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Smart Rings & Watches for Cycle Tracking 2025 – A Complete Guide

Young woman sitting on a sofa with smartwatch and ring – modern cycle tracking combined with everyday comfort and sustainable period underwear from allthingsdaysie.

In Germany and worldwide, wearable technology is transforming the way we approach health. Beyond fitness and sleep, many smartwatches and rings now offer menstrual cycle tracking features. These devices help users predict their periods more accurately, understand their fertility windows, and recognize hormonal changes that impact mood, energy, and overall well-being.


How Do Wearables Track Your Cycle?

Traditional apps rely on manual input. Modern wearables use continuous biometric data, such as:

  • Skin temperature – small changes can indicate ovulation.

  • Resting heart rate – increases during the luteal phase.

  • Breathing rate and sleep quality – reflect hormonal shifts.

  • Activity and recovery levels – energy varies across phases.

By combining these signals, wearables often provide more precise and personalized predictions than calendar apps alone.


Popular Devices to Explore in 2025


1. Oura Ring 🔗: Discreet Cycle Tracking Through Temperature


Oura Ring in multiple colors on a wooden table, designed for sleep, recovery, and menstrual cycle tracking.
Oura Ring – a discreet smart ring for cycle tracking through temperature data.

The Oura Ring is among the best-known smart rings on the market. Originally designed for sleep and recovery tracking, it now includes cycle prediction features. Its temperature sensors detect subtle nightly shifts linked to ovulation and menstrual phases. Through the Oura app, users get insights into fertile windows and upcoming periods. For anyone seeking a stylish, discreet wearable that blends wellness with cycle tracking, Oura is a premium choice.


2. Ava Bracelet 🔗: Fertility and Cycle Health at Night


Ava Bracelet in light blue with a white sensor, wearable for fertility awareness and menstrual cycle tracking during sleep.
Ava Bracelet – a wearable created for women’s health and fertility-focused cycle tracking.

The Ava Bracelet was created specifically for women’s health and fertility tracking. Worn overnight, it measures multiple parameters like pulse, skin temperature, breathing, and heart rate variability (HRV). Ava's algorithm converts these signals into valuable daily insights about fertile days, ovulation, and different cycle phases. Clinically validated, Ava is particularly helpful for women trying to conceive and anyone seeking a better understanding of their cycle.


3. Apple Watch 🔗: Seamless Integration of Period Tracking


Apple Watch Series 11 in black and gold versions showing health features, used for period and cycle tracking with the Cycle Tracking app.
Apple Watch Series 11 – seamless integration of health and cycle tracking features.

The Apple Watch (Series 8 & newer, or Ultra) offers a built-in Cycle Tracking app. It lets users log symptoms like cramps, spotting, or mood changes. When worn overnight, it uses wrist temperature sensors (along with heart rate data) to help improve predictions and provide retrospective ovulation estimates.

Note: it’s still an estimation tool, not a medical device.


4. Fitbit Sense & Versa 🔗: Affordable All-Rounders with Period Logging


Fitbit Versa 4 smartwatch in rose color with digital display, tracking activity, stress, and menstrual cycles.
Fitbit Versa 4 – an affordable smartwatch for fitness, stress, and menstrual cycle tracking.

The Sense and Versa models by Fitbit are budget-friendly smartwatches with a wide range of features: cycle tracking, sleep analysis, stress management, and fitness monitoring. In the Fitbit app, users can log periods and symptoms while identifying links between cycle phases, energy, mood, and stress. For those wanting a cost-effective yet reliable wearable, Fitbit offers a solid entry option.



📊 Comparison of Smart Rings & Watches for Menstrual Cycle Tracking

Device

Key Features

Cycle Tracking Focus

Price (2025)

Best For

Oura Ring

Ring design, sleep & recovery tracking, temperature sensors

Predicts ovulation & cycle phases

€320–€350 + subscription

Stylish, science-backed wearable

Ava Bracelet

Worn overnight, measures pulse, temperature, breathing & HRV

Fertility-focused daily insights

€250–€280 + subscription

Women trying to conceive or seeking medical-grade tracking

Apple Watch

Multifunction smartwatch, Cycle Tracking app, temperature & heart rate sensors

Combines manual logging with sensor data

€400–€600

Apple users want everything in one device

Fitbit Sense/Versa

Affordable smartwatch, stress & sleep tracking, period logging

Links cycle phases with mood, energy & activity

€200–€300

Cost-conscious users with an overall wellness focus


Why Wearables Alone Aren’t Enough

As smart as they are, no wearable can predict periods with 100% accuracy. Stress, travel, and lifestyle shifts all affect the cycle. That’s why it’s worth combining digital insights with practical everyday solutions.

💡 Did you know?

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Our underwear offers:

  • Seamless comfort – so soft and light you’ll almost forget you’re wearing it.

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  • Sustainable quality – durable, robust, and made with carefully selected materials.

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So you’re prepared around the clock — no matter how your cycle unfolds.


Pairing Tech with Comfort

Wearables provide the prediction, while sustainable period products provide the protection. Together, they make menstrual care easier, more reliable, and eco-friendly — perfectly aligned with Germany’s growing interest in FemTech and sustainable living. ♻️


Discover allthingsdaysie period underwear – your all-round solution for comfort, protection, and peace of mind 🌸




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