This article explores the strengths and weaknesses of Google's Pixel Watch 3 and its accompanying Fitbit app. While praising the Pixel Watch 3's hardware and advanced health tracking features, the author identifies areas where the Fitbit app falls short compared to competitors like Apple and Samsung. Five specific suggestions are offered to enhance the Fitbit app experience, particularly focusing on sleep report accessibility and the usability of raw data.
Table of Contents It’s been 14 years since Fitbit launched to market and kickstarted a journey that would lead to over 120 million users. That journey hit new heights four years ago when Google acquired the company for $2.1 billion, but it took almost three years for the Fitbit magic to spread to Google ’s hardware lineup.
Provide advanced sleep reports for free There’s one simple way that would endear the Pixel Watch and Fitbit brands to any customer: give access to full sleep data, including readiness, for free. You can access some sleep data for free, but the AI-driven metrics require Fitbit Premium; although you get a six-month free trial with a Pixel Watch 3, you still need to pay $10 per month or $80 per year.
Consider the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Samsung Health. The Galaxy Watch 7 is less expensive — currently priced at $240 compared to $300 for the Pixel Watch 3 — and includes a full sleep report. Then there’s Apple; buy an Apple Watch Series 10, and you’ll get sleep reports for free as well as the full suite of Apple Health data.
Consider the Oura Ring 4, Galaxy Watch 7, or Apple Watch Series 10. All provide similar information to the Pixel Watch 3 — and the first one is also platform agnostic — but they also make it far easier to look up historical data. Samsung and Apple let you scroll back months at a time to access workout or energy data, while Oura has the best layout of all and makes it easy to look up any information you want.
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