Short answer
Fitbit Premium is now Google Health Premium, and most everyday tracking doesn't need it: heart rate, HRV, blood oxygen, skin temperature, activity, sleep tracking and heart alerts are listed as features without Premium (1). The paid plan, listed "from $9.99," adds a Gemini-based health coach, adaptive fitness plans, detailed sleep summaries and advanced metrics such as blood pressure trends (1).
The short rule: Premium is worth it if you'll use the coach or the plans every week. If you mostly check your sleep score and heart rate, the free app already covers that. Welltory isn't a replacement for Premium; it's a separate wellness app that reads your Fitbit's activity and sleep and adds HRV readings you take with your phone camera or another supported device.
If you're no longer sure what Premium gives you, you're not imagining the confusion. The app changed names, plans and features in May 2026, and many reviews still describe the old Fitbit Premium (2).
Note: this article is for general education and is not medical advice. Neither app's wellness features are designed to diagnose a condition. Google's features and prices were checked on Google's official pages on November 8, 2026, and can change by country and over time. This guide is published by Welltory, which makes one of the apps mentioned. Google, Fitbit and Google Health are trademarks of Google LLC. Welltory is not affiliated with Google.
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Fitbit Premium is now Google Health Premium
A lot of what you read online is out of date, so here is what changed.
The app. The Fitbit app became the Google Health app on May 19, 2026, with most people updated automatically within a week (2).
The plan. Fitbit Premium became Google Health Premium the same day. New or returning Google Account users get a three-month trial after updating (2).
The account. If your Fitbit app was tied to a Fitbit account, you need to move it to a Google account to use the new app (2).
Removed features. Google removed Sleep Profile and the monthly sleep animals, Estimated Oxygen Variation, Snore Detection on Sense and Versa 3, stress check graphs and minute-by-minute skin temperature in the mobile app. The Stress Management Score became Resilience, shown as Optimal, Balanced or Low (2).
So if a review says Premium gives you Sleep Profile, it describes a plan that no longer exists.
What you get without Premium
Google's Store page lists these features with a compatible Pixel Watch or Fitbit, without Premium (1):
Health data overview, activity tracking and sleep tracking
Health metrics and vitals, such as heart rate, HRV, SpO2 and skin temperature
Health Guardian alerts, including high and low heart rate, irregular rhythm notifications, loss of pulse detection and breathing emergency
Nutrition and hydration logging
Cycle and symptom tracking with period predictions
Connecting and viewing medical records
Sharing progress and joining leaderboards
HRV in the free app. Google calculates HRV with the RMSSD formula and shows it under Health → Vitals with a personal range based on up to 30 days of your data. Most overnight metrics need at least three hours of quality sleep (3).
Phones and devices. The Google Health app needs Android 11 or newer or iOS 16.4 or newer, a compatible Pixel or Fitbit wearable and a Google account (1).
What Google Health Premium adds
The Store page lists these as Premium features, on top of everything above (1):
A personal health coach built with Gemini, available around the clock for health questions
Adaptive weekly fitness plans and workouts
Detailed sleep summaries and coaching insights
Daily personalized guidance that connects sleep, activity and wellness
Advanced Health Guardian metrics, such as blood pressure trends, insulin resistance levels and sleep breathing patterns
Nutrition and metabolic coaching, including meal logging by photo or chat and CGM trends
Cycle-aware coaching
Summaries of lab reports and notes for doctor visits
A library of video workouts and guided mindfulness sessions
Who can use the coach. Google Health Coach needs a Fitbit or Pixel Watch, is for people 18 or older, and is available in listed countries including the United States (2). You must be over 18 to enroll in Premium (1).
What it costs and how renewal works
Price. Google's US Store page lists Google Health Premium "from $9.99" (1). Other plan lengths and local prices appear at checkout.
Trial. The Store page offers three months of personalized health coaching to try (1), and Google's help page says new or returning Google Account users get a three-month trial after updating to the Google Health app (2).
Renewal. Google's Fitbit Air announcement describes the included Premium trial as renewing at $9.99 a month unless you cancel (4). The Store page itself doesn't spell out cancellation steps, so check the subscription screen where you signed up before your trial ends.
Simple math. At $9.99 a month, a plan you keep adds up to about $120 a year. Write down the one thing you want Premium to do for you before the trial starts. If you can't name it after three months, the free app is probably enough.
Is Fitbit Premium worth it? Five questions to decide
Answer these honestly before the trial ends.
Did I ask the coach a question this week? If the answer is yes most weeks, the coach is doing a job for you.
Did I follow a fitness plan? Adaptive plans are useful only if you open them.
Do I read the sleep summary, or just the sleep score? The score and stages are free; the detailed summary and coaching are paid (1).
