My band didn't break but did bend and is usable, but for how much of a beating it took and seeing reviews about the band

This is a great fitness band while the battery lasts which I've found is around 4 months

:Band is a bit cheap and the Flash is difficult to seat properlyNo vibrating alert like a fitbit might haveYou'll probably lose this in less than a yearI've been curious about activity trackers for a few years, but unable to find the right one with the features I wanted and what I would call a fair price

The band and actual device are cheaper in feel and look then the Shine 2, but it had more flexibility in functionality

I have since gotten a better fitness band that stays on my wrist without slipping or unhooking.

I am giving the MISFIT plastic band a 1 star because there is no "no star" rating

The bands are a bit cheap and hard to keep the Flash in

The Misfit Flash was a good first fitness band to have

Band broke after only two weeks, with normal use

Needs a better band!!!

Band broke within one month of purchase.

Twice the band broke

The band is clearly a design issue, it doesn't hold the flash in snuggly, so you end up want to try and force it beyond the limits of the design into the band and that is when the band breaks and snaps apart.

Two weeks after that the band broke completey and the disc fell out

Would have been better if the whole band broke and fell off his arm at least he would know where to look.

Like the product but the bands are horrible

Band has already broken, less than a month of use

Great product, but horrible band

Thought i was safe with the better band but after wearing about a week and a half it popped out of the band and i never found it

I've had mine less than a month, and the point where the hard plastic holder-thing meets the soft plastic band is already starting to give

Nice and easy to use but the band it worthless; the band breaks

My Band is still going strong

The band broke a week after started wearing it.

The band that comes with it doesn't lock or secure the Flash other than holding it with some pressure in the ring.

The band cracked and then broke within the first week of use.

The good:There are complaints about material quality, well it is plastic, I'm not ashamed to be with a nice plastic band, if you are you should buy the misfit shine

Misfit #2: this band also snapped in two and was replaced with a more flexible band which I also bought on Amazon

The band broke after just a few days

The band has already broke, but it seems that the Flash doesn't really fit in the designated space.

The band broke after only 3 weeks of usage and it doesn't monitor your heart rate at all

The technology worked well...until I lost it because the band snapped around the circle and I lost the device without knowing it.

Band broke in three weeks

The band is actually very durable

I bought two of these and love the functionality but the band is a real problem

Other issues are the band

The band is rather expensive to replace.

The band cracked and I had to replace it and spent money to go to best buys because Amazon would not respond to my request for a replacement band

I completely agree the band is substandard, the company needs to redesign it and send replacement bands for those who have the flash

Just crummy plastic band.

(and I understand this is a very reasonably priced band)

The band broke after a week and the tracker stopped working after two weeks.

But today the cheap band broke that holds the misfit and it fell out somewhere.

In the process, I scratched both the tracker and the band

I would say invest in something with a better band

- I wore it in the Gulf of Mexico - calm water days - and well - the band broke (as it seems to be a major problem) and the misfit and band are now somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico

Large enough wrist band and my husband can wear it swimming.

The band that came with it cracked in less than a week.

Band is cheap and flimsy.

It does everything other expensive fitness bands do but at a fraction of the cost

Then the band cracked after only a month

I really liked the Flash; the band

The monitor it self worked great and the readings seemed accurate but for the price of the misfit itself and plus a good replacement wrist band (since using the provided one will give you a sure bet of falling off) together the price would be as much as a better brand along with the good band

This band is sturdy

Then later the band just fell off and it appears other users are having these issues also

The band broke 2 days

My only complaint is that it doesn't snap into the wrist band, it just rests against it, so you have to wear the band pretty tight or the tracker will fall out which can be uncomfortable.

Only reason I gave it 4 stars is that the band broke after only 4 days but MisFit have been very quick in having a replacement on it's way to me

i broke three bands before i figured this out.

The device stayed in it very securely, butt it unfastened itself and fell off my wrist just as easily as the original Misfit band.

The band began breaking early on

The band broke with in a few weeks and the bands I purchased to

I love the tracking capability, but the bands are very low quality and they break, easily and often.

