Last Updated: November 29, 2018 (Refresh Now)
Mio FUSE Heart Rate Sleep Activity Tracker
Last Updated: November 29, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.4
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
485
Old Reviews
334
Unverified
51
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BLUETOOTH
1181.1 meters
SIZE
45.36 grams
WEIGHT
Review Analysis - 100 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Heartrate
30heart rate monitor, workouts, mio, chest strap, heart rate monitoring
+73%
-27%
" ... Does a pretty good job, but can suddenly bottom out my heart rate reading when it's obviously high. ... "
" ... ECG accurate wrist heart rate. ... "
" ... It is the best thing I've found for heart rate monitoring in the pool without dealing with chest straps. ... "
" ... I was amazed at how responsive and accurate the heart rate monitor was, even if the distance tracking and step counter were a bit off. ... Now I'm left with a very accurate heart monitor with no way to wear it. ... "
" ... Very accurate heart rate tracking and works well with the endomondo app for cardio and weight training. ... "
" ... The heart rate monitoring is what I mainly bought the Fuse for and it served that purpose completely. ... "
" ... (1) The heart rate tracking based off of the wrist is surprisingly accurate. ... And yes, it works to track HR during Crossfit. ... "
" ... Heart rate is by far the most important metrics in my case. ... "
Apps
27mio, sync, syncing, software, workout
+22%
-78%
" ... After a bit more than a year, the watch quit syncing with the app (syncing is the only way to clear the watch's memory), and started showing a "No Mem" error whenever put into workout mode. ... "
" ... Right now, it is totally worthless to me since it will not clear its memory, even though I have synced it with the app, and even deleted and re-installed the app. ... "
" ... App is terrible. ... Update 4/17/18: the app is officially garbage. ... Save your money, this product is not supported, the app is worthless. ... "
" ... The heartrate monitoring seems to work really well, but the app is hopeless. ... It seems to be some sort of handshaking error between the watch firmware and phone app. ... The watch seems to be waiting at some step that it can't get out of and the phone app can't reinitiate the communications and continue where it left off. ... If you want the extras from the app, then I would not recommend this product. ... The two recent updates of MioGo do not work on my Android phone. ... "
" ... Sync with iPhone app has issues requiring this workaround [1) bluetooth link first from iPhone Settings 2) then open app and initiate a link by tapping heart icon>fuse waiting 3) then go back to home screen and pull down to start sync] ... "
" ... When trying to download the App, got message: Not compatible with my Android device. ... "
" ... The app has a really poor rating in iTunes and does not work well. ... "
" ... The software is just awful . ... "
Product Reliability
21month, weeks, happened, send it back, product
+5%
-95%
" ... Used about 4 times since purchased and now stopped working. ... "
" ... Faulty product and very unhappy. ... "
" ... after a few months, it quit working. ... "
" ... stopped working after 3 rides. ... "
" ... was perfect but, in my second weeks does not work any more. ... "
" ... And then the problems started. ... All this happened one month after my ability to send it back expired. ... "
" ... Terrible only had it a few months and its already glitching and not working properly . ... "
" ... The product performs poorly. ... "
Device Compatibility
17data, syncs, syncing, miogo, mio
+41%
-59%
" ... Furthermore, I usually end up wasting a half hour or more trying to get it to sync properly to my phone. ... "
" ... Now it's not even detecting the device. ... "
" ... The watch seems to be waiting at some step that it can't get out of and the phone app can't reinitiate the communications and continue where it left off. ... The two recent updates of MioGo do not work on my Android phone. ... "
" ... Sync with iPhone app has issues requiring this workaround [1) bluetooth link first from iPhone Settings 2) then open app and initiate a link by tapping heart icon>fuse waiting 3) then go back to home screen and pull down to start sync] ... "
" ... When trying to download the App, got message: Not compatible with my Android device. ... "
" ... It can't sync. ... "
" ... It also stopped syncing with GPS even though Map My Run worked perfectly. ... I was NEVER able to extract any of my data and email it to myself with either watch (again, they wanted the watch drained to "fix" this). ... "
" ... does not connect with phone or allow you to create an account ... "
Pedometer
16fitness, calories, tracker, step count, heart rate
+94%
-6%
" ... The best thing I can have in fitness. ... "
" ... It can do a lot of other stuff, but i only really wanted time and good heartrate monitoring, and i'm really pleased with it's performance in those areas. ... "
" ... I like this fitness tracker alot. ... "
" ... was looking for a simple HRM. ... "
" ... It tracks steps, distance, and calories as well. ... "
" ... I have used it for various fitness activities - trail running, cardio in the gym (treadmill, elliptical), cycling and swimming. ... "
" ... Is perfetfor daily use and if you want a nice looking step count devise, the HR is great and acurrate i have garmin edge bike comp and always same indication than this. ... "
" ... And yes, it works to track HR during Crossfit. ... "
Software Platform
15software, mio, firmware, sync, update
+7%
-93%
" ... App is terrible. ... Update 4/17/18: the app is officially garbage. ... "
" ... I've had this watch for almost 3 years now and after countless app and firmware updates it still does not sync reliably and cleanly with my Android phone. ... It seems to be some sort of handshaking error between the watch firmware and phone app. ... You'd think that for such a product they'd test the firmware and software on several phones and platforms or beta test thoroughly before releasing each revision. ... The two recent updates of MioGo do not work on my Android phone. ... When I start the software on my phone, it tells me that it's doing some housekeeping and to wait a few minutes. ... "
" ... Software update on web site was poorly documented. ... "
" ... When trying to download the App, got message: Not compatible with my Android device. ... "
" ... The software is just awful . ... never had to do that UP3, it would just automatically sync when i opened the software) and then I have to scroll around to find out how long my workout was and how many calories I burned. ... "
" ... Doesn't even work well with its own app. ... "
" ... They updated firmware for iPhones but not Android and now it won't sync to any apps. ... "
" ... The Mio GO app is one of the biggest let downs of the system. ... "
Ease of Use
11difficult to use, difficult, learn, instructions, easy to use
+27%
-73%
" ... However, the controls are not intuitive at all and difficult to use. ... "
" ... Program to use with it is kinda crap and confusing. ... Don't get which program to use, and the one they say to use didn't really work on my phone at the time. ... "
" ... not intuitive to use. ... "
" ... If I knew how difficult it was to get started ... "
" ... So difficult to use with app it wasn't worth it. ... "
Controls
11heart rate, display, button, workouts, workout
+18%
-82%
" ... when it did work the buttons to manipulate the settings are located under the rubber covering and are almost impossible to see or use. ... "
" ... However, the controls are not intuitive at all and difficult to use. ... "
" ... The second is that it often shows incorrect values, in particular when your training regimes change . ... "
" ... Gets confused at times, usually just before or during a workout and soft touch buttons become nonresponsive until unit is sync'd and/or put on charger. ... "
" ... At times it gets stuck & doesn't respond when you touch the different command points even with repeated commands (many times). ... "
" ... You can never turn it off. ... "
" ... Sometimes you can push the exterior buttons (if you can find them) and it goes back into heart rate mode, sometimes not. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 1181.1 meters
Weight: 45.36 grams
Connectivity
Bluetooth: Yes