How to use Fitbit and MyFitnessPal?

[alexae108]

My Fitbit shows how many calories burned from my walks throughout the day. I enter the  amount of min shown into MyFitnessPal i& it calculates completely different. Should I be entering the calories burned as an actual # into the FitnessPal app?

Moderator edit: Updated subject for clarity

[SilviaFitbit]

@alexae108 A warm welcome to the Community. Thanks for getting in touch about this. 

I would like you to confirm that you've linked your accounts, this will make that the information syncs between both apps. Fitbit will sync steps, calories and scale measurements and MyFitnessPal will sync logged food and activities. 

When you track an exercise with your tracker/watch, your personal information and heart rate will be taken into consideration. Each app has its own algorithm to track the stats. 

My recommendation will be to only use your Fitbit to track your calories burned and then let it sync to MyFitnessPal. 

I'll be around if you have any additional questions.