Just the fact that there's no paywall for the Circular ring for the app usage is a huge plus in my book. Later gens can polish out the hardware kinks.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Mine doesn't loose connection every day but sometimes once a week. It's a bit frustrating but a minor inconvenience. Unfortunately this isn't Garmin's fault it's the fact that Apple doesn't allow third party apps to "sleep" in the background basically meaning if they are bumped out of memory or closed the app will no longer connect with external devices. I also suspect apple does this for a reason... It certainly makes the Apple Watch look much more reliable!

I'm glad Oura is getting some competition. V2 or V3 of this ring will really be great.

The subscription model is always going to put many people off so when Circle sort the various issues this will be very compelling.

@RembertOldenboom

Жыл бұрын

Just started looking for either a smart watch like the Withings ScanWatch or maybe a ring. I do try to stay away from the subscription model as much as I can. For instance, I ditched Adobe for Affinity (and love it). So for me, the Oura is out of the question. The contacts and the bands do put me off as does the light leaking - it sure looks like one is radio-active or something. It now looks like a beta-ring for early adopters. Maybe a buttonless, bandless and contactless V2 or V3 will be more my cup of tea, even though the app sure looks amazing - what a ton of information. Anyway, the Movano ring also looks pretty promising.

@billygoat5765

Жыл бұрын

That thing looks like piece of trash made in china where it propably came from lol quality will always cost more

Thank you for this quality and honest review of our product! 📦 We can't wait for you to receive your new functional ring and to start building this application together with your recommendations ! 📊

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for chiming in!

@pnavending9094

Жыл бұрын

Hi when did you order versus when did it ship?

@Hansinator1997

Жыл бұрын

Feeling good about the open und honest communication from you guys! I can’t afford the ring right now but k am looking forward to buy one in 2023. hopefully you update some things but I already love many things of your produc as far as I can tell from just reading and watching. Also big up for this review! Open, honest and constructive criticism. Thanks for that! Cant wait for a long term review with a fully functional ring!

@rainerrain9689

Жыл бұрын

Hi Circular , I'm thinking of buying your ring { passing on Qura due to their monthly fee,that's a BIG NO NO}. Question, will us first gen buyers get a discount on Circular ring 2 when you get the circular ring running smoothly being its currently a beta ring. Thanks for your time.

Great thoughts Dave. I finally was able to finish your video. I checked and there is still no update on my Circular Ring shipment. I am glad ŌURA will have some competition. I would love to see more smart rings on the market. Your review had a fanstic honest vibe - well done sir!

Such a nice video! Thank you for the review! I cannot wait for my circularring to arrive! Checking every now and then for new reviews on it. Next generations will be fire! I am happy to help out to grow a competitor for oura, even tho the design is not hot yet:) Someone does cover the button at night with the shell, so he won't push it while sleeping. Seems like it's not each ring the same. Yes its not perfect yet..but..live HRV? Come on! 🥳

I am really glad that I can see that the competition of oura is getting bigger and I think that they are going to improve as well and thanks for this video because I wanted to buy smart ring because I don’t like watches and this video helped me to make a distinction of choosing oura for 99,9%

Great review. I'm an early backer, so looking forward to *finally* getting my circular ring, hopefully this month.🙏

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Hope you like it!

Just subscribed. I enjoy your tech reviews the best from all the other major players out there doing the same thing

Finnaly they have competition , their business practice in taking money and not delivering on promises, monetising every single thing possible, the question customer service I’ve had in my life. Delays in postage. They will no longer be able to get away with it

Hey, Dave! I’ve had v3 of the Oura Ring for 7 months. Really happy with it. Gives great daily metrics.

@Zane_Zaminsky

Жыл бұрын

@@neuralgarden Don’t know, Josh. I’m paying the monthly fee.

@nazwa226

Жыл бұрын

@@neuralgarden you must pay the monthly subscription to view any metrics whatsoever. Without the subscription, all you get is a single number rating of your sleep, while being unable to see any metrics on it. Definitely not worth it without the subscription, which for me means I will not be buying an Oura.

@staceya.9847

Жыл бұрын

Is the sPO2 accurate??

That was really helpful. Thank you for spending the time to go over all the details and giving your honest feedback. I am going to give Circular a try because I have access to one and report back on whether the software was updated or not. Hopefully your feedback on the design of the ring itself was echoed and heard by Circular so they can improve the comfort of the ring too!

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It seems they've already redesigned the charge contacts. In fact they sent me a new ring recently. Once I gather my thoughts I'll likely follow up on this. Thanks for tuning in.

The vibrator and the button feature are great advantages over Oura. (Especially when the software is made to support more uses of the button). I will bet that Oura will have to move in that direction as well, in their next generation. (Although right now they are hopefully busy catching up and actually delivering on their promises to all those who are now paying subscriptions for "better features").

