Snooze Flip Mattress Review

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

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 10 different factors that impact the performance, comfort, and value of the mattress. Testing categories include:

Test	Rating
Cooling	Very Good
Sinkage	Very Minimal
Motion Transfer	Moderate
Response Time	Extremely Fast
Bounce	Very Low
Edge Support	Excellent
Sex	Very Good
Pressure Relief	Excellent
Off-Gassing	Excellent
Company	Exceptional

How is the Snooze Flip Different?

The Snooze Flip mattress has about average performance and a price that is above average—27% more expensive than the average all-foam mattress.

Motion transfer levels measured 21% higher than the average. Edge support was also better than average—33% better than average.

Cooling is slightly below the average and response time took slightly longer than average as well. Because of the low levels of bounce (only 5.59″), the sex score took a significant hit.

Considering preferential factors, this mattress has significantly less sinkage than average on both the medium-firm and firm side. Despite this the lower sinkage, the medium-firm side still had a balanced level of hug and contour. However, the firm side has a dramatic floating feel and minimal hug.

Factor	Snooze Flip	Average
Overall	9.51	9.52
Price	$1,399	$1,102 (Foam only)
Cooling	9.0	9.4
Max Sinkage	1.68″	2.19″
Total Motion Transfer	9.79 m/s²	8.08 m/s²
Response Time	0.5 sec.	0.4 sec.
Total Bounce	5.59″	9.67″
Edge Support – Sitting Sinkage	3.25″	4.21″
Mattress Thickness	11.5″	11.9″
Sex Overall	9.2	9.6
Comfort Material	3.0″	4.1″
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	5 days	4 days
Trial	365 nights	164 nights
Warranty	122 years	29% have lifetime warranties, average of other 71% of mattresses is 15 years

Cooling performance on the Snooze Flip is good, but didn’t quite reach the “great” or “exceptional” level.

During our tests, I felt a slight to moderate level of heat retention around my body. From a materials perspective, that makes sense. We have a 11.5” mattress that is 100% foam from top to bottom.

The gel infusion on the medium side helps to improve cooling, as does the thin cover, but neither of these are miracle workers.

• 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

I was really perplexed by the brand’s product page indicating that the cover is flippable with one side being the “cool side” and the other being a “deep-pocketed, plush warm” feel.

In my view, this feels like a pretty standard, thin cover. There is no quilting on either side and I disagree that the dark gray side has a “plush” feel. The dark gray side is a touch thicker compared to the white side, but it’s quite minor.

During our tests, I found both sides to feel effectively the same with respect to cooling and overall feel.

In our objective tests, we measured a max surface level temperature of 92.8° (3.63° warmer than average).

After we got off the mattress the temperature dropped by 3.8° from minutes 0 to 1 and by 5.9° from minutes 0 to 5.

Compared to the average (based on all of our tests to date), these were 0.78 and 1.11° warmer, respectively.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

All that to say, I wouldn’t say cooling is bad. For many sleepers, this level of cooling performance will be perfectly acceptable. Even so, there is definitely room for improvement, and many who would describe themselves as “hot” or “warm” sleepers will likely find it isn’t cool enough.

The Snooze Flip has a very minimal level of sinkage on the medium side and an extremely minimal level of sinkage on the firm side.

In our tests, we measured a pressure point sinkage depth of 1.68” on the medium side. This is 0.51” less sinkage than the average of 2.19”. On the firm side, we measured a sinkage depth of 1.06”.

Both of these measurements are significantly lower than the average.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

On the medium side, the mattress has the classic feel of memory foam. The mattress has a high degree of hug and has a precise and exacting body contouring.

While the pressure point sinkage with the medicine ball test was very minimal, for heavier parts of my body (IE, butt, midsection) I felt a more moderate level of sinkage.

The firm side of the Snooze Flip has a very different feel. The extremely minimal level of sinkage creates a dramatic floating feel. Your body floats more on top of the mattress, as opposed to being contoured and hugged “in” the mattress.

Neither the feel on the medium or firm side are necessarily good or bad. It really comes down to what your body prefers.

However, both of these feels are quite polarizing, so you really need to ensure that you either love the classic feel of memory foam (medium side) or you want to float more on top of the mattress (firm side).

