Health & fitness analytics · WHOOP, Inc.

WHOOP

Screenless wrist-worn fitness tracker sold as a membership, with strain, recovery, and sleep analytics rather than a one-time device purchase.

WHOOP is a subscription-based fitness and recovery tracker: the wearable band itself is bundled into a membership rather than sold outright, and the analytics — not the hardware — are the product. It continuously tracks heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, skin temperature, and sleep stages to compute daily Strain and Recovery scores, sleep coaching, and longer-term trend reports, with no screen on the device itself (all review happens in the companion app). WHOOP is cloud-hosted only, with no self-hosted or one-time-purchase option, and cancelling the membership ends analytics access as well as most device functionality. It targets athletes and health-focused users who want continuous physiological load tracking rather than step-count or GPS-centric fitness metrics, and it competes most directly with Oura on the subscription-funded wearable model.

At a glance

Vendor WHOOP, Inc.
Pricing model Subscription
Free tier No
Deployment Cloud
Open source No
Best for Athletes and health-focused users who want continuous strain and recovery analytics from a screenless wearable, on a membership model.

Pricing

Device is bundled into a required membership billed monthly or annually; there is no free tier and no way to buy the hardware outright without a membership.

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

Features

  • Continuous heart rate and heart rate variability tracking
  • Daily Strain and Recovery scores
  • Sleep stage tracking and sleep coaching
  • Respiratory rate and skin temperature trends
  • Screenless band with all review in the companion app
  • Menstrual cycle and health monitoring features
  • Workout and activity strain tracking

Integrations

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

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