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Google Fit: Activity Tracker
Google · 2,165 ratings · ★ 4.2
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Top complaints - extracted from 36 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"steps"
15 negative reviews mention this · 42% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Won’t properly sync. There’s too many times where I can’t get it to sync properly. Meaning Im missing whole weeks where it says I’ve done morning when my other apps say Im getting 12,000 or more steps. No point in using it if it’s not going to work." - Mommaashley2016
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"apple"
12 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Disappointed. I dislike that i can no longer track my miles on the bike. I liked the simple design Fitbit which is why I bought a Fitbit watch rather than a Garmin or Apple Watch. Not happy with the change!" - Can not get a nickname
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"google"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "At least the Fitbit app worked. Google’s mandatory transition to their app following purchase of Fitbit is a buggy disaster. Expect that the basic functionality inherited from FB would continue working, sadly no. Watch is now ugly and nonfunctional as a tracker." - What the fax?
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"health"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "NOT Syncing. Not syncing with my Apple Health" - Aleksandar Bonev
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"apple health"
9 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "NOT Syncing. Not syncing with my Apple Health" - Aleksandar Bonev
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"work"
8 negative reviews mention this · 22% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Won’t properly sync. There’s too many times where I can’t get it to sync properly. Meaning Im missing whole weeks where it says I’ve done morning when my other apps say Im getting 12,000 or more steps. No point in using it if it’s not going to work." - Mommaashley2016
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"sync"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Won’t properly sync. There’s too many times where I can’t get it to sync properly. Meaning Im missing whole weeks where it says I’ve done morning when my other apps say Im getting 12,000 or more steps. No point in using it if it’s not going to work." - Mommaashley2016
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"doesn"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Worst app ever. I used the Fitbit app for over 10 years, daily!Compared to the original Fitbit, this app is Useless. All I want to do is track my steps. This app doesn’t update on a timely or accurate basis. Yesterday, after speaking to the SUPPORT gr…" - Jags1151
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"heart"
7 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Useless. Holding entirely still but the camera heart rate checker refuses to work." - LousyNine
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"watch"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cannot link Charge 6 to app. The app is useless! If you cannot connect the watch to the app what good is it. There is no icon in the app to sync it to the app like there use to be in the original Fitbit app. I cannot recommend this app!" - stpnuclear
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"fitbit"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Cannot link Charge 6 to app. The app is useless! If you cannot connect the watch to the app what good is it. There is no icon in the app to sync it to the app like there use to be in the original Fitbit app. I cannot recommend this app!" - stpnuclear
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"track"
6 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "At least the Fitbit app worked. Google’s mandatory transition to their app following purchase of Fitbit is a buggy disaster. Expect that the basic functionality inherited from FB would continue working, sadly no. Watch is now ugly and nonfunctional as a tracker." - What the fax?
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Won’t properly sync
There’s too many times where I can’t get it to sync properly. Meaning Im missing whole weeks where it says I’ve done morning when my other apps say Im getting 12,000 or more steps. No point in using it if it’s not going to work.
Cannot link Charge 6 to app
The app is useless! If you cannot connect the watch to the app what good is it. There is no icon in the app to sync it to the app like there use to be in the original Fitbit app. I cannot recommend this app!
At least the Fitbit app worked
Google’s mandatory transition to their app following purchase of Fitbit is a buggy disaster. Expect that the basic functionality inherited from FB would continue working, sadly no. Watch is now ugly and nonfunctional as a tracker.
Worst app ever
I used the Fitbit app for over 10 years, daily!Compared to the original Fitbit, this app is Useless. All I want to do is track my steps. This app doesn’t update on a timely or accurate basis.
Yesterday, after speaking to the SUPPORT group,, I thought I had everything working and my steps were all correct. However, this morning,
The Google Fit app shows random numbers of steps for the last four days, that do NOT MATCH the steps that were counted on my tracker. So disappointed!! I’m looking for another step tracker. Using google fit is pointless, unless you just want to be frustrated
Yesterday, after speaking to the SUPPORT group,, I thought I had everything working and my steps were all correct. However, this morning,
The Google Fit app shows random numbers of steps for the last four days, that do NOT MATCH the steps that were counted on my tracker. So disappointed!! I’m looking for another step tracker. Using google fit is pointless, unless you just want to be frustrated
NOT Syncing
Not syncing with my Apple Health
Useless
Holding entirely still but the camera heart rate checker refuses to work.
What happened
This App worked fine and now it keeps reversing walking steps. If you walk 10,450 steps it will reverse the steps to 9,200 as an example. Does this app not work with iPhone 17?
Does not work
Does not track anything Right like steps and heart points
Does not work on iPhone 16
I tried it for about a week, and it would never accurately track. The miles walked or the steps I took.
I tried all of the fixes recommended by Google Gemini, and none of them worked.
It’s very discouraging to decide to track activity in order to encourage myself to keep working out, only to have the app incorrectly tell me that I failed to meet my target when I know that I’ve done more.
I get better results just by using the native Apple health app.
I tried all of the fixes recommended by Google Gemini, and none of them worked.
It’s very discouraging to decide to track activity in order to encourage myself to keep working out, only to have the app incorrectly tell me that I failed to meet my target when I know that I’ve done more.
I get better results just by using the native Apple health app.
Bad app
Waisting time.
Inaccurate step count, and heart points
The step counter most days is way off. Some days however it’s spot on. I check it with my other app Argus. Also the heart points sometimes don’t even show up even though I have lots of steps. It doesn’t make any sense. Today I have 39 heart points but it only shows 4707 steps. Argus has me at 8253. Please fix this!!!!
