Winkbed Review

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

Rather watch than read? We’ve got our full Winkbed video review below:

The WinkBed mattress is a hybrid mattress with a foam and pocketed coil design that allows each spring to work independently and react differently as the body turns and shifts while you sleep.

Could it be the right choice for you? Keep reading to find out.

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

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

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

Factor	Winkbed	Average
Overall Score	9.82	8.64
Price (Queen)	$1,499	$1,380 (Hybrid only)
Cooling – Score	10	8.8
Sinkage – Depth	2.38″	2.16″
Sinkage – Feel	Deep	Moderate
Motion Transfer – Score	9.6	8.2
Motion Transfer – Acceleration	5.85 m/s²	8.64 m/s²
Response Time – Score	10	8.9
Response Time – Mostly Recovered	0.2 sec.	0.4 sec.
Response Time – Fully Recovered	0.3 sec.	0.9 sec.
Bounce – Height	9.91″	9.69″
Bounce – Feel	Moderate	Moderate
Edge Support – Score	10	8.6
Edge Support – Sitting	2.25″	4.07″
Edge Support – Lying	Outstanding	Good
Sex – Score	9.1	8.5
Pressure Relief – Score	10	8.8
Comfort Layer Thickness	5.0″	4.2″
Mattress Thickness	14″	12.0″
Off-Gassing – Score	10	8.4
Off-Gassing – Smell	None	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	0 days	6 days
Company – Score	9.7	8.7
Trial	120 nights	165 nights
Warranty	Lifetime	25% have lifetime warranties, average of other 75% of mattresses is 14 years

In the case of Winkbed, we tested 2 of the 3 firmnesses (Winkbed Soft and Winkbed Luxury Firm).

For the sake of clear comparison, check out the side-by-side table below looking at the Luxury Firm (LF) and the Winkbed Soft.

Test	Luxury Firm Rating	Soft Rating
Cooling	Outstanding	Outstanding
Sinkage	Deep	Extremely Deep
Motion Transfer	Very Low	Moderate
Response Time	Extremely Fast	Extremely Fast
Bounce	High	Moderate
Edge Support	Outstanding	Outstanding
Sex	Excellent	Good
Pressure Relief	Outstanding	Outstanding
Off-Gassing	Outstanding	Excellent
Company	Excellent	Excellent

Note: For simplicity, we will sometimes refer to the Luxury Firm model as “LF” in scoring tags and tables.

Note the differences in the following categories: sinkage, motion transfer, bounce, sex, and off-gassing.

All other categories outside of these select 3, had identical performance between firmness levels.

How is WinkBed Different?

Compared to the average, the Winkbed performs much higher than average and is tied as the top-performing mattress we’ve tested to date.

It is priced slightly higher than the average hybrid, but not by a huge margin. Considering the higher performance score, the Winkbed is an exceptional value.

Advantages

The Winkbed has better cooling, lower levels of motion transfer, faster material response time, and better edge support (for both sitting and lying). Sex performance was also better than average thanks to the higher bounce and better edge support.

Neutral Factors

This mattress has deep sinkage on the Luxury Firm version and Extremely Deep sinkage on the soft. If you don’t like sinkage and contour, this could be a disadvantage for you, but many sleepers (especially side sleepers) may enjoy the feel.

Bounce levels are high on the Luxury Firm version and moderate on the Soft version. Although we didn’t test it, I would imagine the Firm version would have higher levels of bounce.

Disadvantages

There are no red-flag disadvantages to the Winkbed. The price is slightly higher than the average hybrid, but given the higher performance, this mattress is still a solid value.

Both the Luxury Firm and Soft versions of the Winkbed have outstanding cooling performance. The combination of foam plus coils allows for improved breathability and airflow over a traditional all-foam mattress.

WinkBed – Luxury Firm

The WinkBed mattress (luxury firm) started with a temperature of 84.0° F. After lying on the mattress for 15 minutes the surface of the mattress was 90.3°. After 5 minutes with no one lying on the mattress, it had reduced the temperature back to 87.6° F.

• 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

On the WinkBed, I found the internal temperature of the mattress to be very comfortable. The coil-based core really does a great job of dissipating the heat and allowing maximum airflow.

The pillow-top cover retains a bit more heat than a thin cover would, but also provides more contouring and greater pressure relief than many mattresses.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

In addition, heat dissipation on the Winkbed was faster than many mattresses we’ve tested thus far. Although the Winkbed uses a decent level of foam in the top layers, those layers just don’t hold onto heat very well. It only took the Winkbed 2 minutes to return within 0.3° of the baseline temperature.

