Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this Fitbit to monitor my heart rate due to some recent health issues. It works well and keeps me updated on my heart rate and I can also take a quick EKG to show that I'm doing good. I would recommend it.

My bad. I admit it... See, my current FitBit 4's screen had died and I was in a hurry to get a replacement. Didn't even think to check. Understand, this is my third Fitbit Charge... and I made the (incorrect) assumption that this natural progression in the Charge series (3, 4, [I never got a 5 or you might be reading this same kind of review earlier...]) would be *about* the same as the earlier ones I owned. Maybe some improvements because that's the way this stuff used to work, right? WRONG! I never even considered the possibility that they would take away what I had considered to be the only thing that set it apart from other 'step counter' and heartbeat monitor devices... The ability to track elevation ('floors') and still keep the same "Charge" name. Good job, Google... You got me. <sigh> In a world where companies actually cared about customers, they might give a model with a radical change in functions a different name. Even something as simple as "Charge X Lite" ... well, not that exactly but something along those lines "Charge 6 Budget" "Charge 6 Econ" something to alert people that these new and (not) improved) Charge-s, while seemingly in the same lineage (3, 4, ...) are different. But that would probably hurt sales, right? Who knows, maybe it would have helped sales of a more expensive version with the 'floors' feature. I hope you don't think I'll buy another one with an altimeter/barometer. Not going to happen. In fact, this will be the last Fitbit/Google tracking product that I purchase. New brand in 3 years (or am I dreaming that a Google product could possibly last that long.... After all, planned obsolence is good for Google ... And what's good for Google is good for...well, if not America, then at least our digital overlords, I guess). As for the alleged 'improvements,' the watch GPS is cludgy, an energy hog, and overly complicated. I quickly discovered it is best to default to using the phone GPS... The EDA scan is a truly useless gimmick, there, I suspect, solely as ploy to try to upsell you to premium 'breathing exercises' content (Spoiler alert... Don't do it... they suck... Want breathing exercises? get a dedicated meditation app!). I would gladly sacrifice the gimmick eda-scan-upsell silliness for an altimeter, however (below) average it may perform. On the plus side, the screen is bright and readable in any light. After years of learning to give up on trying to see anything on the Charge 4 screen, I have to remind myself that this screen is actually acceptable. And the "Find Phone" function is useful. Every week seems to be a new problem... As reported elsewhere, the app would sometimes crash when attempting to view (post-workout) the map of a walk tracked on the app ... On more than one morning, I have encountered grossly inaccurate (too high) heart rate. I wear a second tracker for accurate altitude (suunto) on my right wrist. So when fitbit reported a heart rate at double the actual rate, I knew the Fitbit had problems. Searched on-line and sure enough, a known issue. I had to reboot multiple times to get it right. (and the reboot via charging cable is stunningly user-unfriendly... Do you people even know how the average person charges things... You place the button in an almost impossible to reach position unless it is alone in a USB port/jack. Really dumb). The Out of Control Heart Rate Issue started when I was (foolishly) trying to use the EDA scan (my bad... Seriously, we should be given the option to disable the Useless EDA Scan). Suspect the heart rate reading fail is related to stunningly cheap/inadequate hardware design and production issues. And finally, after all these years, you'd think somebody there could fix the app so that it stops announcing the average and split pace as the same for each 'lap' (Average Pace AND Split Pace are generally NOT the same thing!... Sheeesh).

Very easy to set up and use. It is a low-profile watch that is not intruding in any way. I use it mainly when I have five mile runs so that I can know my heart beats. The battery sustains a seven-day week with its usual working mode.

I wear this watch all day everyday. Battery life is amazing on it. You can also use it for tap pay if you forget your wallet or don't want to dig it out of your bag

Its been everything my family wants without excess. For us, the most important things for this to do are : - be comfortable - track our heart rate - track our workouts It fills all these needs at what we feel is a great price. There are extra features that could be useful that we havent plsyed with yet (the option to control youtube music) Bought one for myself and highly recommended one for my mom too. Its been great to both of us aftet upgrading from our previous versions.

