Oura is actually valued at $11 billion and is planning an IPO.

I’ve been using it for two months, and honestly, compared to Apple Watch + Bever and Whoop, the feel is weaker.
Yes, I now wear Oura along with Apple Watch/Never+Whoop every day, just trying to find the most suitable health monitoring device for me and my family.
In terms of data, it’s said that because Oura’s sensor is on the finger, it might be more accurate than on the wrist, but the actual difference in feel isn’t significant.
Personally, I think the main reason the other two are better is that they both have AI cores, allowing you to ask questions based on your data at any time, whereas Oura doesn’t.
How does this feeling go? It’s a bit like having driven a small car and then being asked to drive a tractor; it can move, but you can’t go back.
Now I feel that apps without integrated AI are a step behind, even like products from two different eras.
I’ve started to get used to communicating with apps using natural language and issuing commands.
I have less and less patience for actions that require manual input, which I’ve been doing for over ten years.
One is a rigid, pure tool; the other feels like living with a little elf, a soulful assistant.
Choosing between them is probably quite easy, right?
I guess Oura will upgrade later, after all, that’s the trend.
They also have a large amount of sleep data, so there’s no reason not to develop further.
By the way, there’s also a controversial point about Oura: they admit to receiving government data requests but refuse to disclose the number or content.
Their ring stores sensitive information like heart rate, sleep, location, and more, and the data isn’t end-to-end encrypted, so employees can access it.
Previously, Oura’s collaboration with the Department of Defense and Palantir sparked privacy concerns.
Now, with a valuation over $11 billion, they still haven’t released a transparency report.
Users are advised to consider turning off its GPS tracking, as it’s not really useful during exercise either.