Recently, I had my third Fitbit in a year break. I decided to pick up a Jawbone UP3 instead. But I got to missing my Fitbit friends and some of the other features that are great on the Fitbit. So I looked into using the Fitbit app without a Fitbit device. And I was in luck; I found that the Fitbit app has a feature called MobileTrack. MobileTrack allows you to use your iPhone as a Fitbit, in a way.
To setup MobileTrack, install the Fitbit app from the App Store and login with your FitBit account. From the Fitbit app, tap on the “Account” icon in the icon bar.
You’d normally add your Fitbit at this screen. At the Account screen, tap on “Set Up a Device”.
At the list of device types, you’d normally select the tracker that you’re installing. At this point, tap on “No Fitbit Yet?”
At the next screen, you can see an advertising message about what a Fitbit tracker can do, or you can proceed with setting up an iPhone 6 as your tracker. Go ahead and tap on Set Up Your Phone at this screen.
Once configured, you’ll see MobileTrack listed in the Account screen. Here, you’ll see the last time your account was synchronized. Here, let’s just tap on MobileTrack to see what’s up with it.
You’ll see that it’s syncing. And viola, you’ve now picked up a Fitbit without wearing it. Granted, there are tons of features I’ve grown to love about a Fitbit, like the alarm, altimeter, etc. But it’s a good start, still tracks steps (assuming you have your phone on you), and allows you to participate in challenges. So overall, not a bad little app, even without a physical device.