Fitbit - Inspire HR

I’ve had a fitbit inspire HR since Christmas 2021 and I still use it to track steps!

Yes, I still have the old one, inspire hr, and it still works fine. I don't need anything fancy. Calories, step, and hr is all I need

So I used to daily wear a citizen eco-drive that was my gift to myself for getting out of an hourly job that was never going to go anywhere. The switch to a, "smart watch," was getting my first FitBit for free because I'd earned enough points for activities through insurance at work, and then I earned more by tracking my activities. I went from an Inspire HR to a Versa to a Versa 2 (killed the first in a shower) to a Garmin Instinct. In that same time, I'd purchased my first automatic (snk805), my partner bought me another Citizen (Avengers version of the J810, silver with blue dial) as a thank-you for me proofreading so many of her papers over years that she graduated with her first master's degree, and she followed that with a Praesidus D-Day 80th Anniversary watch with the dial made from a C-47 Skyhook that flew over Normandy during the invasion. Clearly, I've done a bit of double wristing 😂 I've mostly switched to the Garmin being purely a fitness tracker, or if I *need* a GPS on my wrist independent of my phone. I also bought a turtle for a milestone gift: promotion at work. The turtle and the D-Day get the most wear.

Fitbit is dying after been merged with google. I am a fitbit addict since 2017, so it's 8 years of tracking. I am a big fan, as it helped me a lot with weight control. I had Fitbit Charge HR from 2017 to 2020, Fitbit Inspire HR from 2020 to 2023 and Fitbit Inspire 3 from 2023 till now. Inspire 3 is a perfect device from the Hardware PoV. Sensors are accurate, it has a lot of sensors for the size (SpO2, Skin Temperature, HR) and the ios app was always good. BUT the device firmware is crap. They messed up with the interface and since 3 years they don't offer a heavy stat screen. So you can't see distance, steps and pulses at the same screen. They only make it worst, as now with the newest firmware, you have another stupid thing hiding part of the screen when you want to see something that shows that is not connected to the phone or something. As I am for long battery life and simple tracking (I can't have a tracker that needs charging every day like the smart watches), I am considering moving to Vivosmart 5. Hardwarewise is a downgrade (has similar specs to inspire 2 with half the battery life) but I am kind of fed with having a tracker which misses the obvious: stat screen! The concern is raised by users on their forum since 2022 and they just don't care.

Had a Fitbit but got fed up with their refusal to show eg. the past month, rather than just the calendar month. It means that if its a Monday or 1st of the month, you get graphs with one point on, and cant view short-term trends/progress. So I moved to Garmin, and Polar. On non-subscription, comparing Fitbit HR, Venu2 and Polar Unite (all budget models) I found: Fitbit - best for its sleep analysis graph, and viewing long-term trends. Basic activity data, but not enough if you are training seriously. Poor charging and battery life. Garmin - best for activity analysis, excellent range of data and well presented but not v.detailed sleep breakdown. Lots of extra linked facilities. Good battery length and charging. Polar - phenomenal for sleep analysis EXCEPT it's not good at recognising time spent awake in middle of night. Rotary graphs are a bit weird. 2 day battery as I keep HR & HRV on. Website page as well as app, for extra data analysis. But most concerning is the fact that they don't agree, not even vaguely, leaving me to wonder whether the whole thing is a con! For example, last night's REM, in order as above: 1h 5min , 29min, 1h 37min. And today's energy usage so far: 955 Cal, 1,008 Cal, 1139 Cal. So which should I believe? Are they making money out of fictitious data?

Lol same. I've been buying the inspire series since 1 and they all worn out. I ended up getting a new one though because I actually use the screen a lot to check time and stuff.

I like mine too. It’s smaller so easier to wear but the best part is the battery life vs other fitbits. I can get a full week pretty easily. Fitbits are consumables and need to be replaced every couple years, because of this I like the price of the inspire as well. When I need to replace it won’t break the bank!

I like my Inspire a lot. I had issues with the last Charge I had but the Inspire has been great (I’m over the two year mark! My charges didn’t last much more than 2 years). The battery life is much better too. I’ve read articles that Fitbit app is being replaced on all android phones. To me this could imply a major refresh. If true - I’d say it’s a perfect time to get in!

I use Fitbit inspire on one wrist and watch on other. Works great.

I have a fitbit inspire (I think?) and I really like it. Fitbit does sell a clip style setting for at least some of their models. I think you lose some of the data like heart rate but you'd still get steps and activity level and probably the sleep info. Eta: I really hate the feeling of the default thick wristband it came with, so I bought a super thin one and I also wear is pushed way up my wrist, like maybe an inch past the boney protrusion so I don't feel it when I move my wrist.

Fitbit inspire series are sufficiently minimal to me