@LC-sc3en

Жыл бұрын

​@@Shizlgizl I would say linking activation of the vibrator to the button press is the real problem and is detrimental to battery life. Having the ability to vibrate is a great feature however. The ability to have a subtle alert when abnormalities are detected such as irregular heart rate or heart rate of certain levels for HIT training is pretty darned useful.

@sticklebrickz

Жыл бұрын

@@Shizlgizl You're probably right about the impracticality of a vibration function in something with the shape and size of the Circular Ring V1. That's a lesson they will learn, and (hopefully) effectively address for V2 of the ring.

Thanks for the video, Dave! I have been waiting for mine to arrive for over a month. Yeah, I am wearing three ŌURA Rings right now and two smartwatches. I am looking forward to going on a tech diet with ŌURA and just wear one gen3 and the Circular smart-ring...

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Three Oura Rings?!

@PeterHerget

Жыл бұрын

@@ChaseTheSummit Yep! Doing a one-year study on the accuracy of the ŌURA Ring gen 3. I have a silver size 13, and a slate size 12. And yes, I am still wearing my size 11 gen 2 ŌURA Ring as well just for another comparison. I become overwhelmed yesterday, and honestly, a bit sick/tired, of wearing three smart rings all day and took all three off for about six hours. Once my Circular Ring arrives I'll be wearing four smart gadgets on my digits and then I'll look quite nerdy! Great videos by the way 😁👍

Great Video, Thank you

I’ve been waiting for this one. The Oura ring looks better I have to say.

Awesome and honest review. Cringed a few times at the areas of needed improvement. Great review.

@circular-ring

Жыл бұрын

As he says very well we are still in beta! final version planned for November, we collect to date the maximum of opinions and recommendations to have an app built on the recommendations of our early users and reviewers ! 🔥

@Im_Really_Jesus_4real

Жыл бұрын

@@circular-ring I hope this is genuine and not just over the top pr

Well - the reason for returning was because of an obvious defect in the battery. As long as Circular demonstrates that they are responsive and supportive in fixing that kind of things, I am not too worried at this point.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I'll have a longer term review once my replacement arrives.

thx for the review

I've been looking at getting a ring, but the subscription services are stupid in my opinion. Having no subscription service is a big plus for me. I'll be looking at the later models for some of these physical issues to be worked out.

Love your reviews! I hope they get the teething problems sorted. I’ve had an Oura Ring for 3 years paid over $450 for it and the battery died, they offer a tiny discount if you want another one, its a disappointing approach. Especially after I encouraged many others to purchase one. Is there a watch that you would rate for accurate sleep data? I’d also consider Whoop

@circular-ring

Жыл бұрын

Yes unfortunately he had a defective ring that we sent back, customer support is extremely important to us, and every customer has 14 days trial if the product does not suit him he is refunded !

@Im_Really_Jesus_4real

Жыл бұрын

Whoop is a wrist bad, different usecase

looks like you got a earlier model of the ring because it's practically impossible for me to get the outer shell over the button. I've tried forcing the shell over but won't go over the button so I think they upgraded the design.

I have been waiting for competitor of Oura ring... maybe some iteration on development cycle and Circular ring can be worthy alternative and a working one.

good info thx!

I have an oura v3 with the lifetime membership but I agree their pricing is bullshit. I haven't been able to convince any of my friends because of it. This looks promising

Your review was so detailed I hope the makers pay attention! Honestly they should already know this stuff from in-house testing so maybe brave or stupid to release a product shall we say not fully mature... Especially starting out as the underdog. But you mentioned Kickstarter, so sounds like an insanely ambitious project without conventional funding, track record, direction...??

@circular-ring

Жыл бұрын

Yes we are very attentive to the feedback of each person, and even more during this beta so that our app takes into account the advices of our early user sand reviewers. Thus, the frequent updates 📈

@jonr6680

Жыл бұрын

@@circular-ring Kudos to you for developing this, and good luck with the updates. The future will be incredible with tech like this in our lives.

@rainerrain9689

Жыл бұрын

@@circular-ring So is it going to be just software updates for now and no rebuilding of the ring itself? Thanks.

I returned the Oura ring because of the pricing but it's not a horrible product. I was very curious about the Circular ring. Now, not so sure. . . .

@circular-ring

Жыл бұрын

Still in beta, be ready for the November reviews ! 📦🔥

@JayaLove

Жыл бұрын

@@circular-ring beta for the software.. the hardware also? those contacts look sharp! and the casing seems to slide easily, and button get accidentally pushed.

It should charge from your finger xD Anyways, thanks for a review - I was waiting for a long time for this.

Great Video Dave! On another note... Excited to see soon your review of the new Apple Watch Ultra

@nikhoward

Жыл бұрын

Me too

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It's coming! Stay tuned!

