• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

Jawbone UP vs Fitbit Force

Rob

Galaxy S20 Ultra
News Moderator
Administrator
  • Mar 26, 2008
    2,935
    5,159
    42
    androidforums.com
    I'll be testing these two for the next month. Lots of people have asked me which one is better so it's time to decide for myself. For those of you who already made the decision, I'm curious why you may have picked one or the other.

    Automatic syncing is one reason people picked Fitbit over Jawbone, but the UP 24 recently added this feature.

    Which would/did you pick: Jawbone or Fitbit?
     
    Settled for the Fitbit Flex. I was already using the MyFitnessPal App and it actually syncs to the FitBit app. I only have to add my food, water, weight in MyFitnessPal and it pushs it to FitBit. It has a better calorie catalog than the FitBit app does plus you can scan the barcodes and it brings up the product and calories.

    I do like the syncing which I have set to both of my phones (bluetooth) and my WiFi at home.

    OT: Looks like Garmin has released their vivofit fitness band with a 1 yr battery life.
     
    Upvote 0
    I love the UP software but the bands don't have great build quality to me. I had an UP (original) which was replaced once. I then went to the UP24 and this was replaced 3 times. These were replaced because they just died, stopped working. I now have an UP Move and every once in awhile synching gets lost and have to reconnect. I debated on the UP3 but hesitating due to the experiences I had with the previous bands. I purchased the Microsoft Band to try that out. Appears loaded with tech and lots of great reviews. Yes its a little bulky, but I don't mind bulky.
     
    Upvote 0

    BEST TECH IN 2023

    We've been tracking upcoming products and ranking the best tech since 2007. Thanks for trusting our opinion: we get rewarded through affiliate links that earn us a commission and we invite you to learn more about us.

    Smartphones