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Welcome to NapLab

Our mission is to help our readers find the mattress that’s perfect for their needs, preferences, and budget.

What We Do Here

We test mattresses using a battery of tests we’ve developed in-house. These tests are designed to show how the mattress performs in the categories that are important to most sleepers.

Our tests assess cooling, motion, pressure relief, edge support, and 6 other critical areas.

The quantifiable and structured data from our tests allow us to create more informed analysis, fair scores, and better mattress reviews.

How We Test Mattresses

Data-Driven Testing

All mattresses are tested with a consistent battery of data-driven tests. We conduct 10 individual tests and gather 64 data points on each mattress. Our systematic testing process creates scores, data, photos, and videos that are easily comparable from mattress to mattress. We measure, record, and analyze objective and quantifiable data for each mattress. This helps us create more objective reviews based on data. Where objective analysis isn’t possible, we use highly structured and defined subjective assessment ratings.

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Transparent & Fair Scoring

All testing and scoring methodologies are summarily explained within our reviews and tooltips, and fully here. In addition, every best mattress list has a clear set of guidelines we followed to select the winners for that list. Structure, consistency, transparency, and fairness are key to every review, comparison, and best mattress list we create. While many other review sites may choose winners based on who pays them the most, we select winners based on our scores and clearly defined metrics.

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No Paid Content

The brands we test cannot pay us to review their mattress, give them a higher score, or buy a top ranking on our best mattress lists. Our scores are derived from our objective, systematic, and data-driven reviews. Our recommendations are based on our scores. The mattresses that earn the highest scores also earn our recommendations. You can see how we make money here and more about our editorial policies and disclosures here.

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Our Story

The story of NapLab begins with the story of Derek (our Founder) and his wife, Samantha. Newly married in 2014, they needed a new mattress. Derek and Samantha went through the classic in-store experience, but couldn’t stomach paying $5,000 for a new mattress.

Instead, they took a chance on the new breed of online mattresses. The first one they tried wasn’t a good fit, so they tried another, which was a notable step up.

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Derek & Samantha at their wedding rehearsal
Mattress Testing First Apartment
Mattresses taking over the living room of the one-bedroom apartment where we got our start (2015)
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Testing mattresses in our first home (2016)

As a hobby project, Derek launched his first mattress review website, Sleepopolis. There, he published reviews of the 2 mattresses he had tried, a comparison of those mattresses, and other helpful guides.

Within just a few short weeks traffic was through the roof. Derek’s readers wanted more reviews from more brands, so Derek began testing new mattresses and writing new reviews.

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Our Scottsdale, Arizona studio where we’ve been testing mattresses since 2021
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Where we store mattresses after we’ve tested them

What started as a one man operation in a one-bedroom apartment gradually grew into a nine person team of family, friends, and teammates. Our one-bedroom apartment testing days are no longer and we now have a dedicated space for testing, photography, videography, and storage.

Over the years Derek and his team have tested 530+ different mattresses and helped millions of readers and viewers make more informed mattress purchasing decisions.

Our Team

Derek Hales

Derek Hales

Founder & Editor-in-Chief

Derek is responsible for ensuring our tests and reviews deliver the absolute best recommendations possible. He continually looks for ways to improve our testing process, reviews, site experience, and recommendations. Derek has a Bachelor’s in Business.

Kayla Hein

Kayla Hein

Creative Director & Editor

Kayla heads up all things design. She ensures our site looks beautiful and our readers have an amazing experience. In addition, Kayla leads our review development process. Kayla has a dual Master’s Degree in Product Design & Architecture.

Kyle Wandelt

Kyle Wandelt

Content Manager

Kyle is our content manager and develops most of the data, video clips, graphics, and image assets that go into our reviews. He also leads video production for the videos on our YouTube channel. Kyle has a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality Management.

Nathan Lang

Nathan Lang

Video Producer

Nathan writes our scripts and produces most of the graphics in our videos. In addition, he shares videography responsibilities with Kyle. Nathan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.

Reymar Donasco

Reymar Donasco

Video Editor

Reymar is our super star video editor and is responsible for making our videos on YouTube and elsewhere look incredible. Reymar has a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts, Entertainment, & Media.

