and I will not buy an updated version as you have to charge those every day plus are more expensive (double price) and the battery for this one last a

had all the features she wanted and the price was very good.

Works well, good price, getting it to fit properly each time is a bit tricky.

Now I know.....perfect, works great, great apps, waterproof, one year battery, big nice display....and great price.

I decided on the Garmin not only the great price but also because it uses a watch battery

Love the fact that you don't have to charge it everyday or week.

Love the fact that you can change the battery in it when it does die

I love the fact that you do not have to change battery so often.

What made me purchase this product was the fact that you didn't have to charge it ever, and the water resistance

It also keeps track of sleep patterns, but I don't like the fact that it assumes that I got up at 10 am on the weekend

Sounds cool before you get it... then after you realize you have an expensive ugly watch that pretty much only tells you how many steps you took that day.

I tried a less-expensive Smart Watch to count my steps, but it constantly needs charged

works great .It is a good watch and tells you your activity and and steps and how well I sleep

If all else fails, this makes a super comfortable watch if nothing else

This watch is great and uses a watch battery and really lasts a long time

The Vivofit 2 has the backlight, which is a really nice feature.

Another nice feature about this tracker is that you do not have to take it off to bath or shower.

My favorite features of this watch are the sleep feature, the heart rate monitor and the steps

For me, the most helpful features are the goal steps that appear each day, the no-movement alerts, number of steps actually taken, calories burned, time-of-day, and the stop watch mechanism, which is helpful if I want to walk for a certain number of minutes

This really bums me out as I was looking for a watch alternative to my Fitbit and the features looked great -- but I'm just too unhappy with the performance and am going to have to return it.

I also wanted the tracker to be reliable, since there are plenty of other less expensive trackers that will tell you the time.

I have a small wrist and this tracker was just plain uncomfortable.

A friend at the gym had the same tracker and lost their tracker too.

, this is a good fitness tracker, especially for the price.

It's a pretty good fitness tracker, not too bulkey and pretty comfortable

I’m glad I did not spend the money on a more expensive product.

great product, no hassles, always worked until the battery dies.

Love the product, works great, received 2 bands and the small as perfect.

I am so unhappy I didn't just go with a more expensive but better-supported Fitbit product

great product, no hassles, always worked until the battery dies.

I am becoming more disappointed in the device and would not recommend the Garmin vívofit 2 Activity Tracker

Thank you garmin for making a affordable tracker with a

I have used and love Garmin products so felt confident in this purchase

I'm disappointed that I have to spend a lot of money on a Fitbit because garmin can't fix their sync problems

I continue to feel that Garmin treats their customers as insignificant

really like the display and long last battery life with all waterproof

The LED display is easy to read, with gold readout against a black background

The display is easy to read in almost any light and the backlight works when there is no light

I gave it one star because of the defective display, but would of kept it if this did not happen.

Minor irritations are the strap clasp which is difficult to use, and a display parallel to the strap which is awkward to view for someone used to a display oriented like a watch.

I like the app for my phone and it syncs with the fitness

The only reason I gave it four instead of five is because 1) it doesn't have a silent alarm like the Fitbit charge and 2) the app can be a little confusing and hard to navigate

The only problem is the app for my phone, I have been using it for about 2 months, and I have lost 10 pounds, but the app has to be removed and re-installed every so often.

And yes, the app looks hideous and incrediby non-intuitive to use!

- The app is very easy to use, I just wish there was a sensitivity feature to it

Bought different additional bands that clasp like a watch since i lost my first vivofit 2 because i thought the band was secure

Love the Garmin vivofit 2, especially since it doesn't have to be charged!

I am pleasantly surprised by how well I like the Garmin vivofit 2

I love my vivofit 2 its easy to use and sync's with my Garmin Connect

The Vivofit 2 drains batteries like crazy, seems to be less water resistant, and the stopwatch bugs me

So make sure you have a compatible device before purchasing

Not too many bells and whistles, just a nice easy device

I've only had this device for a little while, but everything works as it should.

This device is much too expensive for such a flimsy design.

I am disappointed that the device has a display issue after such a short time.

My favorite thing about this watch is never having to charge it!

Water resistance is always an iffy thing with me, but that's not really an issue with it

I had a fit bit that had to be charged and by far my favorite thing about this is no charging

I'll keep the 2 until the thing dies (dies outside of having to change the battery).

This thing is too expensive not be able to do what a $20 pedometer can do

Bought different additional bands that clasp like a watch since i lost my first vivofit 2 because i thought the band was secure

I love that I don't have to take it off to shower and the band is nice and sturdy!

