Garmin vs Apple
Based on our analysis, Apple is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Garmin | Apple |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | B · 71/100 | B+ · 78/100 |
| What they collect | Mixed (65) | Mixed (72) |
| Who they share it with | Mixed (67) | Positive (82) |
| What you can do | Positive (76) | Positive (80) |
| What they promise | Mixed (63) | Positive (82) |
Garmin collects a lot of health and location data to run the service, doesn't sell it or share it with advertisers, and gives you good control over it — but the policy is dense, retention is vague, and aggregate data sharing with third parties isn't fully explained.
View full analysis →Apple collects significantly less data than other big tech companies and explicitly commits — using both Nevada and California legal definitions — to never selling or sharing your data for advertising. Their own ad platform doesn't use data brokers or cross-app tracking. Private personal data isn't used to train Apple's AI models. The main caveats are health, fitness, and financial data collection, government ID in some cases, and personalised ads that exist but are easy to turn off.
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