
The more expensive Fitbit Sense provides more health data, but the relevance of all the data Sense gives you might be moot, depending on if you know how to read medical charts. (The Apple Watch, for comparison, has a less-than-ideal battery life of a day and a half.) One of the best features of the Versa 3 is its strong battery life - up to six days without the "always on" display and with moderate use. Although Fitbit's best smartwatch and best Apple Watch alternative may not be quite as smart as its Apple or Galaxy Watch competitors, it is compatible with both Apple and Android operating systems, and can also be paired with either Alexa or Google Assistant. The Versa 3 is a Fitbit smartwatch that combines the best features of the Charge 5 tracker with the "taking calls on your wrist" aspect of a smartwatch rather than purely a fitness tracker.

The premium subscription that comes with the Inspire 2 also requires your credit card details, even though the first 12 months are free.Note: There is a new Versa model, the Versa 4, which has a thinner design and more exercise features. They still seem to be fishing for a lot more information than is really required, such as prompting your phone’s GPS position to be switched on, even if you don’t want to use positioning (Garmin did not need it in the same situation). I preferred the Garmin app.įitbit is owned by Google and I don’t trust their approach to privacy. The Fitbit app is complicated and works in different ways on different screens, for example each graph has slightly different functionality which gets confusing. Read more f the screen is taken up by icons which are just there for style rather than function. It’s especially irritating because most o. If you need glasses for reading you will also need them to read the steps count, date, battery or heart rate.


The big problem with the Inspire 2 is the tiny font used on the watch. Syncing works much better than the Garmin I had continual trouble with previously. Battery life is good, although I switch off notifications. Size is reasonably small, but it sticks out from your wrist a long way for a small watch.

For $100 you get a heart rate monitor with reasonable battery life.
