Side by side.
| Feature | Pip Body Scan | Renpho Health |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An iPhone app: a 3D body scan plus a treatment log | A free app for Renpho smart scales, which are sold separately |
| How it measures | Four photos (front, both sides, back) on the front camera, hands-free | Bioelectrical impedance: a small current passes through you as you stand on the scale |
| What you get | 3D body, body-fat range, waist and fat-free mass range. All estimates | Weight, body fat, muscle mass, body water, bone mass, BMR, BMI and more, up to 50+ figures on its top scales |
| Muscle | No. Fat-free mass isn’t muscle, and there’s no BMI | Muscle mass and skeletal muscle estimates from the scale |
| Body shape | A 3D body you can turn, compare and overlay | Not stated on their site |
| How often | Once a week | Every weigh-in |
| GLP-1 tools | Shot log, side effects and reminders | Not stated on their site |
| Apple Health | Reads weight and workouts. Never writes | Writes weight, body fat, BMI and lean body mass, per its listing |
| Account | None | Yes. You log in to the app |
| Who it isn’t for | Anyone without an iPhone on iOS 17 or later | Renpho says people who are pregnant or have a pacemaker or metal implants should use its scales for weight only |
| Phones | iPhone only (iOS 17 or later) | iPhone and Android |
| What you need | No free tier or trial. Your first scan is free to take; join to see your results | Free app, with no in-app purchases listed. You need a Renpho scale |
| US App Store rating | Not on the App Store yet | 4.7 (9,001) |
Scale estimates and photo estimates
A Renpho scale passes a small electrical current through your body and estimates what you’re made of from the resistance it meets. Its Elis 1 scale reports 13 measures, including body fat, skeletal muscle, fat-free body weight and visceral fat. The MorphoScan scales add hand electrodes and a breakdown by body part. Check the exact scale’s app requirements before buying: Renpho also makes a separate MorphoScan app.
Pip Body Scan looks at your outside shape instead. Four photos become a 3D model, with a body-fat range, waist and fat-free mass range, all AI estimates. It can’t tell you about muscle, and a scale can’t show you where your shape has changed.
Readings from any home method move with water, food and time of day. Renpho asks you to stand barefoot and enter your details correctly. Whichever you use, measure the same way each time and watch the trend over weeks.
Using both
They don’t compete for the same job. Renpho Health can write your weight to Apple Health, and Pip Body Scan can read your latest weight from Apple Health when you tap refresh. Pip doesn’t read body fat or muscle from Apple Health, so those figures stay in Renpho’s app.
Choose Renpho Health or Pip Body Scan
- Choose Renpho Health if
- you want a muscle-mass estimate, body fat and weight at every weigh-in, for the whole household, on iPhone or Android, and you’re happy to buy a scale.
- Choose Pip Body Scan if
- you want to see your shape change in 3D each week, with your GLP-1 or peptide record alongside, on an iPhone, once it launches.
Questions people ask.
Is the Renpho Health app free?
Yes. It’s free to download, with no in-app purchases listed on the US App Store. It’s built for Renpho’s smart scales, which you buy separately.
Can I use a Renpho scale with Pip Body Scan?
Yes, through Apple Health. If Renpho Health writes your weight to Apple Health, Pip can read your latest weight when you tap refresh. Pip doesn’t bring in Renpho’s body-fat or muscle figures.
Is a smart scale’s muscle figure a measurement?
It’s an estimate, worked out from electrical resistance and the details you enter. Use it to follow your own trend, weighed the same way each time, rather than as a single exact number.
Where these facts come from.
Rival websites and App Store listings read on 26 October 2026. Ratings are from the US App Store, using Apple’s public lookup, on the date shown for each app. Features are what the developers advertise, not results from hands-on testing or an independent security or clinical assessment. Free and paid access can change; check the app before choosing.
- Pip Body Scan Pip Body Scan facts sheet, checked against the current iPhone build on 25 October 2026. How Pip estimates work
- Renpho Health renpho.com home page, app page, smart scale range and the Elis 1 and MorphoScan scale pages; App Store listing. No in-app purchases are listed. Website · App Store · Free download. Rating checked 26 October 2026.
Pip Body Scan is a personal progress-record tool. It does not provide medical advice, diagnose conditions or recommend treatment or doses. Body-fat and waist figures are AI estimates, not medical measurements. Speak to a qualified healthcare professional about medical concerns or changes to a treatment plan. Other app names are trademarks of their owners and are used here only to compare.