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Helix Moonlight Review

Derek Hales

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Helix Moonlight 2025 Hero Alt
8.87 Overall Score
Tested With Scoring System 1.3
9.0 Cooling
7.5 Motion Transfer
9.8 Response Time
9.2 Edge Support
8.7 Sex
9.0 Pressure Relief
8.6 Off-Gassing
9.4 Company

Best For

  • Great cooling with soft feel
  • Excellent pressure relief for sleepers of all positions
  • Excellent edge support when sitting or lying at or near the edge

Considerations

  • Higher levels of motion transfer
  • Soft firmness may not be suitable for heavier sleepers or back / stomach sleepers
  • Deep sinkage, 14% deeper than average

Our Verdict

The Helix Moonlight is a 12″ hybrid mattress with a plush quilted cover, poly foam comfort layer, and pocketed coil base. It comes with a standard thin, knit cover but you can also upgrade to an advanced cooling cover.

The Helix Moonlight is available in a single firmness level — soft.

This mattress has deep sinkage and moderate levels of bounce. If you like sleeping “in” your mattress and not “on” the mattress, the Moonlight might be an attractive feel for you.

In our performance tests, this mattress earned an overall score of 8.87, ranking the mattress in the top 31% of all mattresses tested to date. This is a great score, especially considering the mattress’s lower price tag.

The Helix Moonlight is $1,099 for a queen-sized mattress, which is 29% less than the average hybrid mattress. Even if you opt for the advanced cooling cover, the total price ($1,398 for a queen) would still slide in under the average hybrid price ($1,416). All things considered, the Helix Moonlight is a solid choice for sleepers looking for a good value mattress with a soft feel.

Type: Hybrid
Firmness: Soft (4)
Best For: All Sleeping Positions, All Body Weights

In This Review
Performance Tests | Firmness | Support & Sleeping Positions | Design | Materials | Comparisons | FAQs

Performance Tests

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and feel of the mattress. We then take the results of those tests and compare them to every mattress we’ve tested to date.

Check out the full performance table below to see how this mattress ranks:

FactorHelix MoonlightAverage
Overall Score8.878.55
Price (Queen)$1,099$1,538 (Hybrid only)
Cooling – Score9.08.6
Sinkage – Depth2.50″2.20″
Sinkage – FeelDeepModerate
Motion Transfer – Score7.58.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration10.61 m/s²8.80 m/s²
Response Time – Score9.88.8
Response Time – Mostly Recovered0.2 sec.0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered0.5 sec.1.0 sec.
Bounce – Height9.40″8.95″
Bounce – FeelModerateModerate
Edge Support – Score9.28.7
Edge Support – Sitting3.50″3.95″
Edge Support – LyingExcellentExcellent
Sex – Score8.78.3
Pressure Relief – Score9.08.6
Comfort Layer Thickness4.0″4.3″
Mattress Thickness12″12.2″
Off-Gassing – Score8.68.1
Off-Gassing – SmellStrongStrong
Off-Gassing – Days5 days7 days
Company – Score9.48.8
Trial100 nights169 nights
WarrantyLifetime40% have lifetime warranties, average of other 60% of mattresses is 13 years

How is Helix Moonlight Different?

The Helix Moonlight is a 12″ hybrid mattress with an overall performance level that is better than average, with a price tag that is lower than the average hybrid, a savings of $439 compared to the average hybrid.

Advantages

Advantages include better cooling performance, faster material responsiveness, better edge support, and better sex performance than the average mattress as well.

Pressure relief scored above-average in our tests and the mattress has faster off-gassing than average as well (2 days faster than average).

Neutral Factors

This mattress has deep sinkage and moderate levels of bounce. These factors are considered “neutral” since different sleepers will have different preferences in this area.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Lounging
Helix Moonlight Lounging

Disadvantages

The biggest disadvantage of the Helix Moonlight is going to be the higher levels of motion transfer, 20% more motion than the average mattress. If you have a partner and are easily disturbed, this factor may be more important.

