Ultrahuman Ring PRO now has a cheaper Kickstarter route
Ultrahuman has opened a Kickstarter campaign for Ring PRO earlier today, with the Super Early Bird tier priced at $299 and estimated delivery in June 2026. Interestingly enough, that is cheaper than the official store route. But there is an important catch. The Kickstarter reward includes the smaller Mini Charger rather than the larger PRO Charging Case sold through Ultrahuman’s own website.
The cheaper route comes with the smaller charger
The headline number is easy to understand. The Super Early Bird Kickstarter tier is $299 and includes the Ultrahuman Ring PRO, three PowerPlugs free for one year, the Ring PRO Mini Charger and a Type-C to Type-C cable. Local taxes and customs may still apply, but free worldwide shipping is part of the reward.
That puts the Kickstarter price quite a bit below the Ring PRO price shown through Ultrahuman’s own direct channel. The official website currently sells the Ring PRO with the PRO Charging Case at $479.
The difference sits in the charging accessory. The Kickstarter reward includes the Mini Charger, which Ultrahuman describes as the compact everyday charging companion for the Ring PRO. It is a small dock that plugs in via USB-C and is designed for simple charging at a desk, in a gym bag or while travelling.
The official website bundle includes the larger PRO Charging Case. That accessory adds more than just another way to charge the ring. Ultrahuman says the case extends total battery life to up to 45 days, stores up to one year of ring data, includes Find My Case support with an integrated speaker and supports Qi wireless charging.
So yes, Kickstarter is cheaper. But the official store bundle gives you the more capable charging accessory from day one.
The core Ring PRO pitch stays the same
The Ring PRO itself is still the same. Ultrahuman claims up to 15 days of battery life, a dual-core processor with on-chip machine learning, BLE 5.3 and up to 250 days of on-ring storage. The ring also has 100 metre water resistance, a unibody titanium design and ProRelease technology, which allows it to be cut apart more easily if finger swelling or injury becomes an issue.
There are four finishes on offer: Bionic Gold, Aster Black, Space Silver and Raw Titanium. Sizes run from 5 to 14, and a free sizing kit ships before the actual ring. That is useful because smart ring sizing can be awkward, and a poor fit can hurt both comfort and sensor performance.
Ultrahuman is also using the campaign to push Jade, its real-time biointelligence AI. The company says Jade connects ring data with Blood Vision biomarkers, M1 CGM glucose trends and Ultrahuman Home environmental data. It is available as a platform upgrade to Ultrahuman users globally, including Ring AIR users, so this is not being framed as a Ring PRO-only feature.
The campaign also leans into PowerPlugs. These are Ultrahuman’s add-on health tools, and the Super Early Bird tier includes three of them free for one year. The included PowerPlugs are Respiratory Health, Cycle & Ovulation Pro and Cardio Adaptability, with the campaign valuing the bundle at $130.
Kickstarter adds a different kind of buying decision
The lower Kickstarter price makes the Ring PRO easier to consider, but it also changes the nature of the purchase. Buying through Kickstarter is not the same as ordering through a normal online store.
That said, this is not a mystery startup trying to build its first device. Ultrahuman points to previous Kickstarter campaigns for the Ultrahuman Ring and Ring AIR, and says it previously raised close to $1 million from 3,135 backers. This new campaign also passed its $10,000 goal quickly, with about $30,101 pledged in the first few hours and 29 days still left to run.
That does not remove the usual Kickstarter caveats, but it does make the campaign feel less speculative than most crowdfunded wearables.
For buyers, the decision is fairly simple. Kickstarter gets the upfront price down, but the Super Early Bird tier includes the Mini Charger rather than the larger PRO Charging Case sold through Ultrahuman’s own website.
I reviewed the Ultrahuman Ring Air back in 2023 and came away thinking the basics were already strong. It was light, the recovery and sleep tools were useful and there was no subscription to deal with. The weaker bits were comfort around the sharper edges and some uneven health data, so Ring PRO feels like Ultrahuman trying to move the hardware up a level with longer battery life, tougher titanium construction and a more serious charging setup.
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