The verdict
The NEX|3 is the most considered couples ring in the catalogue, and the elastic band solves the sizing gamble that makes rigid rings hard to recommend. Its weakness is endurance: one hour of use from a 1.5 hour charge is the shortest runtime we list. Buy it for the music mode and the shared-use design, not as an all-evening device.
Worth it if
- Couples who want a device worn during intercourse rather than one held or inserted separately
- Anyone who has been put off rings by fixed sizing
- Couples who like the idea of a playlist setting the rhythm
Look elsewhere if
- Anyone wanting long sessions, since the stated runtime is up to one hour
- Buyers who want to avoid apps entirely, since the music and remote features live in the OhMiBod Remote app
- Solo use, which is not what the design is for
How it scores against our criteria
The same five criteria are applied to every review. Read the method.
- Fit
- An elastic ring with a 32 mm inner diameter unstretched, stated to accommodate different girths. Elastic widens the range rather than removing fit as a variable, but it is a clear improvement on rigid designs.
- Control
- On-device button for basic use, and the OhMiBod Remote app on iOS, Android and Apple Watch for patterns, the rhythm mode and the music mode. The watch is the more discreet controller in practice.
- Distinctive feature
- Club Vibe mode drives vibration from a playlist. This is OhMiBod's signature technology, and it is a genuine differentiator rather than a spec-sheet line, provided you will use it.
- Battery
- Up to one hour of use from a 1.5 hour USB charge, per the manufacturer. That is enough for a session and short for anything longer.
- Materials and care
- Body-safe, phthalate-free silicone, documented as waterproof, so it can be rinsed. OhMiBod does not publish an IP rating.
- Warranty and purchase
- One year from OhMiBod, sold through its official store, Lovelife Toys.
Vibrating rings have a reputation problem, and most of it is earned. The category is full of single-use novelties and rigid rings that fit one body and disappoint the rest. The NEX|3 is OhMiBod's attempt at a ring worth keeping, and the interesting decisions are the boring ones: an elastic band, a rechargeable battery and a real app behind it.
Elastic is the feature that matters most
Sizing is where rings usually fail. A rigid ring that is slightly too tight is uncomfortable and one slightly too loose does nothing. OhMiBod states a 32 mm inner diameter unstretched, with an elastic band meant to accommodate different girths. That does not guarantee a fit, and we would not claim it does, but it turns a coin toss into a reasonable bet.
Music mode is the reason to choose this one
Club Vibe is the technology OhMiBod built its name on: vibration driven by music. In the NEX|3 it lives in the OhMiBod Remote app and syncs to a playlist, alongside a rhythm mode and four preset patterns. If neither of you is interested in that, much of what you pay for here goes unused, and a simpler ring would do.
One hour is the real constraint
The manufacturer states up to one hour of use from a 1.5 hour charge. It is the shortest runtime in our catalogue, and it is the specification most likely to disappoint. It is enough for the use the device is designed for, but it is worth charging before rather than assuming.
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OhMiBod blueMotion NEX|3