[12ian34]

I'm delighted with my Fitbit Charge 5. Costs a fraction of the Apple Watch, don't need to buy into the Apple Ecosystem to make it useful. Tracks my sleep and fitness shockingly well. The official app is surprisingly good, and there's an API that works pretty well and has endpoints for most if not all the data.

That said, I'm a casual exerciser, not a proper hardcore sportsperson. For those I'd say avoid a lifestyle device like the Apple watch or Fitbit watches - it feels like Garmin supports that niche better.

[SSLy]

> Fitbit

I'd rather not excercise than have my health data feed the GOOGL advertising engine, thank you. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/google-will-start-as... Because I do not trust them to uphold the EU rules.

[FearlessNebula]

You’d pass up on reduced risk of all cause mortality, reduced risk of cancer, reduced risk of fall injuries, and improved mental health [1]? Just to stick it to Google? Man, get some exercise. If you don’t like Google either don’t use a tracker, build your own, or use one that’s more trustworthy.

1: https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Physical_Acti...

[SSLy]

Thank you for your compassion, but I already have another tracker (Apple Watch) and am running twice a week.

[tr33house]

Just got this too and I love it so far