As a fitness tracker reviewer, sometimes I'm sick of wearing smartwatches here are 3 discreet, screenless fitness trackers I've personally tested, and where to buy them on Prime Day

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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:19:30 +0000

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While I love smartwatches, sometimes it's better to embrace disconnection so here are some 'focus' wearables I've tested and liked

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter As TechRadar's Senior Fitness and Wearables Editor, I'm usually testing at least one smartwatch, and sometimes two at once. But occasionally I get overwhelmed with the volley of notifications or the compulsion to check my metrics, and swap the tracker out with something more discrete and screenless.

I'm not the only one. 'Focus' wearables are on the rise, be they fitness
bands without screens, smart rings, or something else like hybrid watches. They're different form factors, but they all do fundamentally the same thing passively track your health and fitness in the background, rather than actively show you information during a workout like the best smartwatches . Below is a trio of fitness trackers I've personally tested, along with my verdict about what kind of person they're best suited for and where to find the best deals for Amazon Prime Day .

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If you dislike the idea of a smartwatch but still want a useful fitness tracker maybe you want to wear a proper analog/digital watch then I would recommend you start your search by looking at these three wearables. 1.
Google Fitbit Air (Image credit: Peter Hoffmann) Best for: everyday exercise, budget buyers I recently reviewed the Google Fitbit Air and really liked it. The old Fitbits have been redesigned as a screenless fitness tracker, around 12g including strap, with all the information being fed into the app so you can check it at your leisure. There's a haptic alarm you can tap to get rid of, but that's really all the interaction you have with the wristband, other than charging it around once a week.

It's very comfortable to wear during sleep because of its lightweight, and it cleaves very close to chest-based heart rate monitors and the likes of the top-tier Apple Watch Ultra 3 . It's very popular because it's cheap too, at just $99.99 / 84.99 / AU$199 at its base tier.

It does have an AI-powered premium health coach attached, which is an
optional extra costing $9.99 / 7.99 / AU$14.99 a month, or $99.99 / 79.99 / AU$140 annually. Without this, you get your base stats such as sleep, steps, recovery, heart rate, and workout tracking. As you'll see later on in this article, premium tiers and subscriptions are becoming a theme. But whether
you choose to subscribe or not, the Fitbit Air remains a solid choice for screenless tracking.

Read our full Google Fitbit Air review Today's best Google Fitbit Air deals 49.99 at very.co.uk 49.99 at very.co.uk 84.99 at very.co.uk 93.10 at Amazon
2. Oura Ring 4 (Image credit: Oura) Best for: holistic wellness, sleep tracking The Oura Ring 5 is out, true, but that just means there are lots of deals on the Oura Ring 4 this week. Another subscription-based wearable, starting at $349 / 349 (less if you snag a Prime Day deal) with a $5.99-in-all-regions subscription attached, the Oura Ring 4 sits firmly at
the premium end of the finger.

But it is undeniably impressive. It's even more comfortable than the Fitbit above (and thus a top-tier sleep tracker), boasts accurate metrics, and has
an impressive suite of features, including a tag-based system to allow you to add context to your day's metrics and a sophisticated auto-exercise detection feature. It emphasizes holistic wellbeing, with emphasis on balance and mindfulness, even if the option for in-app blood tests is a bit creepy and, for want of a better word, 'biohacky'.

It comes in a range of finishes and colors, so it is a lot more discreet than the cheap plastic Fitbit. Price aside, it's an excellent fitness tracker, and the Prime Day deals should help soften that blow.

Read our full Oura Ring 4 review Today's best Oura Ring 4 review 199.99 at Amazon 244 at Amazon (Silver) 244 at Amazon (Silver) 244 at Argos (Black) 3. Whoop 5.0 (Image credit: Max Delaney / TechRadar) Best for: serious athletes, optimizers The screenless fitness tracking pioneer, Whoop is a wearable for perpetual optimizers. Whoop is designed to effectively be never taken off:
the charging puck included with two of Whoop's three membership tiers effectively allows you to charge the device while it's still attached to your wrist, so you need never, ever take it off at all. Whoop collects and organizes an enormous amount of data, spitting it out in the form of all
sorts of metrics, from your Whoop Age to its proprietary Strain score.

Its app is fantastic, implementing AI features well and housing an intuitive, comprehensive workout builder for gym rats. It's an excellent device for competitive athletes, casual CrossFit and Hyrox enthusiasts, and weekend warriors.

But Whoop is a premium device which you don't exactly buy: you rent access to it each year, starting at 169 / $199 / AU$299 per year for the Whoop One 5.0 and rising to 229 / $239 / AU$419 per year for the premium Whoop Peak tier, which nets you extra features like Whoop Age.

The highest tier is Whoop Life, which gets you a premium Whoop MG device with medical-grade heart health features, costing 349 / $359 / AU$629 per year. In my opinion, paying that each year in perpetuity doesn't represent good value unless you can score an Amazon Prime Day deal on it.

Read our full Whoop MG review today's best Whoop deals 35.20 at Healf 44 at John Lewis 169 at Amazon (Black) 189 at Amazon (Black) More Prime Day deals
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