Additionally, the Moonlight has only a 100-night trial period, 69 nights shorter than the average trial period.

9.0

Cooling Test

The Helix Moonlight has excellent cooling. During our tests, I did not feel any significant level of heat retention around my body.

Baseline Temp.

73.4° F

Max. Temp.

88.8° F

Ending Temp.

80.1° F

The mattress has a proven hybrid design. The layer of pocketed coils brings plenty of air into the mattress. It’s also a layer that simply isn’t going to absorb or retain heat.

In addition, we have high-quality foams in the comfort layer that seem to be doing an excellent job at avoiding heat retention and remaining highly breathable. Notably, the Moonlight is available with an optional cooling cover upgrade. Our version of the mattress was not equipped with the cooling cover.

Max. Temp.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Before Cooling Test
Helix Moonlight Before Cooling Test

Ending Temp.

Helix Moonlight 2025 After Cooling Test
Helix Moonlight After Cooling Test
  • Baseline Temperature – the temperature of the mattress before anyone lies on it
  • Maximum Temperature (0 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after lying on it for 15 minutes
  • Ending Temperature (5 minute) – the temperature of the mattress after being lied upon and having no one on it for 5 minutes

Based on our tests of other Helix core models with the cooling cover I expect the cooling would have earned a 10/10 cooling score, had it been equipped with said cover.

In our objective temperature tests, we measured a max surface level temperature of 88.8° F. This is 1.1° less than the average of 89.9° F, based on all of our tests to date.

After getting off the mattress, the temperature declined by 5.0 degrees from minutes 0 to 1, which is 0.2 degrees cooler than the average 0 to 1 minute decline of 4.8 degrees.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

Helix Moonlight 2025 V 1 3 Heat Dissipation Chart

When we consider the combination of objective data, my subjective experiences, and an analysis of the materials, I’m confident in my view that cooling is excellent.

Sinkage Test

The Helix Moonlight has deep sinkage. During our tests, we measured a pressure point sinkage depth of 2.50″. This is 0.29″ more sinkage than the average sinkage depth of 2.21″, based on all of our tests to date.

Sinkage Depth

2.50″

Sinkage Feel

Deep

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Sinkage Test
Helix Moonlight Sinkage Test

The mattress creates a balanced body contouring hug. While there is a deeper level of sinkage, the sinkage depth isn’t overly dramatic or exacting, as it can be with many softer mattresses, especially memory foam mattresses.

The Moonlight uses a mix of memory foam, poly foam, and a quilted cover to create a less polarizing and more even type of a feel.

7.5

Motion Transfer Test

The Helix Moonlight has a moderate level of motion transfer. During our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 10.61 m/s². This is 21% more motion transfer than the average of 8.80 m/s².

Accel. Range

10.61 m/s²

Motion Duration

1.24 seconds

In many cases, soft mattresses will have more motion transfer due to the increased sinkage depth they create and that’s exactly what we measured here.

The softer feel allows the body to sink deeper, which means you make greater contact with the coil unit. This coil unit delivers more bounce, which also creates more motion transfer.

The level of motion transfer is also documented in the video below.

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we can see the highest motion peaks from 0 to 0.2 seconds.

Motion declines notably thereafter, but we do still have a moderate secondary acceleration spike from 0.50 to 0.60 seconds.

Ultimately, it’s not until 1.24 seconds that we return to near-zero motion levels, which is notably longer than the average duration of 0.88 seconds.

Helix Moonlight 2025 V 1 3 Motion Transfer Chart

When we look at the complete picture, we see both higher motion transfer, longer motion transfer, and a secondary motion spike. While this level of motion transfer isn’t terrible, it’s also far from amazing.

9.8

Response Test

The Helix Moonlight is a mixed bag for material responsiveness, with an extremely fast mostly recovered response time and a very fast fully recovered response time.

In our mostly recovered test, we measured a recovery speed of 0.2 seconds, which is 0.2 seconds faster than the average of 0.4 seconds, based on all of our tests to date.

