This afternoon I've published a short article with my first try at comparing two activity / steps measurement approaches. Read all about it in the Amazfit Stratos Vs Actifit App Steps Counter, First Comparison.

With this article, I will show you the results of my second walking comparison attempt.

In between, I've also done a 10K run with both devices active. This report requires more time so I will produce in the near future.

OK, let's jump straight into the second test.

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The Devices Compared

Amazfit Stratos sports watch manufactured by Huami with its corresponding Andriod app

vs

Actifit Android app produced by the @actifit team

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The Environment

A short doggy evening walk with:

• Amazfit watch on my left wrist and my left hand tucked into the pocket 99% of the time
• Actifit app turned on on my phone which I tucked into my back jeans pocket

Both devices were in fairly static position. Intentionally so.

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Before

In line with the @actifit team's suggestion, I did turn on the aggressive mode in the app.

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After

These are the cumulative steps immediately after the walk ended.

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Results

Amazfit	Actifit	ratio
1,029 steps	680 steps	1.51

This afternoon the ratio was 1.17.

Well, I am surprised. I expected a closer match. Yet, it ended with even a bigger difference than with the first test.

Why?

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Conclusion

My guess would be that a phone in your trousers' pocket isn't moving enough for the kinetic sensor and / or the software to count it as a movement and as a step.

With Amazfit app I can easily generate 'steps' by simply shaking the phone on its front / back plane and produce a myriad of steps.

Yet, when it is safely tucked someplace it doesn't move enough in the right direction and back to produce a step.

This concept needs some more work...

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Other thoughts

There once was a project called Bitwalking. It was in alpha for a long time with a working app which did count steps and convert them into tokens. These days the project seems to be rebranded as Bitwalk.

I am on their list yet waiting on the invite in vain for quite some time ...

Nevertheless, it is great to see projects like Actifit trying to build a bridge between physical exercise and crypto world. In the process they are also building a community and promoting a healthy lifestyle which is excellent.

Good luck with your project, team @actifit!

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Ps: mentioning again @kpreddy and @ciuoto for them to see I am continuing to review their product. I am certain that future reviews will be more and more positive.