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Samantha Hales

Finance Director & Data Analyst

Samantha keeps our financials in order. In addition, she’s a genius at Google Sheets, and helps to improve the efficiency of our data driven work. Samantha has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics.

Trusted Experts

NapLab is a trusted voice within the world of mattresses and sleep.

Our research and insights have been featured in major publications and media outlets, including ABC, CBS News, ESPN, Reader’s Digest, and more.

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Derek as a featured guest on ABC’s Tamron Hall Show
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Committed To Transparency

We believe that the best reviews are those that are honest, ethical, and transparent.

Our objective focused data, structured subjective assessment, formulaic scoring, clear editorial guidelines, and easy to understand disclosures are all aimed at creating the most authentic, honest, and transparent reviews possible.

Who Owns NapLab?

NapLab is owned by Silver Poodle, LLC (a reference to a beloved pet), an Arizona LLC formed and managed by NapLab Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Derek Hales. Silver Poodle owns 100% of NapLab.

The NapLab.com domain is owned by NapLab, LLC, an Arizona limited liability company (also formed and managed by Derek).

No mattress brand or sleep company has any ownership interest in NapLab.

How We Make Money

NapLab is a business. In order to pay for our operational expenses and allow the NapLab team to earn a living NapLab.com uses referral links.

When you use our links to purchase a product or service NapLab may earn a referral commission.

These referral links don’t cost you anything extra.

They simply tell the respective company that you came from NapLab.com. These referral links financially support NapLab and let us keep doing what we do best, creating great reviews.

Our referral links may influence the products we review and write about (in addition to where those products appear on NapLab). Our referral links do not affect our scores, which are based on our testing and scoring process.

Companies don’t pay us to review their products and they cannot pay us to rank or score them highly.

Donations

If you would like to support our work directly you can make a donation here.

Your donation helps cover our expenses (payroll, website hosting, insurance, utilities, etc.) and allows us to keep doing what we do best, create amazing reviews.

Referral Links & Free Products

The following table includes:

  • A full list of mattresses we’ve tested.
  • A Yes / No indicating if we are using a referral link for that mattress. A “Yes” indicates whether we use any type of referral link, including direct brand links, links with eCommerce sites that sell that product (ex. Amazon, Wayfair), 3rd party referral link networks (ex. Impact, Awin), and any other link that NapLab may earn a commission from if you click and make a purchase.
  • A Yes / No indicating if we were sent that mattress for free for testing.
MattressReferral Links?Sent Us Free Products?
5 Little MonkeysNoYes
Allswell CoolNoYes
Amerisleep AS2NoYes
Amerisleep AS3NoYes
Amerisleep AS3 HybridNoYes
Amerisleep AS5NoYes
Amerisleep AS5 HybridNoYes
Amerisleep AS6 BlackNoYes
Amerisleep OrganicaYesYes
Amerisleep Organica PlushYesYes
Ashley Sleep Align Latex HybridNoYes
Ashley Sleep Gruve HybridNoYes
Ashley Sleep Gruve M42731NoYes
Ashley Sleep Gruve M71431NoYes
Ashley Sleep Gruve PlushNoYes
Ashley UltraNoYes
Avocado EcoYesYes
Avocado Eco KidsYesYes
Avocado Extra FirmYesYes
Avocado GreenYesYes
Avocado Green Pillow TopYesYes
Avocado LuxuryYesYes
Avocado Organic HybridYesYes
Avocado WoolYesYes
AwaraYesYes
Awara PremierYesYes
Bear Elite HybridNoYes
Bear NaturalYesYes
Bear OriginalNoYes
Bear Pro HybridNoYes
Bear Star HybridNoYes
Beautyrest BlackNoYes
Beautyrest Black HybridNoYes
Beautyrest Black Hybrid LX ClassNoYes
Beautyrest BR800NoYes
Beautyrest Harmony LuxNoYes
Beautyrest Pressure Smart HybridNoYes
Beautyrest SilverNoYes
Beautyrest Silver DualCoolNoYes
BeautySleep Dream WeaverNoYes
Bedgear M3 PerformanceNoYes
BedInABox Eco-LuxNoYes
BedInABox OriginalNoYes
BedInABox TranquilliumNoYes
BedStory HybridNoYes
Best Price MattressNoYes
Big FigNoYes
Big Fig LuxeNoYes
Big Mattress ClassicNoYes
BirchYesYes
Birch EliteYesYes
Birch LuxeYesYes
Boring HybridNoYes
Boring MattressNoYes
Brentwood Home OceanoNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora LuxeNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding Aurora Luxe CoolingNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding CopperflexNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex HybridNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding Copperflex Pro HybridNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro Hybrid
Brooklyn Bedding CustomNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding Sedona EliteNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding Signature HybridNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid
Brooklyn Bedding ThermoBalanceNoYes
Brooklyn Bedding ThermoBalance EliteNoYes
Bryte Balance ProNoYes
Casper AtlasNoNo
Casper Cloud OneNoYes
Casper Cooling SelectNoYes
Casper Cooling Select HybridNoYes
Casper DawnNoNo
Casper DreamNoYes
Casper Dream MaxNoYes
Casper Nova HybridNoNo
Casper OneNoYes
Casper OriginalNoYes
Casper Original HybridNoNo
Casper SelectNoYes
Casper SnowNoYes
Casper SnowNoNo
Casper Snow MaxNoYes
Casper Wave HybridNoYes
Classic Brands Cool GelNoYes
Comfort Tech SereneNoYes
Cool Gel UltimateNoYes
Crafted Sleep 1-Sided HybridNoYes
Crafted Sleep 2 Sided HybridNoYes
Diamond DreamstageNoYes
Diamond Flurry LuxNoYes
Diamond LagoonNoYes
Diamond SageYesYes
Diamond TailorNoYes
DLX ClassicNoYes
DLX Premier HybridNoYes
DouglasNoNo
Douglas AlpineNoNo
Douglas SummitNoNo
DreamcloudNoYes
Dreamcloud ClassicNoYes
Dreamcloud HybridNoYes
Dreamcloud LuxeNoYes
Dreamcloud Luxe HybridNoYes
Dreamcloud PremierNoYes
Dreamcloud Premier HybridNoYes
Dreamcloud Premier RestNoYes
DreamCloud PressureSmartNoYes
Dreamcloud UltraNoYes
Dreamcloud Ultra HybridNoYes
DurableNoYes
EcoSleepYesYes
EcoSleep Hybrid LuxeYesYes
EcoSleep LuxeYesYes
EGOHome Ego BlackNoYes
EGOHome Ego Black FirmNoYes