I like the tracker in general but my band broke after about a week and a half

I love the fact that you do not have to charge it, Misfit sent me extra bands, although the one I have now is fine and when my battery was dying, they sent me a new one

As many have stated the band is cheap and mine broke after 2 weeks of constant wear.

I agree with the other reviews that say it's a nice fitness monitor with nice iOS app that is crippled by a cheap plastic band.

It has a cheap band, similar to what you would find on a child's watch toy from McDonald's

The biggest issue is the band: the Misfit will regularly pop out of it unless the band is as tight as possible, and it's quite likely that the band will break at the worst possible time, possibly losing your Misfit forever

Band broke in under a month.

band eventually cracked on one side

I don't like the band because you can't even put the monitor in it.

The original band is holding up well, don't see any signs of wear or rips so far

Monitor would not stay in the watch band and when attempting to secure the band it snapped in two pieces.

Works great no charging needed as it has a battery, wish it tracked my heart rate, comfortable, comes with either the band or a clip do you can wear it either way I chose the band light weight and comfortable to sleep when

but the bands are so cheap and break

The band is also cheaply made and it cracks easily

I exchanged it the band also broke and then it died also within less than a week

Bought another one in August and with an additional cost by buying a more secure band.

Worked well, the band just felt kind of cheap and eventually ripped.

Firstly the band broke within a week of wear

The band broke in hall (two places) after 10 days of use

It is very cheap for what you get, and has most of the features of other popular fitness bands

I am thinking of upgrading to the Misfit Shine in the hopes of getting a better quality band

Wrist band broke within 2 weeks of normal use.

The material quality of the Flash's band is poor -- a bit too brittle -- but luckily it broke while I was

I would recommend the sHine over the flash and to.make sure to buy a better wrist band for it

To that, I broke a band within the first 15 or so days just trying to get it to sit snug and not fall out.

The band is sturdy and it also came with a clip that would allow me to clip it to my clothing

band broke almost immediately

the band that came with the misfit flash has cracked and will no longer hold the tracker

Bought this and a better band (french bull black and white band)

At first I was having battery issues but realised the fitness app was reading incorrectly, this is tricky to get use to it has a clock which I still have no idea how to read, the band is not as bad as people say, if you are using full force it will break but if you put the wrist band on carefully it is fine

Band also cracked on numerous occasion and one time lost a flash

Worked well, the band just felt kind of cheap and eventually ripped.

Unfortunately, the poor band design means that my Flash is now lost.

then in January the band broke around the monitor.

The problem is the cheap hard plastic band

The band broke really fast.

The band breaks so quickly that it's a waist of money!

My band did crack right around the circle but it was replaced very quickly and with no questions.

I'm a fairly sedentary person, but have had something like 5 of these, trying different band versions and hacks, and have lost them all

It did help me decide to get a better fit-band and overall was a good started band

The band it awful, doesn't fold the device, and the clip is already broken after less than 2 weeks

They look fine but they are brittle, my band broke after a month (again support was awesome and sent a replacement) and just within the last couple weeks my wife's band, my replacement band, and my clip all broke

It comes with a secure band

An improved app plus better bundled band would make me recommend this tracker

So far it works perfectly, and I bought the 2 pack so that when one fails i have a second, and I also have another band as well.

Couple this with an incredibly fragile band, and I can't recommend this product.

Band broke after 2 weeks and they don't make replacements had to send it back

Tech is great, the band broke within 1 week

Band breaks very easily so does the holder

I love the fact that you do not have to charge it, Misfit sent me extra bands, although the one I have now is fine and when my battery was dying, they sent me a new one

I have had this less than a month and the band is splitting on both sides already, to the point that I am afraid to wear it because the device may fall out of the band.

I will look into a better band, but for now, this one works

But the band really was crap, as other reviewers suggested.

The band broke instantly

Comes with a crappy band but it does what it's suppose to do

band broke within 3 days, with very little use

I would recommend this band for someone who wants to try out a fitness band without having to pay high prices, and doesn't mind accuracy being a problem

I ordered two extra bands after one of mine broke and all four bands have now broken

shine the band on the misfit flash doesn't fit the tracker very well

The band broke after three days

Band broke 2 days after wearing.

And yes, the band sucks

My first band broke but Misfit replaced it and has been fine for a year.