No step sync
No step sync
Не синхронизируются
После Ваших обновлений часы не синхронизируются с приложением. Сюда по отзывам проблема эта давно и Вы почему то не исправляете … я так понимаю, изменений ждать не стоит
Not reliable
This app refuses to count things correctly. My steps are always off. It doesn’t even show the apps to connect in my managed apps. I try all settings and it never works. Other apps like Apple Health and Activity Tracker sync fine, just this one is always off. You have to manually enter your stuff constantly. Just not worth even having. Either be accurate in itself or be able to sync to other apps. Might as well delete. I’m tired of it rolling up my weekly summary saying I didn’t hit goals that I definitely hit.
Not for FitBit
This app wouldn’t sync with iHealth nor FitBit. Hm, why was I required to conecte my FitBit to a Gmail account then?
Couldn’t connect to anything. Couldn’t do anything with this app. Deleted it an hour later.
Couldn’t connect to anything. Couldn’t do anything with this app. Deleted it an hour later.
Allow BP & glucose syncing
Please allow google fit to read and sync blood pressure and glucose from Apple health.
No more step widget??
I updated my app yesterday and my step counter widget has disappeared, which was really the only reason I used it in the first place!
Heart points
When I opened the app after a 2 mile walk heart points say 42, then I sit there and it goes down to 3. It does this every day takes away heart points and sometimes steps. So ready to get ride of this app. Only wish Apple had heart points on their app.
SUPER freakin enraging
Tracks steps only 75% of the time. Even when synced to Apple Health, consistently has ~25% fewer steps than apple health, many of which should be counted as “heart points” but are not counted. Attempted all extensive trouble-shooting to no avail. Permanently deleted and never again.
Not recording my sleep stages
I always had a Fitbit and it always recorded my sleep stages and I love that cause it tells me how much deep sleep and dreaming sleep and how much I’m awake in this app just tells me what time I went to bed and what time I got up and because Fitbit decided to go ahead and change to Google, I was clearly upset as to what Google has to offer and it does not record my steps properly on my Fitbit it will say I have 7500 steps and on the app. It says I have 2900. I believe my Fitbit. This is not an app I would like to keep. I would rather go back to my Fitbit.
Sleep amounts off
Every time I open the app, it tells me that I’ve gotten two hours of sleep or three hours of sleep, because it is pulling only the first part of my sleep session prior to my waking up to go to the bathroom. When I log into Apple health, eight hours of sleep. Log into my Pillow tracker, eight hours of sleep. But Google Fit shows two or three, and I can’t edit it.
Why made such not useful app
Not worth to use it! Data never accurate
Not works at all !
If doesn't sync with Apple health app !
Even not with my AppleWatch ultra.
i walk over 10K steps everyday but this junk app displays totally ZERO !
Wow ... great job Google-diots, you did it again!
Even not with my AppleWatch ultra.
i walk over 10K steps everyday but this junk app displays totally ZERO !
Wow ... great job Google-diots, you did it again!
Zero use
It does nothing. Zip.
Doesn't track anything
Doesn't track anything.
No way to enter notes on iOS, and all notes wiped from already logged workouts.
Been using this for years, entering notes about specifics of my exercises like sets reps weights and intensity, on android devices. Switched to iOS and now there’s no way to enter notes, but not only that, ALL my previous years of notes have disappeared from every one of my logged workouts. Over 7 years of tracking my activity with specific details gone, and no way to re-enter them. Definitely switching to a different more reliable app.
Disappearing step data
The discrepancies in data between the Apple Health app and Google fit are getting worse. You actively see step data counting downward almost EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE APP. Having to manually input the deleted step data is beyond aggravating. I assume we’ll have to get a new Google AI app for this.
Disappointed
I dislike that i can no longer track my miles on the bike. I liked the simple design Fitbit which is why I bought a Fitbit watch rather than a Garmin or Apple Watch.
Not happy with the change!
Not happy with the change!
Not Useful for Step Counting
This app is infuriating when it comes to counting steps. It’s inconsistent, doesn’t update quickly, and is off. Ran over 3 miles today. Apple Health shows me at 8k plus and same with my Garmin Watch. Google Fit however has me at 3400. This app really needs work.
App useless now
This used to work good but lately every time I wake up for a minute, the sleep app restarts the sleeping time. The heart activity registers when doing activity but then little while later it deletes it and starts over. Frustrating and useless at this point.
没有“开始运动”
2月用过fit跑步，8月没有运动选项了。无法记录运动轨迹。
Función
Solo funciona para caminar o correr. Para correr bicicleta no funciona ya que no mide la distancia.
Accuracy Lacking
I love the idea of the app and find it motivating, but it doesn’t accurately track distance. It also will take away steps already counted. For example today I was already up to 9000 steps and the next time I opened it it showed 7000. I wish they would fix that.
Needs Work
No way of adding friends through the app to support challenges or even competing with a friend. Used my Apple Watch to go on a bike ride and it shows map of where I traveled but when I checked later it only shows some of the are traveled and not all.
You have to see it to believe it
I will be walking and will check my steps. I look at the screen, a number pops up and it then proceeds to go BACK about 500 steps while I am staring at it. I will check it again a mile later and it is back to the original steps the first time I checked. It will then bump forward just a few hundred steps and then go BACK again about 500 steps. It continues to do this all day long. SERIOUSLY WTH is wrong with this thing. I laughed it off before but after months of coming up short on my watch vs. this app I stupefied at this app.
Steps disappear
I like the app and it's clean UI but after using for a few days, my steps started to disappear. From other apps, I can see the data but not in this one. For instance, 380 steps in a 30 min elliptical session that gave me 60 heart points? Unlikely.
Sentiment summary
80%
Positive (4-5★)
6%
Neutral (3★)
15%
Negative (1-2★)