Do I need the advanced metrics? Blood pressure trends, insulin resistance levels and CGM trends are Premium. If you don't track those, you won't miss them.
Would a lab summary or visit notes help me? If you see doctors often and like to prepare, this is a real use.
Three or more "yes": Premium is likely worth it for you. One or none: the free app covers your use, and you can spend the money elsewhere.
Welltory vs Fitbit Premium: different jobs
People search "Fitbit Premium alternative" when they want more from their data. Here's how Welltory compares as a separate app. It isn't a ranking.
| | Google Health Premium | Welltory |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A paid plan inside the Google Health app | A separate wellness app for iPhone and Android |
| Devices | Fitbit and Pixel Watch (1) | Reads Fitbit activity and sleep; takes HRV readings with the phone camera, Apple Watch, Samsung Galaxy Watch or compatible chest straps (7) |
| HRV | Nightly RMSSD with a 30-day personal range, free (3) | Readings you take, usually in the morning; Fitbit HRV isn't used (9) |
| Main paid feature | Gemini-based coach, fitness plans, detailed sleep insights (1) | Full HRV analysis with 21 metrics, unlimited readings, sleep analysis (10) |
| Free version | Google Health app tracking and alerts | Daily indicators, one HRV reading a day, 30 days of data (10) |
| Price | From $9.99 (1) | $99 a year (auto-renews unless canceled) or $599 lifetime on welltory.com (14) |
The difference in one line. Google Health Premium coaches you on the data your Fitbit collects. Welltory adds a different signal, an HRV reading you take on purpose, and connects it with your Fitbit's activity and sleep.
How Welltory works with a Fitbit
Be clear about the limits before you connect anything.
Activity and sleep, not HRV. Welltory's compatibility page lists Fitbit smartwatches and trackers for activity tracking, not for HRV readings (7). The reason, according to Welltory's Help Center: Fitbit provides only daily HRV averages, not the timed heartbeat intervals Welltory needs for its analysis (9).
Two ways to connect. A direct Fitbit connection brings in sleep, heart rate, workouts, steps, distance, floors, calories, nutrition and body measurements. Through Apple Health or Health Connect, Welltory receives body measurements, workouts, nutrition and sleep only. Welltory recommends using one connection type, not both, to avoid duplicate data (8). The direct connection is available to Welltory Premium users (7).
Where the HRV comes from. You take a reading with your phone camera on supported phones, or with an Apple Watch, a Samsung Galaxy Watch or a compatible chest strap (7, 11). The camera doesn't work on Google Pixel phones, where the flash sits too far from the camera (11).
Sleep on Android. In Premium, Welltory's Sleep Analysis for Android can use sleep from Health Connect, including Fitbit sleep, to build a Sleep Score (12).
For more on getting several sources into one place, see our guide to the Health Connect app and which app combines Apple Health, Garmin and Oura.
Using a Fitbit with Welltory: a setup that works
Keep the Google Health app as your Fitbit's main app. Alerts, vitals and sleep stay there.
Choose one connection. On Android, Health Connect; on iPhone, Apple Health; or the direct Fitbit connection if you have Welltory Premium. Don't use two at once (8).
Pick your HRV source. If your phone supports camera readings, that's enough to start. If you also wear an Apple Watch or a Galaxy Watch, or use a chest strap, you can use those (7).
Take one reading each morning at the same time, sitting still, before coffee. Cover the camera and flash with your fingertip, don't press hard and keep still (11).
Tag what happened. Alcohol, a late workout, a bad night, travel, a cold coming on.
Read the week, not the morning. After two weeks, compare your readings with your Fitbit's sleep and resting heart rate for the same days.
Which fits you: five situations
"I want someone to tell me what to do with my data." That's the Premium coach's job. Try it during the trial and keep it if you use it weekly.
"I just want my sleep score and heart rate." The free Google Health app lists those without Premium (1).
"I want to understand stress and energy during the day." Welltory's daily Health, Battery and Stress indicators come from HRV readings you take; the free version keeps them with one reading a day (10).
"I track blood sugar with a CGM or want blood pressure trends." Those appear in Premium's advanced metrics and metabolic coaching (1).
"I don't want any subscription." Use the free Google Health app, and if you want HRV readings, Welltory's free version. Both have limits; neither costs money.
Common mistakes with Fitbit Premium
Reading reviews from before May 2026. The app, plan name and several features changed (2).
Paying for HRV. Nightly HRV with a personal range is listed without Premium (1, 3).
Letting a trial roll over by accident. Put a reminder a few days before the trial ends.
Expecting another app to read Fitbit HRV. Welltory doesn't use Fitbit's HRV; it takes its own readings (9).
Connecting the same data twice. Direct and Health Connect at once creates duplicates (8).
Comparing HRV across apps. A nightly RMSSD and a morning reading measure different moments. Compare each with its own history (5).