The band fits well, although I will say the piece can be pushed out fairly easily so you will want a snug fit to avoid losing it

I am giving it two stars because I actually like the flash itself, but the band is garbage.

The bottom line is: it works fine when it works but the band broke often and the flash dies easily

There's truly no good alternative bands either.

Extra Band Is Also Useless.

Between the 4 of us we have broken 6 bands,,,, and 2 lost.

The band itself is awful, I haven't even had it for three weeks and the band snapped.

I had read that the bands had problems and that they broke easily, but I didn't think that the MisFit its self was that easy to break

I only gave it 4 stars because of the crappy Sport Band that was included

The band broke after a week and the tracker stopped working after two weeks.

I would give this a higher rating but my Misfit band cracked and the grip was compromised.

Misfit not so good: the flimsy band broke after wearing it a few times, so only the clip method is left.

hate the bands

However, I was talking to someone about it who has a more expensive fitness band

If you are looking for a cheap band to help with sleep, I'd pick this up, as long as it's under $40.

I wear this on my waist always and love that I don't have to wear it on my wrist, I don't like the dorky fitness wrist bands.

I read the reviews and knew the band might be an issue, but for the price, I figured I would give it a try.

The band is almost guaranteed to snap, as did mine unexpectedly.

The band itself has held up with not issues and the clip is really sturdy when its on my shoe for running

Misfit #2: this band also snapped in two and was replaced with a more flexible band which I also bought on Amazon

Band broke already

Let's hope they make a sturdier band.

The band broke the first time we tried to put it together.

Great product, but horrible band

The band broke after a month and had to get a replacement

Like the product but the bands are horrible

I loved the product itself but the only two options seemed to be to sit the device loosely and possibly lose it, or fit it tightly and break the band.

Every band has broken twice

The band sucks.

Band is pretty comfortable

band broke within 2nd week of wearing

This a great fitness band with good features adequate enough to keep your fitness levels up and sleep monitor is an additional bonus

I broke a band at first but they sent me 2 new ones free and I still have the spare one

band broken within one week of wearing and the clip on after 2 weeks

I known how crappy the band was.

now the band is broken

The new band was much more flexible but the Misfit had problems popping out of the band

My father's wrist band kept breaking until one day he eventually lost the whole device while on vacation

I like the band, too, feels very solid, and the tap mechanism is very easy to use

Hopefully Misfit will improve the band and put this product in serious competition with much more expensive trackers like the Fitbit.

The wrist band is not as comfortable to wear as the shines

Bought other watch bands for it - the band and clip are both flimsy, likely to break and don't hold the device securely.

The band broke around a wearing for a couple days

Band cracked after 1 week of use

It does what it says, but the wrist band and the clip on is really cheap feeling and feels like I could break the bands or the button itself when installing it into each one

Cheap band construction; however, I had it for a week now and have not had any issues yet, but I can see why it would break very easily

The darn wrist band broke that holds the flash in.

The original band and clip that came with the Flash are garbage and broke after several uses.

The band felt cheaper than a watch at 5 below, and the belt loop was a piece of plastic that would break in the first week

Than yesterday, the band broke, and today the tracker no longer lights or works.

I wear the clip with this over the plastic bracelet, which is about the same quality as a Disney Magic Band

Six months in, my band still works perfectly

The Flash is definitely NOT meant to be worn in the water, the battery corroded every time I got it went in the shower, and the band is very fragile and broke easily

but I would suspect that many who broke their bands did not read the instructions and in fact tried to "force" the module in to the band, thus breaking the band

This would be a great product if there was a better wrist band and an option to have it auto-sync with the app.

Band broke within a week

Unfortunately the band is chintzy and the actual device stopped working today

I see based on the earlier reviews that I am not the only person to accidentally break this super fragile band.

The band is horrible and the device doesn't even snap in properly, so it can fall out of the band every time you take it off.

The band is very cheap

even feel a bit foolish for having bought the whole bad band crap and bought one just in case

Removed it at night, did not use it in or near water, never dropped or lost, I even managed not to break the fragile wrist band,Yesterday the tracker would not sync to my phone

the band cracked and

No replacement bands available

I like that my Misfit has a band and stays on my wrist, I like the flashing lights on the display, I like that it tells time, and I like

I love everything about my Misfit, however the band is really cheap.

