A low-key way to track your health and fitness

The Oura Ring 4 offers a different experience than the usual wrist-based wearables with a discrete experience

- Tushar Kanwar

Oura isn’t a household name in India, and many would be hearing of the Finnish brand for the first time, with the launch of the Oura Ring 4. As the name suggests, Oura has been at the wearable space longer than most people realize—over a decade at this point. While other wearable brands were busy strapping screens to wrists, Oura was betting that the finger was a better place to track your vitals.

At ₹28,900 onwards (plus a monthly subscription) though, the Oura Ring costs a fair bit for something with no screen, no GPS and no notifications (thankfully!), but is it worth it? After wearing one for a month, the answer is a pretty clear yes, but with a few caveats.

A big part of the appeal of the Oura Ring 4 is down to how good it looks, more like a piece of jewellery than a sophisticated health wearable with a bevy of sensors. And unlike most fitness trackers that scream for your attention by flashing, chirping, or buzzing on your wrist, the Oura Ring 4 stays quiet, unobtrusive and out of the way, so much so you can forget you have it on as you go about your day.