The Snooze Flip has a moderate level of motion transfer. In our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 9.79 m/s². This is 1.71 m/s² more motion than the average of 8.08 m/s².

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

In our motion transfer chart, which visualizes our accelerometer data, we see the highest motion peaks from 0 to 0.21 seconds. Motion declines rapidly thereafter and by 0.85 seconds we’ve returned to near-zero levels of motion.

While the total motion peaks are a little higher than we’d ideally like to see, I am impressed with the level of energy dissipation over time.

We do see a modest level of motion after 0.21 seconds, but it’s still extremely minor.

While an all-foam mattress can be less than ideal for cooling and sex, the energy absorption does help to keep motion transfer in check.

Recovery time on the Snooze Flip is a bit of a mixed bag. In our tests, we measured a mostly recovered time of 0.5 seconds and a full material recovery time of 1.3 seconds.

While the mostly recovered time of 0.5 seconds puts it in the “extremely fast” category and scores it 0.07 seconds faster than average, the slower response time for full recovery is worse than average.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

The average full material recovery time is 0.87 seconds, making the Snooze Flip’s 1.3-second recovery 0.43 seconds slower than average. Fortunately, the level of sinkage on the Snooze is quite restrained.

As a result, it helps resist overly enveloping sleepers, which can cause sleepers to feel “stuck” in foams that don’t respond as rapidly. Given this fact, I don’t expect the slower full recovery time to be a significant issue for most sleepers.

The Snooze Flip has a very low level of bounce. In our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 5.59”. This is 4.08” less bounce than the average of 9.67”.

Ideally, I like to see 8-12” of total bounce height. It’s enough to help improve ease of movement and sex performance, without being so high as to create bad motion transfer issues.

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

At 5.59” the Snooze is well below the ideal range. At this level of bounce, combined with the all-foam design, many sleepers may feel that it’s more difficult to move around on the mattress, especially on the medium side.

In addition, the low bounce will inhibit sex performance (again, more noticeable on the medium side). 

The Snooze Flip has excellent edge support while sitting and good (but not great) edge support while lying.

In our tests, we measured a sitting sinkage compression of just 3.25” when sitting on the absolute edge. This is 0.96” less edge compression than the average of 4.21”.

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

When sitting directly on the edge of the mattress I felt well supported. Lying edge support leaves something to be desired.

I did not feel well supported when lying directly on the edge of the mattress. The lack of a perimeter support foam with a 3.0” classic memory foam on top means we have lots of contouring at the very edge.

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

As a result, it can cause the portion of the body closer to the edge to contour a little too much, creating a mushier edge. I won’t go as far as to say lying edge support is bad, only that it could be better.

Typically, mattresses with perimeter edge support and/or reinforced support coils provide better-lying edge support. 

The best mattresses for sex have high bounce, good edge support, quiet materials, and good pressure relief and cooling.

These 5 factors make up the NapLab sex performance score.

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	60%	8.9	Very Low
Edge Support	20%	9.9	Excellent
Noise	10%	10	Minimal
Pressure Relief	5%	9.5	Excellent
Cooling	5%	9.0	Very Good

For the Snooze Flip, these individual factors generated a sex score of 9.2.

This score is lower than the average score of 9.6. On the Snooze, the sitting edge support is pretty good, but the lack of bounce definitely holds this mattress back.

The edge support is excellent, which helps increase the score a bit, but it’s not enough to completely make up for the effects of the lower bounce.

Pressure relief on medium side of the Snooze Flip was excellent, while the firm side left much to be desired. In our tests, I did not feel any significant level of pressure point build-up on the medium side.

The mattress has a nice level of body contouring hug, good sinkage (for the heavier parts of the body), and a classic memory foam feel. Some heavier-weighted sleepers could find the limited 3.0” comfort layer to be insufficient.

However, I am pleased that the mattress also incorporates a 1.5” transitional poly foam before you hit the support foam. This combination puts 4.5” of foam between sleepers and the harder support foam layers.

That said, it’s a different story on the firm side. We have no transitional material and just a 3.0” firm layer of poly foam. As a result, it creates a firm to extra firm feel. There is very little body contour and extremely minimal sinkage.

To be comfortable on the firm side you will absolutely need to love the extra firm feel.