Mostly Recovered

0.2 sec.

Fully Recovered

0.5 sec.

In our fully recovered responsiveness test, we measured a recovery speed of 0.5 seconds, which is 0.49 seconds faster than the average of 0.99 seconds.

This material recovery speed is not the fastest we’ve tested, but it’s quite close. Moreover, it’s especially impressive to see a soft mattress this fast.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

Typically, softer mattresses will have a notably slower material recovery, as the greater sinkage depth that usually accompanies softer mattresses means there is simply more compression to recover from.

All that to say, the responsiveness and material recovery is incredibly quick, making ease of movement excellent and avoiding any type of a stuck feeling.

Bounce Test

The Helix Moonlight has a moderate level of bounce. During our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 9.40″. This is 0.45″ more bounce than the average of 8.95″, based on all of our tests to date.

Max. Depth

5.35″

Max. Rebound

4.05″

Total Bounce

9.40″

The higher level of bounce can be in part attributed to the limited use of memory foam. This mattress is mostly poly foam and pocketed coils, both of which create a higher level of bounce.

Max. Sinkage Depth

Helix Moonlight 2025 Bounce Depth
Helix Moonlight Bounce Depth

Max. Bounce Height

Helix Moonlight 2025 Bounce Rebound
Helix Moonlight Bounce Rebound

The level of bounce is also documented in the video below.

These design choices, combined with the deeper sinkage that allows sleepers to come into closer relative contact with the pocketed coil unit, which further helps increase bounce.

The higher-than-average level of bounce means that ease of movement is a non-issue and sex performance is solid. However, it also means motion transfer is slightly worse.

9.2

Edge Support Test

The Helix Moonlight has excellent sitting edge support and excellent lying edge support. In our sitting edge support test, we measured a sitting sinkage compression of 3.50″. This is 0.45″ less sitting sinkage than the average of 3.95″, based on all of our tests to date.

Max. Sinkage

3.50″

Lying Support

Excellent

While lying directly on the edge of the mattress, I felt that the support was excellent in all sleeping positions.

The Moonlight mattress is equipped with reinforced support coils along the left and right sides of the mattress. These firmer coils are absolutely helping to improve edge support while lying and sitting.

The level of edge support while seated is documented in the images below.

Sitting, 140 lbs.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Edge Support Test
Helix Moonlight Edge Support Test

Sitting, 200 lbs.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Edge Support Test With Vest
Helix Moonlight Edge Support Test With Vest

Notably, there are no reinforced edge coils along the head and foot of the mattress. The choice to exclude these is most likely aimed at decreasing the price of the mattress.

If full perimeter edge support coils are important, I would recommend the upgrade to the Moonlight Luxe mattress.

The level of edge support while lying is documented in the images below.

Lying on Edge, 140 lbs.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Edge Support Test Back Sleeping
Helix Moonlight Edge Support Test Back Sleeping

Lying on Edge, 200 lbs.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Edge Support Test Back Sleeping With Vest
Helix Moonlight Edge Support Test Back Sleeping With Vest

Beyond the edge support coils, we have high-quality materials, foams, and coils at every level, which are helping to create a more robust total support dynamic. Overall, edge support is excellent.

8.7

Sex Test

The Helix Moonlight has good sex performance. The Moonlight mattress is one with no significant weak performance areas when it comes to sex. Noise is minimal, and cooling, pressure relief, and edge support are all excellent.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Edge Sitting
Helix Moonlight Edge Sitting

With 3.50” of sitting edge support the edge is surprisingly supportive, especially for a soft mattress.

The supportive edge helps to make the edge a functional and usable part of the mattress for amorous activities. Last but not least, we have a bounce, which we measured at 9.40”.

Sex FactorFactor WeightScoreRating
Bounce65%8.4High
Edge Support20%9.4Excellent
Noise5%10Minimal
Pressure Relief5%9.0Excellent
Cooling5%9.0Excellent

This is notably higher than the average. More bounce is almost always better for sex, as it helps make amorous activities less strenuous. Overall, sex performance on the Moonlight mattress is good.

