How much does an Oura Ring membership cost?
Oura Membership is $5.99 a month or $69.99 a year in the US, before tax12. The yearly plan saves $1.89 over paying monthly, which comes to $71.88 a year1. New members get the first month included, and it starts when the ring is paired with the app1.
The membership belongs to your Oura account, not the ring, so it carries over when you replace or upgrade a ring1. Three years on the yearly plan cost $209.97 in fees. With the ring, that makes $608.97 for Oura Ring 5 at $399, and $558.97 for Oura Ring 4 at its $349 list price34. Oura runs sales, so check Oura’s page for the price today4. A ring sale doesn’t change the fee. See Oura Ring Black Friday 2026.
What an Oura Ring costs with its membership
Ring prices are Oura’s US list prices before tax and shipping, dated in each review. The ring totals use the yearly plan and leave out the free first month. Tax and Oura’s optional protection upgrades are not included.
| Cost | Year 1 | Year 2 | Three years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Membership only, yearly plan1 | $69.99 | $139.98 | $209.97 |
| Membership only, monthly plan1 | $71.88 | $143.76 | $215.64 |
| Oura Ring 5 ($399) plus yearly plan13 | $468.99 | $538.98 | $608.97 |
| Oura Ring 4 ($349 list) plus yearly plan14 | $418.99 | $488.98 | $558.97 |
What you get without the membership
Oura says membership gives access to the full app. It lists features such as advanced temperature monitoring and weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly and anniversary reports, and the longer reports need more than 30 days of data1.
Without an active membership, the app shows only your three daily scores (Readiness, Activity and Sleep), the ring’s battery, basic profile information, app settings and the Explore content1. Almost everything is available during the included first month, though Body Clock, Chronotypes and the longer reports need 30 days of data1. So the ring still works as a ring, but the detail behind the scores is behind the fee.
One exception: Oura says Gen2 ring owners don’t need a membership and aren’t charged one. Moving to a newer ring means signing up for a monthly or annual plan1. The fee also applies to a used Ring 3 (Gen3), which Oura no longer sells; see Oura Ring 3 vs Ring 4 vs Ring 5.
Cancelling, refunds and the 30-day return window
You can change or cancel at any time. Cancel before the included month ends and you aren’t charged1. Cancel a monthly or annual plan after that and you keep access until the end of the billing period you paid for1.
Oura says partial refunds aren’t available for a cancelled annual plan once the included month is over1. If you switch from annual to monthly, monthly billing starts only after the rest of the annual plan runs out1. Oura’s gift cards, financing and buy now, pay later methods can’t pay the membership fee1.
If you return a ring within Oura’s 30-day window (it must be fully functional and undamaged), Oura says to cancel the membership too, so the charges stop5. The data isn’t lost on cancelling: Oura says it stays saved under your account and returns when you rejoin, and you can export it as a CSV file even without a membership1.
Is the Oura Ring worth it with the membership?
It’s worth it if you’ll open the app most weeks for the sleep and readiness detail and you’d rather wear a ring than a wrist band at night. It isn’t if the three scores are all you want, since the fee buys the rest of the app. At $69.99 a year, it adds about $210 over three years to the ring’s price1.
Accuracy doesn’t settle the question. A sleep-lab study of the older Oura Gen3 ring in 35 healthy adults found 76.3% agreement with polysomnography across wake, light, deep and REM sleep14. We found no validation study of Ring 5 itself; our wearables evidence review covers what the published studies do and don’t show.
For the ring decision itself, see Oura Ring 5 vs Ring 4. Your membership works on either.
Oura against rings with no required fee
Four no-fee rings we review need no subscription for their core app (Samsung’s Galaxy Ring needs a Samsung phone and is left out). Their totals are the price alone, so the gap to Oura grows each year. Ultrahuman’s Ring PRO costs more up front, but Oura Ring 5 plus membership passes its $479 a little over a year in, by our arithmetic138.
The catch is the return window. Oura and Ultrahuman take returns within 30 days, while RingConn’s is 14 days and needs a valid reason such as a defect51112. Circular takes a ring back within 14 days for any reason, but keeps a fixed $25 of shipping and handling13.
| Ring | Price | Fees and optional extras | Three years | Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oura Ring 5 | $3993 | $69.99 a year to keep the full app1 | $608.97 | 30 days, cancel the membership on return5 |
| Oura Ring 4 | $349 list4 | $69.99 a year to keep the full app1 | $558.97 | 30 days5 |
| Ultrahuman Ring PRO | $4798 | No required fee. PowerPlugs from $24 a year and the Max membership at $99.99 a year are optional8 | $479 | 30 days12 |
| RingConn Gen 3 | $3496 | None: the page says no subscription is required6 | $349 | 14 days, valid reason needed11 |
| RingConn Gen 2 Air | $1997 | None. Care+ cover is optional7 | $199 | 14 days, valid reason needed11 |
| Circular Ring 2 | $3499 | None required. Circular+ Guarantee is $20 a year, and its help center says some premium app parts are paid910 | $349 | 14 days, any reason, $25 kept13 |
Who the Oura membership suits
Each option suits a different need, and this isn’t a ranking.
- You want Oura’s app and scores and don’t mind a yearly fee: Oura Ring 5 or Ring 4 on the yearly plan. The catch: stop paying and you’re down to three daily scores1.
- You want the lowest total cost: RingConn Gen 2 Air at $199 and nothing after. The catch: a 14-day return window that needs a valid reason, and no independent accuracy data711.
- You want a ring with a larger one-time price and no required fee: Ultrahuman Ring PRO at $479, or RingConn Gen 3 and Circular Ring 2 at $349. The catch: some Ultrahuman and Circular features cost extra810.
- You haven’t decided: Oura and Ultrahuman have the longest return windows of the four makers, at 30 days. Cancel the membership when you send a ring back5. The Oura Ring alternatives page and the wearables cost page go further.
What the totals leave out
Tax isn’t included, and Oura prices change. The ring’s included protection plan runs 1 year, and Oura sells upgrades to 2 years for $45 or 3 years for $6034. Ring 5’s Charging Case is sold separately3.
Oura doesn’t state a battery lifespan or replacement terms, so a worn battery, a lost ring or a repair out of warranty is not in any total. Prices come from Oura’s own pages and can change without notice; the price tracker dates the ones we’ve read.
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Sources
- Oura Membership Oura · manufacturer
- Oura Ring Membership Oura · manufacturer
- Oura Ring 5, Silver Oura · manufacturer
- Shop Oura Ring 4: Silver Oura · manufacturer
- Return & Exchange FAQs Oura · manufacturer
- RingConn Gen 3 RingConn · manufacturer
- RingConn Gen 2 Air RingConn · manufacturer
- Ultrahuman Ring PRO Ultrahuman · manufacturer
- Circular Ring 2 Circular · manufacturer
- Which Circular features are free and which are premium (paid)? Circular · manufacturer
- Return & Refund Policy RingConn · manufacturer
- Ultrahuman Ring PRO FAQ Ultrahuman · manufacturer
- Warranty and returns Circular · manufacturer
- Accuracy of Three Commercial Wearable Devices for Sleep Tracking in Healthy Adults Sensors (MDPI)
How this was written. Written from the sources listed above, checked . It is general information, not medical advice. Talk to a clinician before acting on anything here if you have a health condition or take medication.
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