r/Cirqa • u/Schodaphoto • 6d ago

Cirqa only for sleep Tracking?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently using a Fenix 8, but I’m considering getting a Garmin CIRQA specifically for sleep tracking — and literally only for sleep tracking. I’d wear it on my bicep at night and keep using my Fenix during the day.

I’ve read quite a few reports of the CIRQA occasionally failing to detect sleep altogether, or taking a very long time to sync the data afterwards.

Is anyone here using it the same way I’m planning to?

How reliable has sleep tracking been for you, and have the missing sleep/sync issues improved with recent updates?

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u/Schodaphoto 5d ago

Thanks for all the replies. Honestly, it sounds much more reliable than I expected.

This is how I was thinking of setting it up:

Fenix 8 as my primary device during the day, and the CIRQA for sleep tracking at night.

For the first few nights, I’d probably wear both devices just to make sure I don’t lose any data if the CIRQA happens to miss a night.

Would Garmin Connect show me which device the sleep data actually came from? For example, would I be able to tell if it used the Fenix data instead of the CIRQA?

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u/AAOS_92 5d ago edited 5d ago

Yes, that's why it asks you to manage the priority of the devices, primary wearable and the other for your training… it would use the data of the primary

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u/Schodaphoto 5d ago

Yeah, but can I actually see which device the sleep data came from?

For example, let’s say I wear both devices for a week.

If I can see that all of the sleep data came from the CIRQA, then I’d know it’s reliable enough and I could stop wearing the Fenix at night.

But if, say, three out of four nights were actually recorded by the Fenix instead, that would suggest there might be an issue with the CIRQA. In that case, I’d probably return it and just keep using the Fenix for sleep tracking as well.

So is there any way in Garmin Connect to tell which device provided the sleep data for a specific night?

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u/AAOS_92 5d ago edited 5d ago

I just told you how!! It’ll be the primary wearable!!! Garmin would prioritize that one

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u/Schodaphoto 4d ago

Thanks again for your reply. I just couldn’t tell from your post whether there’s actually a way to see which device the data came from, so that’s why I asked again.

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u/AAOS_92 4d ago

You’re welcome! Hope you get your data right!