This further helps to improve the temperature on the mattress and keeps sleepers cooler.

WinkBed – Soft

The Soft version of this mattress has outstanding cooling as well—every bit as good as the cooling profile on the medium firmness WinkBed.

During our tests, it peaked at 89.7°, which is among the lowest surface temperatures we’ve tested to date.

Heat dissipation was also good, with a notable drop by the 2-minute mark, reaching 86.6°.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

Subjectively speaking, I did not feel warm during the tests. Despite the deeper sinkage and more substantial hug feel, the mattress still does an excellent job at breathing well and remaining cool.

The level of sinkage we measured is deep on the Luxury Firm and extremely deep on the Winkbed Soft.

Our pressure point sinkage test revealed a maximum sinkage depth of 2.38″ on the Luxury Firm and 3.16″ on the Soft version.

Considering the WinkBed has a plush pillow top, this sinkage is about what I had expected. It’s deep enough to provide good contouring without giving up good support.

The Soft mattress has about 30% more sinkage than the Luxury Firm.

Regardless of what firmness you go with, the WinkBed is a soft mattress with a thick euro-style pillow topper. That combination results in a high level of sinkage for even relatively light body weight sleepers.

Furthermore, because the Winkbed has such a soft cover, it’s able to provide great pressure relief for sleepers that are lightweight, in addition to heavier also. Many mattresses that are incredibly supportive struggle to provide a comfortable pressure relief dynamic for a wider range of body types.

The material choices and overall design of the Winkbed create a sleeping surface that allows for a more consistent pressure-relieving level of sinkage suitable to a wider range of people.

The WinkBed Luxury Firm has very low motion transfer and the Winkbed Soft has moderate levels of motion transfer.

There is a bit more motion transfer on the Soft version than the Luxury Firm.

WinkBed – Luxury Firm

The level of motion transfer on the Luxury Firm is documented in the video below.

This measurement reveals the intensity and motion waves as they travel across the mattress.

From these results, you can see that there’s a decent amount of motion transfer from the initial ball drop, and that energy dissipates relatively quickly. It only takes around 0.3 seconds for the most significant motion to dissipate.

One design aspect that helps to limit motion transfer is the pocketed coils. Although each coil has a bit of bounce, they are pocketed independently so the energy that goes into one coil does not necessarily spread across the whole mattress.

This design factor, in combination with the relatively soft Euro-style pillow topper, results in a sleeping surface that handles motion transfer surprisingly well.

WinkBed – Soft

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

Our accelerometer tests revealed a higher level of motion transfer than I would have expected, especially based on the results of the Luxury Firm test.

The tests showed an acceleration range of 9.5 m/s². This is notably more than what we experienced with the medium firmness Winkbed, but on par with what we saw on the Winkbed Plus.

A hybrid mattress is typically going to have more motion transfer than an all-foam. However, it goes a little beyond that with the Winkbed soft due to the relative softness of the pillow topper.

Because the top layers are so easily compressed we saw more motion in the way the top layers bounced up and down after the initial impact. The physical motion is clearly demonstrated in our motion test videos as well.

The response time of the WinkBed mattress is extremely fast, regardless of which firmness you go with. You can see a view of the responsiveness documented below.

WinkBed – Luxury Firm

WinkBed – Soft

The fast response time can largely be attributed to the hybrid pocketed coil design as well as quality materials.

Generally speaking, foam-based mattresses are going to have a slower response time than any coil-based mattress.

We had fully expected the Winkbed to perform well on our response test due to the coils. However, it still includes a thick comfort layer of soft foam. Those foams, in combination with the pocketed coils, rebound extraordinarily quickly.

This creates a sleeping surface that provides excellent ease of movement and one in which sleepers will not feel “stuck” in heavily contouring foams.

Regardless of the firmness, all WinkBed mattresses will experience a moderate degree of bounce. This is due to the hybrid construction of foam and coils combined.

WinkBed – Luxury Firm

Concerning bounce, both firmnesses of the Winkbed mattress had moderate bounce during our tests.

With the WinkBed Luxury Firm, the ball sank to a maximum depth of 5.74″ before rebounding upwards. On the upswing, the ball bounces 4.17″ above the surface of the mattress.

This gives the WinkBed Luxury Firm a maximum bounce range of 9.91″, which is a pretty high level of bounce.

The level of bounce is documented in the video below.

Bounce has an inherent degree of subjectivity. More or less bounce isn’t necessarily better or worse. However, more bounce does result in a mattress that’s easier to move around in during the night.

