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Fitbit Opens App Public Preview to Free Users With Food, Water and Cycle Logging

Advanced coaching remains a paid perk for Premium members.

Overview

  • Fitbit’s redesigned app Public Preview, which opened to non‑Premium users Tuesday, now lets people log meals and water with calorie targets and personalized macronutrient ranges.
  • Cycle Health adds a calendar to record periods and symptoms, and Premium members receive personalized cycle insights from the Coach.
  • The update brings mental‑wellbeing tools, including mood logging, mindfulness session tracking, and a new Resilience score that explains how the body responds to stress.
  • Core health, fitness, and sleep tracking are accessible in the Public Preview, while Ask Coach, custom fitness plans, and other advanced features stay behind Fitbit Premium.
  • Recent context includes a reported 15% gain in sleep‑tracking accuracy and optional medical‑record linking and CGM access that Fitbit says refine Coach guidance.