I was in the same boat and I've tested everything.
I've kept the apple watch for every day use and notifications, and the ring only for sleep tracking. And now if you use apps like Bevel, you basically have the exact same experience from Whoop but with the sleep data from the ring and the activity tracking from the watch.
exactly feel the same way here. I replaced my apple watch with an Oura, but then when I became more serious about running, I grabbed a Garmin. I wanted to disconnect from my need of seeing my messages all the time, but track my workouts and my sleep. I only track my sleep from my ring and my watch is specific for running.
I also wear the Oura ring (gen 4, on right ring finger).
Mine seems fine, I don’t bring my phone on the bench though so it’s all in device tracked and I know that can cause some gaps in tracking but it seems to get everything pretty well
Got fed up with waking up tired and not knowing why, so I went full psycho and wore/used multiple trackers at once to see which ones actually match up.
TL;DR at bottom.
**The setup:**
\- Oura Ring 4
\- Samsung Galaxy Ring
\- Fitbit Charge 6
\- Garmin Venu 3
\- Withings mat under my mattress
\- Cheap Amazfit as control
**What I found:**
Oura was consistently the most accurate for sleep stages. Like, within 5-10 min of when I actually remember falling asleep/waking up. The HRV data correlates scary well with how I actually feel.
BUT and this is the kicker—the Fitbit Charge 6 at $179 was maybe 85-90% as accurate as the $399 Oura. For most people that's probably good enough.
Samsung Galaxy Ring surprised me. No subscription, solid accuracy, but you NEED a Samsung phone or it's basically useless.
The Withings mat was weird. Some nights dead accurate, other nights it logged me as asleep when I was literally reading in bed. Partner movement throws it off.
**Biggest surprise:**
The cheap Amazfit ($89) wasn't terrible?? Sleep duration was accurate, stages were hit or miss. If you just want basic data it works.
**What actually improved my sleep:**
Honestly tracking alone did nothing. What helped was:
\- Seeing my HRV tank after drinking (even 1-2 beers)
\- Realizing my "good" sleep nights correlated with room temp under 68°F
\- Noticing deep sleep crashed when I ate late
**TL;DR:**
\- Got money? Oura Ring 4
\- Budget king? Fitbit Charge 6
\- Hate wearing stuff? Withings mat (if you sleep alone)
\- Samsung user? Galaxy Ring is solid
\- Broke? Amazfit Balance does the basics
Happy to answer questions. Been down this rabbit hole way too deep.
wrote up a longer comparison with prices and specs if anyone wants it: [https://sleepupgradehub.com/the-best-sleep-trackers-of-2025-reddit-s-top-picks-373007](https://sleepupgradehub.com/the-best-sleep-trackers-of-2025-reddit-s-top-picks-373007)
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