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Ask HN: Wearables for Sleep

2 points by morjom ↗ HN
I'm interested in everyone's opinions and experiences on wearables that track sleep. I've had a Xiaomi Miband 2 and an Oura Ring 2 (2nd hand so no membership). The Oura Ring 3 seemed good until I found out about the subscription. What are your thoughts?

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glanzwulf
So I started my journey with the Apple Watch and used a variety of apps, but I just didn't like the results and more often than not questioned the accuracy. There were always some discrepancies, moments where I knew I was awake but the app was saying I was asleep or vice versa. Plus, sleeping with a watch isn't the most comfortable way I'd say.

I then "upgraded" to the Oura gen3 and so far I've been very happy with it, but I'm still in the free phase of the subscription. I'm not a fan of this new model and I'm still unsure if I'll continue paying once my time is up or move on and sell the ring.

I do like the data points I'm getting, I like seeing the progress I've made to better my sleep and I like the almost real time prediction (based on things like temperature changes I can see if I'll be sick the next day). Was also very interesting to look at the data during the time I had covid.

I guess once that first bill comes in, I'll have to reevaluate how important this is to me. You know what they say, less netflix/starbucks === buy a home.

morjom
Yeah doesn't help that the upfront cost of Oura isn't an easy swallow. It would have all the functions I want but the things that make me iffy about it are the cost and repairability. even if they have a decent return policy.

I was looking into the Withings watches but their software (according to reviews) seem to be bad.

glanzwulf
Yeah, honestly I wouldn't mind a system with the subscription if it was tied to a lower upfront cost. Basically, get the ring for less BUT have to pay a monthly fee, OR, normal cost and get a life-time use for the app.

One thing I'm hoping for is their referral program might give "free months". Basically they have a system where an active user can share a code and give a 50€ discount, and they'll give something. A while back it was yellow tinted glasses for computer work, right now they have merch. I'm hoping next promo is free subscription.