Finder for Fitbit Lite Reviews

by Dark_wind

Lost my Fitbit Charge HR so purchased Finder. Big mistake and waste of money. IPhone couldn't find Fitbit so help feature said to turn off Bluetooth on device paired with Fitbit and use another device not paired with Fitbit. What if you don't have another device? I did have IPad so tried using it to find Fitbit. That didn't work either. Didn't matter which room in the house I was in, the arc stayed the same and said I was getting closer however; I never did see the "cold" - "warm" or "hot" notification. In the meantime I had to close pop up advertisements every 30 seconds in order to view the search screen.
After an hour of walking through each room in my house I gave up and began searching without Finder . Fortunately I found my Fitbit, made sure it was fully charged and then tried using t he app again. Even holding my IPad next to the Fitbit with Finder running it couldn't find my Fitbit and yes Bluetooth was on.
Don't waste your money on this one!

by Jdeangelo82

This is a no frills app that does what it promises. I have misplaced my Fitbit several times, and every time it has located it ... inside shoes, inside the clothes hamper, inside jacket pockets, inside closets, under seat cushions. The premise is very simple: an arc spins on the screen when you're not nearby and starts to become solid as you get closer - the more of the arc that is solid, the closer you are. It's not complicated and it works. Sometimes ads pop up which become annoying, but only mildly so. Click the X and keep going or pay a small one-time fee and skip the ads. Caveat: It won't work with the device that it is synced with, so momentarily you will need to turn blue tooth off on that synced device while searching. For example, I have mine synced to my iPhone, so I turn off blue tooth on my phone and use Finder on my iPad. I guess if you only had one device and no partner or friend willing to download the free app, then it won't work. (Developers, if this caveat incorrect, please feel free to say so for other users.)

by Danielslaker

It found my wife’s Flex 2, but at a price. I wasn’t going to pay for Finder without testing it. I first installed it on her iPhone, which the Flex 2 was paired too. It could not locate the Flex 2, but the pop up ads worked spectacularly, I mean without fail!! I had to download Finder onto my iPhone; free one again... until it works! This time I located her Flex 2 in a pocket in clothes hanging on a clothes hook. So I guess I still have to experiment because she needs to be able to find it when I’m not around and I really don’t want to pay for Finder twice. The only thing that works better than Finder are the pop up ads. I did not find them mildly annoying. They were very annoying!!

by AngieSasha

So with the Fitbit app Finder and Fitbit this app we were able to find my moms Fitbit. Finder showed that it was on the property. This apps “move closer” is a wide range it went from our garage to our outside shed. Using the Fitbit this app allowed us to make a closer ranger into our outside but a section. Once Finder goes “its around here” it’s very spot on. Once we got “it’s around here” it was simple to find. But the move closer has you walking aimlessly so hours not making you very confident in the am I going the right way or not. Be patient and use this along with other apps to help shorten time. Used the free version which does have ads which can be annoying but it’s free. Helped us find a Fitbit in a trash bag in our trash can.

by VeryRareReviewer

If you are like me and have lost your Fitbit in your house/garage this is a great free app. I am pretty sure however that Finder. WONT help you find your Fitbit if it is truly lost(meaning you have no idea where it is). If like me, you know for sure it's in your house somewhere this is a great app. As long as you have A DEVICE to use it with THAT IS NOT PAIRED TO YOUR FITBIT! Finder only works with something not paired to your Fitbit so you may need to borrow a friends phone download it on there and then look. It's sort of like playing that game where you find something by asking "am I getting hotter or colder?" And hotter means you are closer.... Finder shows you when you are getting closer... my Fitbit was under a couch cushion where I never would have looked!

by Jaka From Africa

I downloaded Finder after misplacing my Fitbit Hr for 3 weeks. I knew it was in my bedroom and when I got to the spot the Arc became thick - I found my Fitbit right under my bed where I noticed the change. I could not believe it at first. I just reached under my bed not knowing what was there because I figured Finder can’t be that good, It took me looking in the right spot though, because Finder did not detect until I was on top of it.

by Spatime

I lost my tracker and looked everywhere. I could not find it and thought it lost. I downloaded Finder and used it on a different device from my phone. I turned off the Bluetooth and immediately got a signal. After walking around I found a strong signal and searched the area. There it was!! It never gave me a solid line but I got a 3/4 line and then knew the area to search. Thank you. I never would have found it where it actually was!

by Kma0918

So I took my Fitbit off at the pool and put it in one of the bags we had... when I got home I dumped everything out and could not find it, went through everything about 3 times and I was certain it got lost at the pool.... laying in bed I found Finder and it said it was close, so I went downstairs and the bar got bigger- it was in the hidden pocket of the diaper bag- I would never have found it there!! So grateful for Finder!!!!

by Kelez32

I lost my Fitbit while doing yard work 36 hour ago. I had very little hope and thought my battery could possibly be dead on my Fitbit also. Make sure you download Finder on a device that is NOt paired with your Fitbit!! Walked for about 5 min outside and Finder said we were getting close. Literally dug in our garden tomato plants for 5 min and there and behold my fitbit charge came off when I was harvesting tomatoes over a day ago. Finder works 100%!!!

