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RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3)

RingConn, a Shenzhen-based Chinese smart-ring maker, is the subscription-free anchor of the biometric ring market and a deliberate counterpoint to Oura and…

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Manufacturer
RingConn
Form factor
biometric
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active

Overview

RingConn, a Shenzhen-based Chinese smart-ring maker, is the subscription-free anchor of the biometric ring market and a deliberate counterpoint to Oura and Whoop, recorded in the biometric form factor. Its Gen 2 ring sells for about $279 with a 10-to-12-day battery and a charging case extending to about 150 days, pairing PPG, skin-temperature, blood-oxygen, and accelerometer sensors with sleep, heart-rate, and a deep-learning sleep-apnea screening feature, and all standard features are free for life with no membership, the core positioning of the brand; the Gen 2 raised about $4.4 million on Kickstarter and the Gen 3 launched in late May 2026 with more than $10 million in pre-orders in about twenty days. Two corrections to common priors are load-bearing. First, RingConn's sleep-apnea and apnea-hypopnea-index feature is not FDA-cleared but wellness and pre-diagnostic: the company's own launch release says it is actively pursuing clearance and carries a not-intended-to-diagnose disclaimer, and the widely repeated claim that RingConn received FDA clearance for blood oxygen or sleep apnea appears only on aggregator sites and conflates it with the Happy Ring, the genuinely FDA-cleared sleep-apnea ring, so RingConn is recorded as not cleared with its 90.7-percent accuracy a vendor claim. Second, RingConn is not subject to an active US import ban: although it was a co-respondent found to infringe in Oura's International Trade Commission case over patent 11,868,178, it settled and Oura granted it a multi-year license to keep selling in the US, so only Ultrahuman's Ring Air carries the active ban. Its clinical-validation posture is wellness-grade and claim-heavy, and its founder identity, funding, and cumulative unit shipments are not reliably verified.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
4 sources, view all

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Price

~$279 (Gen 2)

Battery life

10-12 days (charging case to ~150 days)

Sensor suite

PPG, skin temperature, SpO2, accelerometer

FDA clearance

None

Kickstarter funding

~$4.4 million (Gen 2)

Specs

Notes

Verified (subscription-free anchor): RingConn (Shenzhen, China) is a smart-ring maker positioned as the SUBSCRIPTION-FREE counterpoint to Oura/Whoop - all standard features free for life (verified, consistent across primary + reviews). Gen 2 ~$279, 10-12 day battery; Gen 2 raised ~$4.4M on Kickstarter (category record); Gen 3 launched late May 2026 (>$10M in ~20 days of pre-orders). maturity=commercial / shipping at scale., CORRECTION (AHI NOT FDA-cleared - aggregator drift): RingConn's sleep-apnea / AHI feature is NOT FDA-cleared - it is wellness/'pre-diagnostic'. RingConn's own Gen 2 PR says it is 'actively pursuing FDA clearance' + carries a 'not intended to diagnose' disclaimer. The widely-repeated 'RingConn received FDA clearance for SpO2/sleep-apnea' claim appears ONLY on SEO/aggregator sites and CONFLATES RingConn with the Happy Ring (Happy Health, Austin - the genuinely FDA-cleared sleep-apnea ring). Recorded NOT cleared. The 90.7% accuracy is a vendor claim., CORRECTION (NOT banned - settled the ITC case): RingConn was a co-respondent in Oura's ITC case (337-TA-1398, Patent 11,868,178) and was found to infringe - BUT it SETTLED: Oura granted RingConn a multi-year patent LICENSE to keep selling in the US. So RingConn is NOT subject to an active import ban (US access = licensed/permitted). Only Ultrahuman's Ring Air carries the active ban., Verification posture / cap-flag: Clinical posture: wellness-grade, claim-heavy (90.7% apnea accuracy + 'hundreds of clinical studies' are vendor-stated, no FDA clearance, no peer-review surfaced - lower than Oura/Happy). NOT verified: founder identity (aggregator-only, low confidence); funding (angel round aggregator-only; mostly crowdfunded); cumulative unit shipments (no reliable figure - don't attribute one).

Specs

RingConn Gen 2 (~$279) + Gen 2 Air + Gen 3 (late May 2026). Sensors: PPG, skin temperature, SpO2, accelerometer. 10-12 day battery (charging case to ~150 days). AI/health: sleep + HR/HRV + 'sleep apnea / AHI' screening (deep-learning, claimed 90.7% accuracy). SUBSCRIPTION-FREE: all standard features free for life (the core positioning vs Oura/Whoop). Chinese (Shenzhen).

Form Factor

biometric (biometric-primary smart ring + AI augmentation; SUBSCRIPTION-FREE)

Fda clearance

Source: ringconn.com Status: none; Details: No FDA clearance. Crowdfunded ring (Indiegogo 2023). SpO2, sleep, stress metrics. Wellness positioning.; Audited at: 2026-06-07; Source name: RingConn; Health claim: Sleep and stress tracking. Wellness-only; no medical claims or FDA submission verified.; Verification posture: verified

Data & sources

Press releases

2

Web sources

2

4 sources backing this record.View all →

Availability and pricing

Availability
Shipping now
Price
$199 (actual sale price)as of 2025-03-01
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Pricing

One-time purchase

$199 USDactual sale priceas of 2025-03-01

Source: RingConn Gen 2 Air $199 MSRP; ultra-thin 2.5g design; AI health insights; standard features with no app subscription fee

History

Price status: actual-sale-price = real published price at time of sale; manufacturer-target = vendor target, not yet realized; analyst-estimate = third-party projection, not a vendor figure; not-announced = no price on record.

