Apple Watch or Fitbit Versa?

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Or something else?

I'm thinking about a smart watch, use an iPhone, I'm on light walking exercise following a back injury but hope to build it back to running eventually. I listen to music on my phone though, is a smart watch a waste of money? Are there any others out there i should consider?

The Fitbit versa doesn’t have GPS. You have to connect it via your phone, so if you go for a walk or run, you need to take your phone with you to map your exercise. I have the ionic, which isn’t as pretty, but has GPS built in, but it is very unreliable, and often won’t connect until I reset it. I love it other than that!

Also, the ionic uses some weird music app. You can upload 300 songs to it, but it looks like a right faff so I haven’t done it.

That's what I thought, I would need my phone anyway!

I will look at the ionic; thanks

My DH has an Apple Watch and he's obsessed with it. I have a Fitbit and he's constantly trying to get me to switch. But I love my Fitbit and I don't see the point in spending that much money for something I wouldn't use to it's full potential.
Apple Watch is loaded with features. Fitbit has some features but it's nowhere near as versatile as the Apple Watch.

I’ve got an Apple Watch but I’ve never had a Fitbit so I can’t compare.

I’m happy to answer questions though.

Ha, same Ladywho! I don’t want all singing, all dancing. I love my Fitbit, despite its flaws!

I love my fitbit

I used to love my Fitbit it but it didn't have gps and would need my phone for running . I wanted to upgrade to another Fitbit but the Apple Watch seamed so much better .
I love it , easy to use great for exercise although I use a app called health fit that syncs my exercise to strava , and of course Apple Pay is handy .

I went from a Fitbit blaze to Apple Watch, then bk to Fitbit versa. I don’t run though, it counts my steps, tracks my heart rate and clocks my active minutes without my phone so good enough for me

I do think an Apple Watch might be too much for me, it looks fab but I just don't need all the features.

Watching as the child in me really really really wants an Apple Watch but the grown up in me can just see the price and is unable to justify it!!