Still on the fence with these two. Initially I thought I would go with the Circular, main reason being was that you could snap on a outer cuff which would extend the beauty of the product. This is still a priority for me but obviously there are design issues with this which could affect the performance of the ring. Also, as a person with small fingers, the Oura definitely looks more elegant and probably if Oura had the same feature, I would go with Oura. The software /app metrics does seem to be better with Circular, another plus for me. Hopefully circular will take on board some of the review points in its Beta stage and perhaps in 2 months will have a awesome wearable that may surpass the Oura.

@kimisue60

Жыл бұрын

I meant 12 months

Nice review, just wish they had some "studies" or at least some comparison to support at least the measurements, since that day measurements HRV | SPO2 seem a bit like throwing numbers simillar to what you exepect and people would be happy with seeing the numbers :) Also would like to see comparison with the respirtatory rate, HR specially compared with other devices, since it's the same concern, they can just throw numbers and without compare it's a bit too uncertain with so many "features" i'm just afraid they don't really focus that much in give accuracy and more quantity, i notice when you talked about the "optimistic" score, it just seems they throw a cool high number to make people happy and not really work in depth the data they collect :/

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Good point, on the studies. I'll see what I can do in the longer term review.

@jorgepereira5003

Жыл бұрын

@@ChaseTheSummit thanks 😀

I meant 12 months on my review guys

What do you think of Happy Ring, Motiv, Ultrahuman Ring and Movano Ring? The Movano Ring uses patented millimeter wave technology to detect blood glucose, which can be a great parameter for tracking sleep quality, as large calorie meals before bad can interfere with sleep quality. Are you thinking of making a video comparing Oura Ring VS Circular Ring VS Happy Ring VS Motiv Ring VS Ultrahuman Ring VS Movano Ring when all this rings will be available?

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

I haven't tried those other rings but from my perspective it seems like Oura is likely the most polished. This is a new market segment and it seems there are lots of deveopment and new products coming.

Thanks! And what about the alarm? Is it able to wake you up from the sleep?

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Depends how light of a sleeper you are. It's a gentle vibration. Works for me but your mileage may vary.

@eduardhlava1657

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, it makes sense. I use Apple Watch and the vibrating is OK form me. And it leads me to another question. Is it possible to set the ring to start vibrating in the light phase of sleeping? 🙂

I would so love a ring instead of a bracelet/watch, cause my wrists are really small and skinny. But the rings would be too big, too😟

Gadget plain and simple omg and the app it’s amazing my body let’s me know how active and how much rest I have My condolences to the people that have mental problems

There is a file on the circular ring website for 3d printing of the shells🤷‍♀️

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Really? I did not know that!

@JayaLove

Жыл бұрын

I think it's 3d printing of the sizing kit plastic rings. not the actual ones.

waiting for health sync for circular ring

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully soon!

The battery life is a real letdown. Still, I'm glad competition is beginning to surface.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. We need more competition in this space so that OURA drops that monthly fee! 😜

@Joshpods

Жыл бұрын

@@ChaseTheSummit there is a company called ultrahuman hq that is about to make a ring as well

@circular-ring

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it is a defective ring. Rings with no issues have 4 days in eco mode and a little less than two days in performance mode of autonomy 👨🏽‍🔧

@RegressStage

Жыл бұрын

@@Joshpods That has no SpO2

Attendo con ansia lo smart ring huawei, sicuramente sarà il migliore! Oura molto più bello rispetto a circular ma il fatto di pagare 360€ e un abbonamento mensile di 6€ per l'app mi fa dire no a prescindere!

Wearing my Circular Ring now and yes, the app is still in beta. Was your BETA Circular Ring truly waterproof?

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It survived the shower a few times but I never really fully submerged it.

I was supposed to get my ring in May. Circular ring has not been transparent about when I will get my ring!!

@Adr1ano15

Жыл бұрын

Have you received it all? I am a little concerned, cause you're not the only one with a serious delay.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It seems like they're supply chain is a little stretched. Hopefully things start shipping soon.

waiting for a ring that can replace my garmin watch. i want to record activities with it using gps.

Does it work with Zwift???

I just bought the Oura ring and love it. I hate the Circular ring contacts. From what I have seen from other reviews. It can hurt. Oura needs competition to keep them on their toes. But it will take a few iterations for Circular to catch up. Oura will continue to get better and remain the leader if they don't get too cocky. The subscription is a pain but one thing to consider. If Circular does not say they will never offer a subscription. Or promise not to offer a subscription for five or ten years. Then expect a subscription in their future. Especially if the Oura subscription wasn't a money grab and was required to remain profitable.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

We shall see!

I know Oura ring does not share your information with the subscription. Do you know if Circular ring shares your info with their subscription free?

