The Best Smart Rings, Tested and Reviewed (2024)

We now have examined a number of different entrants to this nascent class, some good, some unhealthy, and a few in between. Right here is the lowdown on a few of your good ring alternate options.

RingConn Gen 2 for $299: Regardless of a slight worth enhance over Gen 1 under, that is nonetheless the most affordable subscription-free good ring price contemplating. RingConn retained the distinctive squared-off design, however this second-generation ring brings main enhancements to sleep monitoring (together with sleep apnea detection), higher battery life, and may be very barely slimmer and lighter. I discovered fundamental sleep and well being monitoring strong (sleep is rather more correct than the primary era), however exercise monitoring remains to be a significant weak spot. Regardless of extra out there train varieties, you have to manually set off exercise monitoring, and it struggles with accuracy at greater coronary heart charges.

RingConn Smart Ring for $199: Now closely discounted, the unique Ringconn (6/10, WIRED Review) is probably the most reasonably priced good ring price contemplating. A barely squared-off design with beveled edges offers it a singular look, the well being and sleep monitoring work nicely, and it lasts 4 or 5 days between expenses. It additionally comes with a helpful battery case (sufficient for a number of expenses on the go). Nevertheless, I had hassle with information syncing, the app lacked correct exercise monitoring, and the information was typically inaccurate, although the app appears to be steadily bettering by updates.

Amazfit Helio Ring for $200: Purveyor of reasonably priced health trackers just like the Amazfit Balance, I anticipated a aggressive good ring from Amazfit, however the Helio (4/10, WIRED Review) is badly out of form. I just like the subtly textured bronze end, however it’s the solely shade you get. Sizes are additionally restricted to eight, 10, or 12 for now (sizes 7 to 13 are coming). Whereas it has comparable capabilities to the good rings above, the Helio was typically hopelessly inaccurate, with coronary heart fee measurements wildly out of step with different trackers. It lacks computerized workout-tracking, battery life averaged three days for me, and the Helio often disconnected from the busy and complicated Zepp app. You don’t want a subscription, however there may be Aura AI ($70/yr) for sleep insights and content material or Health ($30/yr), which incorporates an AI coach. They’re costly and complicated. (Why have two separate subscriptions?) The Helio works a lot better along side a smartwatch (I attempted it with the Amazfit Cheetah Pro), as it may merge the information, however as a stand-alone system, it’s not possible to suggest.

Movano Evie Ring for $269: (Be aware: The Evie ring was just lately up to date, and we are going to replace this roundup with the outcomes of our testing.) The Movano Evie Ring (4/10, WIRED Review) was touted because the world’s first health tracker designed particularly for girls, and as such, I used to be very excited! Nevertheless, it nonetheless feels underbaked in comparison with its rivals. Now that Oura and the Galaxy Ring can monitor durations so precisely, its time could have handed. (It’s, nonetheless, one of many first rings to file for FDA clearance). It is comparatively reasonably priced, has no subscription payment, and has a blood oxygen sensor. Nevertheless, it is iOS-only, the app is tough to learn and use, and it does not have an enormous dataset so the AI-enabled insights are, alas, nonetheless sort of dumb. —Adrienne So