Google has just announced the Fitbit Air — a screenless tracker at £84.99 with no mandatory subscription. If you’re already wearing a Fitbit Charge6, we believe the real question isn’t whether the Air in interesting. It’s whether it’s actually better for you. That’s why we took a deeper look, reviewed everything Google has released, and spoke to a fitness coach in our network who’s been using the Charge 6 daily for yours to help fact-check the details. Here’s the short version.
at a glance — the key differences (Fitbit Air vs Fitbit Charge 6)
what about the app?
The Fitbit app becomes Google health on 19 May, with a full redesign and a Gemini-powered AI Coach buit in. It’s talkative — lots of AI-generated insights and adaptive training suggestions. Genuinely useful, but some people will find it a lot. The free tier gives you sleep, HRV, readiness, and steps. The full coaching layer is £7.99 a month or £79.99 a year after a free three-month trial included with the device.
Worth knowing: you can pair the Fitbit Air with a Pixel Watch simultaneously. Google Health pulls in data from both without duplicating it — a neat option if you want the watch during the day and the Air overnight.
From our humble openion, the Fitbit Air isn’t a straight upgrade — it’s a different tool. Our suggestion: if your Charge 6 is primarily a workout companion, keep it. If you mainly use it for sleep, recovery and general health awareness, the Air does that job better and costs less upfront.
Before you pre-order, ask yourself one question: how many times a day do you actually look at your Fitbit screen not the App? If the honest answer is “rarely” — the Air might already be the right call.
The Fitbit Air is available to pre-order now at £84.99 and ships 26 May 2026. Full hands-on review coming once we’ve tested it properly, In the meantime, we’d be very happy if you took a look at our the full article for more in-depth information about the Fitbit Air and the Health app.
We’d really appreciate it if you left us a comment with your opinion. Have you already decided to switch, and if so, why? You experience could help other readers who are still in the reseach phase.
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