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure.

@LC-sc3en

Жыл бұрын

Oura ring replaced selling your information to third parties with selling it back to you each month.

Can you wear it on another finger. I’m not feeling wearing it on the “index finger”

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

You can wear it on any finger, they only suggest index finger.

"I'm not a _scientist_... hard for me to _quantify_..." Sneaky... :-)

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

😉

Did you make an update? 🙏🏼

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Not yet.

For $284 USD ($374 CAN) NO THANKS ! I'll stick with my OURA Ring. If i was in the market for another tracking device, i would rather buy the Apple watch or whoop band.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

I mean, at least you got your ring... There are still many people waiting and have been waintig. For over 2 years. So guys - wait with buying them Edit: Still waiting, and asked for a refund. They don't even have the money to refund it, so for the love of god dont buy it

“The square ring” was considered, but somehow it didn’t sound right.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

THAT would be an interesting design.

Garmin give you live HRV with health snapshot

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It gives you a snapshot but this ring gives you a live feed that’s refreshed everyone second or so. It’s a bit different. Kind of interesting!

I’m just so annoyed at the price and subscription model Oura ring went to. Will never buy it. Same with Whoop, their fee is a staggering rip off. Get an Apple Watch.

@DonDealio

Жыл бұрын

I just know I will not be wearing a clunky watch all the time. I got my phone anyway. So I will keep exploring the ring form factor.

Saying the ring will last 1.7 days or 3.3 days is one of the dumbest things a company could do, how hard is it to tell consumer how long it last in HOURS like the rest of the world? Geez

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

I think using phrasing like "Up to 3 days of use" would have been easier to digest.

Battery life is bumper for me…

Ring size thing aint that smart though. Just use a string and tie it around The finger and then measure it. Cm = correct size.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It's a little more complicated than simply the diameter of your finger since there are sensors/charging contacts inside the sizing kit helps manage comfort while getting a good fit.

A real shit. My ring stopped working after 2 months. App terrible, sync almost impossible. 5 months for the delivery. I trashed 294 euros on this crap.

Lolz... Nice product but really bad design

No Subscription: WIN

So you spend over 300$ for an information about your sleep, health and activity to which you say and I quote “whatever that means” how can you convince me then to buy this ring or any other smart health device? We buy Apple Watches and smart ring and we get a ton of information with no use for it. We don’t know what to do whit this amount of information nor do we need it. It’s useless. Yeah I slept bad last night so what? What should I do about this fact? Go back in time and sleep better?

@gianlucas

3 ай бұрын

Good points! With Oura, the most insightful points of information are the temperature increase detection which tells you when you should rest, before you actually get sick. Other than that, you get highly precise data for your sleep phase (there are official studies on this), which you can use to see how, depending on your habits, you can improve your sleep. Circular looks like it will not last long to me, the website has some issues, and looking at comments many people seem to have issues with the device and customer service.

*"aura ring"

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

🤷‍♂️

It would be appropriate to say that CIRCULAR RING is a scam. I ordered a ring in November 2023. It arrived broken. No chance of reapir. Check the reviews on the internet - forums are full of similar stories.

Circular Ring..... redundant much? 😆 I feel like they are intending to sell the technology to another company once they iron out the functions. That would explain the goofy, forgettable name. This will be popular with people that want to wear traditional (non-smart) watches. Imagine Rolex,Tag Heuer, or Luminox bundling this with a more traditional watches.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

That would be interesting!

i wont not order from these guys at Circular ring, they've had my order for 10 months now and keep coming up with excuses as to why it hasnt shipped. Really poor customer service, cant get an answer from HQ. Dont waste your time

That Circle ring looks extremely cheap no thanks!!

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It's not quite as premium as the competition but they're still up and coming.

Worst product and customer service experience I've ever had. Beware these guys from Circular are scammers.

The Circular ring seems cheap and unfinished. I really hope they keep improving it, otherwise it's going to be a big fail.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It's still early. Ther's a lot of potential here though.

@fullofmysteries

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I'm waiting for the more in depth review.

don't buy a circular ring! Worst company ever. Did not deliver any product after waiting 7+ months and now can’t process the refund neither.. over 30 days and still waiting..

Looks very very cheap. I'll pass

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

I'm hopeful for future versions. Time will tell!

Sounds like a half baked product. I wish companies won't release products in this condition.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

It's a new product and they're transparent about that which is good. But I would like to see it a little more fleshed out before going full on production.

what a bad review! why you didnt compared it with oura?! This is what everyone wants to know and thats your topic of the video. But in the video you dont compare them.

@ChaseTheSummit

Жыл бұрын

At this point I didn't find the data very comparable. I'll have a follow up video once my ring is replaced.

Q: what is that? A: obviously a piece of garbage then. More useless crap no one needs in their lives