Zoma Hybrid Review

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

At NapLab, we put each mattress to the test.

We test 9 different factors that impact the comfort and feel of the mattress. Testing categories include:

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

How is Zoma Hybrid Different?

The Zoma Hybrid has an overall performance score that is slightly above averge and a price tag that is below average—26% less than the average hybrid.

Advantages

Advantages to the Zoma include slightly better cooling performance, lower levels of motion transfer, and the lower than average price tag.

Neutral Factors

This mattress has 15% deeper sinkage than average as well as 7% lower levels of bounce. Both bounce and sinkage are more preferential factors, but still worth considering.

Disadvantages

Disadvantages to the Zoma Hybrid include a slower material response time, poorer edge support, and less comfort material (only 3.0″) which can negatively affect pressure relief or support of heavier sleepers.

Factor	Zoma Hybrid	Average
Overall	9.59	9.52
Price	$999	$1,357 (Hybrid only)
Cooling	9.5	9.4
Max Sinkage	2.51″	2.17″
Total Motion Transfer	4.02 m/s²	8.43 m/s²
Response Time	1.2 sec.	0.4 sec.
Total Bounce	9.01″	9.66″
Edge Support – Sitting Sinkage	4.75″	4.12″
Mattress Thickness	12.0″	11.9″
Sex Overall	9.6	9.6
Comfort Material	3.0″	4.2″
Off-Gassing – Smell	Strong	Strong
Off-Gassing – Days	5 days	5 days
Trial	100 nights	163 nights
Warranty	10 years	26% have lifetime warranties, average of other 74% of mattresses is 14 years

Cooling on the Zoma Hybrid was excellent. The hybrid design and material choices work together to great effect to help keep sleepers cool.

• 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

The thin mattress cover ensures there’s not much of a barrier between bodies and the core recovery materials of the Zoma. This also helps aid in airflow.

The top layers of perforated gel memory foam and poly foam do not retain significant levels of heat. More traditional memory foam has a higher propensity to absorb and react to heat.

Zoma’s gel memory foam formulation does a much better job at releasing heat, while the perforations improve direct airflow.

Heat Dissipation Over Time

The top layers of foam are coupled with a supportive base of pocketed coils. Since it’s coils instead of foam it’s mostly air, which means great airflow.

This also means there simply is physically less material that heat could be absorbed into.

You can see the results of our heat dissipation test below.

Overall, it leads to excellent cooling performance. During our cooling test, I felt no significant heat build-up or retention—it was perfectly comfortable to lie on.

In our pressure point test, we measured a maximum sinkage of 2.51”. This is slightly more than the average sinkage across all mattresses we’ve tested to date, which is 2.22”.

The level of sinkage is documented in the image below.

While the Zoma Hybrid’s sinkage depth of 2.51” is more than average, it’s not so deep that it creates additional support or cooling issues. I would describe the sinkage depth on the Zoma Hybrid as slightly deep.

Most notably, the Zoma allows sleeper bodies and individual body parts to easily sink into the mattress. This helps provide pressure relief across the entirety of the body. 

Motion transfer on the Zoma Hybrid was very low. In our tests, we measured a total acceleration range of 4.02 m/s².

This is notably lower than the average, which is 8.43 m/s².

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

The 3” layer of memory foam and poly foam on the top of the Zoma Hybrid does an excellent job at absorbing and dissipating motion. While the pocketed coil base creates more motion than an all-foam base, it still keeps it within the very low range.

For comparison sake, the all-foam version of the Zoma mattress has an acceleration range of 2.72 m/s².

If motion transfer is critical, you may want to consider something even lower.

The 4 lowest motion transfer mattresses we’ve tested to date are Tempur Cloud (1.68 m/s², only available in the UK), Nectar Premier (1.88 m/s²), Leesa (2.06 m/s²), and Amerisleep’s AS3 (2.11 m/s²).