9.0

Pressure Relief Test

The Helix Moonlight has an excellent level of pressure relief. During our tests, I felt no notable pressure points on my body.

The mattress is equipped with 4.0″ of comfort material, which is 0.26″ less comfort material than the average comfort layer thickness of 4.26″, based on all of our tests to date.

Comfort Layer

4″

Support Layer

8″

The mattress creates plenty of sinkage, hug, and contour, without being overly enveloping or excessively dramatic around the body. Foams range from 1.8 to 2.5 PCF.

PCF is a measure of density and stands for pounds per cubic feet. Ideally, I want to see at least one comfort layer in the 3-4 PCF range.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Back Sleeping
Helix Moonlight Back Sleeping

Higher density foams are more durable, sag less, and are typically more comfortable. All that to say, these aren’t the absolute highest or best quality foams we’ve tested, but given the price point, they are a more than reasonable and good level of quality that I would expect.

If you do want higher density foams, the Moonlight Luxe and Moonlight Elite offer substantial improvements in foam quality and quantity, which will lead to better performance and better longevity.

Pressure Map – Side Sleepers

Helix Moonlight 2025 Pressure Map Side
Helix Moonlight Pressure Map Side
Pressure Relief (PSI)AverageMaximum
Side Sleepers0.120.64

Pressure Map – Back Sleepers

Helix Moonlight 2025 Pressure Map Back
Helix Moonlight Pressure Map Back
Pressure Relief (PSI)AverageMaximum
Back Sleepers0.060.43

Pressure Map – Stomach Sleepers

Helix Moonlight 2025 Pressure Map Stomach
Helix Moonlight Pressure Map Stomach
Pressure Relief (PSI)AverageMaximum
Stomach Sleepers0.080.79

Moving on, the softer feel makes this pressure relief dynamic mostly ideal for side sleepers and less so for back and stomach sleepers.

Deeper sinkage can simply be too much for many back and stomach sleepers, but for side sleepers, it allows the body to create a more neutral spinal alignment.

In our pressure mapping tests, we measured a max PSI of 0.79. Ideally, I want to see PSI within 1.0, and we see that here.

When I consider our objective pressure mapping tests, material thickness, material quality, and my subjective experience on the mattress, I’m confident most sleepers will find the pressure relief to be excellent.

8.6

Off-Gassing Test

The Helix Moonlight had a strong smell upon the initial unboxing. The mattress smelled for 5 days. This is 1.8 days shorter than the average smell duration of 6.8 days.

Initial Smell Strength

Strong

Off-Gassing Period

5 days

Helix Moonlight 2025 Corner And Side
Helix Moonlight Corner And Side
9.4

Company

Helix mattresses come with a 100-night trial period and a lifetime warranty. Shipping and returns are both free.

Company FactorFactor WeightScoreData
Returns40%10$0
Trial Period30%8.0100 nights
Warranty20%10Lifetime
Shipping10%10$0
Country of Origin0%USA

Comparing 102+ brands tested to date, the average trial period is 169 nights, 69 nights more than Helix offers. Helix also offers a lifetime warranty, an advantage only offered by 40% of all mattresses we’ve tested.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Logo
Helix Moonlight Logo

How firm is Helix Moonlight?

The Helix Moonlight is available in a single firmness, 4 out of 10, which gives the mattress a soft feel.

Firmness Chart 4

This firmness would be suitable for lighter-weighted sleepers or those who like more sinkage and engagement within the comfort layer of a mattress.

Support & Sleeping Positions

When it comes to support, firmness plays a critical role and the Helix Moonlight has a soft feel. The soft feel makes this mattress best suited for side sleepers and not as good for most back and stomach sleepers.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Pressing On Layers
Helix Moonlight Pressing On Layers

This mattress does not use zoned foam or zoned coils, meaning it creates a consistent firmness from head to foot. However, the mattress is equipped with reinforced edge support coils along the left and right sides of the mattress, which extends the supportive sleeping area on the mattress.

