Great hardware, integration, but software leaves much to be desired
I had high hopes when I got the Fitbit Aria -- for one thing just about everyone I know has it. I've been working out lately and wanted something to continuously monitor my weight, along with the other activity monitors I currently use. I also wanted something the whole family can use.<br /><br />Setup was easy enough.<br /><br />Getting on the scale and have it sync my weight and body fat wasn't bad either (slower than i would've liked, but fine).<br /><br />Inviting the rest of the family to use the scale was a nightmare. This thing was NOT designed with family in mind (which is very confusing since they clearly spent a lot of time in the &#34;invite others&#34; part of their software stack, and unless I missing something, people that would possibly consider using the scale together do live together. And if they live together, couldn't fitbit have used that fact to make the process a little easier). Inviting others to use the scale REQUIRES the invitee create an account w/ them -- and fitibt will NOT allow kids to create account. Anyway, that part annoyed the jesus out of me.<br /><br />Once everyone was on board with fake birth years, etc., the scale is working fine. The app and site have some great features but there is just too much other junk there that creates more confusion than helps.<br /><br />Version 2.0 of both hardware and software is much needed ... for now, I would still use it and recommend it.
Rating: 4 stars