Customer Ratings & Reviews

I waited a long time for the HR to be released, and purchased as soon as it was available. Technically, I love it. Functionally, there are a few things that could be improved. The display is almost impossible to see in the direct sunlight. Additionally, the battery life is very short. Otherwise - I love it!!

I bought the Charge first and it was nice. However I wanted the heart rate monitor so I went and pi ked this up also. The band on this one is much better. It's a watch band instead of a snap band. The heart monitor is pretty accurate. Over all this is the same as the Charge, with a few tweaks that make it worth the extra 20 bucks.

Purchased the FitBit for my wife and I. We wanted something to keep us motivated with a routine and being active. The fitbit, its app and all the helpful information and tips are great. She likes to try to keep up with me in terms of steps so its become a loving competition. My wife thought the Charge would look to big on her wrist. But I talked her into getting it with me because of the heart rate. So we have matching ones. The Charge looks slick and functions pretty smooth. Shows all you need on the actual watch. Plus the app works wonderful. Happy I purchased these for us.

fitbit's entire ecosystem of products and its accompanying online reporting platform really are the enchanted forest of fitness tracking which is as yet unparalleled by any of the other fitness systems out there. I will give them this. I kept the Aria scale and am keeping my fingers crossed that it will someday talk to my iPhone's Health app and not just their own proprietary fitbit app. Third party apps which will shuttle data out of fitbit and into other systems have been written, but I have yet to go that far to support my desire for one, comprehensive system that supports my movement activities and thirst for thumping bass while doing it. fitbit Charge HR was just OK on the wrist. The heart rate monitor thingy on the back of the 'face' left a strange little depression in my skin after a day of wear that wasn't exactly fun. It was pretty much always on my wrist because sleep tracking was one of my goals for the purchase, so over time I am sure that this would have become troublesome. Its tiny, hard little buttons had to be pressed to peep out any kind of data on its microscopic little display, which got annoying after a while. Its squared off little face and kind of bland looking band with altogether too big, silver buckle are no match for the variety, sleekness and sheer beauty of the Apple Watch's design. I'm sorry fitbit--I know it hurts. Tracking your overall activities, of which sleep and continuous heart rate were most important in my choice of a wearable, has unfortunately still got a lot of moving parts to it. iPhone 6S user that I am, I am currently still figuring out the workflow of apps (used to be an avid Digifit app user with a Zephyr heart rate monitor chest strap). I wanted the additional data of continuous heartrate at the wrist. fitbit seemed inherently incapable (unwilling) to make the whole using a third party fitness tracker app with GPS work with their system, so don't expect to see your Charge HR connect and report data to anything but the fitbit app, which is rather limited, pairs to the device using bluetooth and sucks an iPhone 6S battery quite dry in a short outdoor cardio session with GPS turned on. In my fitbit app, I either got duplications of exercise data or none at all in my reports, depending on a persnickety combination of what things I did to engage the variety of start buttons at my disposal (the device itself, the fitbit app, or a third party app). Not cool. It would be awesome if coder nerds for all the companies in this sector could work towards some handshaking between the disparate apps, heart rate monitors, GPS trackers and phones, oh and let's not forget the built in Health app inherent to iOS devices like mine. As good for users as this would be, perhaps it is not happening because it isn't so good for business (?). If this review is already making your head spin, just know that I returned the fitbit Charge HR and downgraded to a fitbit One and then I finally caved and bought an Apple Watch to just get it all over with. Hopefully the next watch update will bring things together more elegantly. Either that or I will surrender to third party apps to get my digifit data out of the digifit system and into Apple Health and others, like My Fitness Pal, etc. Bummed that I can no longer use Digifit. That was a sweet little fitness tracker, but alas, heart rate at the wrist has drawn me away forever, or at least until Digifit writes an interface that will get heart rate data in from my Apple Watch. :)

I bought this for my wife. I have been using this same tracker for about 6 months and love it. Tracks everything you need from basic steps to heart rate during exercise to actual calories burned during exercise activities. Charge lasts 4-5 days and recharges quickly. Have been 100% satisfied with this Fitbit activity tracker.

Great workout product. Very accurate and easy to use

it is light weight, durable, flexible. Before I bought it I thought it would be clunky and in the way. Surprisingly, it wasn't. It's helped me be more active. The only problem is that the battery doesn't last as long as I thought it would. The box says it lasts up to a week. I charge it overnight and it lasts about 4 days.

Wearing the Fibit is a great reminder to get me moving everyday. You don't realize when you work in an office how little or how much exercise your getting daily. The only downfall is I wish you could push a button to see how much battery life is left instead of it appearing when it is already low.

Easy to use , helps keep you active and motivated. .

I used to have one of the original Fitbits and I did enjoy this one. I like this one so much more because it is comfortable and easy to have on at all times. I love Fitbits because they are motivational tools. I find myself challenging friends and myself to get a goal amount of steps in. It's a great fitness and health tool

This device has definitely made me more aware of what I do AND what I don't do. The Fitbit app has a great new feature that monitors when you don't move enough (i.e., less than 250 steps) in a given hour, and it allows you to compete with fellow Fitbit wearers to see who can get the most steps in a day, workweek, or weekend. I gave my Fitbit five stars because I love how it has improved my health, but I do have one criticism. If you use the heart rate feature, it provides greater accuracy in calories burned, but it does require you to recharge after several days of use. If you want something that "goes forever," then you might want to check out the Garmin vivoactive. Whatever you choose, you'll be glad you got one!!

If you have small wrists (like me) you may find that even the small is not quite a perfect fit. This impacts how well the device tracks your heart rate. The positives, however, far outweigh the negatives. The Charge HR provides lots of data to help you meet your fitness goals and keep you motivated.

Love the heart rate monitor & automatic sleep tracked

I Love how it tracks your heart and sleeping cycle

I really like my fitbit HR. It works really well with measuring miles, stairs, steps, heart rate, daily calories burn and exercise. Only issue that I sometimes have is when my arm gets to sweaty, it can't pick up my heart rate. I found that if you wear it pretty tight during exercise, it works better

Charge HR best suits those who love keeping track of their heart rate. It is my best workout companion as it helps me reach my fitness goals. Battery life span is decent and doesnt take much time to charge. Its sleek appearance makes it match anything you wear. I love how it has a time display.

My Fitbit One bit the dust after checking out the inside of the washing machine. I was torn about getting a wrist one because I had heard it was not as accurate on the step tracking. As far as I can tell, it does just fine. It keeps me moving during the day. And it can't see the inside of a washing machine without me!

Been wanting an activity monitor since they came out and this is a great choice especially if you want it to double as a watch. Only downside is I have tiny wrists and thought that i needed a small/medium size...dont I probably would still be able to use that regular size and not cut off circulation to my hand at times.

Enjoying the ability to see how many steps I have taken throughout day on a device that doubles as my watch. Still having to tweak stride length but very happy with functions of this fitness tracker. It doesn't have GPS so distances are not as exact as my phone app. All in all I am loving it.

the novelty wears off quickly, battery life is not very good, so you have to charge it often which means it is off your wrist couple of hours or so. Interface to phone is good, a serious athlete would look for something different.