Oura Ring – lightweight smart ring

The Oura Ring is a lightweight, discreet smart ring that tracks various health and wellness metrics to provide personalized insights into your well-being. It is worn on the finger, which allows for highly accurate data collection, and it syncs with a mobile app for viewing your information.

Key Features and Metrics Tracked

The Oura Ring utilizes advanced sensors to monitor over 50 biometrics that affect how you feel, including:

  • Sleep Analysis: Detailed tracking of sleep stages (light, deep, REM), duration, and quality.
  • Heart Health: 24/7 heart rate monitoring (daytime, nighttime, and during activity), heart rate variability (HRV), and insights into cardiovascular age.
  • Body Temperature: Advanced monitoring of body temperature trends.
  • Blood Oxygen (SpO2): Sensing blood oxygen levels.
  • Activity and Fitness: Tracking daily movement, automatic activity detection, and setting dynamic activity goals.
  • Stress Management: Features for tracking and managing daytime stress.
  • Women’s Health: Tools for cycle tracking and understanding health patterns related to the menstrual cycle.

Manufacturer: Oura Health Oy

Addresses:

  • Elektroniikkatie 10, 90590 Oulu, Finland
  • 222 Kearny St, 7th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108, USA

Product Prices

The price of an Oura Ring 4 ranges from $349 to $499, depending on the finish and style. A separate monthly membership is also required to access most features, which costs $5.99 USD/month.

Oura Ring 4 Pricing (Device Only)

Oura offers two main styles, the rounded Horizon and the flatter-edged Heritage. The prices vary based on the finish you choose.

  • Black and Silver finishes start at $349.
  • Stealth and Brushed Silver finishes are priced at $399.
  • Gold, Rose Gold, and the Ceramic finishes (Midnight, Cloud, Petal, Tide) are the premium options at $499.

Oura Membership Costs

To unlock and view all the detailed health metrics (over 50 biometrics) and personalized insights, a paid membership is necessary. Without it, you only get limited daily scores.

  • Monthly Plan: $5.99 USD per month (plus tax).
  • Annual Plan: $69.99 USD per year (plus tax).
  • Free Trial: New members receive the first month of membership for free with their purchase.

Note that regional pricing may vary slightly (e.g., €5.99/month in the EU, £5.99/month in the UK)

Free References


Accuracy Assessment of Oura Ring Nocturnal Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability in Comparison With Electrocardiography in Time and Frequency Domains: Comprehensive Analysis


Validation of Oura ring energy expenditure and steps in laboratory and free-living


Tracking Sleep, Temperature, Heart Rate, and Daily Symptoms Across the Menstrual Cycle with the Oura Ring in Healthy Women


Validity and reliability of the Oura Ring Generation 3 (Gen3) with Oura sleep staging algorithm 2.0 (OSSA 2.0) when compared to multi-night ambulatory polysomnography: A validation study of 96 participants and 421,045 epochs


Oura Ring as a Tool for Ovulation Detection: Validation Analysis


The Oura Ring Versus Medical-Grade Sleep Studies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis


Comparison of Oura Smart Ring Against ActiGraph Accelerometer for Measurement of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in a Free-Living Context


Deriving Accurate Nocturnal Heart Rate, rMSSD and Frequency HRV from the Oura Ring


How engaged are you? A forensic analysis of the Oura Ring Gen 3 application across iOS, Android, and Cloud platforms


Can a Smart Ring Improve Sleep? Investigating the Effect of a 4-Week Oura Ring Trial on Sleep Duration and Quality

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