@Northshore64 My husband uses apple watch, has had them for years now. The new watch does pretty much the same things as fitbit in terms of sleep tracking, pulse etc. but it feels a touch more accurate, e.g. when we go for a hike it is much closer to the actual distance we walked and Fitbit usually around 10% short. It doesn’t really seem to have technical issues and GPS feels more reliable. What I like about his watch is that there are more exercise shortcuts that you can install on your device at the same time (yes, it does track your exercise) and infinitely better clock faces with all your stats in full detail. I don’t know about synchronising with fitness pal - he has never needed to track his calories.
The watch is also better for those who like to use it for texting, controlling their music or podcasts from their wrist without reaching for a phone, payments with apple pay obvs.
The only thing that keeps me off it is the fact that he has to charge it every day. A well- maintained Charge 5 lasts a lot longer which I truly love about it (at least until it breaks and becomes useless).
Also, the watch is a lot more expensive and I’d worry more about smashing it in an intense exercise session. Fitbit somehow feels sturdier to me, less of a watch and more of an actual tracker.
