Garmin's Whoop Killer Will Offer Free Heart Rate Monitoring After Backlash

Garmin is reportedly changing its Cirqa fitness band so that live heart rate monitoring will be available for free, after early reviewers criticized the feature being tied to a subscription. The article compares Cirqa’s pricing and feature set with competing fitness bands from Whoop and Fitbit, noting that Garmin still offers a relatively competitive package. It also mentions other features that remain behind Garmin’s subscription paywall.

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