Inspire for a child

[SunsetRunner]

Hello, my daughter bought herself an Inspire with her savings and birthday money, she's 10. Must admit that I didn't research it thoroughly.

It seems that we can't set up a child account for her, is this correct? I.e. is the Inspire useless for her? Is the only other option to put in her data and then a different birth year?

[sportjohan]

@Rich_Laue, not sure if I understand you correctly...

What I am saying is that the Inspire is much cheaper and available on deals but the Ace 2 is not; that is why I would buy the Inspire and not the Ace 2.

And you are right; the privacy laws are important and can't be ignored but it isn't the device hardware that is determining what data is collected and stored and how that data is used. Fitbit clearly has a system set up for allowing your children to sign up, following the laws and regulations: Fitbit Family. I am saying that we should be able to use Fitbit Family.

[Rich_Laue]

Yes the device controls what data is collected and the inspire collects a lot more then the Ace. 

That being said, Fitbit could throw away the extra data. 

I assume you have already voted to allow more than an ace to the family account. 

Allow kids access to all Fitbit devices

However I noticed a duplicate request. 

Allow More Fitbit Devices than Ace to Family Account

The more popular a request is, the better it will get their attention. 

[hjt0810]

I agree, my 9 year old got the Inspire for Christmas and I added it to my account, thinking I could add it as a child like I did with my other daughter who has the Ace.  Now it looks like I have 2 devices personally when I look in the app and it is a big mess.  I want her to have the family account, but she didn't want the Ace2 - and we have had many more problems with the Ace than my Alta, so I agreed that we should get the adult version.  Very frustrating!  I have voted for both issues that have been linked in this thread.

[Rich_Laue]

@hjt0810 did you add your vote to the suggestion I linked to above on the previous page? 

Your ace was not added to your account, but to your daughter's account on the family account. 

[Rich_Laue]

@sportjohan please reread the review you point to. 

What is the difference between the Ace 2 and Inspire?  To quote a reviewer "To create the Ace 2, Fitbit has essentially taken the Inspire and tucked it into a new wristband." 

The only thing they point to is that the inspire, and Ace line use the same bands. Their comment says nothing about the technology found in the two devices. 

[hjt0810]

Yes I did vote for it

[SunsetRunner]

Great response and info. I agree with you. 

[ChezieMaze]

I understand there may be regulations (though as others have noted, linked family accounts are possible with apple products) but if you are going to limit family accounts to the child fitbit, then you need to provide designs and features that are appropriate for all ages. Clearly, many parents in this forum felt that an "adult" model was a better choice for their kids.

-Cartoonish bands are not appealing to older kids.

-I want my child to enjoy fitness, not play games on their device.

[Monstine]

Thanx for clarification. The kids ace watches look really ugly for my 10 years old girl. (She said) If a 15 year old girl goes out with that thing, she will get rolling eyes everywhere. Sorry for my bad german English.

[Claus2y2]

helli, it should be proper advertised, ti avoid such situations.

[joelvazquez]

I'm just wondering, how Fitbit consider a 13 years old teenager old enough to be able to agree to terms and conditions of a service without its legal parent/tutor...  Are 13 years old legally capable of accept agreements in the US?

[Crandawg]

Well fix it how's that for a suggestion? The ugly Ace trackers don't work for a kid that is mature enought to understand that the Ace Trackers look like a chew toy for a infant. Get a clue Fitbit 'Google'.

[LZeeW]

The Ace is a modified Inspire.  An older child with a slightly larger wrist can use the appropriate Inspire band with an Ace.  Ace 2/Inspire.  Ace 3/Inspire 2.  When a child turns 13, it can be updated to a standard account within the app.