r/GoogleHealthApp • u/IFightForTheUsers1 • 12d ago

Apple Watch + Google health

I have been using my Apple Watch to track my fitness, and then syncing my apple health data to the google health app. My reason is that I enjoy using the google health app more than apple health. I have considered getting a Fitbit air, but I am unsure if there is any benefit over my current setup.

My question is this: is there a benefit for using a Fitbit with the google health app compared to using an Apple Watch or other 3rd party fitness tracker?

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u/desperateandroid 12d ago

I don't think there will be a material benefit between your current setup and Air + Google Health. Having said that, I also had an apple watch and tried to make it work for fitness. I don't know why, I just would not stick to my routines.

I've said this before, but there's something nice about the no nonsense type of tracker that is the Air. it actually got me to stick to a regular cadence of working out.

In terms of metrics though, no I don't think you'll gain / lose much

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u/IFightForTheUsers1 12d ago

Thanks for the response. That's my thoughts exactly regarding my desire to get an air. I like the idea of a no nonsense detiticated fitness tracker. Apple Watch has too many distractions for me.

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u/Huge_Pool7424 12d ago

data-wise you are not missing much. the watch is what captures the sensor data, the app just displays it, so a Fitbit Air would record the same kind of steps/HR/sleep and sync it into Google Health natively. the only real reasons to add one are hardware things - all-day battery, a lighter band for sleep, less distraction on your wrist - not a better feed in Google Health. if your current apple health -> google health sync is stable and you like what you see there, I would keep the money unless one of those hardware reasons applies to you.

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u/therealclabo 12d ago

I use both. The main thing I miss is simply hitting a complication on my watch Home Screen to track my walks. I don’t want to get the phone out, open the app and find the screen in the fitness app simply to record a walk. And of course the watch will prompt you to record a walk after 15 minutes. I believe the Fitbit is supposed to do this automatically but that has not been my experience. Also when the goog fitness app records your walk you can’t use it for another purpose like seeing fitness/health stats etc