Honorary mention
We have tested several other contestants in this freshman category, some are good and some are in between. This is the low point for some smart ring alternatives.
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Movano Evie Ring, priced at $269: When it first came out, Movano Evie Ring (4/10, wired comment) is touted as the world’s first fitness tracker designed specifically for women. I’m very excited! It has recently been updated to integrate with Apple Health (in the iOS version of the app), and now you can view cycle dates on the home page, manually record basal body temperature and manually add workouts. However, these new features are underbaked compared to the new features offered by competitors. Now that Ula and Galaxy Ring can track cycles so accurately, time may have passed. But it’s relatively affordable, has no subscription fee, and has a blood oxygen sensor, so that’s fine. – Adrienne
Ringconn Gen 2 costs $359: Despite the price increase for the Gen 1 below, this is still a relatively affordable subscription-free smart ring. Ringconn retains a unique square design, but this second-generation ring brings significant improvements to sleep tracking, including sleep apnea detection, with higher battery life and slightly thinner and lighter. I found basic sleep and health monitoring solids (sleep is more accurate than the first generation), but exercise tracking is still a major weakness. Although there are more types of exercise available, you have to trigger the exercise tracking manually and it struggles accurately with a higher heart rate.
Ringconn Smart Ring, $179: Very discount now, original ringconn (6/10, wired comment) Worth considering. The slightly squared design has beveled edges, giving it a unique look, health and sleep tracking works well, and lasts four to five days between charges. It also comes with a convenient battery case (enough for multiple charges on the go). However, I’m having trouble with data synchronization, the app lacks proper exercise tracking, and the data is sometimes inaccurate, although the app seems to be steadily improving with updates.
Luna Smart Ring, $300: The Luna Smart Ring is a new titanium smart ring with five days of battery life, and in addition to standard-by-standard blood oxygen and cycle-tracking skin temperature measurements, it also offers many new AI features such as menstrual health coaching and nutrition advice. However, it won’t keep in touch with the app and – how stupid it sounds, I have a bad attitude to the charger, so I’ve been finding it inadequate, which is very annoying. – Adrienne
Amazfit Helio Ring, priced at $200: Provider of affordable fitness trackers Amazfit balanceI hope the competitive smart ring from Amazfit, but Helio (4/10, wired comment)not good. I love the clever textured bronze finish, but this is the only color you get. The sizes are also limited to 8, 10 or 12 (sizes 7 to 13). Despite its similar features to the smart ring above, Helio is sometimes hopelessly inaccurate, and the measurement of heart rate is very different from other trackers compared to other trackers. It lacks automatic workout tracking, battery life is an average of three days for me, and Helio is often disconnected from the busy and confusing ZEPP app. You haven’t need Subscribe, but there is Aura AI ($70 a year) for sleep insights, content, or fitness ($30 a year), which includes AI coaching. They are expensive and confusing. (Why are there two separate subscriptions?) Helio works better with smartwatches (I tried it Amazfit Cheetah Pro) because it can merge data, but as a standalone device, it is impossible to recommend.
