Many devices look a bit ugly, are too bulky or worse still, both. And it’s not far off the previous champion of lightweight wearables – the Jawbone UP3.Īnd like the Charge 2, it also looks great on the wrist. With a similar look to the Charge 2, it’s considerably thinner. Having worn many different trackers on my wrist at night, I know that I prefer them to be as comfortable and unobtrusive as possible. Since this is intended to be a look at the new sleep tracking, rather than a detailed review of the Alta HR itself, I’ll cover it only briefly before looking at the Fitbit sleep tracking that’s the same for other devices. And others apply to all of the new Fitbit devices, such as the sleep data on the App. Some of these points apply to the specific device, of course. If there are useful reminders to take action, such as do some exercise or get ready for bed.The App provides useful, actionable tips to help me sleep better.The App is easy to use, understand and interpret.And to a certain extent, the time I probably fell asleep, times I woke up during the night and in the morning. It appears accurate on measurements I can test myself, such as heart rate and steps.It feels comfortable to wear during the day and in bed.It looks good – this matters if you wear it constantly and have to take it to bed with you!.
I regularly test new activity and sleep trackers, but I also like to have one for real personal use, rather than just being a part of my ongoing tests.Īnd for me personally, there are a few things that make it more likely I’ll stick with one, rather than leave it in a drawer after I’ve finished reviewing it: So to find out more about the new sleep tracking, I decided to wear an Alta HR for a month to see just how accurate and useful the sleep data on the App, reminders and insights proved to be. Like all home sleep trackers, however, Fitbit devices have historically struggled with accuracy problems, both with activity and sleep tracking.īut while some, like the Jawbone and Sense for example, appear to have fallen by the wayside under the strain of constant criticism, Fitbit appear keener than ever to improve both the accuracy and helpfulness of their devices and App. The Charge 2 HR, Blaze, Alta HR and Ionic now provide sleep stage tracking, better sleep insights and other helpful extras like sleep schedule reminders. In 2017, Fitbit made some major changes to its sleep tracking. However, the sleep data I wrote about in the original article is still available for free. I don’t know if it will last, but at the time of writing you need to pay a monthly subscription for Fitbit premium to get personalised sleep insights and some more complex data. In 2019, Fitbit introduced a paywall for some sleep tracking data, which has not gone down well with some users (see the Fitbit community forums for some heated debates!).I now prefer devices with a color screen rather than the thinner bands I used to.You can also see how that performs in my multiple sleep tracker test. I no longer use the Alta HR myself, preferring the Versa.However, Jawbone Health is being worked on and will hopefully mark a return to wearable trackers. I refer to the Sense and Jawbone trackers, but they were both discontinued.However, there are some important points worth noting as you read the article: Rather than changing it all, I wanted to keep the original content for those interested in my earlier impressions, and to be able to see how Fitbit has changed if you’re interested. I originally wrote this article back in 2017.
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