Given the firmness, it’s really only an option for some back and stomach sleepers (who strongly prefer the firm feel).

During our pressure relief tests on the firm side, I felt pressure points building in my shoulders and back. Clearly, this level of firmness is not right for me. But there are those who do benefit from the extra firm feel.

Off-gassing on the Snooze Flip mattress was strong right out of the box. The odor lingered for 5 days before fully dissipating. This is just slightly longer than the 4-day average among all mattresses tested to date

The company score takes a look at factors that may influence your experience with the mattress.

Factors include length of the trial period, warranty, shipping / return costs, and country of origin.

Company Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Data
Trial Period	25%	10	365 nights
Warranty	25%	10	122 years
Shipping	25%	10	$0
Returns	25%	10	$0
Country of Origin	0%		USA

For Snooze, these individual terms and conditions generated a company score of 10 out of 10.

It offers a 365-night trial period and the equivalent of a lifetime warranty (122 years, the age of the oldest living person to date).

Shipping is free and if the mattress ends up not working out, returns are also free.

As the name suggests, Snooze Flip offers flippable firmness—a medium-firm feel on one side (6 out of 10) and a firm feel on the other side (8.5 out of 10).

This range would be suitable for a wide range of sleepers looking for a medium or firm feel.

Support on the Snooze Flip is excellent. During our tests, I felt well-supported in all sleeping positions.

The flippable design gives sleepers two support options, medium (6 out of 10 firmness) and firm (8.5 out of 10). Most sleepers will prefer the medium side, while some back and stomach sleepers (especially those with larger bodies) may prefer the firm side.

The 11.5” total profile of the mattress has sufficient material layers to adequately support sleepers up to 300 pounds. Given the materials, foam density, basic design, and our performance tests, I expect most sleepers will find support to be perfectly fine.

I would recommend the Snooze to the following sleepers:

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleepers	Side Sleepers	Back Sleepers
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-250 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
250-300 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes

Design

The Snooze Flip is designed as a 4-in-1 convertible mattress. Both the mattress itself is flippable (with a medium-firm and firm on one side) and the cover is flippable (designed to offer different temperature profiles).

During our tests, I did not feel any significant difference between the different sides of the cover. However, the mattress itself does create two distinct firmnesses.

Materials

From top to bottom, there are four layers of the Snooze Flip mattress (not including the cover). The mattress has an 11.5″ total profile and the exact layers and thicknesses are listed below:

• 3.0” Memory Foam
• 1.5” Poly Foam (transitional, convoluted)
• 4.0” Support Foam
• 3.0” Poly Foam

The Cover

The cover of the Snooze Flip mattress is reversible, which is designed to generate a different feel for each side.

The white side is designed for warmer feel while the gray side provides a cooler feel.

The entire cover zips off of the mattress and is machine washable. This is a great feature for general maintenance and keeping the mattress looking its best.

As mentioned above, my personal take on the cover is that each side wasn’t dramatically different. The concept is interesting, but I didn’t really notice major differences when lying on both the cool and warm sides of the cover.

Our objective tests confirmed this feeling as well.

At the end of the day, it is a thin cover, regardless of which side you’re using. It is the foam layers beneath the cover that will more dramatically impact overall performance and feel.

The Comfort Layer

Depending on which side of the mattress you’re lying on, the comfort layer will vary.

The comfort layer on the medium side is made up of a 3.0″ layer of gel memory foam. The gel helps to limit heat retention and the memory foam provides hug, contour, and pressure relief (albeit, with a very minimal level of sinkage).

Below the memory foam is a transitional poly foam. This layer is part for comfort and part for support, as it has a higher density than the comfort memory foam above.

If you’re lying on the firm side, the comfort layer will be a 3.0″ slab of higher-density poly foam (the pink one).

This has a firmer feel and is only 3.0″ thick compared to the 4.0″ thick assembly of the comfort layer on the opposite side.

The Support Layer

Because this is a flippable mattress, the support layer rests in the central core of the mattress and not on the bottom layer. The support layer is a 6.0″ support foam that sleepers can engage with from either side of the mattress.

Product Evolution

The Snoozy Flip first launched in July 2022. Since its release, there have been no major design changes to mention. As the mattresses age, any changes will be updated here.

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