EGOHome Tenzura HybridNoYes
Eight Sleep Pod 3NoYes
Elm Sleep ResortNoYes
eLuxury Signature HybridNoYes
eLuxurySupplyNoYes
Emma ClimaxNoYes
Emma Hybrid ComfortNoYes
Emma Hybrid Cooling EliteNoYes
Emma OriginalNoNo
Emma Original HybridNoYes
Emma Original LiteNoNo
Emma PerformanceNoNo
Emma ShiftNoYes
EndyNoYes
Endy HybridNoYes
Full MoonNoYes
GhostBed 3D MatrixNoYes
GhostBed ClassicNoYes
GhostBed Comfort FoamNoYes
GhostBed Comfort HybridNoYes
GhostBed FlexNoYes
GhostBed LuxeNoYes
GhostBed Luxe FoamNoYes
GhostBed Luxe HybridNoYes
GhostBed Signature FoamNoYes
GhostBed Signature HybridNoYes
Glacier ApexNoYes
Glacier OriginalNoYes
Glacier SummitNoYes
Habitat Furnishings Ascend AirNoYes
Hamuq OriginalNoNo
HappsyYesYes
Helix DawnNoYes
Helix Dawn EliteNoYes
Helix Dawn LuxeNoYes
Helix DuskNoYes
Helix Dusk EliteNoYes
Helix Dusk LuxeNoYes
Helix KidsNoYes
Helix MidnightNoYes
Helix Midnight EliteNoYes
Helix Midnight LuxeNoYes
Helix MoonlightNoYes
Helix Moonlight EliteNoYes
Helix Moonlight LuxeNoYes
Helix PlusNoYes
Helix Plus EliteNoYes
Helix Plus LuxeNoYes
Helix SunsetNoYes
Helix Sunset EliteNoYes
Helix Sunset LuxeNoYes
Helix TwilightNoYes
Helix Twilight EliteNoYes
Helix Twilight LuxeNoYes
IKEA AnnelandNoYes
IKEA MorgedalNoYes
IKEA VagstrandaNoYes
IKEA ValevagNoYes
IKEA VesteroyNoYes
iSense Premier HybridNoYes
iSense SelectNoYes
Juno HybridNoNo
Kingsdown Insignia Cool StartNoYes
Kingsdown Passions MerridaleNoYes
Kingsdown Prime ParkmanNoYes
Kirkland Signature LakeridgeNoYes
Latex Mattress Factory LuxerionYesYes
Latex Mattress Factory Luxerion HybridYesYes
Latex Mattress Factory Organic Latex EssentialYesYes
LaylaNoYes
Layla HybridNoYes
Leesa LegendNoYes
Leesa Legend ChillNoYes
Leesa Natural HybridYesYes
Leesa Oasis ChillNoYes
Leesa OriginalNoYes
Leesa Original HybridNoYes
Leesa Plus HybridNoYes
Leesa ReserveNoYes
Leesa SapiraNoYes
Leesa Sapira ChillNoYes
Leesa StudioNoYes
Leesa Studio ChillNoYes
Logan & CoveNoYes
Logan & Cove ChoiceNoNo
Logan & Cove FrontierNoNo
Logan & Cove PinnacleNoNo
Loom & LeafNoYes
LucidNoYes
Lull Luxe HybridNoYes
Lull Luxe Premium HybridNoYes
Lull OriginalNoYes
Lull Original PremiumNoYes
Lytton SignatureNoYes
Lytton Signature Comfort PlushNoYes
Molecule CopperwellNoYes
Molecule CoreNoYes
My Green Mattress KiwiYesYes
NapQueenNoYes
NapQueen VictoriaNoYes
Natural Form RefreshNoYes
Naturepedic ChorusYesYes
Naturepedic EOSYesYes
Nectar ClassicNoYes
Nectar HybridNoYes
Nectar Hybrid PremierNoYes
Nectar Hybrid Premier CopperNoYes
Nectar KidsNoYes
Nectar LuxeNoYes
Nectar Luxe HybridNoYes
Nectar PremierNoYes
Nectar Premier CopperNoYes
Nectar Premier HybridNoYes
Nectar UltraNoYes
Nectar Ultra HybridNoYes
Nest Bedding FinchYesYes
Nest Bedding LarkYesYes
Nest Bedding OwlYesYes
Nest Bedding PuffinNoYes
Nest Bedding QuailNoYes
Nest Bedding RavenNoYes
Nest Bedding SparrowNoYes
Nest Bedding StarlingNoYes
Nolah EvolutionNoYes
Nolah Evolution 15NoYes
Nolah Evolution Comfort+NoYes
Nolah Luxe Alaskan KingNoYes
Nolah NaturalYesYes
Nolah OriginalNoYes
Nolah Original HybridNoYes
Nolah SignatureNoYes
Nolah Signature All Foam HybridNoYes
Novaform Advanced Back Support PlusNoYes
Novaform ComfortGrandeNoYes
Novaform DreamawayNoYes
Novaform Legacy PremierNoYes
Novaform Serafina PearlNoYes
Novaform SoFresh PlusNoYes
Novilla AiryFlowNoYes
Novilla BlissNoYes
Novilla SerenityNoYes
NovosbedNoYes
Octave HorizonNoNo
Octave MirageNoNo
Octave VistaNoNo
Origin Adapt HybridNoYes
Origin LumbarCloudNoYes
Personal Comfort RegoNoYes
Personal Comfort RejuvenateNoYes
Pillar SleepNoYes
Plank FirmNoYes
Plank Firm LuxeNoYes
Plank Firm NaturalYesYes
Plushbeds Botanical BlissYesYes
Plushbeds Signature BlissYesYes
Polysleep AuraNoNo
Polysleep LunaNoYes
Polysleep OriginNoNo
Polysleep PolycouchNo
