The most recent model of the Fitbit Ace is aimed at children older than six years old and features both an activity tracker and a sleep tracker. It is entertaining, sturdy, and resistant to water, so it can withstand pretty much any circumstance, and it can go approximately eight days between charges, so it has lots of endurance as well.
You or your children can create a variety of activity objectives that offer game-style rewards for attaining a certain number of steps or active minutes, and the Fitbit app features a Kid View that enables them to see their statistics while preventing them from seeing the fitness data of the rest of the family. The software functions adequately enough, and the numbers proved to be great motivators for our own young testers, despite the fact that it is not particularly designed with children in mind.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]The Fitbit Ace 3, just like its predecessor, is a little device in the shape of a rectangular pebble that is encased in a silicone band that shields it from knocks and dings. The Ace 3 has a more rounded design than the Ace 2, which contributes to its more contemporary appearance. It is now available in two colour combinations: a dark blue with a green clasp and a black with a red clasp. The clasp is made of plastic and is adjustable. Straps in a variety of colours are available for purchase separately.
Specification
- 3-axis accelerometer
- Optical heart rate monitor
- 1.4-inch OLED monochrome display
- Up to 8 days of battery life
- Charge time: 2 hours
Where to get Fitbit Ace 3?
The Fitbit Ace 3 does not have an easy onboarding process like previous models. The process of setting up does not give the impression of being intuitive or of having been specifically developed with parents in mind. Installing the most recent version of the Fitbit app (which is available for both Android and iOS devices) is the first step.
After that, the next step in the setup process requires either creating a new Fitbit account or logging into an existing one, followed by the creation of a Fitbit Family Account, then the creation of a separate account for each child, and finally the acknowledgement of a number of privacy prompts. Following the completion of those processes, you will finally be able to pair and configure the Ace 3 using the child’s account.
The child account can be created on either your phone or on your child’s phone, but the tracker can only be attached to one phone at a time. You can create the account on either phone. The procedure of setting up the child account is very similar to that of setting up other Fitbit devices (it involves pairing the device with a code using Bluetooth), however the process of setting up the account itself can feel laborious.