've read would make it out to be. But, it feels like all of these screenless trackers aren't all that much smaller than a watch.

It is really comfortable to wear and does not cause skin irritation. I like all of the information that it collects and is easy to take in all of the info with Garmin Connect. I wish it had built in GPS even at the expense of some battery life. Other than that. I really like it.

Switched from an Apple Watch to this and I definitely prefer it. More relevant and realistic data for someone that is exercise/training oriented. Also nice not to have a watch face so I can access (or ignore) my data on my terms, whenever I want to. The Garmin Connect app itself could use a bit of a facelift (some of the features aren't as intuitively laid out or accessed, but with enough exploring in the app you can figure it out). My CIRQA still hasn't auto-tracked any activities for me, which is kind of a bummer but I may just be in the calibrating phase still. It's not that hard to manually start/stop an activity anyways. Overall, worth the purchase!

It's super important to understand what the Cirqa is and how it will fit into your health/fitness journey. My smart watch is from another large tech company and I still wear it. I got into the Garmin ecosystem with the Edge bike computer. That turned into a HRM, the Garmin scale and BPM. I wanted to track all of the other things Garmin offered, so I got a Vivosmart 5 and have worn that for a few years. When the Cirqa came out, I was super happy it see it had training readiness, HRV, and a ton of activities that the Vivosmart didn't track. I ordered the Cirqa the second I could. I have been extremely happy with what it does. I have it set up to track my walks with one button push, use it as a HRM on my indoor trainer, and I am super happy with the metrics it gathers. I have no problem with the sleep- it tracks it well. I don't care that it's an older sensor- I don't need EKG. My only complaint and this is really on me- the S/M band doesn't fit my average wrist like I would expect. I need to size up. This is a great screen less tracker and I am super impressed with it.

I think Garmin has knocked it out of the park with their initial foray into the screenless health tracker market. The dedicated activity start button sets them apart from the competition. Thus far, I have found the CIRQA to be extremely comfortable and it has served the purpose for which I purchased it perfectly. This device allows me to wear traditional mechanical watches to work during the day without losing my ability to track my health metrics. It has also proven to be a more comfortable sleep tracking option than wearing my Fenix 8 overnight. The only constructive feedback I have at this point is that the automatic activity recognition is a bit wonky. On one of my runs, I had to stop at an intersection for traffic and it ended my workout and I was not aware until I got home. I'm sure the developers at Garmin will sort this with future firmware updates. Overall, well done on this device, Garmin!