Living with a Fitbit: the questions people ask next
Does Fitbit require a subscription?
No. Activity, sleep tracking, heart rate, HRV, SpO2, skin temperature and Health Guardian alerts are listed without Premium. Google Health Premium is optional and adds the coach, plans and detailed insights (1).
What happened to my Fitbit Premium subscription?
It became Google Health Premium on May 19, 2026, when the Fitbit app became the Google Health app (2).
How do I cancel Fitbit Premium?
Google's Store page doesn't list the steps. Cancel where you subscribed and do it before a trial ends; Google describes the Fitbit Air trial as renewing at $9.99 a month unless you cancel (4).
Why can't I find Sleep Profile anymore?
Google removed Sleep Profile and the monthly sleep animals with the move to the Google Health app (2).
What happened to my Stress Management Score?
It's now called Resilience and shows as Optimal, Balanced or Low (2).
Before you blame yourself
When the app says Resilience is Low or your sleep score drops, it's easy to hear "you're doing it wrong." Before you go there, look at your data.
The feeling: "I'm paying for coaching and I still feel worn out."
The cause you can often see: short sleep several nights in a row, alcohol, late meals, a hard training week, a cold coming on, or a stressful stretch at work. These lower HRV and raise resting heart rate, and both apps will show it.
One lever for one to two weeks: pick one change, say a fixed bedtime or no alcohol on weeknights, and keep everything else the same. Then compare your HRV range, resting heart rate and how you feel with the weeks before.
If nothing moves after a real change, that's a reason to look wider, at sleep problems, medications, thyroid or ongoing stress, not a verdict on your discipline.
When to see a doctor
A tracker can start a conversation, not end one. See a doctor if:
You get an irregular rhythm notification, especially more than once.
Your resting heart rate stays well above your usual level for more than a week with no clear reason.
You feel faint, dizzy or short of breath, or your heart races at rest.
You snore loudly, gasp at night or feel sleepy every day despite enough time in bed.
Call 911 for possible heart attack signs: chest discomfort, discomfort in other areas of the upper body, shortness of breath, a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness (6).
How to bring this up with your doctor
What to ask for, by name. After a rhythm alert: "Can we confirm this with a 12-lead ECG?" After months of poor sleep: "Should I have a sleep study?"
What to bring. Dates of any alerts, two to four weeks of resting heart rate, HRV and sleep, and a short note on symptoms. Premium includes notes for doctor visits (1); Welltory's web app exports your charts as a CSV file (13).
What to say if you're brushed off. "I know a tracker isn't a diagnosis. I'm asking whether these symptoms and this pattern are worth one proper test."
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How Welltory helps — and what it cannot do
The limits first. Welltory is a general wellness product, not a medical device. It doesn't diagnose heart rhythm problems, sleep disorders or any other condition, and it doesn't replace your Fitbit's alerts or a doctor.
A reading you take on purpose. On supported phones, you can take an HRV and heart rate spot reading with your fingertip over the camera and flash. It's a deliberate measurement, not continuous monitoring, isn't an ECG and is unreliable with arrhythmias (11).
Your Fitbit's activity and sleep next to it. Connect through Health Connect, Apple Health or, with Premium, directly (8).
What's free. After a three-day trial, the free version keeps daily Health, Battery and Stress indicators, one HRV reading a day with five core indexes and sleep duration; data older than 30 days is deleted (10).
What Premium costs. Welltory's plans page listed $99 a year, which "auto-renews annually at the regular price unless canceled," or $599 one-time for lifetime, on November 8, 2026 (14). You cancel where you paid, and access continues until the paid period ends (15). More in what Welltory costs and is Welltory free.
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How we made it
We based this guide on Google's Google Health Premium Store page, Google's help pages on the move to the Google Health app and on vitals, Google's Fitbit Air announcement, a review of HRV metrics and the American Heart Association's warning signs page. Google's features and prices were checked on November 8, 2026. Search questions came from what people in the United States most often ask about Fitbit Premium. For the product section, we checked every function against the Welltory Help Center on November 8, 2026.
Made with AI tools, then edited and fact-checked by the Welltory team. See our Editorial & AI policy.
Jane Smorodnikova, co-founder of Welltory, built the methodology behind how we read physiological data.
Written by Tatsiana Yashyna.
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This page is published by Welltory, which makes one of the apps mentioned. Statements about Google Health Premium and the Google Health app are taken from Google's official pages, checked on November 8, 2026, and statements about Welltory from the Welltory Help Center and plans page, checked the same day. Prices and features change; the official pages win. Neither app's wellness features are designed to diagnose any condition. Chest discomfort, shortness of breath, a cold sweat, or lightheadedness can be signs of a heart attack: call 911. Welltory is a general wellness product, not a medical device. This article is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice.
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