A NotiTrac guide for Fitbit Air and iPhone
Fitbit Air or WHOOP: which is better for notifications?
Neither, out of the box. Both are screenless bands built to keep your phone off your wrist. The differences are price, subscription and what you can add: on an iPhone, NotiTrac can make the Fitbit Air vibrate for calls and the apps you choose. It doesn't work with WHOOP.
Side by side
- Price. The Fitbit Air costs $99 (about £85 in the UK). WHOOP comes with a membership, sold in tiers of $199, $239 and $359 a year in the US.
- Subscription. Optional on the Air: Google Health Premium ($9.99 a month or $99 a year) adds the Gemini coach, and steps, heart rate and sleep work without it. WHOOP needs its membership to work at all.
- Screen and notifications. Neither has a screen, and neither vibrates for texts, calls or app notifications on its own.
- Vibration. The Air vibrates for the alarms you set in Google Health, up to eight, and Smart Wake can wake you up to 30 minutes early. WHOOP also wakes you with a haptic alarm.
- Sensors. Both track heart rate, HRV, sleep, blood oxygen and skin temperature. The Air adds irregular rhythm (AFib) notifications but has no ECG; WHOOP's MG model adds an ECG and blood pressure estimates.
- Battery. The Air lasts about a week between charges.
Prices are US list prices in November 2026 and change often.
Which to pick for notifications
If you use an iPhone and want to feel calls and messages without a screen, the Fitbit Air with NotiTrac is the one of the two that can do it. If you want WHOOP's coaching and strain scores, you'll be checking your phone for alerts either way.
What NotiTrac adds to the Air
- A vibration while a call rings, including calls from WhatsApp and Instagram. Free.
- A vibration for the apps you choose, with quiet hours and spacing. Part of NotiTrac Pro, a monthly subscription.
- Your Air's figures from Apple Health, in one clear view.
It needs iOS 27. See Fitbit Air or Apple Watch if you're also weighing a watch.