Apple Watch Series 12 has a Readiness score now — time to ditch my Oura ring?
Okay so the new Apple Watch Series 12 apparently measures your heart rate every 5 seconds and HRV every 5 minutes, and gives you a daily Readiness score. Meanwhile I am paying Oura a monthly subscription for basically the same numbers from a ring. I have worn the ring for two years and I love how invisible it is, but the subscription bugs me and honestly I barely open the app. Has anyone gone from Oura to an Apple Watch for recovery and sleep tracking, or the other way around? Is the Watch data actually comparable?
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- Switched from the ring — no regrets
I did this exact swap back in spring. The ring mostly lived in a drawer after month two — lovely, but invisible means I forgot it existed. The Watch readiness number lines up pretty well with how I actually feel in the morning, which is more than I can say for some of the ring app's dramatic warnings lol. Two caveats: nightly charging takes getting used to, and if you hate things on your wrist at night you're stuck. But killing the subscription felt amazing — add up what you've paid over two years versus one Watch.