Fitbit Review: The App Now Called Google Health

Fitbit’s app has a new name. In May 2026, Google renamed it Google Health, moved everyone to Google accounts and folded Fitbit Premium into Google Health Premium. Fitbit is still the name of the trackers, and for most people who want steps, heart rate and sleep in one app, it’s still our pick, with honest caveats about the transition.

What it does well

Everything in one place. With a Fitbit tracker or a Pixel Watch, the free app gives you steps, heart rate and heart-rate variability, blood oxygen, sleep stages with a nightly sleep score, a daily readiness score, irregular-rhythm notifications, food logging and cycle tracking.

It fits most phones and budgets. The app runs on iPhone and Android, and trackers start at about $100 with the screenless Fitbit Air.

You can start without a device. Choose the app-only option and it counts steps and distance from your phone, enough to decide whether a tracker is worth buying.

Where it falls short

The 2026 switch has been rough. Fitbit-account sign-ins ended on May 19, and in July Google began deleting data that hadn’t been moved to a Google account. Google also removed snore detection, Sleep Profile, badges and groups. Early users reported inconsistent workout data and missing sleep scores, and Google has published a list of fixes.

The coach costs extra. Google Health Premium, $9.99 a month, adds a coach built on Google’s Gemini AI, adaptive fitness plans, sleep coaching and video workouts. It needs a Fitbit or Pixel Watch, so phone-only users can’t use it. The annual price is reported at $99.99, up from $79.99, though the App Store still listed $79.99 in November 2026, so check at checkout.

Accuracy: what to trust

We haven’t measured Fitbit ourselves. Independent research on wrist trackers gives a consistent picture: step counts and heart rate are reasonably reliable, and calorie-burn figures are not. A 2020 review of 158 studies found no brand accurate for energy expenditure. Sleep stages are estimates too, because a wrist tracker can’t measure brain activity the way a sleep lab does.

In practice, trust your step trends and resting heart rate, read sleep stages loosely, and don’t eat back the calories the app says you burned.

Free vs paid

As of November 2026:

• Free, with a tracker: steps, heart rate, HRV, blood oxygen, sleep stages and score, readiness, irregular-rhythm notifications, food logging and cycle tracking.
• Free, phone only: steps, distance and a basic summary.
• Premium, $9.99 a month: the AI coach, adaptive plans, sleep coaching, blood-pressure trends, photo meal logging and video workouts. New users get a 3-month trial.

Who it’s for

• You want one simple app for steps, heart rate and sleep.
• You use an iPhone or an Android phone, or might switch.

Who should skip it

• You’re training for a race. Garmin Connect has deeper training data, free with the watch; see our fitness tracker ranking.
• You have an iPhone and an Apple Watch. Apple Fitness is already on your phone.
• You’d rather not use a Google account.

The bottom line

Fitbit’s app, now Google Health, is still the easiest all-in-one tracker app for most people, with a strong free tier once you own a device. The 2026 transition cost it features, the coach costs extra, and its calorie numbers are estimates.