making the switch from fitbit to apple watch...

I have the Apple iWatch and for those of you that don't know, you will need the Apple iPhone to work with the watch. I used to have the Garmin vivofit and was ok with it. I saw the vivofit on the biggest loser and wanted to try it. I was disappointed with the vivofit when I found that when I removed the watch before going to sleep it was still tracking my sleep. How it did that? I have no idea. I like the Apple iWatch better then the Garmin. To use the watch you will need to load apps on your iPhone. Your watch and phone should have been previously synched up so that when you load the app on the phone your watch will recognize the new app. There is an Activity tracker and it is there where it will count your steps. The activity tracker runs nearly constantly. It has a standup reminder not a go and walk reminder. The reminder will give you a "tap" on the wrist. If you wear the watch to sleep you will get a reminder to stand up. I do not wear the watch when I sleep. I find no need to know how I sleep. I sleep fine for a person my age. I sleep very soundly after a day of exercise or a day of doing yard work. The one thing you might find difficult to deal with is battery charging. You will most likely have to charge it more frequently then the fitbit or the vivofit. That is not a problem for me. So, did I clear things up or make them more confused for you?

I'm thinking of switching to the Apple Watch as well, so bump!

empressjasmin wrote: »

I have a FitBit Charge HR and also had an Apple Watch. I returned the Apple Watch and still have my Fitbit. My main reason for returning the Apple Watch was that it just does a little too much and became a distraction from what I needed it for, exercising and tracking! I think the Fitbit is a much better fit if your main reason for purchasing an Apple Watch is to track exercise.

I plan to use it for tracking, music, and notifications...So I think it may benefit me more than my Fitbit Alta

Another Apple Watch devotee
Here. I don't have experience with the Fitbit but compared to my moms, they track the steps in the same ball park (same walk). I use it for its other capabilities as well- I like the notifications for texts, that I can "catch" a call without scrambling for my phone (4 kids it's a wonder I can ever find it!) and do some other things w it. The fitness app is simple and clear which is all I need
Like some one mentioned earlier, I charge mine over night so not sure about apps that could do sleep stuff. You'd have to look in the App Store

I have a FitBit and an Apple Watch. I've used my Fitbit Charge for years and my Apple Watch was a gift so I'm using that now: I think that the Fitbit is better overall. It works better, the app is really good and it works with MyFitnessPal much quicker and includes your full day of calorie burning and adjusts it on MFP accordingly. The Apple Watch only sends over the recorded exercise you do through the 'workout' app and I find that if you don't log in MFP the same day, it won't add the workout after that, whereas Fitbit will backdate all your recorded activity. The bonus with the Apple Watch is you can wear it while swimming although I haven't checked to see if it can record a proper swimming session, I've just worn it on holiday. I just love the Fitbit app and doing challenges with my other Fitbit friends. The sleep tracker on Fitbit is great as well and is really insightful - you have to charge your Apple Watch every night so can't use it to track sleep. Hmm I might just start wearing both! Haha.

AW from Fitbit here. Never looked back. If you browse Reddit there's a lot of good info on apps and usage in the AW subreddit. There are a number of sleep tracker apps. You will need to charge each day so work that out if you intend to wear it to sleep.