The 4 Best Blood Pressure Monitors of 2025

Best Overall Blood Pressure Monitor

Omron Platinum

Cuff Circumference: 9" to 17" | Memory: 100 entries for 2 users (unlimited on app)

The Omron Platinum rose to the top as the most accurate blood pressure monitor we tested. In two rounds of testing, we didn't register a single reading that varied 10 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) or more from our control. We look for this because that degree of inaccuracy could move you from one blood pressure classification group to another. The cuff is comfortable, and a simple and highly visible diagram helps you position it correctly. The large screen is easy to read, displaying your current reading on the right and letting you scroll through past readings on the left. You can switch between users with a quick slide button, and the device will hold 100 readings for each of you. Though the Omron Connect app (iOS and Android friendly) is more complicated than other options, it charts your readings and makes it easy to email them directly to your doctor.

The Platinum is the largest device in our test fleet. Despite finding it intuitive, some tasks present a learning curve, such as taking multiple measurements in a row to get a highly-accurate average. Also, transferring your data to the Omron Connect app to save more than 100 entries requires an additional step. If you have a systolic pressure above 210 mmHg, you'll need to hold down the start button until it inflates 30 or 40 mmHg higher than your expected reading. Despite demanding a little more effort, this device is relatively straightforward, accurate, and helps you send readings directly to your doctor via the associated app. Overall, the Platinum is the best blood pressure monitor we tested, especially if two people plan on using it. If you are looking for something similarly reliable to carry with you when traveling, the Evolv Wireless, also by Omron, will set you back a little more in initial costs but won't disappoint when it comes to performance.

Read more: Omron Platinum review

Best Value and Best for the Visually Impaired

Alcédo Upper Arm Monitor

Cuff Circumference: 8.7" to 15.7" | Memory: 120 entries each for 2 users

The Alcédo Upper Arm Monitor performed very well in our accuracy tests and is one of two monitors we tested that has a talking function. The voice helps guide you through the measurement process and lets you know if your reading is normal or elevated based on World Health Organization (WHO) standards. This feature is helpful for anyone but imperative for the visually impaired (you can mute the voice if you don't enjoy it). The cuff is comfortable, clearly marks the point to align with your artery, and is curved to conform to your arm. This monitor is user-friendly, and we love the price tag.

The Alcédo stores 120 blood pressure measurements for up to two users, which pales in comparison to other devices with associated apps to send an unlimited number of readings. That said, it might be ample storage for some users. A more pressing concern is that you can accidentally erase all of your data by pressing the memory button (MEM) for too long. And it's easy to do. Trust us. If you want to keep track of trends, you may want to write your readings down or store them in a spreadsheet. Another drawback is that switching between users is not intuitive. We prefer models that have a dedicated button for that specific purpose. Setbacks aside, this affordable device works well, making it an excellent option for many and the best in the test for the visually impaired. The only other monitor we tested that also offers audio measurements is the ParaMed Automatic Accurate. Although we didn't think its accuracy was quite as reliable as what we saw in the Alcédo, it performed equally well across all other metrics and comes at a similar price.

Read more: Alcédo Upper Arm Monitor review

Best for Travel or Solo Use

Omron Evolv Wireless

Cuff Circumference: 9" to 17" | Memory: 100 on device, unlimited on app

The Omron Evolv Wireless is tubeless, compact, simple to use, and among the most accurate options in the test. We recommend this model for travelers or those willing to pay a bit more for easy measurements. The molded cuff is the easiest in the test to wrap around your own arm. It's also quite comfortable. The Evolv pairs with the Omron Connect app to store and retrieve data, but you can also get a single reading without the app or your phone. Simply press the start button, and the result will read out a ticker bar.

The downside is you can only view past measurements in the app and not the device itself. And you do need them since blood pressure trends are more helpful to your doctor than a single reading. The app is decent; it's fairly easy to use and helps you visualize your data with daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly charts. We like that it color-codes your readings — green for normal, yellow for elevated, orange for stage one hypertension, and so on. The app also lets you email your results to yourself or your doctor. If you're shopping for easy, accurate, and don't mind spending more, the Omron Evolv Wireless is the one to get. Or, to save a bit of money, you could go with something a tad larger like the Platinum monitor, also by Omron. Although tubed and slightly less convenient for travel, we found it reasonably priced and very easy to set up and use, with consistently accurate results.

