The Best Blood Pressure Monitors for Home Use

A dependable home blood pressure monitor can be a vital health management tool for people with hypertension, and for anyone else who needs or wants to check their blood pressure at home. After interviewing medical professionals, spending 40 hours researching more than 70 monitors since 2017, and testing 18 of them with the help of nursing students, we think the Greater Goods Smart Blood Pressure Monitor 0604 is the best machine for monitoring blood pressure at home. We found it consistent, easy to use and read, and comfortable. If you prefer a non-smart machine, Greater Goods’s Blood Pressure Monitor + Kit 0602 is essentially the same monitor, without Bluetooth.

Testing wrist and fingertip monitors because the American Heart Association does not recommend them (and because some insurers won’t reimburse for them).

We looked for large, easy-to-read displays, and we prioritized backlit screens, which are easier to see in poorly lit spaces.

We looked for models that can store at least a few weeks’ worth of blood pressure readings.

We chose to test only upper-arm monitors with cuffs that inflate automatically, since they’re the most accurate for at-home use.

The Greater Goods Smart Blood Pressure Monitor 0604 is everything we think most at-home users want in a blood pressure monitor: It has the ability to both detect an irregular heartbeat and average pressure readings, it pairs easily with a companion app over Bluetooth, and it features an easy-to-read, backlit screen. The device can store up to 60 readings per each of two users, while its companion app can store unlimited results.

The Greater Goods Blood Pressure Monitor + Kit 0602 lacks Bluetooth, meaning it can’t be paired with an app. (And there’s no way to retrieve data from the device, so you’ll need to log your results manually.) But for people who don’t want or need this feature, or for those who are concerned about the privacy issues or potential hassles associated with app connectivity, our runner-up pick is nearly identical to the Smart Blood Pressure Monitor 0604—without the added ability to average readings.

The wireless, cuff-and-monitor-in-one Omron Evolv provided consistent readings in our testing, is comfortable and straightforward to use, and is the only one of our picks that can handle unlimited users. However, the on-cuff backlit display is smaller than that of the Greater Goods monitors we recommend, and the numbers can be difficult to read. Like the Greater Goods Smart Blood Pressure Monitor 0604, the Evolv can connect to a companion app via Bluetooth.

Our picks at a glance

Greater Goods Smart Blood Pressure Monitor 0604

Regular price: $68
Irregular heartbeat detection: yes
Bluetooth: yes
Backlit screen: yes
Averages readings: yes
Cuff size and options: 8¾ to 16½ inches
Number of users: two
Reading memory (per user): 60 on the device, unlimited in the Balance Health app
Power options: four AAA batteries (or AC adapter)
Warranty: two years

Greater Goods Blood Pressure Monitor + Kit 0602

Regular price: $53
Irregular heartbeat detection: yes
Bluetooth: no
Backlit screen: yes
Averages readings: no
Cuff size and options: 8¾ to 16½ inches
Number of users: two
Reading memory (per user): 60 on the device
Power options: four AAA batteries (or AC adapter)
Warranty: two years

Omron Evolv

Regular price: $110
Irregular heartbeat detection: yes
Bluetooth: yes
Backlit screen: yes
Averages readings: yes
Cuff size and options: 9 to 17 inches
Number of users: one on the device, unlimited in the Omron Connect app
Reading memory (per user): 100 on the device, unlimited in the Omron Connect app
Power options: four AAA batteries
Warranty: five years