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Women angry at Fitbit for imposing a time limit on menstruation tracking
July 16, 2025
TheFitbit Versa’s successis saving the company after the poor sales and reception of theFitbit Ionic. One of the standout features of theFitbit Versais its menstruation tracking, which ties into the overallfemale-focused designof the smartwatch.
However, Fitbit is now under fire from women users who are upset that the menstruation tracker software included with the Versa (and laterbrought to the Ionic) has a ten-day limit. In other words, women who have longer-than-average periods can only track for ten days each month before the software cuts them off.
For the millions of women out there with conditions like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – which can cause periods of 45 days or more – the menstruation tracker app becomes difficult to use with the current limitation.
To bypass the limit, women must track a period for ten days, wait a day, and then start a “new” menstruation cycle in the app. If a period lasts for 45 days, women would have to repeat this process five times to track one period.
Users are flocking tothe Fitbit online forumsto express their anger with the menstruation limit. To the company’s credit, several moderators on the forum have chimed into the discussion agreeing with the users. However, the status of the topic remains at “Reviewed by Moderator,” and not “Under Consideration.”
One user by the name of “LauraJayneYoga” had a particularly incendiary comment:
The most recent comment from a moderator thanks users for submitting the requests and calls the removal of the limit an “interesting idea that could be useful.”
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