Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love this for making sure I get my daily steps in and for calculating hours of sleep.Uses coin batteries so there is no recharging every day.

Keeps great sleep and step counts and communicates well with the Garmin app. In my case, it's great that the app also communicated with the Noom app. No charging is required so it doesn't miss any steps or sleep time. And it is, indeed, waterproof. I have worn it to swim in the ocean. It does not measure heart rate, which is it's only down side, but that is why it doesn't require charging.

Love my Garmin fitness tracker! I love the fact that I can shower with it. Easy to use and no charging required. Great for the price and simple for just tracking steps.

Having bought into the fitness tracker movement early on I've owned most of the major ones as they tend not to last more than a year - some far less. Three things really irritate me about trackers - battery life, sync issues and having to start & stop activity recording. I'm minorly dismayed by the aesthetics of some of them. So having a Vivosmart with a failing display (& yes, it was about a year old) I started looking for its replacement. My must have requirements are simple - waterproof and a battery that lasts at least a full week. Waterproof lets me put it on and leave it on. If I'm not wearing it, it's not tracking. If I take it off to shower or swim or sit in the sauna or....pretty soon it is likely I'll lose it. I travel a lot and don't want to be hauling custom chargers with me because I'll a) lose them and b) when charging they're not tracking. I'm home weekends so a week charge capacity is okay. I looked at Fitbits again, did not look seriously at Jawbones (2 UPs showed me that they are simply too fragile for long term use even if they are the best looking ones in the market). Also checked out Microsoft and a host of other newer to the market offerings. It was easy to weed the candidates down because there simply aren't many that will last more than a week between charging and are waterproof. The Vivofit wins on the battery life count (1 yr plus) and is waterproof. It also wasn't as bulky as the latest Fitbits and it offers cool Activity IQ technology to figure out what activity I'm engaged in and automatically log it correctly. It also is supposed to offer 3 different syncing frequencies with my phone so I can manage my phone's battery burn. The truth? It's waterproof and the battery has lasted for a few months already. Everything else it claims to do it doesn't. The automatic detection of activities has a fair number of caveats and simply doesn't work. Syncing does not work on any schedule. Manual syncing does not work (with a Google Nexus 6 phone). It will only sync if I delete it from the Connect app and re-add it. Not surprisingly I only do that once a month or so. Were I to buy another I wouldn't waste the money on the step up to the Vivofit 3 and instead see how the Vivofit 2 worked. The little screen on the 3 was a trade-off for the IQ technology but since that doesn't work I'd go with the flexibility of the larger screen on the 2. I would not recommend the 3 and won't be buying another when this one breaks (in about a year no doubt). I'll look at the 2 if it's still offered or I'll check out what else the market has.

Love the simplicity of covering time, date, steps taken today, remaining steps to goal, distance gone, calories burned...each with simple push of button. Tracker looks like a watch, but tracks all above. A red line appears when you've been inactive, as subtle reminder to move! All easily synced to cell and battery good for a year! Can wear in shower as waterproof, too! My only issue: a small face so harder to see.

I was looking for a basic tracker that could be used for swimming as well as tracking steps and sleep patterns. The Vivofit fits the bill nicely. I am able to track steps and activities which is all I need. There are no call/text notifications, touch screen abilities or heart rate monitor. You will need one of the other Garmin products for that. The Vivofit syncs up with the Garmin Connect phone app through bluetooth which allows you to track history and edit your activities. I did notice the mileage tracker is not very accurate compared to my Epson GPS watch but that was not a major dealbreaker. I use my GPS watch for runs and use the Vivofit for all day step tracking. One of the biggest pluses is the battery. It is said to last a year so no need to plug in at night. Price was excellent at $69.

I love that I don't have to charge it, it has the time and doesn't hurt to get it wet. Had a problem getting the software to recognize it at first. It never did sync with my phone but finally did with my iPad. I can live with that. The sleep feature is great. It's pretty accurate when I have a restless night it shows up. The only complaint I have, which could prove significant, is the band. It is thinner and lighter than the previous version and one end of the "snap" pops out. I always turn the locking dial and I'm sure that is the reason I haven't lost it.

I had a Viofit for a couple years before recently upgrading to the Viofit 3. I prefer the Viofit 3 over the original Viofit. It's smaller, more modern, and quite easy and simple to use. The Viofit 3 works just a great as the original. I love that the battery lasts up to a year or more and can be replaced, rather than rechargeable. The water resistant feature is amazing. It's great to not have to worry about removing the device every time you shower, wash dishes, or go swimming. The clasp is much better, and I haven't had a problem with it falling off like I did with the previous. The only problem I have with the Viofit 3 (and also the Viofit) is that if I'm carrying something in the hand I'm wearing it on, and therefore not swinging my arm, or pushing a shopping cart, the steps aren't counted. I can live with that. It is overall a great product, especially for the price!