Read more: Omron Evolv Wireless review

Best XL Cuff Option

iHealth Track Smart

Cuff Circumference: 8.7" to 18.9" | Memory: 99 on device, unlimited on app

The iHealth Track Smart only achieved average results in our accuracy tests. The readings didn't vary enough to concern us, but there are more consistent options available. Many factors can influence accuracy, and a major one is using the correct cuff size. Most of the models we tested max out at 17 inches, which isn't that big. The iHealth's standard cuff fits arms from 8.7 to 16.5 inches, but you can buy a compatible extra-large cuff that fits arms up to 18.9 inches. (The LifeSource Extra Large Cuff fits arms up to 23.6 inches, but it isn't as accurate.) The monitor on the iHealth also has a bright display that changes color to draw your attention to your blood pressure category (green for normal, yellow for normal-high and stage one hypertension, and red for stages two and three). You also get unlimited memory on an associated app.

Aside from the option of purchasing a larger cuff, the iHealth monitor is undoubtedly average. We found the instruction manual somewhat hard to decipher. Fortunately, having tested so many other devices, we know our way around blood pressure monitors, so we eventually figured it out, but a first-time user may find it challenging to use. We tried to contact iHealth customer service for assistance, but they sent the phone to voicemail and took a day to respond to our email. Still, if you need a larger cuff, you need a larger cuff. We think iHealth will provide you and your doctor with useful information about your blood pressure. If a larger cuff isn't a priority, the Upper Arm Monitor by Alcedo will be easier to pick up and operate upon purchase, with audible instructions to walk you through the process. It also delivers highly accurate readings and sells for a similar price. If a tracking App is important to you or your doctor, we think it's worth spending a little more to pick up the Platinum by Omron, our favorite overall in the lineup.

Read more: iHealth Track Smart review

Compare Products

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	Score	Product	Price
	92	Omron Platinum Best Overall Blood Pressure Monitor	$84
	79	Omron Evolv Wireless Best for Travel or Solo Use	$110
	74	Alcédo Upper Arm Monitor Best Value and Best for the Visually Impaired	$43
	65	Balance Greater Goods Cuff Kit	$40
	64	QardioArm Wireless Monitor	$99
	62	iHealth Track Smart Best XL Cuff Option	$40
	60	Omron Bronze Upper Arm Monitor	$60
	59	ParaMed Automatic Accurate	$43
	55	Withings BPM Connect	$130
	50	LifeSource Extra Large Cuff	$180
	48	Vive Precision Blood Pressure Machine	$40
	46	Greater Goods Bluetooth	$68

How We Tested

In the course of this review, we ran more than 300 individual tests to evaluate 12 blood pressure monitors over the past few years. To avoid bias, we purchase each monitor from the same retail websites and retail stores you use. While most blood pressure monitors work well most of the time, some models displayed concerning accuracy lapses, and we do not recommend them.

During our initial blood pressure monitor review, three medical doctors and a wilderness first aid certified tester designed our test protocols, taking control blood pressure measurements with a calibrated mercury sphygmomanometer and a stethoscope. (This is considered the gold standard of blood pressure measurements.) Then, they took test measurements with one to three test monitors.

We repeated this process eight times for every monitor. Each is judged by how much they diverge from the control numbers. After much-supervised practice, our lead tester now takes her own control and test monitor readings. During testing, we used the monitors daily, and we tested them at the same time in the morning or evening and followed protocols that gave our arms time to rest. Our lead tester also downloaded and used all the accompanying apps to assess their storage capacities and user-friendliness.

Our blood pressure testing is divided across four different metrics:

• Accuracy (50% of overall score weighting)

• Ease of Use (20% weighting)

• Memory (15% weighting)

• Features (15% weighting)

Why Trust GearLab

Our core blood pressure test team is composed of Clark Tate and Dr. Glen Tate, her physician father. While Dr. Tate recently retired, he maintains his license and took innumerable blood pressure measurements during his 38-year career as a family practitioner. Clark is no stranger to the process either, having taken quite a few over the decade she's held her Wilderness First Responder credential. She also earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Environmental Science and Land Use Policy from the University of Virginia, and spent years working as a river restoration ecologist in Colorado, ensuring she is now well-versed in field research and data collection. They ask whatever family and friends are nearby to join the tests to get as many perspectives and heart rates as they possibly can.

