SETUP · ANDROID

FitStarz on Android

FitStarz only reads Health Connect. So you need two other apps — Health Connect, and something that counts your steps — and permission has to be granted twice: your fitness app writes, FitStarz reads.

Your tracker

Garmin · Samsung Health · Mi Fitness

Health Connect

the hub Android owns

FitStarz

reads, never writes

  1. 1

    Install the build

    Tap Download APK and open the file. Android warns about an unknown source — expected, we are not on Google Play. Allow it once.

  2. 2

    Install the two apps this depends on

    Health Connect: built into Settings on Android 14+, otherwise from Google Play. Plus anything that counts steps — Google Fit, Garmin, Samsung Health, Mi Fitness, whatever you already use. Health Connect measures nothing itself, so this one is not optional. The test: if it appears in Health Connect → App permissions, it qualifies.

Health Connect on Google PlayGoogle Fit — one option
  1. 3

    Permission one of two: your fitness app writes

    Health Connect → App permissions → your fitness app → allow Steps and Distance. Not in the list? Turn on Health Connect sync inside that app first.

  2. 4

    Permission two of two: FitStarz reads

    Same screen, FitStarz entry. Allow all. Height matters — it converts step counts into distance. Everything is read-only.

What each screen looks like

Google Play search results for Health Connect
Search Google Play for "health connect". On Android 14+ it is already built into Settings.
Health Connect home screen
Health Connect. Both permission screens live under Permissions and data.
Health Connect permissions for FitStarz
Permission for FitStarz: it must be allowed to READ Steps, Distance and Exercise.
FitStarz leaderboard on Android
Done. Your week lands on the board and the total is uncapped.

When the number looks wrong

0 km for the whole week

Your tracker stopped writing. Check Data and access → Activity → Steps; if your app is not listed today, fix it there.

Lower than my tracker says

Per day we take the larger of logged distance and step estimate, then subtract cycling, swimming and other wheeled sessions.

Stuck at exactly 60.00 km

A bug in builds up to 1.3.11. Update to 1.3.12 or newer and sync once; the real number comes back.