Flow Fit vs Hero Band 8
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow Fit
Track your daily steps, monitor sleep patterns, and record your runs with GPS. Receive notifications for calls and messages on your connected device. Set alarms and take remote photos.
- Step count tracking
- Sleep monitoring
- GPS running tracker
- Notification push
- Alarm setting
- Remote camera control
- Apple Health integration
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Pedometer You can upload your step count to the APP and save it through the bracelet, and you can set your exercise goal to check your daily compliance status. Sleep Keep track of your daily sleep status. GPS running Record the calories burned, mileage, and movement trajectory of each run. News push Push incoming calls, text messages, and other third-party notifications to the bracelet, so you don’t miss important calls, text messages and notifications Alarm setting Set alarm reminder Remote camera You can take pictures remotely, fancy selfies. Apple Health App sharing Integrates with Apple Health App
Hero Band 8
Track your daily steps, calories burned, and distance walked. Remotely control your camera, find your phone, and monitor your sleep patterns. Receive alerts for calls, messages, and app notifications.
- Step, calorie, and distance tracking
- Remote camera control
- Find phone feature
- Sleep monitoring
- Alarm and sedentary reminders
- Call, SMS, and app notification alerts
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【功能介绍】 记录步数、卡路里和行走距离 通过手环远程拍照，找手机 记录每天睡眠的变化等 通过APP设置闹钟，久坐等提醒 支持来电、短信、应用通知等各种消息的推送
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hero Band 8 at 3.1 against Flow Fit's 2.4. Hero Band 8 also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). Flow Fit's advantage is ratings volume (125 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hero Band 8 holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Fit has 125 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 4% of Flow Fit's written reviews are positive against 6% of Hero Band 8's.
Flow Fit ships an update every 4 weeks, Hero Band 8 every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Flow Fit | Hero Band 8 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (125 ratings) | 3.1 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 4.2% of reviews | 5.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Haiweida Technology Company Limited | 金 冯 |
Customer experience
Flow Fit
Hero Band 8
Bugs and requests
Flow Fit
Reported bugs
39 issues- Watch not bound error
- Loses time
- Cannot connect to Dial Center
- App crashes on 'Device' tab
- Headphones not connecting
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- Cannot message or receive messages on watch
- Cannot get contacts on watch
- Inaccurate heart rate readings
- Time on phone and watch don't match
- New updates cause blank watch faces
- Watch loses time
- Weather not synced to area
- Blood pressure, oxygen, heart rate monitoring features disappeared
- Continually disconnects from watch
- Update does not work at all
- Notifications come late
- Watch wallpaper reverts to default
- Customization options for watch face are limited
- Time changes to military time after changing picture
- Notifications in other languages
- Calendar and time issues (e.g., March with 29 days)
- Pedometer not syncing
- Cannot change units
- Pedometer not syncing
- Weather app inaccurate
- Temperature is off
- Imperial measurements needed
- Messages notifications cannot be deleted
- Bluetooth problem requiring app reinstallation
- Lost data after reinstallation
- SMS notices not pushing to watch
- Reset required to connect to Bluetooth
- Battery life not as advertised
- Customer service unresponsive
- App crashes after update
- New update makes profile data/settings unsaved
- Watch has to be re-bonded every time
- Watch freezes on update screen
- Error message preventing device binding
Requested features
11 requests- Update the application
- Fix Bluetooth connection
- Improve notification delivery
- Add more watch faces
- Allow changing home screen
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- Sync with Apple Health
- Add support for US units (pounds, feet, inches, month-date-year)
- Allow deletion of received messages
- Add microphone for calls
- Improve weather accuracy
- Add more language options/better translations
Hero Band 8
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flow Fit
No in-app purchases
Hero Band 8
No in-app purchases