Response time on the Zoma Hybrid mattress was moderately fast. Within 1.2 seconds the mattress is mostly able to rebound back to its original shape, within 1.8 seconds it completes the full recovery.

The level of responsiveness is documented in the video below.

This is quite a bit slower than the average. On average, mattresses we’ve tested mostly recover within 0.60 seconds and are fully recovered by 0.95 seconds.

For a hybrid, a 1.2 second recovery time just isn’t great.

Compared to all mattresses, it’s still well below average. Having a fast response time helps ensure that the mattress quickly adapts to changes in movement and adjusts to your shape.

Additionally, it helps prevent any type of “stuck” feeling, keeping the mattress easy to move around on. In my view, most sleepers will find the response time to be acceptable, however, I do think there’s a substantial percentage of sleepers who will wish it was faster.

Intriguingly, the Zoma all-foam mattress has a significantly faster response time compared to the Zoma Hybrid.

Zoma all foam was mostly recovered by 0.4 seconds and fully recovered by 0.7. The very best mattresses we’ve tested are able to mostly recover within 0.2 seconds and fully recover by 0.3 seconds (Ghostbed Luxe, Leesa Legend, Purple Hybrid, and Winkbed are a few of the mattresses that are tied for #1 as the fastest responding mattresses).

The bounce height on the Zoma Hybrid mattress was moderately high. In our tests, we measured a total bounce height of 9.01”. This is slightly below the average of 9.62”.

Despite being a little below average, it’s still well within the “moderate” bounce height range, which is 8-12”.

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

At this level of bounce, most sleepers will find it sufficient enough for helping to aid ease of movement and improve sex performance.

Edge support on the Zoma Hybrid is a bit of a mixed bag. Sitting edge support leaves something to be desired, but edge support while lying was exceptionally good.

In our sitting edge support tests, we measured a maximum compression of 4.75”. This is a little more than the average of 4.12” (across all mattresses we’ve tested to date).

Even so, being average on edge support isn’t great. Ideally, I like to see a max sitting compression of 4.0” or less.

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

As you can see from the photographs, there is a significant collapse of the support structures when sitting directly on the edge. It’s not terrible, but certainly not great either.

While the sitting edge support isn’t ideal, I was impressed with the support while lying directly on the edge of the mattress. I felt as well supported at the absolute edge while lying as I did in the middle of the mattress.

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

As long as the weight is spread evenly (as it is when lying), then the edges perform perfectly. However, if you use the edge of your mattress for reading in the morning, watching TV, doing amorous activities, etc. then you may find it a little disappointing. 

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%	9.8	Moderate
Edge Support	20%	9.1	Very Good
Noise	10%	9	Moderate
Pressure Relief	5%	10	Exceptional
Cooling	5%	9.5	Excellent

For the Zoma Hybrid, these individual factors generated a sex score of 9.6.

Overall, this is a good score, with a couple of pros and cons to point out. First off, let’s talk about bounce.

At just over 9″ of max bounce, the levels are moderately high. A bounce of 12″+ would generally be considered high bounce. In most cases, higher bounce goes hand-in-hand with better sex.

What Zoma gains in bounce, it kind of lacks in edge support. Honestly, the edge support just wasn’t that great.

Sitting directly on the edge led to higher degrees of compression than I like to see. If edge support is an important part of good sex to you, you will likely be disappointed by the Zoma Hybrid in this area.

Noise was okay, but not the quietest hybrid we’ve ever tested. Pressure relief and cooling were good.

Pressure relief on the Zoma Hybrid mattress was truly exceptional. The Zoma is the ideal firmness for pressure relief, a perfect middle firmness 5 out of 10, where 10 is the most firm.

This firmness ensures the body of lightweight and heavy sleepers alike easily sink into the top layers of foam. This action helps relax your body, ultimately creating pressure relief.

Despite the relatively low sinkage actuation point, the pocketed coils do a fantastic job at creating even support for sleepers of various body weights and sleeping positions.

