Amazon launched its Halo fitness watch last year, but the retail giant isn’t stopping there. The company is making full headway into the fitness market with its second fitness tracker, the Halo View, and a subscription service to rival Apple’s Fitness+. How does Amazon’s Halo Fitness service compare to Apple Fitness+? We highlight the salient features of Halo Fitness and walk you through some of the similarities and differences between the two services.
Apple Fitness+ vs. Halo Fitness: Playback Support
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Exercising when you want and where you want is key to making exercise a part of your daily routine. This ease of access is where Apple Fitness+ shines for iOS users. You can exercise with Apple Fitness+ using your iPhone, iPad, and even on the big screen using Apple TV. Whether you’re at home with your Apple TV or traveling with just your iPhone, you can keep up with your workouts.
Halo Fitness is integrated into the Halo mobile app (iOS and Android) and is much more limited in terms of playback capabilities on the big screen. You can stream workouts to your TV if you have a screen display solution for the Halo app. The feature is not natively supported with a television-focused app like Apple Fitness on Apple TV. The Halo app is also not available on tablets.
This category is disposable. We like the display options available on Apple Fitness+, but appreciate having a cross-platform solution from Halo Fitness.
Apple Fitness+ vs. Halo Fitness: smartwatch or tracker
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Both Apple Fitness+ and Halo Fitness work best when paired with a wrist-based fitness tracker. Apple is the clear winner in this category, with the Apple Watch offering more than just fitness tracking. The Apple Watch is a full-featured smartwatch with support for apps, music, navigation and more. You can send and receive phone calls and text messages directly from the watch. It’s also a fitness tracker with an integrated heart rate monitor and, in some models, a pulse oximeter. As a smartwatch and fitness tracker, the Apple Watch can help you be productive and healthy at the same time.
Halo View is a fitness band with a small screen; it’s not a full smartwatch. As a result, the tracker is more about improving your health and fitness than coordinating your schedule. It can track basic health metrics like your daily activity, sleep, heart rate, blood oxygen level and skin temperature. Like most fitness bands, you can receive notifications from incoming messages, emails and similar alerts. You can only see incoming alerts and must pick up your phone if you need to respond.
We give this category to Apple Fitness+ because of its extensive list of features and interactivity.
Apple Fitness+ vs. Halo Fitness: Exercises
The Apple Fitness+ library continues to grow slowly and steadily with new content being added regularly. The service also makes the occasional significant step forward. Apple has recently added group exercise, pilates workouts and guided meditation sessions to its cardio and strength workouts. The company also offers a unique Time to Walk series that invites users to walk alongside celebrities or significant others.
Halo Fitness is a newcomer with a smaller collection of exercises than its competition. It covers all the major exercises, including cardio, strength, yoga, outdoor activities and stretching. The service may have less training, but thanks to trainers like Elena Cheung and celebrities like actress Halle Berry, it has superstar power. They bring their expertise and recognition to the service.
Apple Fitness+ gets the nod when it comes to its exercise library for its diverse and ever-growing selection of exercises.
Apple Fitness+ vs. Halo Fitness: Hardware Prices
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At $79, which includes one year of Halo Fitness, the Halo View is much cheaper than the Apple Watch. Apple Fitness+, on the other hand, integrates with Apple Watch Series 3 or later running WatchOS 7.2. Apple still sells the Watch Series 3, but its relatively high starting price of $199 has had a significant negative impact. The 3 Series was introduced in 2017 and is a bit dated. You can also use a newer Apple Watch, but the latest Apple Watch Series 7 starts at $399.
Amazon has an advantage here because its Halo Fitness service ties in with the very affordable Halo View fitness band.
Apple Fitness+ vs. Halo Fitness: Subscription costs
Buying a fitness tracker to monitor your health is only part of the cost. Both Apple Fitness+ and Halo Fitness require a monthly subscription. Apple is known for its premium and often expensive content, so it’s no surprise that Halo Fitness is more affordable than its Apple counterpart.
Halo Fitness is part of the larger Halo subscription service, which is free for one year with the purchase of a Halo View fitness band. After the 12-month promotional period, users can expect to pay $3.99 per month for Halo services. Not only do subscribers get access to Halo Fitness, but they can also access Halo Nutrition. This food component includes recipes from companies like WW (formerly Weight Watchers) and Amazon-owned Whole Foods. You can make meal plans and even create an Alexa shopping list using ingredients from those recipe choices.
Apple Fitness is more expensive, but you have the opportunity to try it before you buy. Apple offers a one-month trial of Fitness+ for new subscribers and a THREE-month trial when you buy an Apple Watch. However, after the trial period ends, Fitness+ costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. Fitness+ is included in the all-inclusive Apple One Premier subscription, which includes six Apple services. For $29.95 per month, an individual can access Apple Music, TV+, Arcade, iCloud+, News+ and Fitness+. They can also share this subscription with up to five other people.
Verdict: Apple Fitness+ or Halo Fitness?
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It’s a toss-up between Apple Fitness+ and Halo Fitness. Apple Fitness+ has a more extensive library of exercises, but Halo Fitness is cross-platform, running on both iOS and Android. It all comes down to the devices you use. Apple Fitness+ appeals to those with iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices. It works flawlessly on those devices in the Apple ecosystem.
If you don’t like Apple, you probably won’t enjoy Fitness+. Those who own a variety of devices on different platforms would do well with Halo Fitness. The service works on iOS and Android devices, allowing you to work out on your iPad, track on your Android device, and track everything on your Amazon Halo View fitness band. This versatility is key for those who don’t like to be tied to one platform.
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