Recommend ordering the replacement bands from iguerburn on Amazon as the original and ones similar to it breaks easily.

While the band seems comfortable, the part that holds the actual flash appears brittle and like it could snap

They need to look at reinforcing the band where it is thinnest, and perhaps improving the respond to touch.

Yes, the band might look flimsy, but it's also non-intrusive and you can wear

Band is weak and breaks really quickly

Wrist band broke within the first week

Wish the band was better.

I tried the band I got and it cracked the first week

The band was a fairly cheap plastic band and didn't look to be too

The bands for the Flash were a bit limited.

The device doesn't always sync, the band broke within 2 months

The band is fine, the tracker has never fallen out or gotten lost, I keep the band pretty tight to help with that issue

The plastic band did break, not durable.

Lost it in a week because the band get loose quickly

The band was comfortable and I did get lots of compliments about the look.

The band looks amazingly cheap

Misfit #1: had difficulty putting the back in once replacing the battery, somehow, in the course of working, the band snapped and dropped to the ground never to be seen again

They've replaced two faulty bands and also one unit

I did wear band down then ended up breaking the band

The band could be better...mine broke a few months after I bought it and the cheapest replacement

I love everything about my Misfit, however the band is really cheap.

Band is junk.

Nice and easy to use but the band it worthless; the band breaks

BUT, the band broke within 2 weeks of purchasing (with no hard or athletic use).

Removed it at night, did not use it in or near water, never dropped or lost, I even managed not to break the fragile wrist band,Yesterday the tracker would not sync to my phone

Hate all the bands.

There are a number of replacement bands available on Amazon, and I'd absolutely recommend buying one with the device unless you really want to test your luck

I see based on the earlier reviews that I am not the only person to accidentally break this super fragile band.

I like the sport band and it looks nice on my small wrist

The band on this is very delicate unless you want to upgrade this strap I would invest in the shine which is a much sturdier strap

Would give five stars but the band could be more durable, instructions are really vague

The original band broke off from the connection to the center ring section

Compared to the Fitbit, the band is more durable, depending on what you do to it

Although the band is cheap and flimsy, the device itself is very functional.

My wife's wrist band and shoe clip had broken and we were sent some replacements at no charge and also a Misfit journal to keep track of our food and exercise

The bands on two of them broke within a week or two - the plastic ring that holds the device is to thin and cracked with ease

It is a nice band but tends to feel a bit more plastic then rubber and can get a little annoying or uncomfortable after wearing for long periods

I think the band and the clip that come with it are both garbage.

The original band would not hold the tracker unit in place when you pressed it hard enough to get a reading, but I expected this and bought a better band along with the unit.

The bands I ordered for it were much worse they don't fit the device well and seems

HOWEVER: The band is TERRIBLE

And there is no better quality replacement band to buy

it works great, just too bad I have to replace the broken band for another cheap plastic band for $11, 2 days after buying the 1st one.

But then the band broken

Just like everyone in the other reviews, I busted two watch bands and one clip.

so we don't try and make it stay and end up breaking the band

The band broke after a few days

It does what it says, but the wrist band and the clip on is really cheap feeling and feels like I could break the bands or the button itself when installing it into each one

Our bands did crack within the first 6 months, but the company was nice enough to send replacements.

Hopefully Misfit will improve the band and put this product in serious competition with much more expensive trackers like the Fitbit.

I would have gladly paid an extra $10 on this tracker to get a decent band on it.

band broke 2 weeks after purchase and now the device isn't tracking steps correctly at all.

Works as it should.

But if you regularly go over a day without access to the Internet (the app won't sync without it), or if you tend to be rough on your accessories, or if your chosen exercise isn't one that lends itself to large amounts of movement somewhere you can attach it, maybe it's not for you.***ETAThe water sealing is nowhere as good as they say it is

It worked as it was suppose to for a month

The only trouble I had with it is that the bluetooth didn't sync with my android as well as it did with the iPhone

- I wore it in the Gulf of Mexico - calm water days - and well - the band broke (as it seems to be a major problem) and the misfit and band are now somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico