This smart ring I tested competes with Oura at half the price and no subscription

• The RingConn Gen 2 Air is a $200 smart ring, one of the first subscription-free and affordable smart rings I've tested.
• The battery life can survive up to eight or nine days of use, and the sleep data collection rivals Oura.
• The AI health partner feature is lackluster, and it's essential to view the brand's privacy policy, given the affordable nature of a health wearable.

For a limited time, you can save an additional $20 on the RingConn Gen 2 Air when you apply the coupon code 'RingConn111' at checkout, bringing the total down to $180 with no subscription fees.

Smart rings are rising in popularity, but the big names -- the Ouras, Samsungs, and Ultrahumans -- can run $300 to $400. That's not counting the subscription fee, which some customers pay for full access to all the data that the smart ring aggregates. With all these murmurs ...