Check out the table below to see the sleeper weights and sleeping positions that would be best suited for this mattress.

Sleeper WeightStomach SleeperSide SleeperBack Sleeper
Under 150 lbs.YesYesYes
150-250 lbs.MaybeYesMaybe
250-300 lbs.NoYesNo

Based on all of my tests to date, an analysis of the materials, and my subjective experiences, I’m confident that most side sleepers will find support on the Helix Moonlight to be excellent.

Design

The Helix Moonlight is a 12″ hybrid mattress that comes in a single firmness option—Soft. This mattress is a part of Helix’s standard Core Collection.

Type

Hybrid

Thickness

12″

Firmness

4

Helix Moonlight 2025 Front
Helix Moonlight Front

There are three main collections within the Helix lineup. There is the Core Collection, the Luxe Collection, and the Elite Collection. There is also a Helix Plus mattress for heavier-weighted sleepers (which has a Core, Luxe, and Elite version within it).

Materials

The Helix Moonlight is 12″ thick and contains a combination of different foam types with a pocketed coil support base. From top to bottom, here is a full list of the materials used in this mattress:

  • 1.25” cover
  • 1.00” poly foam
  • 1.00” poly foam
  • 0.75” poly foam
  • 8.00” pocketed coils
Helix Moonlight 2025 Material Layers
Helix Moonlight Material Layers

The table below shows a more detailed look at the exact specifications of the materials used in the Midnight, according to the manufacturer.

ThicknessLayer TypeDensity
0.75″ Gel Memory Foam1.8 PCF
1.0″Poly Foam2.5 PCF
0.75″Poly Foam1.8 PCF
0.75″Poly Foam1.5 PCF
8.0″Pocketed CoilsN/A
0.25″Support FoamN/A

The Law Tag outlines the full breakdown of materials included in this mattress.

  • Materials
    • 84% polyurethane foam
    • 16% fiber blend batting
    • Coil spring unit
  • Made For: 3Z Brands 5301 W Bethany Home Rd Glendale, AZ 85301
  • Date of Delivery: 5/12/2025
  • Finished Size: 80 in x 60 in
  • Net Weight Of Filling Mat: 21 lbs 12 oz
  • Manufactured by: 3Z Brands 5301 W Bethany Home Rd Glendale, AZ 85301
  • Date of Manufacture: 5/12/2025
  • Model: HEXSTW-1050
  • Made In: USA

The Cover

The Helix Moonlight has a thin quilted cover. It is breathable and has a simple design. This mattress also has the option to upgrade to a cooling cover, called the “GlacioTex Cooling Pillow Top” on Helix’s website.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Cover Pattern
Helix Moonlight Cover Pattern

This upgraded cover does increase cooling performance, as we’ve seen across our tests, but it also adds extra cost. The cooling cover has a pillow top design and adds an additional $299 to the total price.

For reference, the Helix Moonlight we tested had the standard cover and earned a cooling score of 9/10.

Other Helix mattresses that we’ve tested with the GlacioTex cooling cover (ie: Helix Midnight Luxe) earned a cooling score of 10/10 with the advanced cover.

The Comfort Layer

The comfort layer is 4.0″ thick and made of three layers of foam. Beneath the quilted cover, there are two 1.0″ poly foam layers (green and gray). Directly below the gray poly foam is yet a third poly foam layer, a 0.75″ poly foam (green).

Helix Moonlight 2025 Measuring Comfort Layer
Helix Moonlight Measuring Comfort Layer

All three of these layers work together to give the mattress a soft, yet supportive feel.

Helix also offers an optional support layer that you can add, the ErgoAlign support layer. This layer is designed to support spinal alignment, especially along the midsection.

