If you told me to pick my favorite wearable, I would have a hard time choosing between the Oura Ring and Apple Watch (and Garmin, to be fair). What’s interesting is that the two wearables are wildly different from each other. The Apple Watch is a tiny computer on my wrist I can use instead of pulling my phone out of my pocket every two seconds. The Oura Ring is a stylish ring I forget about until I open the app and start diving into my health, sleep and fitness data.

I’ve been wearing both for most of 2025 — here’s what you need to know.

Oura and Apple sell a few different wearables and I’ve tested all of them. The two that are most similar from the brands are the Oura Ring 4 ($349) and Apple Watch Series 10 ($399). They are the brand’s latest wearables, and are priced similarly.

That said, they are very different products with very different users in mind. But when people ask me what wearable or fitness tracker to buy, Apple Watch and Oura Ring are the two they mention first and most often.

I’ve worn both at the same time for nearly all of 2025, comparing them to each other and other wearables I’ve tested throughout the year.