Customer Ratings & Reviews

The ring started to tarnish after only a few days, and a cleaning pad was never offered.

There are some really neat things about this full offering from Oura that help to balance out some of the annoyances, but in the end, I don't think it's for me. Or you. Or most people. Oura's approach to sizing notwithstanding (read the annoyingly separate reviews of their sizing kit), overall 'startup' in Oura's ecosystem is pretty straightforward. Get the ring, pair it to your device, set up an account, and you're on your way. And it's nice, because the battery lasts basically forever (not really, but far longer than a smartphone or smartwatch), and as long as you can get over its physical size, it's pretty easy to forget you're wearing it. But you won't forget: you'll notice, quite a bit in fact. It's not a big ring, necessarily, in fact it is noticeably smaller than some earlier generation smart rings. But, it is far from a 'normal' ring when it comes to overall girth. I'm used to wearing one ring, my wedding ring, and the Oura ring takes some extra getting used to due to its size…but I also think most people would expect this out of the gate. Given its size, it is surprisingly light, and the 'midnight' color I got is gorgeous. I actually really enjoyed fidgeting with it, frequently poking at it with my thumb. This was a necessary tactic, as there is a small divot that is supposed to stay centered plam-side, so the fidgeting ended up being a useful tick. Some of the 'cool factor' stuff comes with the ecosystem itself, experienced within the Oura app. The ring will automatically sense sleep and workouts, which can be accessed within the app. I don't love the user interface overall--navigation is somewhat confusing and it's difficult to remember where to go to access certain information. And, like many third-party health apps (and by third-party, I mean not Google, Samsung or Apple's integrated health apps), integration with the big players isn't always there. I'm a current Samsung Watch and former Apple Watch user. I use these devices to track workouts (however sparing they may be), sleep (however sparing it may be), and receive/act on notifications. I routinely buy the cellular model of smart watches because I want to do these things while away from my phone; in many ways, the smartwatch is a perfect companion device for me. Oura's ring is not. It's not bad… but the lack of full integration and data synchronization with Samsung's health app makes this at best a tertiary (and very unnecessary) data collector. That said, arguably my very favorite thing about the whole ring experience is Oura's approach to snack and meal tracking. It's not over-the-top granular the way MyFitnessPal is, with macro and micro nutrient tracking, but the ability to take pictures of your food and auto populate a food diary is pretty cool (and it worked surprisingly well). The app also has a very nice way of urging you to eat healthier without shaming you (even though I assume all AI is mostly passive-aggressive). But then there's the rub: the price. This ring is $500, more expensive than my Samsung smart watch, and only $20 less than a cellular 46mm Apple Watch that can do so much more. If I had to choose, I'd take the watch every time, and that's coming from someone who loves to frivolously spend money on tech I don't really need. But of course, that's not all: Oura also charges you $6/month or $70/year for their service. Dump the cellular on the Apple Watch and the Apple product becomes the cheaper option, which is unusual to say the least. So it's clearly not for me--and given the adoption of smart watches over the last several years, I don't really think it's an overall good product given the extremely high cost of entry.