Prices verified as of Mar 1, 2025

RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) on the deployment map

Where RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Full change history →

Manufacturer-attributed media (2)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of RingConn

RingConn's introduction of its Gen 2 Air smart ring (the lighter Gen 2 variant). A wellness-only device: its sleep, HRV, and 'sleep apnea monitoring' features are wellness metrics and the maker's framing, not a medical-grade diagnosis.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of RingConn

Official RingConn tutorial video demonstrating how to use the sizing kit to find the correct fit for the Gen 2 smart ring. The ring features health tracking sensors and extended battery life.

Safety record

1 incident on record (1 moderate). Most recent: Oct 2025.

moderate
1

Most recent: Oct 2025

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Incidents affecting RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) (1)

Includes incidents linked directly to this model or to deployments of it. Retracted incidents are excluded from this view but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (4)

  1. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ringconn-launches-gen-2-smart-ring-pioneering-sleep-apnea-detection-with-unmatched-10---12-days-battery-life-302212578.html
  2. https://ouraring.com/blog/oura-itc-case/
  3. https://chinabizinsider.com/shenzhens-ringconn-challenges-oura-dominance-as-smart-ring-shipments-surge-49-at-ces-2026/
  4. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ringconn-gen-3-smart-ring-officially-launches-302785564.html

Compare RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3)

Common questions

What is RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3)?
RingConn, a Shenzhen-based Chinese smart-ring maker, is the subscription-free anchor of the biometric ring market and a deliberate counterpoint to Oura and Whoop, recorded in the biometric form factor. Its Gen 2 ring sells for about $279 with a 10-to-12-day battery and a charging case extending to about 150 days, pairing PPG, skin-temperature, blood-oxygen, and accelerometer sensors with sleep, heart-rate, and a deep-learning sleep-apnea screening feature, and all standard features are free for life with no membership, the core positioning of the brand; the Gen 2 raised about $4.4 million on Kickstarter and the Gen 3 launched in late May 2026 with more than $10 million in pre-orders in about twenty days. Two corrections to common priors are load-bearing. First, RingConn's sleep-apnea and apnea-hypopnea-index feature is not FDA-cleared but wellness and pre-diagnostic: the company's own launch release says it is actively pursuing clearance and carries a not-intended-to-diagnose disclaimer, and the widely repeated claim that RingConn received FDA clearance for blood oxygen or sleep apnea appears only on aggregator sites and conflates it with the Happy Ring, the genuinely FDA-cleared sleep-apnea ring, so RingConn is recorded as not cleared with its 90.7-percent accuracy a vendor claim. Second, RingConn is not subject to an active US import ban: although it was a co-respondent found to infringe in Oura's International Trade Commission case over patent 11,868,178, it settled and Oura granted it a multi-year license to keep selling in the US, so only Ultrahuman's Ring Air carries the active ban. Its clinical-validation posture is wellness-grade and claim-heavy, and its founder identity, funding, and cumulative unit shipments are not reliably verified.
How much does RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) cost?
RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) is listed at $199 on the DEPLOY registry. This is an actual sale price on record.
RingConn Gen 2 Air $199 MSRP; ultra-thin 2.5g design; AI health insights; standard features with no app subscription fee
Is RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) actually deployed in the real world?
RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Is RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) autonomous or teleoperated?
Not verified as fully autonomous. RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3)'s capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Tracks sleep, Tracks heart health, and Tracks fitness and activity), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
Who makes RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3)?
RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3) is made by RingConn, based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2023.
Methodology: Claimed (not regulatorily cleared) · 4 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Claimed (not regulatorily cleared)

Cap-flag required

Review state

Drift-flagged

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

2 anchored drift pattern(s); see cap_flags

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: biometric

Sources by quality tier

2
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
2
unclassified
Unclassified source

Canonical worked example pair

Ring sub-cohort verification posture pair

This entity is the claimed-not-cleared anchor on fda-clearance-verification-posture.

Pairs with: happy-ring

Cap flags

  • Claim: RingConn was banned by ITC ruling

    Honest status: RingConn settled and licensed with Oura; it was not banned. The ITC-banned smart ring was Ultrahuman Ring Air (US-blocked, later redesigned as Ring Pro). The RingConn-banned framing is aggregator drift.

    RingConn settled and licensed with Oura, not banned. The banned ring is Ultrahuman Ring Air.

  • Claim: RingConn's AHI 90.7% capability is FDA-cleared

    Honest status: RingConn frames AHI 90.7% as 'actively pursuing clearance': claimed-not-cleared. The actually-FDA-cleared smart ring for sleep apnea is Happy Ring (K240236 + K242224). Pairs as within-cohort verified-vs-claimed (ring-sub-cohort-verification-posture-pair).

    RingConn AHI 90.7% is claimed not FDA-cleared. Happy Ring carries dual K240236 + K242224 clearances for sleep apnea.

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for RingConn (Gen 2 / Gen 3).