r/wearables
6k members
r/wearables is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses wearable, wearables, looking for a wearable, smartwatch, and feedback, and they frequently recommend/review sleep tracker.
Wearables, context, ubiquitous computing, the quantified self, big data, the internet of things and other near future technologies are here.
Popular Themes in r/wearables
#1
Solution Requests
: "Tap-to-pay NFC wearables in the U.S.?"
33 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Menopause/Wearbles"
14 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Customizable Vibration Alert Devices Wearables"
5 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "My stubborn mum said ‘it’s just indigestion’, I made her slap on my X2 to shut me up. Two minutes later we were flooring it to the ER for her second heart attack."
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "[Beta] Ex-Apple team seeking 50 "brutally honest" testers for a new "Closed-Loop" deep sleep wearable."
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "How long should a subscription-free fitness tracker last to be good value?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/wearables
#1
Wearable
: "Are there any fitness Wearables that just upload to PC?"
36 posts
#2
Wearables
: "Tap-to-pay NFC Wearables in the U.S.?"
25 posts
#3
Looking For A Wearable
14 posts
#4
Smartwatch
: "Survey of Smartwatch adoption"
7 posts
#5
Feedback
: "I finally built Smart Flags – looking for Feedback"
7 posts
#6
Looking For Wearable
6 posts
#7
Data
: "My wearable device has years of Data on me and still feels like a stranger :("
6 posts
#8
Ring
: "Anyone switch from weaRing an Apple Watch at night to a smart Ring?"
6 posts
#9
Watch
: "Want to chuck my smartWatch into a drawer, what is a smart ring and what does it track recovery wise without the screen annoyance?"
6 posts
#10
Sleep Tracking
: "what wearable should I get? I want to develop apps that utilize historic and real-time Sleep Tracking data"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/wearables
Sleep Tracker
1 review
#1
Biostrap
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/wearables
#1
Fitness and Health
: "Man these companies are really trying to get you nowadays. @ourarings"
30 posts
#2
R&D
: "Advancing toward wearable stretchable electronics"
9 posts
#3
Watch
: "a watch\wearable for Spotify?"
9 posts
#4
Fashion
: "Finally got my first crowdfunding wearable in prelaunch!"
3 posts
#5
R&D
: "We Built Open Source Smart Glasses"
2 posts
#6
Audio
: "Looking for a device to play audio"
2 posts
#7
Visual
: "Share your experiences with Augmented Reality Smart Glasses!"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/wearables
Yearly
+781 members(14.3%)
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Last updated: September 1, 2026