I love having a fitness watch on my wrist all day, every day. My tech watch has helped me live a better active and healthy lifestyle. I have owned two Fitbits and now I use an Apple Watch Series 2. If you're looking for a fitness watch, I would highly recommend either of these brands. There is a lot of differences between the two watches, so keep reading to figure out what is best for you.

Fitbit

Counts steps

Tracks heart rate*

Tracks active minutes

Tracks sleep patterns*

Tracks how many flight of stairs you've climbed*

Uses smartphone app

Food log

Records workouts

Must be synced

Silent alarm

Longer battery life

Less expensive

Competitions with friends

Water resistant

Apple Watch

Personalized

Calorie counter

Stand up reminders

Meditation reminders

Tracks steps

Tracks exercise time

Heart rate

GPS*

Alarm (Silent or Loud)

Set what workout you're doing

Download many different health apps

Waterproof

Shorter battery life

More durable

Is connected to iPhone app, but you rarely need to use it

Nonfitness benefits

Notifications

Answer calls

Answer texts

Change music

Bluetooth to phone (mirrors your phone and everything that happens on it)

Calendar

Remote for Apple TV and Mac Laptop

Social Media access

Email access

Weather

Open camera

*Varies on the model

Overall, based on my experiences with both types of watches, I like Apple Watch better. It offers so much more above and beyond the fitness part of the watch. I like all the extra stuff it comes with. It allows you to basically have your phone on your wrist. I believe that the Apple Watch is built better which is important to me because I went through two Fitbits in two years because they kept breaking. They would scratch easily on the screens. So far, my Apple Watch has no damage and I have definitely accidentally hit it against stuff that would've caused damage to a Fitbit. I like the waterproof feature with the Apple Watch because water was a factor in some of the damage from my old Fitbits. In conclusion, the Apple Watch is more expensive but worth every penny if you look at everything it offers compared to the cheap Fitbit.