I wore the Whoop 5.0 for a month - it combines the best of the Oura Ring and Apple Watch
The new band offers ECG, blood pressure monitoring, and clinician-reviewed health reports via subscription tiers.
Whoop has expanded its target audience with the launch of the Whoop 5.0, moving beyond its core base of pro athletes and fitness enthusiasts to appeal to general health-conscious consumers. The device, which requires a subscription, combines standard activity, sleep, and recovery tracking with advanced medical features like an ECG monitor for detecting atrial fibrillation and a patent-pending blood pressure monitor that works from the wrist after initial calibration with a traditional arm cuff.
The most innovative offering is the optional Advanced Labs service, which allows users to schedule blood tests and receive clinician-reviewed reports and personalized recommendations based on their collected health data. This feature mirrors services like Withings' Cardio Check-Up. The Whoop 5.0 effectively synthesizes popular functionalities from competitors—taking the holistic health insights of the Oura Ring and pairing them with the medical-grade capabilities found in the Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy Watch—to create a single, data-intensive health platform.
- Offers ECG monitoring and wrist-based blood pressure tracking, similar to high-end smartwatches.
- Advanced Labs subscription enables clinician-reviewed blood test reports and personalized health recommendations.
- Represents a strategic shift for Whoop from athletic performance to broader consumer health monitoring.
Why It Matters
It signals a convergence of fitness tracking and medical-grade health monitoring in a single, subscription-based wearable platform.