I got this on pretty deep discount, so I’ve been very happy with it. I’m a longtime Garmin gps user, so I did not need a gps on the tracker. All I wanted was a watch that was waterproof and tracked activity, and I got that and more. It also clocks flights climbed, but you need to dig that out of the Garmin website. It hasn’t been very accurate in picking up moderate activity, but does well with tracking steps, distance, and sleep.

I am happy with this garmin vivofit 3. I knew I wanted an activity tracker but was unsure which one. I looked at many different ones and read the pros and cons to each. After months of looking and debating, I decided on this one. I'm glad I did. I wasn't looking for one that I could get music on, or messages and such. I simply wanted one that would track my steps, let me set a goal, count my calories burned, and was comfortable to wear. I haven't worn a watch for years, so it took me about a week to get used to wearing something on my wrist again. I am happy that the vivofit 3 does not need to be charged. I have enough electronics that need to be charged. I didn't want to worry about another. It is waterproof, which is another great feature. I wear it while I wash dishes and take a shower. I only took it off when I went swimming. I didn't want to chance it. Some might feel that the fact this doesn't monitor the heart rate as a con but I see it as a pro. All the ones that track the heart rate have a bump on the underside. Granted I haven't worn one like that before, I just felt that would make it more uncomfortable for me. I guess it's more of a preference. I have bought some extra bands on Amazon as Best Buy didn't have any. They are not Garmin brand but work great. I am very happy with my purchase and highly recommend this vivofit 3.

I took back a popular other brand item because it didn't track my sleep properly. This Garmin does a good job tracking my steps and sleep. The battery lasts a long time when you occasional sync the unit and is easy to replace. You don't have to worry about charging it. The battery lasts long but not quite as long as one in a regular watch.

The Vivofit 3 is exactly what I was looking for in an activity tracker. I used the Fitbit Flex for over a year and finally gave up on it. I was tired of charging the battery at a minimum once a week. Eventually I went through three different charging cables as the tracker would not charge. The tracker eventually just died and no amount of troubleshooting or resetting would work. I was referred to the Vivofit 3 from a family member with the best value of all, no charging!!! I have now had the Vivofit 3 for over 3 months and it works like a champ. Took some getting adjusted to with a new and different app, but it syncs well and tracks the activity I was looking for. Highly recommend this for those just getting into tracking your activity.

This is a fine product to help you stay motivated to be more active by following your steps throughout the day. The added back light is nice for viewing the included digital watch at night. I love having a device you do not have to charge weekly and it's waterproof quality works perfect. I would give it five stars excepting for the cheap band that actually came undone one time leading me to lose it for a short period. Give it a regular watch band and you got a five star winner.

I really like the Vivofit 3. No charging !! water resistant!! I have had 1 (or 2) lost because the band came un-done :( but ive ordered some replacement bands that are like regular watch bands! They’ve even improved the speed to sync !

I got this one to replace my Vivofit 1 which lost a lot of display cells all of a sudden. The screen is smaller but easier to read. Backlight is a huge plus. Setting up was tricky because the enclosed guide skips steps. I had to call the customer service. It syncs faster than Vivo1. The clasp is more secure than Vivo1 but the top tooth keeps coming off of the hole which is annoying. It didn't come with Ant USB adapter like Vivo1 which is bad. How would people connect it to their computers? It also doesn't come in an HR monitor bundle option. I haven't tried my HR monitor chest strap with it but was told it is compatible. So if you have a Garmin chest strap you can use it with this product. I'm cutting 1 star because of those drawbacks, the operation is 5 star.

I like my Garmin Vivofit- I just wear it like a watch. The battery lasts a year or so. It tracks steps, sleep and calories; and interfacing with the app is pretty easy.

This was actually a very good product I was very happy with it for the cost The battery actually lasted longer than the 12 months that it was advertised with. In that whole 12 months not once did it lose any of its ability to track any of the things such as steps or sleep. The only disappointment for me was at the time it did not have a lap tracking option for swimming but overall would definitely have purchased again based on the quality of the product. The app was easy to use as well.

I love that this is waterproof. Not only does it do a great job with accuracy but also knowing I can leave it on all the time, especially now being that it's summer, is a terrific feature! The band is the only drawback- it's great except for smaller wrists you're left with a large amount at the end that could use a fastener/like belt loop to keep it flush to the band body.

Love that it is waterproof. I wear it in the pool daily and works great. One end of band slips out sometimes thus the 4 rather than 5 rating.

This is the 2nd Garmin Vivo Fit wearable I have bot and really like the fact that you don't have to charge and battery lasted 3 years in my first one. Also, you can get it wet - shower/swimming etc