Apple last year acquired
the sleep tracking platform Beddit and sleep tracking remains one of the most oft - requested features for Apple's wearable.
Not exact matches
Under Armour's connected fitness
platform, which contains a mix of apps, fitness
tracking bands, and other «smart» devices, carefully monitors four quadrants:
sleep, fitness, activity, and nutrition.
Although they're not dedicated fitness
tracking platforms, both the Apple Watch and Android Wear allow users to
track their general activity (how far they walk, the number of steps taken and hours
slept).
But considering how fantastic the Fitbit
platform otherwise is, we would like to see the
sleep tracking functionality expanded further as it currently feels more like an afterthought.
The
sleep tracking is a little rudimentary and lacks the insight of some competing
platforms, but overall it offers a good look at your motion at night and is a little more sensitive than something like Samsung Health, which we like.
The Ionic will also include all the features from the likes of the Alta HR and Charge 2 including
sleep stage monitoring, automatic
tracking and cross
platform compatibility.