Fitness tracking seems to be all the rage right now, as following our App of the Month for February 2026, Hevy, a new contender has entered the ring in the form of Google Health, promising accuracy and detail that users expect across the health devices from Google’s ecosystem, alongside some handy implementations of its Gemini AI assistant.
Previously known as the Fitbit App, Google Health isn’t just a mere rebranding, but a near-complete overhaul, providing all of the same benefits from its predecessor alongside notable new features, all in a fresh new look that prioritises what’s relevant to each user.
As the all-in-one companion app to Google’s range of wearables, like the Pixel Watch or Fitbit fitness trackers like the Fitbit Air, Google Health’s UI is designed for customisability. Everything users expect from the Fitbit App is still there, such as step count, sleep scores, calories burnt, and heart rate monitoring, although this time, key metrics can be customised to a user’s liking and presented at the top of the app’s homepage, allowing for easier access to all relevant information at a glance.
While free users will have access to all the basing tracking functionality, perhaps the biggest addition to Google Health lies in Coach, the app’s AI-powered assistant. Available via the Google Health Premium membership, this personalised health coach serves as a complement to all the app’s base features, generating custom assistance across the board with Google Gemini.
These can range from generating AI workout summaries and suggestions regarding completed tasks, like workouts or logged sleep schedules, tips and tricks based on collected data, or more notably, personalised fitness plans. By “chatting” with the AI coach, it can generate a fitness plan based on previously recorded data or past conversations, and once set, this fitness plan generates a set of weekly targets to hit, alongside things like the rationale for said plans or recommended workouts to hit these goals. Even those who do not wish to use the AI will still be able to manually craft workout sessions based on their needs, or browse a library of workouts built by expert trainers and instructors.
Google Health will now replace the Fitbit App, and is now free to download on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store, with its paid Premium subscription enabling its AI-powered Coach for personalised routines and suggestions, alongside additional features like a workout library based on expert advice, and mindfulness sessions. More details can be found on the app’s official website.
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