If you’re jamming some tunes and need to flip tracks, you can do that. Thanks to notification mirroring, you’ll get some basic app-like functionality for specific applications on a Fitbit-like simple music controls. There are some decent picks available in the Fitbit ecosystem, like Strava and Pandora, but if you’re looking for anything niche or something specific, the odds are it won’t work on Fitbit. If you want to do more with your watch and less with your phone, app support is going to be important. And right out of the gate, the Apple Watch is the clear winner for app support-it has a lot more options available. What Sort of App Support Do You Want? The Apple Watch has significantly more apps than Fitbit. If you just want more at a glance, the Apple Watch may be a better choice. So, if you want health metrics and that’s pretty much it, the Fitbit will suit your needs perfectly. There are a ton of other watch faces to choose from that provide a slew of different options. You can use the Siri watch face for quick access to your favorite digital assistant, calendar events, and the like. The Apple Watch, on the other hand, is a lot more versatile. Find the right face, and you can get weather data and battery level right on the main screen too. The Ionic, Versa, and Versa Lite all have excellent watch faces to show things like step count, active minutes, calories, and heart rate. Sure, the Apple Watch can show some health metrics on its watch face, but if you’re looking for all your health details in quick, bite-sized pieces, the Fitbit is where it’s at. Or would you rather have quick access to things like your voice assistant and calendar appointments? These are defining traits of each watch. Aside from the time (which is, perhaps surprisingly, a given on both devices), do you want access to health metrics? Do you want to see your heart rate, step count, caloric burn, and similar? What sort of information do you want at a glance? This is the first question you should ask yourself when looking at a new smartwatch. It just makes sense, right? Think About What You Want on Your Wrist With that said, from this point forward, we’ll be operating under the assumption that you’re an iPhone user. You can still use any Fitbit you want, but if you’re thinking of getting an Apple Watch, then you’ll need to switch platforms completely. If you have Android, on the other hand, then guess what? The Apple Watch is out of the question. It doesn’t matter which iPhone you have-as long as it’s relatively new, you’re good to go. Perfect! The Apple Watch and all models of Fitbit are compatible with your phone.
The odds are, if you’re reading this, you have an iPhone. This may go without saying, but to cover all the bases we need to talk about your phone first. First Things First: What Phone Do You Have? Cameron Summerson Just like with smartphones, they do a lot of the same basic things the difference is in the details. The same can goes for app support-which we’ll talk about in greater detail later-but there are app options available for both platforms. You’ll be able to customize the watch face (to a certain extent) on both watches, with an assortment of first- and third-party options available for download. With either watch, you’ll get activity tracking, step count, calorie burn, notification mirroring, and quick replies. There are some basics that you’ll get either way. Before we get started, however, let’s talk about what both watches can do.