A Pain to Set Up But Cool Once Working
I've had the Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi scale for over a year now.  I bought it mainly for the automatic integration with my Fitbit app and my Lose It! app.  I didn't give much thought to the accuracy of the weight or the BMI calculator.<br /><br />Well, the set up was a B.  I had to try several times to sync the scale to my computer until I decided to call Fitbit.  Umm, it turned out that they don't want you calling them, they have an entire community of users that can help you with your problems.  Good thing I was determined because otherwise that scale was going right back to Best Buy.  I scoured the forums to find out how to set it up.  Come to find out that the best way to set it up was through my phone!!!  Since then I've been bombarded with e-mails from other purchasers with the exact same problem I had.  Maybe they've fixed that.<br /><br />I set it up for two users.  Because I have the master account I can see the weight of anyone who steps on the scale.  Of course there is no name associated with it.  As for my wife, she privatized her settings so no one but her can see her weights.  Once I got the syncing part working it's worked well ever since.  It recognized each user (based upon the weight I'm assuming) so that after you weigh in your initials pop up on the screen.<br /><br />There was a span of a few months when I didn't weigh in.  That tripped up the system somehow because now every time I weigh in I have to select user.  The scale directs me to select a user which means tap the scale with my foot until I see my initials.  Why it would not recognize me when my weight has barely changed is beyond me.<br /><br />I don't know how accurate the BMI reading is.  I actually lose weight and my BMI goes up.  Or, there are cases where I workout feverishly for a few months and lose fat and gain muscle yet the BMI is the same.  That's why I'm looking into another BMI scale.<br /><br />But as far as tracking your weight in Fitbit or Lose It!, this scale is excellent.  You can see the chart to see if you are trending upward or downward.  It's pretty neat and it beats writing down your weight daily.  I just changed the batteries for the first time a couple of weeks ago, so the provided batteries (four AA) lasted over a year.  No settings were lost in the process.<br /><br />In summary: a pain to set up, may get confused on users and BMI may not be that accurate, but accurate for weight and syncs no problem once set up.
Rating: 3 stars