Joe: Hey guys, it's Joe from Mattress Clarity.
Today, I'm going to be comparing the Puffy and Leesa mattress.
I'm going to be telling you what the similarities are between these two mattresses, what the
differences are, pros and cons of each and telling you which type of sleeper should get
one over the other.
You're going to want to stay tuned.
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Joe: We'll start off this review by talking about what's similar between the Leesa and
Puffy mattress.
Both very popular mattresses.
They come with great customer service.
They're both all-foam mattresses.
They both have memory foam incorporated in them.
They have a pretty similar base layer.
My opinion is that the firmness is pretty similar as well.
When you incorporate discounts and things of that nature, they actually come to a pretty
similar price range as well.
Now let's talk about what's different between the Leesa and Puffy mattress.
Number one, materials.
The Puffy has two layers, has a four-inch gel memory foam top layer, then a base layer.
Leesa has a latex-like top layer, then a memory foam layer, then a base layer.
You have two layers versus three.
The overall comfort layer is four inches on the Puffy versus three inches on the Leesa.
You can have some feel differences as well.
Even though I think the firmness is about the same, just having four inches of memory
foam with the Puffy, means you're going to have more of that quicksandy, sinking in feel
versus more of a balanced feel overall from the Leesa, given that the memory foam is in
the second layer and you can move around a little bit more easily.
Let's breakdown the construction of both mattresses and see what the difference are.
Starting with the Puffy, we have a pretty simple no frills construction.
We have four inches of very soft gel memory foam, then a base layer
Given that this is a very soft material, you're really going to sink into the mattress.
That memory foam has that really quicksand feel, very slow moving.
That's the type of feel you're going to get there.
Just being two layers, I think if you're heavier, you may press through that top layer and feel
a little bit of firmness from the layer underneath that.
If you're lighter, you may not.
The feel may be a little bit different depending on your weight.
Moving on to the Leesa now, have a base layer, a memory foam layer and then a proprietary
layer that's kind of latex-like.
It's pretty soft, has good pressure relief as well.
The main differences here, two layers versus three.
Having memory foam on top is, more you're going to sink into Puffy versus you're going
to sleep more on top of the Leesa.
Even though I think the firmness is about the same, the feel is going to be a little
bit different.
You're going to have more of a balanced foam feel overall, where you're going to have some
memory foam-like qualities, just given that it does actually have memory foam in it, but
it's in the second layer.
You have a more, kind of latex-like layer on top.
It's going to be easier to move around.
You're going to sleep more on top of the Leesa versus sinking more into the Puffy.
As far as things like breathability is concerned, I'd probably give Leesa a little bit of an
advantage.
As far as durability is concerned, I would maybe give Leesa a little bit of advantage,
but I think it's pretty close.
Now let's talk about differences in firmness and feel.
I actually put the firmness of both mattresses at about the same level, 6.5 out of 10, with
10 being the firmest.
I would throw out a little caveat there.
The Puffy is two layers, that is a very soft top layer and then a very firm layer underneath
that.
If you're heavier, you're going to think this mattress is a little bit firmer.
You're going to press through that top soft layer, hit the firm layer underneath that.
If you're lighter weight, you're going to think it's a little bit softer because you're
not going to press through and hit that firm layer underneath that.
The Leesa is more of a tighter range.
It has more layers.
For whatever reason, I think if you're heavier, you may still agree that it's about a 6.5
out of 10.
A lighter weight person may also agree.
That's just something to note.
As far as feel is concerned, it's really a balanced foam feel from the Leesa versus a
real true memory foam feel from the Puffy.
You're really going to sink into the Puffy.
It's going to be that slow-moving feel.
If you drop a lacrosse ball, you'll see that there's no bounce whatsoever.
It's going to melt away that pressure and really give you that memory foam feel.
Leesa does have memory foam in it, but it's more of a balanced feel overall.
You get good pressure relief, but it's going to be a little bit easier to move around.
It's going to have some bounce.
If you drop a lacrosse ball, you'll see that there is some bounce.
It's more of a balanced foam feel overall.
I'm going to talk through how I feel on different sleeping positions on both mattresses.
Starting on my back, on the Puffy, I feel like it's a pretty good match.
The memory foam conforms well to the curves of my body, reaches up into that lumbar area.
It's a little bit soft, in my opinion, for back sleeping, but it's still a pretty good
match for me.
On the Leesa, I feel like it's a pretty good match for me.
I'd say I probably prefer the Leesa.
I feel like it's a tad bit more supportive overall.
Switching on to my side, I think the Puffy really shines here.
