The best Fitbits of 2024 to upgrade your health and fitness game

As Fitbit’s newest addition to its lineup, the Charge 6 is the most advanced fitness tracker Fitbit has produced, with a few added smart features on top. It introduces several new tools, including an improved, more accurate heart rate tracker, and tracking for 38 different exercise types, as opposed to the six available on its predecessor, the Charge 5. It’s also the only Fitbit that allows users to connect it to compatible exercise equipment to display heart rate data. It adds Google Maps, Google Wallet, and – uniquely - music controls for YouTube music, making this the most versatile fitness tracker Fitbit has produced.  

There are a couple of notable features that it doesn’t have when compared to Fitbit’s more expensive devices – floors climbed, a skin temperature sensor, and guided breathing sessions. Plus, it can’t make on-wrist Bluetooth calls, and it doesn’t have built-in Alexa. But for many, these features aren’t essential, and given that the Charge 6 costs £139.99, rather than the £219.99 of the Sense 2, the features-to-price ratio is excellent. It’s simply one of the very best fitness trackers available. 

Digital Writer Jack Barrell has hands on experience with the Fitbit Charge 6. Here's how he got on with it: "I've not often been so consistently pleased with a piece of smart tech as I have with the Charge 6 Fitbit. It's a wonderful fitness companion thanks to how dedicated it is to your personal goals and progress. What also goes a long way is just how satisfying and intuitive the Charge 6 is. Productive notifcations, graphics, and vibrations give you a well done or a nudge of encouragement so you get the most out of your days.

It's not short of high-end fitness tracker features either, all of which work excellently too. Over 40 exercise modes makes you feel spoilt, heart rate monitoring is exact, and sleep tracking can really offer some food for thought. At this price, there's little else out there offering such value."

If you want the most complete set of health monitoring metrics in a Fitbit, the Sense 2 is the choice for you. While many of the metrics it records are available on other Fitbits, it’s the only one that tracks floor climbing and guided breathing sessions. More impressively, it offers an electrocardiogram (ECG) app which can help detect atrial fibrillation, a common form of irregular heartbeat. 

It’s also the only Fitbit that has a skin temperature sensor – which may indicate if you’re about to get ill – and a continuous electrodermal activity (cEDA) sensor built in. The cEDA sensor can help identify and alert you when you seem particularly stressed. 

The Sense 2 offers comprehensive health and fitness tracking, as well as the ability to make and receive calls via Bluetooth on the watch itself, a built-in Alexa voice assistant, and support for Google Maps and Google Wallet. It is Fitbit’s most expensive device, with an RRP of £219.99, but if you want the most comprehensive health data on a Fitbit, it’s your best bet.

Okay, so technically, a Pixel Watch isn’t a Fitbit, but given all the Fitbit technology that was used to help build it, we think it deserves to be included. The Google Pixel Watch 2 is the best smartwatch Google has produced and is a much more complete smartwatch experience than other Fitbits. It has Google Assistant rather than Alexa, smart home controls, and plenty more. It even has some added safety features – for example, if you’re out running at night, you can set a timer that will tell your emergency contacts where you are if it expires with no response.  

It offers all the health and fitness tracking of the Sense 2, plus some extras such as pace training when you’re running, heart zone training, and a new heart rate sensor that Google says is “the best heart rate tracking on any of our wearable devices”. If it was branded as a Fitbit, we’d call it a contender for the best Fitbit overall. 

The Pixel Watch 2 is more expensive than any Fitbit device, the battery will struggle to last much more than a day, and it’s only compatible with Android phones. But it is a true smartwatch, and the added features will, for some people, justify the extra expense.

Yes, the Fitbit Charge 5 is an older model, but if you’re looking for a quality health and fitness tracker at a relatively affordable price, it’s still well worth considering. It offers most of the health and fitness tracking of the newer, more expensive Charge 6. It’s got an excellent, bright display that’s larger than you’ll see on many fitness trackers, making it easy to read. And despite this, it is still relatively small and lightweight to wear. 

Like the Charge 6, it also has built-in GPS for tracking walks, runs and bike rides without you needing to take your phone with you. Built-in GPs is relatively unusual in fitness trackers and tends to be more accurate than the connected GPS used by many of these devices. That alone makes it worth considering for anyone who likes to track their outdoor activity but doesn’t necessarily want to have to cart their phone with them everywhere. 

Having been superseded by the Fitbit Charge 6, you should be able to find this on sale for considerably less than the £129.99 RRP it used to have (originally it was on sale for £169.99). We’ve seen it on sale for less than £100 during promotional periods, which makes this exceptionally good value.

Fitbit only offers two devices that can be considered close to being “true” smartwatches – the Sense 2 and the Versa 4, and we think the Versa 4 just edges it. In terms of smart features, the Versa 4 offers the same as those on the pricier Sense 2, including on-wrist Bluetooth calls, built-in Alexa, Google Maps and Google Wallet. The Versa 4 also provides almost all the same health and fitness tracking features, minus the skin temperature sensor and floor climbing.  

We’d argue that if you want all the health and fitness tracking available, then the Sense 2 provides slightly more. Similarly, if you don’t need any smartwatch features, then the Fitbit Charge 6 arguably offers more, at a cheaper price. But for a device that bridges the gap between a fitness tracker and a smartwatch, the Versa 4 offers a little bit of everything in a stylish package. And with an RRP of £179.99 that’s usually discounted, it’s good value.

The Fitbit Inspire 3 is one of Fitbit’s smallest and cheapest devices. Despite its size, it still comes with an impressive set of health-tracking features for fitness beginners or those who want something as small as possible on their wrist. Heart rate tracking, sleep, step, and calorie estimates, blood oxygen monitoring, and access to all the features of the Fitbit app means this fitness tracker has lots to offer. 

While it doesn’t have as many features as the Fitbit Charge 6, it impresses with its 10-day battery life, which is significantly better than the five to seven days you can expect from other Fitbits. This is primarily because this device has a much smaller screen and no built-in GPS. But it does mean that if you want to go as long as possible between charges, the Inspire 3 is a good choice.

For anyone who wants style as well as substance, the Fitbit Luxe is one to consider. It has a lot in common with the small size and health and fitness features of the Inspire 3. Battery life isn’t quite as good, at only around five days, but this is still acceptable for such a small device.  

Where it stands out is in its design. Instead of a plastic case, the Luxe uses stainless steel in gold, silver or black. The buckle is also stainless steel, and there are plenty of accessories to make this about as close to a fashion statement as it gets. The small screen won’t be for everyone, as some may find it harder to read or to navigate. But it is very stylish and crucially still offers the high standard of fitness tracking you expect from a Fitbit.