Analysis and Test Results

While wearing our arms out testing accuracy, we tried out all the features these monitors have to offer. We found out which ones work well and took notes on how easy these devices are to use. Overall, we're impressed with these monitors' price points and quality. We highlight the top models in each key performance area below.

What's the Best Value?

You'll get the best value out of a blood pressure monitor by finding the one that works for you. In some instances, that may mean spending a little more to meet your needs. If you tend to have higher blood pressure, need a highly accurate option, and would like to easily email your results to your physician, the top-notch Omron Platinum offers solid value. That's doubly true if you have two people in your household that need to use it. But in most instances, we think the Alcédo offers the best value in the test. One of the most accurate options, it is also easy to use and has voice commands to instruct you and read your results out loud. It records 120 readings for two people if you want to share.

Our test's most compact and tech-friendly options are also the most expensive. Of the three wireless and tubeless options we tested, the Omron Evolv is the most accurate and the easiest to use. The extra cost may be worth it to you to avoid the hassle of wrapping and unwrapping tubes and wires.

Accuracy

Your blood pressure changes with every move you make. A single measurement is just a snapshot of information. And blood pressure monitors take indirect measurements by compressing your artery. If you want a direct (i.e., completely accurate) reading, you'd need to stick a needle into your artery and hook it up to a manometer, which can be dangerous — not to mention painful. Since your blood pressure varies, and you're only getting secondhand information about it, it's essential to take measurements at the same time of the day and under the same conditions to get an idea of what's going on with your heart.

Since blood pressures continually fluctuate, shifts of 10 to 20 mmHg naturally occur from moment to moment. To account for that, we looked for relative differences between the monitors. Some never varied more than 10 mmHg, others did over 35% of the time. Since 10 mmHg is enough variation to shift you from a healthy blood pressure classification group to a concerning one, we use that as our primary accuracy marker.

The most accurate monitors we tested are the Alcédo, Omron Platinum, Omron Evolv, and Omron Bronze. Only two readings from the Evolv and Bronze, and one from the Alcédo, deviated from the control by 10 mmHg or more. The Platinum never varied by that amount.

We've tested some of these devices several times now, for example, the Balance Greater Goods Cuff Kit. It did very well in our first round of tests, with only one concerning reading. In the latest round, it had three. We still consider it to be an accurate monitor, but less so.

The iHealth Track Smart, Paramed Automatic Accurate, and QardioArm Wireless Monitor were average performers in the test, with a few more readings that varied 10 mmHg or more. The Withings BPM Connect and LifeSource are slightly behind those, with only one more measurement beyond the marker than the QardioArm, but their numbers range more widely. We still think they work well enough to take regular blood pressure measurements and determine trends over time.

The other monitors are less accurate. Though they would probably do a reasonable job of tracking your blood pressure over time, it's hard to recommend them over more accurate options within similar price ranges.

Ease of Use

We look for changes over time to identify blood pressure trends. To collect meaningful data, you need frequent and consistent results. Experts recommend getting a reading once a day at around the same time. With that in mind, it's ideal if the process is easy to do.

The Omron Evolv Wireless blows by the competition here. It has a molded cuff, making it as easy to pull on as a bracelet. Once you do that and manipulate it into the right location with the help of the user manual, all you have to do is press the start button to get a reading. To view that reading later, you'll need to download the app, link it to your device, and press the upload button on the monitor. The second process is less seamless but worth it to us for the everyday ease of taking a quick reading.

With a generous screen showing current and past readings, the Omron Platinum is a close runner-up. It has a button to toggle between users, one that averages your morning readings, and a memory button. You do have to poke around the user manual to figure out some of the more advanced functions, like setting up a three-reading average measurement, but it's not intimidating. The comfy cuff also has a “how-to” diagram for easy placement.