The Zoma Hybrid really is something special when it comes to raw pressure relief. It’s a mattress test that I didn’t want to end.

There was a strong smell for the first 5 days after unboxing. By the end of 5 days, the smell on that mattress had fully dissipated.

This is a little more than the average smell duration, which based on our tests to date is an average of 2.64 days.

Even so, this really shouldn’t be a deal-breaker for most sleepers. If you are more sensitive to smells I would suggest letting it air out for a few days before sleeping on it.

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
Trial Period	100 nights
Warranty	10 years
Shipping	Free
Returns	Free
Country of Origin	USA

Zoma was founded in 2019 in Scottsdale, Arizona with a specific design that caters to athletes and the need for muscle recovery.

As a company, they offer a 100-night trial period and a 10-year warranty, which is pretty standard for the industry.

One thing I will add is that Zoma has a 30-night break-in period. During the first 30 days of owning the mattress, if you decide to return the mattress, you will be charged a $99 handling fee.

But if you wait until days 31-99, the return is free. This policy incentivizes people to give this mattress a fair shot, as it oftentimes takes a full month or longer for your body to really get used to a new mattress.

The Zoma Hybrid is a 5 out of 10 on the firmness scale. This is a tad softer than a medium-firm, which typically falls around a 6 out of 10, based on the tests we’ve performed of comparative brands.

Being a 5 out of 10, the Zoma Hybrid has a touch of softness to it, but also is firm enough to be fully supportive and provide pressure relief.

Support on the Zoma Hybrid was great. Based on my testing experience and an assessment of the materials, build quality, and design, I see no significant support issues.

The mattress will be capable of providing excellent support for most body weights and all sleeping positions.

Check the table below to see who may be a good fit for the Zoma Hybrid.

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

Are there exceptions?

The only exception would be very heavy sleepers, specifically those over 300 pounds.

The relative softness of the mattress could create too much sinkage, especially for heavyweight stomach and back sleepers.

Beyond that, I don’t see any significant support issues. If you do weigh more than 300 pounds I would suggest taking a look at Amerisleep’s AS2 Hybrid mattress (Zoma’s sister brand), it’s slightly firmer, but has a similar design and build.

Alternatively, the Winkbed Plus, Titan, and Helix Plus are all strong mattresses designed with larger weights in mind.

Design

The Zoma Hybrid is a combination of foam and coils designed specifically for the needs of athletes and muscle recovery.

What makes this mattress good for athletes?

There are certainly some nice features on the Zoma Hybrid, but it is largely the same features that make the mattress good for anyone else as well (even if you’re not an athlete).

• Gel memory foam: good for cooling and limited heat retention
• Pocketed coils: promote low motion transfer, excellent support
• Excellent pressure relief: 3.0″ thick comfort layer

Materials

The Zoma Hybrid is broken down into four different layers, three of which are foam and one layer of support coils.

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

The Cover

The cover on the Zoma Hybrid is a textile blend of spandex and cotton. It is soft, but also stretchy and breathable.

Aesthetically, the Zoma is dark gray with a geometric pattern on the side of the mattress. There are accents of bright red to signify the Zoma brand as well.

The Comfort Layer

The comfort layer combines two layers of foam—a top 2.0″ layer of gel memory foam followed by a 1.0″ layer of poly foam. Gel memory foam is great for contour and hug, while also being cool and with limited heat retention.

The poly foam below the gel memory foam acts a bit like a transitional layer between the top comfort foam and the support coils below. This layer helps to provide better pressure relief and prevents sleepers from sinking too deeply into the coils.

The Support Layer

The support layer is an 8.0″ layer of pocketed coils followed by a simple 1.0″ layer of high-density support foam.

Product Evolution

The Zoma Hybrid was released in 2020, with no major design changes to this mattress since the initial launch.

We will update this section as needed if updates are made.

Other Mattresses to Consider

Looking for other recommendations to try besides the Zoma Hybrid? Check out the list below of some other top-performing models we have tested.

Frequently Asked Questions

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