VIV Ring vs Stark Ring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIV Ring
This smart ring and its companion app offer advanced health tracking, monitoring sleep, activity, heart rate, and stress. It provides personalized insights to help users understand their bodies and make informed lifestyle choices for general wellness.
- Sleep cycle tracking
- Activity level monitoring
- Heart rate monitoring
- Stress level tracking
- Personalized wellness insights
- Intuitive app interface
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The VIV™ Ring is a smart ring that blends timeless design with advanced health-tracking technology. VIV™ tracks, monitors, and provides personalized insights to support your well-being—covering sleep cycles, sleep patterns, activity levels, heart rate, stress levels, and more. The companion VIV™ App delivers a seamless, intuitive experience that simplifies complex wellness information into actionable insights, helping you better understand your body and make informed lifestyle choices. Disclaimer: The VIV™ ring is a wellness device and is NOT a medical device. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, monitor, or prevent any medical condition. It is designed solely for general fitness and wellness purposes. Do not make any changes to your medications, routines, or health behaviors without consulting a licensed medical professional.
Stark Ring
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• Redesigned Home, Pulse, Activity, and Sleep tabs • Clearer health metrics and sleep timeline • Smoother tab navigation • Bug fixes and stability improvements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: VIV Ring at every 2 weeks against Stark Ring's every 3 months. Stark Ring's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
VIV Ring ships an update every 2 weeks, Stark Ring every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIV Ring | Stark Ring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 625 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VIV HEALTH INC. | Dien Nha Huyen |
In-app purchases
VIV Ring
No in-app purchases
Stark Ring
No in-app purchases
