{"id":162224,"date":"2026-05-28T19:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/this-open-source-app-lets-you-free-your-ora-ring-from-its-subscription\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T20:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T20:02:16","slug":"this-open-source-app-lets-you-free-your-ora-ring-from-its-subscription","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/28\/this-open-source-app-lets-you-free-your-ora-ring-from-its-subscription\/","title":{"rendered":"This open source app lets you free your Ora Ring from its subscription"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_du\" style=\"max-width:2560px\"><picture class=\"e_Ig\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;aspect-ratio:2560 \/ 1440\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled.jpg.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-1000w-563h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-1920w-1080h.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-1536w-864h.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-1280w-720h.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Oura-Ring-4-Baselines-scaled-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"e_Sv e_eu\">\n<p>Kaitlyn Cimino\/Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_pk e_e e__\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A developer has created an open-source desktop app called &#8220;Cracked Oura&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>The app allows you to view your Oura Ring data without a subscription.<\/li>\n<li>However, the app is missing some features, like women&#8217;s health, symptom radar, and messages about sleep and preparation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>Today, Ora announced the latest entry in its smart ring lineup \u2013 the Ora Ring 5. Not only does the hardware have a smaller and sleeker profile, but it&#8217;s also claimed to last an extra day (up to nine days) compared to its predecessor. It&#8217;s not a cheap tool either, with a starting price of $399, plus a $70 per year subscription required to access the health data. However, you may be able to take that subscription out of the equation with an app called \u201cCracked Oura.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_zm e_ym\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_ao\"><picture class=\"e_eo e_fo e_Ig\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_eo e_Ig\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Jg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>Published on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/EIrno\/Cracked-Oura\">GitHub<\/a> Earlier this year, Cracked Ora arrived from developer Elmo Ahorinta. As the GitHub page explains, this app allows you to get around Ora&#8217;s paywall to access the data collected by your smart ring. Specifically, it&#8217;s an open-source desktop app that provides access to your health metrics, while storing the data locally on your machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>According to Ahorinta, the app works using the export function on Ora&#8217;s website. \u201cAnyone can request the data from their website and it comes with a bunch of CSVs that contain the data,\u201d Ahorinta explained. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.404media.co\/cracked-oura-can-you-use-oura-without-monthly-subscription\"><em>404media<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;My application just takes the CSV and creates a database.&#8221; The developer says that Cracked Oura automatically downloads the user&#8217;s data so that they do not have to download it manually.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>Before you install the app, know that it&#8217;s not a perfect solution. Ahorinta explains <em>404media<\/em>: :<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>At the moment, my application is missing some features of Ora. For example, women&#8217;s health, symptom radar, and short front-page text about sleep and preparation are features that would require reverse engineering. Additionally, features like recording your workout heart rate and adding tags require a subscription. But beyond that, my application can be used to look at the same data points that Ora does.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One thing that&#8217;s worth pointing out is that the GitHub page lists Cloud as a contributor. Suggesting that Ahorinta has created the app with the help of AI. So if you have any issues using a Vibe-coded app, you may want to avoid it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__\">\n<p>Ahorinta said, &#8220;I hope that other people will also contribute to this project and fix my bugs and the poor design choices I made.&#8221; &#8220;I believe these types of workaround applications could be created for any other wearable devices that have subscriptions that gatekeeper certain pieces of data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_Ed e__\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaitlyn Cimino\/Android Authority TL;DR A developer has created an open-source desktop app called &#8220;Cracked Oura&#8221;. The app allows you to view your Oura Ring data without a subscription. 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