Works great if you need something simple and more health minded than the other big names. I moved to this from my galaxy smart watch

The Charge 6 has many more features than my old Fitbit. Too many for me to really use. That being said it syncs faster than the old one. It is easier to lose as the band that comes with it pops off. In fact this was my second Fitbit Charge 6 in a two week period of time as the first one's band broke off without my noticing. So the net is that I've lost a lot of money on Fitbit as I had to buy new straps that wouldn't just pop off. Nice scam by Fitbit/amazon if you ask me.

I mostly use this for sleep rating. When I wake up in the morning, I have to open the app for it to sync and it usually takes a while for sync to happen. I usually take my watch off and leave it by my phone. But my iphone goes to sleep after a while and the sync has not finished. When I come back, I have to wake the iphone up for sync to continue. It usually does complete after a short while, but that is a routine I have to do every morning.

Great watch with great features for the price. Slim in size.

I have had Fitbit for almost 10 years. I have replaced mine at least 7 times in that period. The Charge3 was my longest time with the product. I used to swim everyday. It was also reliable with sending notifications to my phone. The 4 was also replaced multiple times because it dies. I have replaced the Charge5 4 times. 2 of those were because the bands won't stay latched to the watch. If you don't notice it fall at the time, it's gone. If you do notice it fall, you're lucky if the screen doesn't crack. I have had this purchase 130 days. It has fallen off almost daily. Today, I didn't see it. I keep replacing it because I own multiple bands. I believe this was the last time. The Charge 5 has also not been reliable with getting notifications on my Android phone. The one I had in December got notifications sometimes. The most recent one does not get notifications if I change the clock face. I have not showered or taken mine swimming since the Charge 4. I long for the old reliable models.

Are you looking for something that can: Tell time Monitor health and last forever without charging? This watch does everything but last forever (pretty darn close though). I track my workout 6x a week for about 40 minutes each, get limited notifications, and check the time regularly and this watch still gets 7+ DAYS of battery. I've owned it for 2.5 weeks and have only charged it twice. I can now wear it for sleep without worrying about batteries. Used with my iPhone and Pixel 9 and works well with both.

I got this for my mom with additional bands and she loves it. The fact that it monitors her sleep counts her steps and so much more is what she loves. This was to help us start with a better health lifestyle.

Item is good, the band is a little wonky compared to previous Fitbit. Overall product is good.

I never wore a watch and thought I might hate this but it was small and comfortable and not distracting. More features than I need or want but the ones I did want work well and are easy to use. So far, battery life is around 6 days but I'm not a heavy user (using / checking functions all day long).

Got this for my daughter that previously had the inspire 2 and was concerned this watch may be too big, She loves it and the size is great, not too big and more features than the inspire model

Overall a significant upgrade from the 5. They fixed the previous issues. The overall functionality of the watch is perfect for those who are into fitness as well as just tracking their HR, sleep time and oxygen level. It has a lot of extra functions for the higher level athletes to use. It functions well for reading texts and incoming calls. Responses are limited but that's not what this watch is for.

Very informative info and easy to use! A good buy for the money.

Good: optional GPS or GPS through BT & phone. Great for saving battery. Love the 5-6 day battery life and the much improved brightness. Sad: This version dropped the steps, which I found very useful Aggravating: I’ve been a long time Fitbit user and they each last 1.5 - 2 years before something stops working and I’m forced to buy a new one.

My daughter asked for an inexpensive watch/tracker for Christmas. I chose this Fitbit , and she loves it!

Requires an initial setup. Does not work until the setup is complete. This is a bad thing because the setup requires a lot of work. Once setup this is a great tool for activity recording. This has a lot more tools then the older fitbits I have used and good displays both on the watch face and on the application on a PC. Although the battery life is very long, it would be nice if is was replaceable.