WinkBed – Soft

On the Soft WinkBed, our tests documented a bounce of 9.68”, which is on par with what we saw on the Winkbed Luxury Firm mattress.

Again, these results are pretty typical of hybrid mattresses in general. It’s a high level of bounce without being too extreme.

The 9.68” bounce range gives it a traditional feel that makes it easy to move around on the mattress and also has advantages for the dance without pants.

The edge support on the WinkBed is fantastic. As you can see in the images below, the mattress barely deflected at all beyond the blue polka-dot layer.

WinkBed – Luxury Firm

On the Luxury Firm, the edge support while seated was excellent. There was a max deflection was around 2.25″, measured directly under my legs.

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

The level of edge support while lying was also excellent, as is documented in the images below.

The coils provided excellent edge support all the way to the perimeter of the mattress.

Even while wearing our 200-pound vest, the Winkbed maintained excellent edge support. Whether you are sitting near, having sex on, or sleeping on, the edge support of the Winkbed mattress is fantastic by any definition.

WinkBed – Soft

On the Soft, the max deflection was around 2.25″, measured directly under my legs.

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

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

Overall, excellent edge support, despite the fact it’s a soft mattress. Soft mattresses can sometimes create too much sinkage, which causes problems with support while sitting or sleeping near the edge.

The Winkbed soft remained well supported even when sitting directly on the edge.

It definitely has more compression at the edges compared to the Winkbed medium, but it’s within normal limits and remains supportive.

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.

The table below shows sex performance on the Luxury Firm Winkbed:

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	8.7	High
Edge Support	20%	10	Outstanding
Noise	5%	8.0	Moderate
Pressure Relief	5%	10	Outstanding
Cooling	5%	10	Outstanding

The table below shows sex performance on the Soft Winkbed:

Sex Factor	Factor Weight	Score	Rating
Bounce	65%	8.5	High
Edge Support	20%	8.1	Good
Noise	5%	10	Minimal
Pressure Relief	5%	10	Outstanding
Cooling	5%	10	Outstanding

For the Winkbed Luxury Firm, these individual factors generated a sex score of 9.1 and just slightly lower (8.6) on the Winkbed Soft.

Overall, the WinkBed is a fantastic mattress for sex and checks nearly all of our boxes. It has excellent bounce, edge support, and cooling.

Because of the coils, it is a little noisier than an all-foam mattress, but what it lacks in noise, it makes up for in bounce, edge support, and cooling (where foam can sometimes struggle).

The edge support is a little lacking on the Soft firmness, but still not terrible. And the slightly poorer edge support is traded in exchange for a better noise score.

As of our initial publishing of this review, the Winkbed is currently the #1 rated mattress for sex that we’ve tested at NapLab. While rankings may fluctuate over time as we test more mattresses, I fully expect Winkbed will continue to be among our favorites for sex.

There’s just not much it doesn’t do right.

On WinkBed, there are two main parts that make up the comfort layer—the pillowtop with gel foam and the support system that sits right above the coils.

The pillowtop is 2″ thick and the comfort foam below that is 3″ thick. That provides 5″ of comfort material before you even get to the pocketed coils.

Having 5″ of comfort material on top of a robust coil system is an impressive material construction. In general, more comfort material leads to better pressure relief overall, but especially better pressure relief for a wider range of body types.

Off-gassing was basically a non-issue on the Winkbed. There was no initial smell when we opened the mattress.

Coil mattresses tend to have an advantage when it comes to off-gassing, as the more foams in a mattress, the greater the chance it’s going to have a strong odor.

While there are still plenty of foams within the WinkBed mattress, those foams and glue layers seem to have ample time to off-gas prior to shipping.

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	15%	8.0	120 nights
Warranty	10%	10	Lifetime
Shipping	5%	10	$0
Returns	20%	10	$0
Trust	50%	10	Outstanding
Country of Origin	0%		USA

For Winkbed, these individual terms and conditions generated a company score of 9.7.

WinkBed offers very consumer-friendly terms. They have a long 120-night trial period with free shipping and a lifetime warranty. The warranty is a full replacement program that will send you a new mattress if yours fails to perform at an acceptable level.

Indentation of a mattress is one of the most common reasons to redeem a warranty. Because of this, it’s oftentimes also the fine print that will guard a company against ever having to actually replace the mattress.

This is not the case with WinkBeds. If the mattress sinks more than 1.5″ in any spot, they will offer you a full replacement.

