49% of 311 verified Oura Ring 4owners don't recommend it, and 2 describe specific problems — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 36% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“Really hate this subscription movement. I shouldn't have to pay to use a product I've already bought.”— @Y_Grim_R on YouTube
“I was just about ready to buy -- and then I found out about the subscription piece.”— @TurboLingaLanguages on YouTube
“But I’m not paying $400 for it and then $5-10 or more a month also. That’s just insanely greedy.”— @bravowhiskey4684 on YouTube
“El que pagues por un dispositivo y te obliguen a pagar una suscripción, debería implicar un ban inmediato”— @BapCris on YouTube
“tiene pésimos estándares de calidad”— @FURBO0 on YouTube
“I was about to purchase the gold one but I stopped in my tracks when I found out it has a subscription. I’m out.”— @nneo.2334 on YouTube
“I had to stop wearing my 3 because it hurt me”— @Gimpo925 on YouTube
“Mejor me conviene un Galaxy ring en el sentido de las suscripciónes”— @mikeTheBest-zu3gp on YouTube
“Thanks for the info, especially about the monthly fee- no bueno”— @dskey9475 on YouTube
“Nada que un reloj inteligente ya hace. No veo futuro en los anillos inteligentes”— @JulioPedraza-cm5kh on YouTube
“Vivo en Perú y aquí no hay distribuidores oficiales... Entonces para qué invertir si no podré pagar la suscripción”— @helenpadrino6061 on YouTube
“my oura ring 4 battery only lasts 3.5 days and i just did the diagnostic test and it says my battery consumption is normal”— whatdoidohere2 on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“Since the Oura 4 is my first Oura Ring, I was very curious what the Stealth color looks like in reality: While the Oura Ring 4 Stealth isn't the deepest black, in my opinion the color is much closer to black than to Apple's Space Gray.”— circle_in_circles on Reddit
“I just got updated to 2.1.5 and fully charged my ring to 100%... I happened to check my Oura app 90 minutes later and I'm at 90%... 10% down in less than two hours. I'll be watching carefully... I have a launch Oura Ring 4 and have had no battery issues so far.”— canyonblue737 on Reddit
“I am one month in and stand by everything I wrote below, except I'd say charging is required every 3 days which is less than advertised but not the end of the world IMO.”— word2burga on Reddit
“I recently got the Oura ring 4 and it seems to be picking and tracking my “day time sleep” (after my shift sleep)”— lettersbyk on Reddit
“the swing between Apple Watch U2 and Oura Ring 4 for my total calories is over 800 calories. It's bonkers.”— johnb_123 on Reddit
“i have the opposite experience! apple watch series 9 and oura ring 4 both worn on my non dom hand day 1 watch: 11,446 steps vs ring: 9867 day 2 watch: 10,652 vs ring: 9688 day 3 watch: 21,993 vs ring: 21,415 day 4 watch: 14,408 vs ring: 14,405 today watch: 15,402 vs ring: 13,502. i initially thought the gap was getting smaller and maybe the ring was le”— MiniEggs_95 on Reddit
“I have the Oura ring 4 and it typically picks it up as “housework”. It sometimes takes a few hours after class to show up as activity”— The_Coop_Dog on Reddit
“Everytime I take my Oura Ring 4 off I always wet my finger first as it's easier to take off, if you tug at your ring trying to take it off theres a high possibility of it falling apart....”— N4_Ninja on Reddit