It melts away that pressure.
I would just caution you, if you are a heavier sleeper, you may press through the very soft
top layer and hit the firm layer underneath there.
Leesa also has very good pressure relief.
I would maybe give the slight advantage to Puffy, but it's about a tie there as well.
On my stomach, I would say the Puffy is going to be a little bit too soft.
There's probably too much memory foam.
You don't need that much memory foam and you want something a little bit firmer when you're
on your stomach.
On Leesa, I feel like it's a touch too soft.
It's still a pretty good match for me.
Of the two, I'd probably prefer Leesa for stomach sleeping.
At Mattress Clarity, we like to mix our subjective opinions with objective tests.
One objective test we really like is the pressure map test.
It shows you exactly how well each mattress relieves pressure.
I get down on a pressure map, you'll see anywhere from blue to no pressure, all the way up to
red to high pressure.
What's really important is the side sleeping results.
If you throw up the result here, you'll see that it's about the exact same.
Both actually relieve pressure quite well.
These can be a very good option if you sleep on your side.
Marten: Hey guys, Marten here to offer a different perspective.
Joe's 5'9", 160, I'm 6'7", 230.
I'm a heavier person.
I want to talk about my experience with these two mattresses.
Today, we have the Leesa mattress and the Puffy mattress here.
In terms of firmness, I said the Leesa was a 6.5 out of 10, the Puffy here was a 7.5
or an 8 out of 10.
I think the reason for that experience, is again, my weight.
I'm pressing these mattresses more than Joe might, so my experience might be a little
bit different.
However, he and I thought the mattress was the same firmness in terms of the Leesa.
The Puffy though, I definitely felt it was firmer.
I'm pressing further into the mattress.
I'm engaging the support layers beneath.
In terms of sleeping positions, starting over on the Leesa on my back, very nice support,
my hips sink in just the right amount, not too far.
I felt it was pressing my lumbar area.
I feel really good overall support.
On my side, it's actually really soft.
I feel some really good press relief on my shoulders and my hip, even for my size.
On my stomach, it's a little bit too soft.
I'm bowing at the hips there, getting out of alignment.
Over on the Puffy here, on my back, decent support, my hips sink in just a little bit,
not too far, but I'm not quite as supported as I feel over on the Leesa.
On my side, again I'm pressing too far into the mattress, feeling some firmness on my
shoulders and my hips.
On my stomach, it's not supportive enough, as well.
What does that mean?
I think if you're a heavier side or back sleeper, I'll lean towards the Leesa.
If you're a heavier stomach sleeper, I think both mattresses might not be supportive enough
for you.
Joe: If you sleep with a partner, there's two additional things you're going to want
to consider when looking at a mattress, something we call motion transfer and edge support.
Motion transfer is basically, if your partner's moving around on that side of the bed, is
that motion going to be isolated or transferred over to you and possibly wake you up at night?
Edge support is basically can you sit at the edge of the bed?
Can you sleep towards the edge of the bed, without feeling like you're going to fall
off?
As far as motion transfer is concerned, I'd probably give Puffy the advantage.
It just has four inches memory foam, which does an excellent job of isolating motion.
As far as edge support is concerned, I'd probably give the advantage to Leesa.
It seems to just do a little bit better of a job at preventing that kind of rolling off
the bed feeling.
The moment you've been waiting for, who should get one over the other.
Given that the firmness is about the same, it's a little bit harder to say one is definitely
better for one type of sleeping position over the other.
As far as who should get the Leesa, I think if you're a heavier sleeper, it's a little
bit more supportive.
Given that it has three layers, it's in that tighter range, so it's going to not be too
firm.
You're not going to bottom out the way you would potentially with the Puffy.
I think it's a little bit more appropriate for stomach and back sleeping personally.
If you want more of a balanced foam feel, where you get good pressure relief, but it's
a little easier to move around, you get some balance, then potentially the Leesa is the
way to go.
As far as who should get the Puffy, I think it's a little bit better for side sleeping.
You saw the pressure map results.
It looked about the same.
If you're a lighter, medium weight sleeper and you sleep on your side, you may find that
the Puffy relieves pressure a bit better.
If you really have had success with memory foam before and you like sinking into your
mattress, that's really more of the feel that you get with the Puffy.
Potentially, in that case, it might be the way to go.
That's basically it.
Hopefully I've given you a good overview of the similarities and differences between these
two mattresses.
I think they do have a pretty similar firmness, but the feel differences are pretty clear,
I think.
If for some reason that's not the case, definitely leave a comment below.
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