by Burnedonce

So I lost my Fitbit Blaze in a large pile of leaves I was dumping in the woods. I only noticed it was gone not when it popped off. Could have been in the first load or the fourth. Downloaded Finder and it worked like a champ. We confirmed it was in the pile vs somewhere else and with a little maneuvering we got a quick full strength hit. It was on the edge of the pile so that was lucky. But Finder absolutely worked. Even if it had be deeper in the pile and I never found it, I'd praise Finder . It is awesome.

by Coltsfan954

One of the kids lost their Fitbit somewhere in the house. I decided to try Finder and see if it worked. I had to remove all of the other fit bits in the house so they were not connected to the WiF(grandma took the fit it’s for a ride 🤣) but within about 10 min I was able to find the fit bit in the garage of all places! We would have never found the fit bit without the help of Finder !

by Magnaglo

I was walking my neighbors two big dogs at dusk looking forward to increasing my step count for the day. When I returned home I discovered my Fitbit flex was gone. I walked our route again with a flashlight with no luck finding the lost Fitbit. Then I found Finder! The next morning I walked the same route again. Three blocks from my house Finder indicated the Fitbit was somewhere near and there it was in a pile of leaves! I’m so grateful Finder helped me out! I highly recommend.

by Apheun

Better to interface and more intuitive to use than other available apps. It also was the ONLY app out of 5 that I tried that mentioned that you can't find a devic3 paired to the phone with which you're searching. Additionally, Bluetooth on paired devices must be turned off. That's super helpful info and led to me finding the Fitbit in about 5 minutes. The ads are god awful, but the helpful info was well worth the aggravation.

by Two_n

I carry my Fitbit One in my front pocket. I must have dragged it out with my keys, which I threw in my desk drawer at work. That night I noticed my Fitbit was missing. I downloaded this app for Fitbit and searched my car to no avail. The next morning I used Finder to search the parking lot at work. Still nothing. I walked all the way to my office with Finder on when it informed me that I was close. I searched all around my desk which Finder told me was the strongest signal. I finally opened my desk drawer and there it was. I did not unpair my Fitbit as Finder recommends.

by Sibicatlover

I rarely write reviews but Finder worked perfectly and at no cost to me. Just click through the ads and follow the little meter that shows that you’re getting closer. When you are on it, it goes all the way up. Found it up in the sleeve of a brand new very tight motorcycle jacket! WOW! Thank you thank you thank you so much! You guys are awesome! Other tracking apps wanted money or had me walking all over the yard to incorrect areas.

by Melaniezh

Finder works! I searched for over 36 hours and finally asked friends if any apps would help me locate my Fitbit. A friend told me about Finder. Starting searching the house with Finder on my iPad. Arc kept circling until I started searching my closet. Arc stopped and became a solid half arc. As I walked around the arc nearly filled in and said it’s in this area. Couldn’t believe! My Fitbit had fallen in a basket on the floor. Not sure when I would have found the Fitbit, since I’m seldom looking in that basket. Battery would have died by then also, and not sure app would find it with battery needing recharged.

by Osogato

I really didn't want to have to pay for an app to find my Fitbit I had on a recent trip. I keep all my chargers & cords in a pouch & had looked in it a few times, but didn't find it. I got Finder & it was iffy when I first used it (hard to read the line because it kept moving). Each time I got close to my pouch the line went almost all the way to "you found it". I finally took everything out of the pouch & found it. It had blended in with the color of the lining I couldn't see it. The ads were pretty annoying, but I had an option to pay & get rid of them.

by Towlbie

First, you have to use a device that is NOT the one paired to your Fitbit. Then, you need to make sure that the Bluetooth is on on this device. If you do these two things, it should work for you. I’m guessing that people who it didn’t work for are not doing one of these simple steps.

Giving 3 stars because it isn’t great at signal strength detection. As I walk around my house now knowing where my Fitbit is, the arc is jumping back and forth and it doesn’t really get much weaker or stronger depending on where I am in the house, until I get right up next to the Fitbit

by Lg8807

Finder is awesome, I really appreciate that there’s a free “lite” version of it available. It helped me locate my moms lost Fitbit. My family looked around the house for at least an hour yesterday with no luck. Found Finder today and it helped me locate the Fitbit within 5 minutes, if not less. Truly an awesome app and very easy to use. It worked well once I read the instructions to turn the Bluetooth off on my moms phone and used my phone to find her tracker. I have my own Fitbit paired to my phone and was surprised it wasn’t tracking the location of mine while searching for my moms. Thanks for the great app! I definitely recommend it!

by Seethoj

I was looking for my Fitbit for 3 days and it was no where to be found. I literally turned my whole house upside down and I was about to give up.... but I decided to google “how to find my Fitbit” and Finder ad came up so I decided to install it. I went to every room in my house with Finder and it directed me closer and closer to my bedroom. It lead me to my bed, so I undid my bed and still couldn’t find it. I’m like “come on, it says my Fitbit is around here!!” Then it donged on me to look under the bed. Guess what?! Lord be hold, it fell under my bed. It must’ve fell in between the crack of my bed headboard and bed. I’m so happy that I found it!! Finder is so awesome. Thank you! Thank you!!

by Elizabethsapple

I lost my Fitbit and open Finder I walked around the house and it was searching for the Fitbit. I walked into a closet and saw the Fitbit on the shelf. I put my iPad right next to it Finder said it was searching searching searching and it didn’t find it. What I discovered is the battery on my Fitbit was low. Once I recharged the battery Finder found it