The app that I decided to review today is Fitbit.
Fitbit is one of the world’s leading apps for health and fitness.
People use this app for many reasons. Some use it to track their day &
progress over time, set goals, earn achievement badges & celebrate
milestones. They also use it to find workouts, and nutrition programs, join
communities and stay motivated on their journey. The app is available on IOS
and Android platforms, and the latest version is 3.58.
Fitbit app was created by James Park and Eric Friedman
in 2013; It was built using java scripts programming language. The app also has
other built apps available in it, such as peloton, Walgreens, etc., which allow
users to connect with others and access different things. It is very
user-friendly, and it works well with another Fitbit tracker and the
smartwatch. This app consists of a health dashboard that shows various Fitbit
measurements, metrics, and scores and informs you which are essential and why
and what numbers you should be looking out for. The app is like your personal
health checker; it monitors your sleep, heart rate, and breathing rate. I have
to mention that this app comes with a free subscription and a paid one for $
9.99, which allow the user access to more data. Based on a feedback from Professor
Jimmy Flores, In the digital age in which we live today, a lot of data is being
created and every aspect of our lives are being observed and stored as
information. People are contributing data whether or not they are aware of it
and this information is used by businesses for financial gain. Everything from
our health-related data that’s stored on Fitbit, the orders we made on eBay or
Amazon, and the food we order online is being monitored. If I was an app developer,
I would incorporate a more flexible payment option in every model, and better
music download option.
Overall, I think Fitbit is an excellent app regardless
of any flaws that it may have. Having an opportunity to gather all this data
from an app and keep track of progress is unmatched.
The app is currently rated a 4.2 on google play
because Sometimes the smartwatch doesn’t synch with the app as it should.
Sometimes users have to reinstall the app to sync it with the different
tracking devices.
I don’t think they should have a paid subscription to
access more features and health data because people have already paid to
purchase a device. If not, they should reduce it from 9.99 to something like
3.99. Anecia Moore from TEC 101 also share the same sentiment when it comes to
the paid subscription. She stated that “In this day and time there is dollar
sign lurking around every corner. The intentions for people to be healthy is
genuine, but there are certainly a lot of gimmicks accompanied with those
intentions. I think a good idea would be for those who invested in their
merchandise should not have to pay for premium perks”. Her point is valid and should be taking in consideration.
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