I bought this band a little under two months ago and I love it

The only downside to me it the band being some type of plastic

The band is little hard to fasten, but once on it is solid.

Water resistance is always an iffy thing with me, but that's not really an issue with it

durable(e) be under $100The vivofit2 met my needs and works well.

This is very user friendly through the day as well as on the desk top.

Favorite features are 1. water resistance (for use in pool or when I forget to remove when I jump in the shower

This is very user friendly through the day as well as on the desk top.

I wear it on my right wrist because I own so many watches I love wearing, even thought this is a watch in itself.

Another carp - the wristband is apparently designed to be worn on the left wrist; if you wear it on your right wrist, the function button is awkward to reach

My Fitbit would sometimes fall off my wrist but this is very secure

I liked this product, but...it really started to hurt my wrist after about 3 hours.

I have a narrow wrist and lower arm, so the inflexible top hung over both sides of my arm

I'm not hard on the unit, so I definitely don't think the screen should have developed scratches so soon!

The app isn't the most user friendly (hard to find the right screen I'm looking for).I also have it default to always show the time, which is really convenient to have (a watch?!

The side button is a little tricky if you want to synch it to the app but it just takes some practice to figure out how to press and hold it to get to the right screen

Second, the screen, even with its "backlight" is hard for her to read

Doesn't need charged, one less thing to worry about, and screen can be read in bright light or even dim light with the new backlighting feature

This is very user friendly through the day as well as on the desk top.

Once more and you see how many active calories you've burnt

However, o returned it because the person I bought it for didn't like it because she thinks a fitbit will somehow be better

The calorie tracker isn't real time, it just tracks your basal metabolic rate as you would burn calories just being awake through the day

She is so happy with counting her steps and burning calories.

Tracking reports on I phone well laid out.

Button is difficult to use in practice - to cycle screens - but especially long presses - required for start/stop, sync, HRM , require a finger under for support for the difficult top finger press

I figure if Casio can make G-Shock watches that feel sturdy for the same price as these trackers, Garmin should be able to put a band on them that feels like it will last more than a month before tearing

durable(e) be under $100The vivofit2 met my needs and works well.

Button is difficult to use in practice - to cycle screens - but especially long presses - required for start/stop, sync, HRM , require a finger under for support for the difficult top finger press

, only problem with this one is that it pushed me back on my weight loss program

Not really for weight loss, been doing that without it and not for use running or exercising perse

I figure if Casio can make G-Shock watches that feel sturdy for the same price as these trackers, Garmin should be able to put a band on them that feels like it will last more than a month before tearing

She has found it to be very helpful in her weight loss journey.

I had been wanting one of these fitness watches for a while to help me with my weight loss

I've held the button down like the directions said until the word pair popes up but after 45 mins and three hand

The display is nice, but button is hard to push to move through settings

Like that it's waterproof!Button sometimes doesn't respond.

This one has a locking feature and the button is easier to use.

I like that you can push the button at night and the info lights up

Because of the false tracking the steps collected give false calculation of calories burned

I've only had this device for a little while, but everything works as it should.

* Breakdown of daily activities including steps taken,mtime asleep, calories burned and physical activities performed

This is very user friendly through the day as well as on the desk top.

also the number that shows for the calories burned is extremely inaccurate

I don't know the cause of the sync problems - I suspect that it doesn't create a sufficiently strong signal to connect to my phone in order to save battery life

durable(e) be under $100The vivofit2 met my needs and works well.

I'm disappointed that I have to spend a lot of money on a Fitbit because garmin can't fix their sync problems

Works great easy o use

I gave the Vivofit 2 a 4 because of the syncing problem

However I have noticed that there were syncing issues every now and then and sometimes it wouldn't retain data

But, I'm returning the device because I don't like the syncing issues I'm having with my Samsung Galaxy S6

Tracking reports on I phone well laid out.

Took forever to get the syncing issues worked out with my iPhone but now it works really well

Update February 26, 2016:The syncing issues seem to be getting worse

I walked nearly 6 million steps in a year with my Jawbone Up, and my fitness was improved so much that I lost 50 pounds and my resting heart rate is down to 52.

Works great easy o use

However, o returned it because the person I bought it for didn't like it because she thinks a fitbit will somehow be better

The only problem is the app for my phone, I have been using it for about 2 months, and I have lost 10 pounds, but the app has to be removed and re-installed every so often.

I have lost 12 pounds just by following its "red bar of shame" that appears when you need to move.