We have tested several other entrants to this nascent category, some good, some bad, and some in between. Here is the lowdown on some of your smart ring alternatives.
RingConn Gen 2 for $299: Despite a slight price increase over Gen 1 below, this is still the cheapest subscription-free smart ring worth considering. RingConn retained the distinctive squared-off design, but this second-generation ring brings major improvements to sleep tracking (including sleep apnea detection), better battery life, and is very slightly slimmer and lighter. I found basic sleep and health monitoring solid (sleep is much more accurate than the first generation), but workout tracking is still a major weakness. Despite more available exercise types, you must manually trigger workout tracking, and it struggles with accuracy at higher heart rates.
RingConn Smart Ring for $199: Now heavily discounted, the…
