Pebble Smartwatch Alternatives

Users express nostalgia for the Pebble smartwatch's long battery life and simplicity, while recommending alternatives like Garmin, Withings, and Fitbit for notifications, fitness tracking, and always-on displays.

➡️ Stable 1.0x Hardware
6,279
Comments
19
Years Active
5
Top Authors
#8809
Topic ID

Activity Over Time

2008
2
2009
4
2010
19
2011
36
2012
60
2013
123
2014
365
2015
368
2016
672
2017
297
2018
244
2019
519
2020
377
2021
425
2022
631
2023
495
2024
495
2025
1,019
2026
128

Keywords

PineTime AW2 LTE S3 ASUS FitBit SDK BQ HR OG pebble watch garmin watches battery wear fitness tracking apple watch battery life

Sample Comments

bcraven Aug 14, 2025 View on HN

Sounds like a use case for a fitness watch, not a Pebble.

novok May 16, 2019 View on HN

Why use this over an apple watch or fitbit?

Pxtl Jan 15, 2021 View on HN

Great. Bring back Pebble. Low power, unlit low-res screen, week-long battery. Give me notifications, directions, and the time on my wrist and nothing else and I'm happy.

1bpp Jan 6, 2026 View on HN

Seconding the Garmin watches, been using a Forerunner for years and the battery still lasts over a week with an always-on display. Does about as much as a Pebble and even has a documented SDK with sideloading. The refresh rate is very low but totally fine for a watch, I think newer models have much better displays. The only thing I wish were better is exporting all the tracked health data in a format I can use myself. Using the official tool for that I couldn't even get heart rate data.

apahwa May 10, 2017 View on HN

you should give the withings watch a shot. the battery lasts a month and they look like normal watches

Fnoord Jan 7, 2020 View on HN

The Pebble? Still no decent replacement for it.

subscribed Nov 1, 2025 View on HN

Also Garmin watches if you'd prefer wearing something with battery lasting weeks, not hours ;)

cocoa19 Jan 3, 2021 View on HN

Might be more convenient to use on a smart watch.

woojoo666 May 3, 2022 View on HN

Check out the Wyze Watch, it's surprisingly good for the price, and battery life is great

Onavo Jan 23, 2026 View on HN

The OG smartwatch is betterhttps://repebble.com/