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Review on πŸ” Pivotal Tracker 1: Efficient Activity and Sleep Monitor (Discontinued by Manufacturer) - Find the Best Deals! by Stephanie Hughes

Revainrating 2 out of 5

It's a toy. It's playable, but not that useful due to its accuracy.

This is my first fitness tracker I've tried so I have no comparison. But even with a low annual membership, I doubt I'll use it that much as it's not entirely accurate, and maybe none of them are. Pros: - Features sound great on paper. - Inexpensive. Calorie burn, drink tracking and goals across device and app. Cons: - When I first got this, the steps would have jumped significantly even if I only took a few steps. - Sometimes it doesn't track steps at all - The range is long, giving you 1/4 to 1/2 inch of space between the strap and your wrist on each side. The Android app is nowhere near where it should be. Sometimes the syncing with the device freezes and I have to clear the recent history of the app and restart. You need to wake up the device to sync data. To clear the data you have to go to Profile > Settings > Reset time but that doesn't work. - It was accurate when I was on my elliptical, but it also said I took 800 steps while driving my car. If they made the reset button a bit simpler and it actually worked, I could reset it while walking/running to get more accurate readings. However, wearing it every day to track my steps is pointless since it counts so many other things. I think they rushed to get this out there (maybe they were short on cash), but it definitely needs more work, even at this price point. As I said this is my first tracker so they can all be so inaccurate but I really hope not. Waterproof but not waterproof (no showers or pools). I've been using the device for less than 8 hours and my face is already scratched. I had really high hopes for this device and was excited to try it out. While other issues are forgiven and willing to wait for a fix, I don't remember any beta testing when I bought it. Update: I'm seeing another weird issue where my time resets to 00:00 and I have to resync from the app. I also reset the time by closing the app and turning off bluetooth. Then turn BT back on, launch the app and reset the clock.

Pros
  • Decent performance
Cons
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