I have been using the ring and app for about 2 weeks now. The app is not as intuitive as I had hoped. There are a lot of abbreviations that I had to look up on Google to understand the charts. It would be nice to have some kind of explanations on the screens so I don’t have to use Google. There is also no explanation on how all the abbreviated terms matter together. Just a random score. Hopefully in the future the app can be updated with a little more information to the user.

This app is the iPhone dashboard for the Aivela smart ring that was produced via Kickstarter. Final units of the hardware from the pledge campaign are still shipping to give some idea of how new this app is. The app is attractively designed and displays a huge amount of information. It relies heavily on acronyms for various metrics and these aren’t clearly explained. The app has some tutorial videos on how to use basic features as well as a couple of AI agents. However, most of this information is quite superficial. Often a metric is flagged “Need Attention” but there’s no means of following up on it. Navigation is rather obtuse as it combines app config with ring hardware config elements. However, Aivela appears very committed to product improvement. New versions of the ring firmware and iPhone app have been released already with major improvements in the data syncing. (In spite of trumpeting integration to Apple Health, all of your data goes to the Aivela cloud for processing and storage.) This is a product with great potential, but lots of rough edges. Hopefully, I can update this to 4 or even 5 stars this summer.

I purchased the AIVELA smart ring to compare it against another smart ring I own that requires a monthly subscription. I really wanted to like this ring and had high hopes, and it absolutely did not disappoint. Early on, I ran into a few technical issues, but their customer support team was incredibly responsive. They clearly explained exactly what to do, and everything works perfectly now. The accompanying app and program are very easy to understand and come with some great tracking features. If you are looking for an affordable alternative to subscription based smart rings, I highly recommend this one. Great product, and even better customer service! I am extremely satisfied.

With kickstarter products there’s always that concern the product will not live up to the hype. This is not one of those times. Early versions of the app were ok. The latest version makes this a superior product. I’ve had two O*** rings. They worked but with AIVELA you get a great product and more intuitive app. I highly recommend this product.