Hello Jellyjud,
I have now bought Polar Ignite. I like the look & feel of the device + the fact that it has inbuilt GPS - no need to carry phone with me on all the runs. On the other hand, Fitbit is more intuitive to use. I never needed to check Fitbit user manual. Here are some random notes on pro's and con's I have noted so far.
Polar user interfaces are bit more complicated, and I have referred to user manual several times during set up. After learning how to use the device, it is simple to use - just a bit different and more data / training oriented compared to Fitbit. With Fitbit, I loved that it included everything I need, but not too much data.
When training with Ignite, you don't get voice cues about your pace. You do get what ever information you need on your training screen - you can tailor your screens. And you can swim with the device.
Ignite does NOT let you set daily step target. Instead, you can select how active you are (three levels), and then it shows how you are reaching your activity target. You get more activity % with higher intensity activity. Ignite shows also daily step accumulation, if you are interested in that, also gives you activity reminders. Following daily activity is not strongest point of Ignite, based on my short experience.
Ignite is definitely more training oriented. Polar offers free training plans, I have already downloaded mine for Marathon training. Definitely motivating. Based on the data gathered during my runs, it calculates how fit I am and I can then estimate my Marathon target finishing time. Remains to be seen, how well this feature works.
Sleep quality & recovery monitoring in Ignite should also give suggestions, how strained you are and what kind of training is beneficial for you on a specific day. I have no experience on that so far.
I choose Ignite over Apple Watch for two reasons: price and sleep/recovery monitoring which is not included in Apple Watch. I have also very small wrist, that excluded several devices in the market today.
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