In addition to WinkBeds standard warranty terms, they also offer a 50% off replacement guarantee. In a nutshell, you can get a new replacement WinkBed mattress (same size) for 50% off for any reason. You can only do it once per household, but nevertheless, that’s a pretty cool extra.

Do note, Winkbed limits customers to one return per customer and household shipping.

The WinkBed comes in three different firmness options—soft, medium, and firm. We tested the medium firmness, which is called the “Luxury Firm” and found it to be around a 6 out of 10 on our firmness scale, where 10 is the most firm.

Winkbed is also offered in soft and firm.

The soft Winkbed mattress is a 4 out of 10. This still creates plenty of support, but does give it an extra plush feel.

We haven’t tested the firm yet, but we’re estimating the firm Winkbed to come in at a 7 out of 10 on the firmness scale.

Depending on your body weight and personal sleep position preferences, you may find that certain firmnesses are better suited for you than others.

We try to take the guesswork out by providing the table below. Use this chart as a guide to help decide which mattress type is best for you.

WinkBed – Softer

Sleeper Weight	Stomach Sleeper	Side Sleeper	Back Sleeper
Under 150 lbs.	Yes	Yes	Yes
150-225 lbs.	Maybe	Yes	Maybe
225-300 lbs.	No	Maybe	No

WinkBed – Luxury Firm

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

WinkBed – Firmer

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

The WinkBed has been tested for sleepers up to 900 lbs. A 300-pound capacity is fairly typical on a mattress.

Design

The design of the WinkBed mattress is a hybrid that uses gel-infused foam and pocketed coils to provide comfort, fast response time, and cooling. There is a pillowtop layer that adds comfort and contouring. Especially for side sleepers, this can be a critically important feature for comfort.

Here is some additional information about the specifications of the WinkBed.

Materials

So moving right along, let’s talk about the materials used in the WinkBed mattress.

Regardless of firmness, there are five layers of the WinkBed mattress. From top to bottom, these layers include:

• 2.0″ gel foam
• 2.0″ poly foam
• 1.0″ support foam
• 8.0″ pocketed coils
• 1.0″ support foam

You can see these materials for yourself in this photo of the inside of the WinkBed Luxury Firm.

Although the layers break out to be the same materials, here is an inside look at the WinkBed Soft mattress.

The biggest difference between these two mattresses is that the firmness of the foam materials is different.

The Cover

The WinkBed mattress has a thin Tencel cover, which is stretchy to form around the contours of the pillow top below. Tencel is a performance material that is breathable and comfortable.

The Tencel cover has a plush pillowtop design with a thick 2.0″ profile. It is made of gel-infused foam, designed to provide deep compression, hug, and contouring.

If you opt for the WinkBed Soft, it’ll have a 3.0″ thick pillow top.

The Comfort Layer

There is a 2″ layer of a polyfoam blend, followed by a 1″ layer of support foam. This poly foam has a 2.5lb density, strong cooling properties, and high point elasticity for pressure relief.

The foam in this layer has an ILD rating of 22.

Note: If you’re looking for something with more support, you may want to consider the Winkbed Plus. On the Plus, this layer of polyfoam is replaced with a 2.5″ layer of perforated latex for more support and higher elasticity while retaining support and exceptional cooling.

The latex foam in this layer on the WinkBed Plus has an ILD rating of 12.

The Support Layer

The support layer is made up of 8.0″ of individually pocketed coils followed by a 1.0″ high-density foam base.

In areas where extra support is needed (like along the back, spine, and edge of the mattress), the coils are more supportive and lighter in areas where less pressure is applied (like arms and legs).

Product Evolution

The WinkBed has been around since 2015 and has made a few changes to the initial design since its launch.

Two small changes that Winkbed has made since its initial launch include:

1. SupportCell Foam. WinkBed replaced the 2″ micro-coil layer with a 2″ layer of a new type of high-performance polyfoam call SupportCell foam
2. Higher coil count. WinkBed also increased the coil count by making each coil slightly smaller than earlier versions. More coils mean that the pressure of sleepers is distributed more evenly as well as decreased motion transfer.

Aside from these somewhat small changes, the overall design and composition remain the same—a luxury hybrid mattress made of pocketed coils and foam.

Beyond the original WinkBed, the company has also launched three other versions of the mattress.

The WinkBed Plus, WinkBed GravityLux, and WinkBed EcoCloud were all launched in July 2019.

Other WinkBed Mattresses

Aside from the classic WinkBed reviewed above, WinkBeds also offers two additional mattress styles—the GravityLux and the EcoCloud.

You can read more about these additional options below:

Other Mattresses to Consider

Frequently Asked Questions