Fitness rings are awesome and hard at the same time. Overall, I love having a fitness ring, I had one for about a year before I was forced to switch to the Iphone and that ring was no longer compatible with my phone. I think one of the struggles with smart rings is you can’t just resize like a normal metal band so customizing is hard, also, you want it snug so it can read your vitals but if it is too snug it can be an absolute pain to take off if your fingers change size often like my fingers seem to. It’s not an issue for my wedding band as I rarely take it off but the finger I would most like to put the Oura on is always too small for the size 11 but often too big for the size 10. I used the sizing kit for a week prior to making the choice, but I think I would have gone the size 10 looking back as the size 11 fits just a fraction bigger than the sizing kit and that fraction would have made the difference taking it on and off in the size 10, so if you think the sizing ring is just a hair too small you might be alright with the real ring, or maybe it is just the material difference as metal does slide on and off easier than plastic. I was at another store, and their sizing rings look different and fit basically identical to the ring I had on my finger compared to the sizing kit I received. The size 11ring I move between three different fingers depending on what feels comfortable that day, my two index fingers or my middle-left finger. I mostly like the ring because it tracks blood oxygen at night and I’m annoyed it doesn’t input that data into apple health, I’ve seen a few work arounds but unless you have some technical knowhow. The added bonus that does a good job of tracking that I realized is actually accurate is the stress, sleep score and readiness. I really never considered these as being something that could actually be accurate. But as I’ve used it more and more the numbers have started giving me feedback that is usable. The most surprising one is the stress as that has never really been super accurate but Oura seems to have nailed it and I can see that graph that correlates to a stressful call at work or an incident I need to respond to… mostly this is just interesting feedback to me, I can’t really do anything to make the situation less stressful but I like having the data. The sleep score and readiness score work give me insight on why i am so tired or if I am feeling great, I can see when I went to bed and when I got up. The sleep score is helping me make better decisions… I’ve noticed if I eat too heavy of dinner my deep sleep seems to suffer and I start losing energy through the week… same if I don’t get a good night’s sleep by heading to bed when it’s time. I’ve learned by I seem to function great on 7 to 7.5 hours of sleep but going to bed at 9 vs 11 is giant for my sleep score and I’ll be up by 5 to 530 without an alarm if I’m asleep by 930 vs fighting to get out of bed at 630 if I go to bed at 1030 even though that is actually a little bit more sleep. This will sounds little crazy but I’ve started using the readiness score to motivate myself. Going running in the morning is hard, so I will look at the score in the morning and if it is in the 80s not matter what my mind is trying to tell me, I can be like, the data says I can run… I need to go running. Inversely if I score in the 60s or 70s, I’ll be like, yeah, time to take a break this morning. The Timeline feature is interesting, but it isn’t the most usable to me. I need a food log but this one isn’t my favorite though I like how it estimates the calories based off the picture and seems to be accurate but will miss things. Depending on what you’re looking for in a food tracker this might be right up your alley. The steps counter is mostly accurate, if you’re getting a ring to count steps… I’d think twice. It disagreed with my apple watch especially when I did a couple of 4 mile runs. I’m not sure how much I really trust my apple watch either… At the end of the day, it will tell you if you’ve been active that day and that is what I really care about. The design of this particular ring is interesting. I’m used to metal rings and up till now my smart rings have been metal. The material feels a little different and I’ve gotten several marks on it that I can never remember where they came from, the ceramic polishing pad is a must have if you want those to go away and they do come right off. The white is definitely a cream color not white and just kind of blends into my hand as it isn’t too far off from my skin tone. Overall, I really like having a ring to track my fitness more holistically and I do like the ceramic type of design of the ring versus metal. I love the ability to track my health more closely. I think the part I like most about it is the ability to arm my brain with facts when I really don’t want to get out of bed to do the things I need to do to get and stay healthy.

First of all the setup with pretty straight forward via the app. I charged it on the base prior to setup. The base looks cool and does not take up a lot of space which is something I appreciate. I have been using fitness trackers for the last 12 years, so I have established a baseline for the data that is provided. I must say data is very good and now I am starting to question the accuracy of my previous tracker, especially when it comes to sleep. Note that this ring has to be worn for a month for everything to be calibrated. I'm looking forward to this. The biggest complaint about this ring is that it is too bulky. During daily activities I can feel the ring squeezing against my other fingers. Also, it is uncomfortable when I am weight lifting. Very annoying when I am bench pressing. My other complaint is the color choices. I wished there was a black color or colors that look like actual jewelry, but I guess that might be difficult with ceramic. Outside of my two complaints, I do like this ceramic ring and I think the app is very good and provides very good data.

I was very excited to add the ceramic ring given how gorgeous it is, however upon putting it on I found it was significantly less comfortable than the metallic Oura 4. This is pretty much exclusively due to the ring being 20% thicker than the standard titanium ring, causing it to press against other fingers and anything you might be grasping noticeably more than the regular one. Within an hour I'd already boxed it up for return, and will be sticking to just my regular Oura 4. Hopefully one day they can make a ceramic one that is the same thickness as the current titanium, at which time I'll gladly upgrade, but for now the extra $150 for less comfort just isn't a good option :/