User:Katoss/Stress tracking

I'm thinking about doing a project on stress tracking. I don't own a tracking device yet, so right now I am trying to determine which device I should buy.

Motivations and goals

I would like to understand better how my subjective mood relates to physical symptoms, and what influences my stress levels.

Variables to track potentially

• Heart rate (HRV, resting heart rate)
• Sleep quality
• EDA
• activity
• additional/not necessarily with device: subjective rating of mood/stress level, journaling (activities of the day/calendar, thoughts)

Tracking devices

Thoughts on which tracking device to buy.

Criteria

• If possible, no paid subscription.
• less than 200 €
• I don't need functionality like answering calls, integration of spotify etc.
• A summary score for stress (e.g. on Fitbit sense and charge 5) would be handy, but is maybe not necessary, because I can calculate it myself from single metrics.

List of devices

• Fitbit Sense
  • + has stress management score and EDA
  • - expensive, paid subscription necessary, I would prefer a smaller screen
• Fitbit Charge 5
  • + has stress manamgement score and EDA, small screen
  • - paid subscription necessary
• Fitbit Charge 4
  • + no paid subscription necessary (?), small screen
  • - no EDA, no stress management score