Like the Platinum, the Balance Greater Goods Cuff has clearly labeled buttons and performs a straightforward function. The cuff also has a graphic to help you align it correctly. The only hitch in the easy-peasy armor is that you must enter your data into the Balance Health app or a notebook if you want to save more than 60 readings. (The Greater Goods Bluetooth option solves this problem, letting you upload data, but its poor results in the accuracy test keep us from recommending it.)

The Omron Bronze is also straightforward. It has a START/STOP button and a button to scroll through all 14 of your recorded readings, so it's hard to get confused.

The Alcédo and practically identical ParaMed are only slightly more complicated to use than the top options — mostly because they make it harder to switch between users. You need to press the SET button while the units are asleep and alternate between users with the MEM button to achieve the switch. On the upside, they talk to you, reminding you to keep calm and still during measurement, and they then read your results back out to you.

Past versions of both of these devices played annoying music while taking a blood pressure measurement. The 2022 version of the Alcédo we tested no longer does. We tested the ParaMed in 2020, and it may still play music. Regardless, we recommend the Alcédo since it is slightly more accurate. (You can place both units in silent mode by pressing the “Set” button twice when the power is off.)

The two techiest options, the QardioArm Wireless and Withings BPM Connect, aren't that hard to figure out. However, they do require some time and effort to do so. The iHealth Track Smart monitor is similar, though we did find ourselves checking the manual frequently, and it's not the most clear.

The Life Source model is straightforward but oddly finicky. It's hard to take two blood pressure readings in rapid succession, for example, and it makes it harder to check past readings than most options.

Memory

Memory matters if you're doing the routine work of checking your blood pressure daily. You will want to make sure you can communicate that information to your doctor and ultimately better benefit your health.

The options in our lineup with apps have virtually unlimited memory. The QardioArm and Withings monitors automatically upload your readings, chart them, and save them. Both make it easy to email the recordings to yourself or your doctor.

The Omron app also provides these services, but you have to press some buttons to transfer your records via Bluetooth with the Platinum and Evolv or manually enter them with the Bronze. Otherwise, the Omron Bronze only has space for 14 readings for a single user. The iHealth Track monitor holds 99 readings unless you upload them to the iHealth MyVitals app. Then, with the touch of a button, they become unlimited.

The ParaMed and Alcédo have twice the memory of the Balance Greater Goods Cuff, 120 readings for each of the two users instead of only 60. But the Balance has an app for you to upload your readings manually. The LifeSource only records 60 entries for one user.

If you measure your blood pressure every day for years, the reduced memory of simpler models will require you to use an external tracking system like a notebook or spreadsheet.

Features

Most of these monitors will do a fine or even great job of measuring your blood pressure. But what else will they do for you? All of the options we tested give you your heart rate along with your blood pressure. All but one, the Withings, will alert you if they detect an irregular heartbeat. They also interpret your blood pressure using color codes based on hypertension guidelines from the American Heart Association or the World Health Organization. And you'll get a case or sack with all but the Omron Bronze, iHealth Track, and Vive Precision. The QardioArm, Omron Evolv, and Withings wrap themselves up in tidy little packages.

You can set up the Omron Platinum, the QardioArm Wireless, and the Withings BPM Connect to take three measurements in a row and average them to enrich the data. The ParaMed and Alcédo will average your last three readings. This will give you an idea of what is going on over time. The Platinum has a dedicated button to average your morning readings (morning is a great time to schedule consistent daily measurements) to summarize data at a glance.

The talking ParaMed and Alcédo are very useful if you have trouble seeing the monitor with or without your glasses. The ParaMed we tested also played bad music, as did the first version of the Alcédo we tested. The version we retested in 2022 no longer has a soundtrack—it only speaks to you, and we really appreciate that. It's a lot to commit to listening to someone else's tune choice every day.

Conclusion

Blood pressure monitors are famously fickle, and the last thing you need is an annoying interface or inflation mechanism that sounds like a jet taking off. We hope we've helped you find the perfect blood pressure monitor for your home health care, and if you're looking for a way to get quick readings through the day, a top smartwatch or a portable pulse oximeter may be an additional tool worth considering. To get you ready for a proper reading, we'd like you to relax. Take a deep breath in. Let it out. Imagine you're swinging in a shade-cooled hammock beside a sun-struck beach. The white sand looks cool in the oblique light, but the sun is warm where a ray covers your feet. Birds are singing…