Tonic does not connect to your tracker directly. It reads from Apple Health, so any device that shares steps, workouts, or sleep there works: Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit, Oura, Whoop. The one exception is daylight, which only an Apple Watch can record. Your iPhone also counts steps on its own, no tracker needed.
How Tonic sees your activity
Tonic does not pair with your Apple Watch, Garmin, Fitbit, Oura, or Whoop. It reads from one place: Apple Health on your iPhone. If your tracker shares its steps, workouts, or sleep into Apple Health, Tonic can use that to unlock the apps you earn with. So the real question is never "does Tonic support this watch," it is "does this tracker share data with Apple Health." Most do.
Your iPhone also counts steps on its own, live, with nothing to set up. So a steps goal already works even if you own no wearable at all.
Which trackers work, metric by metric
Compatibility is per metric, not per device. A tracker can be great for one earn and unable to do another. Here is the honest breakdown.
| Device | Steps | Workouts | Daylight | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Watch | Yes | Yes | Yes | The fullest fit. Everything counts, mostly with nothing to turn on. Daylight needs a Series 6, SE second generation, or newer. |
| iPhone alone | Yes | Via apps | No | Counts steps live with no setup. Workouts count through any fitness app. Daylight cannot be measured without an Apple Watch. |
| Garmin | Yes | Yes | No | Turn on Apple Health sharing in Garmin Connect. Steps arrive on a short delay. Garmin breathwork does not count as meditation. |
| Fitbit | Yes | Yes | No | Turn on Apple Health sharing in the Fitbit app. Same short delay on steps. |
| Oura | Limited | Limited | No | Built for sleep and readiness, not steps. Earning with sleep suits it best. |
| Whoop | No step count | Limited | No | Whoop has no step counter. If your Whoop shares workouts into Apple Health, a workout earn can work, otherwise a fitness app earns it for you. |
For any tracker, the dependable path is your iPhone's own step count, which is always live and needs no setup.
Earning with workouts and meditation
For workouts, any fitness app that saves to Apple Health works, including Strava, Nike Run Club, Peloton, Strong, and the Apple Watch Workout app. The workout counts once you finish it.
For meditation, use a meditation app such as Headspace, Calm, Waking Up, or Insight Timer with Apple Health sharing turned on. A session counts once you complete it. Breathwork recorded by a Garmin or other watch does not count here. Only a completed session from a meditation app does.
Daylight needs an Apple Watch.
Time in daylight is measured by the Apple Watch alone, using its light sensor. No Garmin, Fitbit, Oura, or Whoop can record it, and an iPhone on its own cannot either. If you want to earn by time outside, an Apple Watch is required. Steps, workouts, and sleep have no such limit.
If a metric is not counting
- Turn on sharing in your tracker's app.Apple Health sharing is off by default for Garmin, Fitbit, and most third-party trackers. Open the companion app and switch it on for the data you want, such as steps or workouts.
- Let Tonic read it.The first time Tonic asks for Apple Health, scroll down and allow the data under the Read section. Read and Write are separate lists and the one you need is easy to miss. You can fix this any time in iPhone Settings, Health, Data Access & Devices, Tonic.
- Open the tracker's app to sync.A separate tracker reaches Apple Health on a delay. Open its app to force a sync, then open Tonic, which re-checks when it opens.
For the full steps walkthrough, see does Tonic count steps from a Garmin, Fitbit, or other tracker.
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