Fitbit Ace vs OwlCare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fitbit Ace
Manage your child's Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch. Securely call, text, track location, and monitor activity. Control contacts and ensure peace of mind.
- Secure calling and texting
- Real-time location tracking
- Activity level monitoring
- Contact management
- Child's smartwatch management
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The Fitbit Ace app is your home base for the Fitbit Ace LTE kids smartwatch. Use it to securely call or text message your child, see their location, check in on their activity levels, and manage their contacts. If you’re invited as a contact, you can also use the Fitbit Ace app to securely call or send messages to a child’s Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatch. *Fitbit Ace LTE device requires a paid Ace Pass data plan. Some features only available for kids with a supervised Google Account. Learn more about privacy for Fitbit Ace at g.co/fitbitace/privacy
OwlCare
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What OwlCare is OwlCare is the official mobile app for the Wisefido elder‑care platform. It connects authorized users to the same monitoring and alarms your organization runs in the cloud—optimized for iPhone and Apple Watch. On your phone • Live card dashboard — room‑level status, filters, and counts at a glance. • Alarms & workflows — pending and resolved events, handle flows, and navigation to resident context. • Radar & trajectory — where enabled, open layout and replay views tied to your deployment. • Auto‑measure (Radar) — new in 1.1: a guided measurement mode that captures the radar point cloud as someone walks the space, then automatically fits room boundaries and object outlines (walls, beds, furniture) to make radar layout setup faster and more accurate. • Push notifications — stay informed of meaningful alarm activity (behavior depends on server and tenant settings). • Sleep reporting — view sleep reports when your account and devices support them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OwlCare at every 8 days against Fitbit Ace's every 3 weeks. OwlCare also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
Fitbit Ace ships an update every 3 weeks, OwlCare every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fitbit Ace | OwlCare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (216 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WiseFido LLC | |
Bugs and requests
Fitbit Ace
Reported bugs
15 issues- Location, calling, and messaging features not working when disconnected from WiFi
- Incoming calls on iPhone from Fitbit Ace have no sound, only vibration
- Message history lost when moving to a new phone
- App does not connect to the watch
- App never loads or says no connection
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- App stops working and requires restoration
- Customer service never responded
- Some messages are delayed
- Some messages disappear after a bit
- Takes forever to receive text and update location
- App immediately asks for country and says not allowed
- App is completely unusable, clicking does nothing
- App freezes and nothing can be clicked
- Cannot invite spouse to family account
- Cannot contact other kids or their friends, only adults
Requested features
15 requests- Allow adjusting theme or colors
- Add basic features like photo sharing
- Allow communication between friends with watches
- Enable parents to approve friend connections
- Allow grandparents abroad to use the app
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- Add more parental control options
- More parental settings needed
- Add voice message feature for parents
- More child safety features updates
- More family quests
- More customization of night time hours
- Increase size of keyboard buttons
- Enable parents to call even during school time
- Modify goals to include other exercises
- UI tweaks for better user experience
OwlCare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fitbit Ace
No in-app purchases
OwlCare
No in-app purchases
