Misfit Flash Men's Dial Plastic Band Watch - F00AZ

Like all the other reviewers have said its a good/great product let down by terrible quality bands/belt hook attachments. The watch strap is okay but as I had this on holiday I used the other attachment for hooking on belts, pockets and shoes etc but unfortunately it has since broken and since I don't really like watches it may be consigned to a pocket or more likely the drawer.I at least had read and knew what I was buying so not even going to complain or buy new ones as for the price they aren't worth it as same thing will happen to them probably in the space of two weeks.Saying that the Flash itself is solid and did the job, as did the app and if they got the rest as good as the flash its a five stars product especially for the price.

I've had the flash for a week and it works really well. Things I really like:- It uses a small lithium battery that is replaceable but not rechargable. I've not had it long enough to test Misfit's claim that it lasts 6 months but you don't need to charge it at all.- It's small and comes with a clip so you can "wear it" in your pocket, on your jacket, in your shoe or use the wrist strap (which also fits round my ankle). This means I don't need it on my wrist which like most other trackers.- It detects your activity pretty intelligently. When I wear it to play football and it accurately detects the start and stop times of the activity and records how many steps and miles I covered, plus calories burned. It also fairly accurately detects when I've gone to bed (although I've had to adjust the start time a couple of times as I've gone from sitting on the couch for an hour then to bed and it thinks I was in bed for the hour I was on the couch). Whilst it captures 'steps' all the time it also gives a 'day log' where it shows periods of activity, like when I walk up for the train in the morning, it captures the times and how many steps where taken for that activity, without me having to tell it I'm doing something particular.- It syncs well/without much effort (once setup) with myfitnesspal which I use to record my meals, and myfitnesspal adjusts the amount of calories I need to consume based on my exercise for the day- The app is pretty good , although I don't use the "social" settings it does tell you the average number of "points" someone your age/sex achieves daily.I was able to buy it for (August 2016) £24.95 including free delivery. Really impressed!

Super disappointed. I bought it as a gift for someone's birthday in early January, they didn't get an opportunity to open it until late February, turned it on briefly to try and set it up, it immediately ejected out of the watch strap. This was before getting to connecting it to his phone via bluetooth, and hasn't turned back on since. That's it. Was really excited about this product and was ready to sing its praises as it ticked all the boxes in theory, ended up being a waste of money. Now need to get a replacement birthday present, too. Very upsetting.edit on 10/08/16:I take back some, not all of this. When I wrote the above I was pretty darn miffed, however I contacted customer support who were prompt in sending out a replacement. Since then it's all worked fine and the giftee really likes it... and I've actually got one of my own! For the price you get a lot of fitness... watch... thing. The app is really fun to look at and document things, without being too OTT information wise or too expensive that I'm worried about taking it out the house. They do still lose a star for the initial broken one as so many seem to have the same problem, and the watch strap is ridiculously rubbish (you REALLY have to wedge it in, and I've still caught it trying to escape a few times!), but the good customer service goes a long way.

It claims to track swimming, but tracks it as walking/jogging, although you can edit it and it tracks sitting down watching TV as sleep, but apart from that, it is very accurate and connects to the Bounts app, which is the main reason I bought it. However, my first one suddenly stopped working after just over a month. I contacted Misfit customer service through the app and they sent me a new one. Two days after receiving it, I had it clipped to my jeans pocket and the clip fell off somewhere. I contacted them again and they sent another one. I've had it for two weeks now and no problems, but I am too scared to use the clip. Both times, they disabled the old one, so I didn't have to send it back (not that I had the second one to send back). You can't fault their customer service; every time you have a problem, they send you a replacement, no questions asked. However, that doesn't change the fact that the product itself can't be that good because I've had so many issues with it. The clip is obviously badly designed and not fit for purpose. The Misfit itself is good when it works, but failed after just over a month.

First one had to be returned after two days as the wrist strap split and would not hold the fob any longer. Replacement came VERY quickly and has been fine since. Its a handy tool but the "points" lead goals are hard to define, there is nothing to equate a point to, unit of energy? cals? minutes of activity etc? Also,,standard gym workouts are not included in the activities it is set up for, walking, cycling, running, swimming etc,,but nothing generic) Defo handy wee toy but don't run your life by it.Update,,,2nd unit died completely later last year after only a month or two,, much emailing back and forth,sending pictures of the inside of the unit,,the box etc,,,got a new one,,again very quickly, only the fob supplied, I have now had that around 2 mths,,and guess what,,,its died again,,no lights whatsoever,,battery is not an issue as a new one also doesn't work.I have advised the misfit support team that 3 units in 6 mths is unacceptable and I will no long pursue a repair ,,,or buy it again.I use it for occasional swimming, gym work and walking, it has not been under any unwarranted stresses etc,,just unreliable.