# SleepLab Guide

> Independent, source-first coverage of sleep trackers, smart rings and smart beds. Every factual claim links to its source, every review shows a calculated three-year cost of ownership, and no product has a SleepLab score because none has been hands-on tested yet. Hands-on testing by the owner, Ben Shamon, is coming.

How to cite: use the page URL and its "Updated" date (current data: 2026-10-17). Prices are as reported by the cited sources on the date checked and change often. Ratings from other publications are quoted with attribution and are not SleepLab ratings.

## Start here
- [Full text for LLMs](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/llms-full.txt): every review, comparison and guide in one Markdown file
- [Open data](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/data/products.json): products, prices, costs, sourced facts and testing status as JSON
- [Methodology](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/methodology): 100-point scorecard and testing-basis labels
- [About and editorial policy](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/about)
- [Affiliate disclosure](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/affiliate-disclosure): no affiliate links today

## Reviews
- [Oura Ring 5](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/reviews/oura-ring-5): Smart ring; $399 (Silver/Black); $499 for other finishes; three-year cost $608.97; not yet hands-on tested
- [Whoop 5.0 / MG](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/reviews/whoop): Wrist band (membership); Sold via membership: One $199/yr, Peak $239/yr, Life $359/yr (MG); three-year cost $597 to $1,077; not yet hands-on tested
- [Apple Watch Series 11](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/reviews/apple-watch-series-11): Smartwatch; $399; three-year cost $399; not yet hands-on tested
- [Garmin Index Sleep Monitor](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/reviews/garmin-index-sleep-monitor): Screenless armband; $169.99; three-year cost $169.99; not yet hands-on tested
- [Eight Sleep Pod 5](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/reviews/eight-sleep-pod-5): Smart bed cover; Core from $2,799; three-year cost Not captured; not yet hands-on tested

## Best-of shortlists (not rankings)
- [The best sleep trackers: our pre-testing shortlist](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/best-of/sleep-trackers)
- [The best smart rings for sleep: what we know before testing](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/best-of/smart-rings)
- [The best wrist and arm sleep trackers: our shortlist](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/best-of/wrist-and-arm-trackers)
- [The best smart beds and temperature covers: what we know so far](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/best-of/smart-beds)

## Comparisons
- [Oura Ring 5 vs Whoop 5.0](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/compare/oura-ring-5-vs-whoop)
- [Oura Ring 5 vs Apple Watch Series 11](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/compare/oura-ring-5-vs-apple-watch-series-11)
- [Apple Watch Series 11 vs Whoop 5.0](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/compare/apple-watch-series-11-vs-whoop)
- [Whoop 5.0 vs Garmin Index Sleep Monitor](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/compare/whoop-vs-garmin-index-sleep-monitor)

## Guides
- [Sleep trackers agree on how long you slept. They disagree on how.](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/guides/sleep-tracker-accuracy)

## Optional
- [Community pulse](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/community): attributed excerpts from public posts (may be empty)
- [Atom feed](https://sleeplab-guide.pages.dev/feed.xml)
- Contact: sleeplab@mail.grokbot.com