WinkBed vs Saatva Mattress

The Wink mattress is made in Wisconsin and measures in at 14.5” thick. It has two layers of coils and a plush, soft pillow top. The bed is also offered in multiple firmness levels (Softer, Luxury Firm, Firmer) and therefore can handle any type of sleeper (back, stomach, side, and combination sleepers).

WinkBed Plus

One thing that’s interesting with WinkBed is that they offer a plus size version for individuals that weight around 300 lb. It does cost a little more, but the bed is specifically designed to handle heavier people. Having said that, Saatva also offers a 14.5” model, but Saatva claims that the difference is mostly aesthetic (i.e. it’s not actually any better or worse for heavy people).

We actually think both beds are good options for anyone in the 250 lb range. They both made our list of the best mattresses for heavy people.

Cool Control System

UPDATE: coolControl doesn’t seem to be available anymore.

Although this costs (quite a bit) more, it is neat that WinkBed also sells a cooling system for their mattress. The way the coolControl system works is that it sits underneath the mattress and circulates air within the mattress to help regulate temperature. Here’s a video about the system.

You can see the coolControl system on WinkBeds.com. We recommend this system for sleepers who tend to warm up at night (or if you live in an especially hot climate and don’t like to run up your AC bill).

Saatva has a similar construction to WinkBed in that it has two layers of coils and a pillow top, only Saatva has an organic cotton cover and WinkBed has a Tencel cover. It also is available in three firmness levels (Plush Soft, Luxury Firm, and Firm) and will be suitable for pretty much any sleeper type.

The overall feel of this mattress is very similar to WinkBed: coil bed with a pillow top. It’s very comfortable and supportive.

Price

One big advantage for Saatva is the fact that it’s more affordable than WinkBed, even if you select the 14.5” model as opposed to the default 11.5” one. Saatva almost never offers discounts since their mattress is highly affordable as is. The MSRP for a queen size Saatva mattress is around $1,100, whereas WinkBed is around $1,600.

However, WinkBed is typically more aggressive when it comes to deals and discounts. You can usually expect to receive a $100-$200 discount on their beds. We’d recommend checking WinkBeds.com to see what the current promotion is.

WinkBed vs Saatva Mattress — Other Items

Given that we’re dealing with two spring mattresses, there’s a lot of overlap and therefore it’s hard to draw clear distinctions between them aside from in a few areas. In other words, they have more in common than they don’t.

Temperature Regulation

There are a number of factors that play into how hot or cold a mattress sleeps. You have materials, firmness, room temperature, sleeper weight, and more. Taking into account all of that, our opinion is that both beds sleep more neutral. Of course, if you get the Firm option with Saatva and the Soft option with WinkBed, you’ll notice a difference in temperature. Why is that? Well, the more you sink into a mattress and are enveloped by the materials, the more you’ll heat up, generally speaking. If you sleep more on top of the mattress, you’ll end up sleeping cooler for the most part.

Motion Isolation

Both beds are actually fairly good at limiting cross-mattress motion. They’re not the best mattresses for motion isolation, but they’re no doubt better than your 11-year-old worn out bed. Saatva does use a traditional innerspring base, but on top is pocketed coils, which are typically much better at isolating motion.

WinkBed uses two layers of pocketed coils. Ultimately, memory foam mattresses, such as Nectar and Loom & Leaf, tend to be the best at stopping motion from reverberating through the bed. This is mostly important for couples, especially when one partner is keen on moving in their sleep or getting up in the middle of the night.

Edge Support

Like motion isolation, edge support is mostly important for couples. And this is really only key when you’re sharing a smaller bed where the sleeping surface is limited. If a bed has poor edge support we generally recommend that you consider going up a size (i.e. full to a queen or queen to a king).

Luckily, both Saatva and WinkBed have pretty good edge support. They’re not quite on the level of the Simmons Beautyrest Black or Stearns & Foster Estate Addison Grace, but we wouldn’t complain with either.

Responsiveness

Anytime you have a coil mattress you should expect better responsiveness. Naturally, since both of these beds have not one layer of coils, but two, they are notably quick in terms of responsiveness.

Why is this important? It’s primarily important for combination sleepers that tend to rotate between sleeping positions during the night. A mattress with slower response times (such as Zinus) will make it more difficult to move around on the bed.

Cover and Cleaning

Neither Saatva nor WinkBed have removable covers and therefore they’re not machine washable, like the cover on the Marpac Yogabed, for example. This is the case with most covers on most mattresses, but we always prefer when you have the option to machine wash them. Instead, with both beds, you are encouraged to spot clean any stains with warm water and mild detergent. You can also look into mattress protectors.