Helix Ergo Align Support Layer
Helix Ergo Align Support Layer

This layer sits directly below the cover and is designed as a supportive foam that helps to reinforce support along the mid-section, thereby allowing less sinkage in the middle of the mattress.

I will say, this layer is quite firm and will not be right for all sleepers. We’ve already heard from some of our readers / viewers who purchased this optional foam upgrade that it made their mattress way too firm, creating an uncomfortable support dynamic.

However, if you really struggle with discomfort caused by too much sinkage in the middle of your mattress then adding this layer can help. This optional layer costs an additional $199 and is available in the Core and Luxe models.

The Support Layer

The support layer is 8.0″ thick and made entirely of individually encased pocketed coils. Each of these coils can move independently, which allows for better pressure relief overall.

Helix Moonlight 2025 Measuring Support Layer
Helix Moonlight Measuring Support Layer

If you’re looking for zoned coils and even better pressure relief, you may want to make the jump up to the Moonlight Luxe. The Moonlight Luxe uses zoned coils, which can provide more pushback for certain areas of the body that may need more support, namely the midsection.

Product Evolution

The Helix Moonlight has undergone a series of changes over the years, but NapLab has been around for multiple iterations, continuing to test the newest version of this mattress.

Here’s a look at the 2021-2024 version of the Helix Moonlight compared to the 2025 version.

Helix Moonlight – 2021-2024 Version (Discontinued)

Helix Moonlight Material Layers3

Helix Moonlight – 2025 Version (Current Version)

Helix Moonlight 2025 Material Layers 2
Specs2021-2024 Version (Discontinued)2025 Version (Current Version)
Overall Score8.448.87
Thickness12″12″
FirmnessSoft (4)Soft (4)
CoverThin Cover or
Cooling Cover
1.25″ Quilted Cover or
Cooling Cover
Comfort Layer1.5″ Poly Foam
1.5″ Memory Foam
1.0” Poly Foam
1.0” Poly Foam
0.75” Poly Foam
Support Layer8.0″ Pocketed Coils
1.0″ Support Foam
8.0″ Pocketed Coils
0.25″ Support Foam

Compared to the older version we tested in 2021, the 2025 model is a pretty significant upgrade.

It skips the memory foam within the comfort layer, but also adds a 1.25″ quilted cover. Comparatively, the 2021 version of the Moonlight had only a thin cover.

These changes have created a mattress that offers higher performance over the previous version.

Other Mattresses to Consider

Not sure if the Helix Moonlight is the right pick for you? Check out these three other top-rated hybrid mattresses for alternatives you may want to consider.

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Helix Sunset

An Alternate Helix Pick

The Helix Sunset mattress is a 12.5″ hybrid mattress available in 1 firmness level—soft. Compared to the Moonlight, the Sunset has deeper sinkage and also a slightly thicker cover. This mattress would be a good option if you’re looking for a more enveloping feel and more hug.

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For Memory Foam

Silk And Snow Material Layers

Silk & Snow Hybrid

Value Hybrid Under $1K

The Silk & Snow Hybrid mattress is an 11.5″ hybrid mattress available in 3 firmness levels—soft, medium-firm, and firm. The comfort layer includes a gel memory foam and poly foam. If you’re on a tight budget, Silk & Snow is a great option, coming in at only $800 for a queen mattress.

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For Less Sinkage

Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid 2024 Material Layers

Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid

Great for Back or Stomach Sleepers

The Brooklyn Bedding Signature Hybrid mattress is a 12″ hybrid mattress available in 3 firmness levels—soft, medium-firm, and firm. This mattress has a similar material breakdown as the Moonlight, but has only minimal sinkage, making it a great option for back or stomach sleepers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still have questions? Check out some of the top FAQs on the Helix Moonlight mattress below and get the answers you’re looking for.

How much does a Helix Moonlight mattress cost?

Here are the current prices, with any sales or promotions reflected below:

Twin: $799
Twin XL: $899
Full: $899
Queen: $1099
King: $1449
Cal. King: $1449

*Note: Sales prices are subject to change without notice or warning.

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