Polysleep SierraNoYes
Polysleep ZephyrNoNo
Propel Dual-Sided HybridNoYes
Puffy CloudNoYes
Puffy LuxNoYes
Puffy MonarchNoYes
Puffy RoyalNoYes
PurpleNoYes
Purple FlexNoYes
Purple HybridNoYes
Purple Hybrid Premier 3NoYes
Purple Hybrid Premier 4NoYes
Purple PlusNoYes
Purple RenewNoYes
Purple RestoreNoYes
Purple Restore PlusNoYes
Purple Restore PremierNoYes
Saatva ClassicNoYes
Saatva Contour5NoYes
Saatva HDNoYes
Saatva Latex HybridYesYes
Saatva Memory Foam HybridNoYes
Saatva Modern FoamNoYes
Saatva RXNoYes
Saatva SolaireNoYes
Sealy Cocoon ChillNoYes
Sealy IconNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic CarverNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic HybridNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic Plus HybridNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic Plus Mount AuburnNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic Plus Prosser HillsNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic Plus RidgeCrest IINoYes
Sealy Posturepedic Pro Highland ManorNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic Pro Lincoln HeightsNoYes
Sealy Posturepedic SpringNoYes
Serta iSeries HybridNoYes
Serta Perfect SleeperNoYes
Sheets & Giggles EucalyptusYesYes
Shuteye WhisperNoYes
SienaNoYes
Siena Premier HybridNoYes
Siena Signature 10"NoYes
Siena Signature 12"NoYes
Silk & SnowNoYes
Silk & Snow HybridNoYes
Silk & Snow OrganicYesYes
Silk & Snow Plush HybridNoYes
Simba Hybrid 2500NoYes
Simba Hybrid ProNoYes
Sleep EZYesYes
Sleep EZ RomaYesYes
Sleep Number C2NoYes
Sleep Number Comfort ModeNoYes
Sleep Science Copper Memory FoamNoYes
Sleeping Duck Mach IINoYes
SleepmaxNoYes
Sleepmax OmnifitNoYes
Sleepmax PodiumNoYes
SleepOnLatexYesYes
Snooze FlipNoYes
SonuNoYes
SpindleYesYes
Stearns & Foster EstateNoYes
Stearns & Foster Lux EstateNoYes
Suilong UtopiaNoYes
Sweet Zzz Honey HybridYesYes
SweetNight CoolnestNoYes
SweetNight DreamyNoYes
SweetNight Dreamy HybridNoYes
SweetNight PrimeNoYes
SweetNight Starry NightNoYes
SweetNight TwilightNoYes
Tempur CloudNo
Tempurpedic CloudNoYes
Tempurpedic Cloud BreezeNoYes
Tempurpedic Pro AdaptNoYes
Tempurpedic SupremeNoYes
Tempurpedic Supreme HybridNoYes
The CasperNoNo
TiamiNoYes
Titan PlusNoYes
Titan Plus EliteNoYes
Titan Plus LuxeNoYes
Tuft & Needle MintNoYes
Tuft & Needle Mint HybridNoYes
VayaNoYes
Vaya HybridNoYes
VesganttiNoYes
VibeNoYes
Westin Heavenly BedNoYes
WinkbedNoYes
Winkbed EcoCloudYesYes
Winkbed GravityLuxNoYes
Winkbed PlusNoYes
WinkBed PlusNoYes
Winkbed SoftNoYes
ZenhavenYesYes
Zinus Green TeaNoYes
Zinus HybridNoYes
ZomaNoYes
Zoma BoostNoYes
Zoma HybridNoYes
Zoma StartNoYes

We dynamically update the above table once per week. However, if it looks like something is missing or if you have any questions on our financial interests, company relationships, referral links, free products, or anything else, please send us an email here.

We participate in a variety of referral link programs. Some programs are with eCommerce platforms (like Amazon), some are through a 3rd party network (like Awin, Impact, etc.), and some are direct with a mattress brand.

In many cases, there are different referral programs available that sell the same mattress. We choose our referral programs based on a combination of where we think our readers most want to purchase a mattress from and on the commission rate.

Editorial Policies

Our mattress testing process and scoring guidelines are spelled out in crystal clear and exhaustive explanation here.

In addition, our guidelines for choosing the winners for our best mattress lists are defined here.

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Terms of Service & Privacy

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