TactioHealth

[Dominique]

Is anyone using an app called TactioHealth? I saw it mentioned in a video I watched recently:

It basically lets you track things like blood pressure, cholesterol, waist etc. that Fitbit used to support (but no longer does), as well as things tracked by Fitbit (steps, weight, body fat etc.). 

It seems it’s possible to integrate both apps (TactioHealth and Fitbit), as mentioned in this other forum discussion and this link on the Fitbit site. The TactioHealth site also lists all Fitbit trackers and the Fitbit Aria smartscale as devices it integrates with.

[JonahV]

I used to use it, but found it unnecessary for me. 

[Dominique]

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@Dominique wrote:

It seems it’s possible to integrate both apps (TactioHealth and Fitbit), as mentioned in this other forum discussion and this link on the Fitbit site. The TactioHealth site also lists all Fitbit trackers and the Fitbit Aria smartscale as devices it integrates with.

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Unfortunately, it looks like the TactioHealth app doesn’t currently sync with your Fitbit account, as mentioned in this other topic.

[Esya]

I found it yesterday and it does sync with my FitBit. So far I am loving it, as you can add extra input as well (like mood, body temperature etc.) and I really like the way it presents the data. It will only sync new data though and not history data.

[Dominique]

Thanks for reviving this thread, @Esya! I was under the impression the integration between Fitbit and TactioHealth didn’t work, but it seems it does after all. Do update us on your experience after a while!

BTW, what kind of items do you intend to track with it?

[Esya]

@Dominique

Mostly the FitBit items, but I like how data is presented in a different way for different insights. Like activity does not show for the day, but for the week and averages are easier to read in my opinion. Next to that when you click on data (after clicking a tile) it shows what good values would be for an average person and some extra information when you press the i icon.

I do intend to track my mood. My heart rate really fluctuates with my anxiety. This time however it does not seem to come down, but then I can track when it is related and when not and if something else might be causing it.

I think it is also a great app for people with hypertension and diabetes as you can track values for that as well if I understand it correctly (not an expert on these topics).

[Esya]

@Dominique

I think I can give more detailed feedback now I have been using the app for a few days. While it still has its short comings, I think it is a nice app and especially for those wanting to track more data than you are able to with FitBit.

Positives:

• I like the split of calories burned between steps and workouts
• For most data min, max and average values are shown (don't know yet over what period, I expect a week)
• You can track more data than in FitBit including mood, body temperature, blood pressure, glucose, TC/HDL, oximetry, waist size and vaccinations
• If provided with enough information it will inform you about health risks
• It shows your activity level of the day based on steps (from sedentary to very active) and the activity level of your lifestyle based on activity minutes in a week (from inactive to very active) which you can then use as input for weight plans.
• There are target ranges and values provided (click on a tile and then click on data) and extra information (click on (i) icon) with references
• Can sync with FitBit (as already discussed), but also MFP and the health app etc.
• I don't use MFP, so for me this is easy access to macro nutrients on my phone. It also provides targets for those.
• You can create a PDF that contains an overview of all the data

Negatives:

• Some tiles don't show the number you want to see. For example for the calories tile it shows the amount of calories in for the first meal of the day. It does not sum up the calories of all the different meals. The tile still shows the colour and tells if you had insufficient, target low, target high or excessive amount of calories for the total of the day though. Something similar for active minutes. When clicking a tile all the data is there.
• The feedback given by the coaches is too simple in my opinion. However, you can enable and disable them per category.
• You can send a .csv file to your e-mail with the values, but when I tried it seemed to only send the latest values and no history data.
• Data syncing from your FitBit can be a bit behind. When you have taken steps and then open FitBit to sync with tracker and open Tactio not all steps might be there right away (same for other data).

I think it is a very good app to review your day at the end of the day and use FitBit to see where you are throughout a day. For people new to living healthy there is a lot of info available as well as feedback on health risks. For those who are healthy and don't want to track more than FitBit does, it won't have much added value than a different presentation of the data.

I hope I did not forget to mention anything.