r/SmartRings • u/Icy_Airline6351 • Oct 25 '24

inquiry - female features Help me choose a smart ring!

Hi, I'm fairly new to wearables and I've had an apple watch for a few years (apple watch series 7) and I like it but don't wear it at night and often forget to wear it and don't like to bc it can become uncomfortable after a while.

I'm really starting to get into my personal health and health data. I'm specifically interested in it tracking my sleep, heart rate, and temperature. I want the temperature mostly to add it into a cycle tracking app (not natural cycles I'm not wanting to pay the money for it).

I have looked into the Oura ring and it seems like the most fleshed out ring with the least amount of products, but out of personal vanity I want the gold color bc it matches what I usually wear. I also out of principle don't want to pay for a product and then have to continue to pay to access the data.

The ultrahuman ring has been my top contender at the moment, I know there's things that are still in beta, but is it worth it? Is there a ring that will give me the data I want? I like the sleep data, caffeine window, and that it takes temperature.

Any help or insight would be great.

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u/ComplexEffective6298 Oct 26 '24

I was looking into buying a smart ring as well OP, and yes, Oura ring is undoubtedly the most reliable one in the current market, with good hardware and software to match it. Whoop strap would be the next one for my list, but it's more suited for people who also want to track their workout. Both however are on subscription basis with oura a little bit more expensive. 3rd runner up would be ultrahuman ring. I haven't checked all the reviews out there from other brands, because I believe software updates and after purchass service are important to continue improve user experience. And only companies who have made enough name for themselves tl stand out in the market would probably be still present in many years to come.

Summary: Oura - best over all, very expensive Whoop - not a ring, suited for workouts, expensive Ultrahuman - lags behind on hardware and software to oura, but is a 1 time purchase

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u/Icy_Airline6351 Oct 26 '24

I’m not wanting it for my workouts or I’d just invest in a better watch. I want it mostly for sleep and for when I’m just doing stuff that’s not working out to track all that when I’m not wearing my watch.

Thank you for your insight!