Fit Bit or Jawbone?

I've had both a Jawbone Up and Fitbit Flex. I love the data of both. If I were you I'd try both on and see which is more comfortable to you to wear. I feel like my Flex is a little more secure on my wrist.

The social aspect of Fitbit devices is a great motivator, you can challenge your friends and there's also personal challenges.

I have the Fitbit Charge HR, and I love it! The challenges you can do with friends is definitely a motivator!

Check out other activity trackers. There's a million besides Jawbone and Fitbit. I use Polar devices. They have a 24/7 activity tracker.

Garmin! I switched from FitBit to the Vivoactive and I absolutely LOVE it. I can't wait until it's warmer out where I can use swim and cycling functions outdoors!

I would stay away from the Blaze. It's a watch face that snaps into a band. It isn't water proof. And the day they announced it their stock plummeted telling me share holders have no faith in it. I also have a One that was replaced twice in 18 months because it would just stop working. Never got it wet, dropped it, or any other potentially damaging incidents. And I will agree, their customer support is awesome. I just don't want to get my device replaced every 6 to 9 months.

Fitbit enthusiast here. I'm a fan of trackers because they make you aware of your activity level. Without my Fitbit I would be averaging between 2000-5000 steps a day. Now I make sure to at LEAST do 10,000.

The challenges are also a LOT of fun and keep you engaged.

I have a Jawbone UP and I'm thinking about upgrading to an UP3. I really like the layout of the app, the friend duels, and the data/coaching provided. My sister used to have a FitBit Flex the data given was very similar but the layout was very different. I didn't look into very much though and I'm not sure what out features FitBit offers but I will say that after seeing the layout of the UP app my sister ended up getting a Jawbone after her Flex started to mess up on her.

I would suggest going to the Facebook page of each and read user comments before making a decision.

I had the jawbone. It died after 6 months. I liked the data and how it worked and the inspiring and helpful messages. The free 'upgrade' they gave me never worked. Data was ridiculously off (600 cals for walking 30 minutes. Yeah I don't think so). I recently got the Fitbit charge HR. I'm enjoying it greatly. It's very accurate. Gives close to what my chest strap HRM says I burn. I do wish it had more insight messages like jawbone does though.

I have Jawbone UP2. I love the app and the layout. I played with the fitbit app and didn't think it was as good.
I also don't like the look of the fitbits. Groupon has a deal on refurbished UP2's. They come with a one year warranty.

i currently have a jawbone Up3 and I do like it a lot!!! However, there are some features of the FitBit that the Up3 doesn't have. I am thinking about switching. Also most of my friends have the FitBit, so it's hard to do challenges.

Enjoy it....check out http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1290-fitbit-users if you haven't already

I had the jawbone up3, but I went through 2 of them (band splits apart, then won't charge). Jawbone replaced them both and now the 3rd one is sitting in a drawer. I switched to the fitbit charge HR. So far it's still working and it's been almost 3 months, which is longer than the jawbone! Those broke after 2 months.

I was glad to see this discussion because I decided today that I need one and don't know anything about them. I do so much without my phone, so my activity isn't being tracked. I wondered what all those challenges were! Now it makes sense!