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Finder Hot Product Awards November 2024: Best Active Mattress Cooling

Recognising the hottest trending products every month.

The Finder Hot Product Awards are a rolling awards program dedicated to emerging product segments that people need to know about.

This month’s award focuses on Best Active Cooling Mattress Systems.

These systems are designed to enhance sleep quality by regulating body temperature, providing a cooler and more comfortable sleep environment.

Here are the winners.


Best Mattress Cooling System overall:

Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra

The Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra is a cutting-edge smart mattress cover designed to enhance your sleep quality through advanced cooling and heating technology. This system uses a water-based cooling mechanism to regulate the temperature of your mattress, ensuring a comfortable sleep environment throughout the night. The Pod 4 Ultra also features clinical-grade sensors that track your heart rate, breathing and sleep cycles, providing valuable insights into your sleep patterns. Most impressively of all, it automatically adjusts mattress elevation when it detects snoring.

We chose the Eight Sleep Pod 4 Ultra as our best overall pick because it offers a comprehensive solution for sleep optimisation. Its combination of dynamic temperature control, advanced sleep tracking, and customisable settings makes it a top choice for those looking to invest in their sleep health. Despite its higher price point, the quality and functionality it provides justify the cost, making it a worthwhile investment for a better night’s sleep.

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Best Value Mattress Cooling System:

Chilipad Dock Pro

The Chilipad Dock Pro is a compact and efficient climate-control device designed to provide both cooling and heating for a comfortable sleep environment. It uses a rapid air-based system to regulate temperature, making it ideal for hot sleepers and those experiencing night sweats. The system is easy to set up and can be controlled via physical buttons or a smartphone app, offering personalized comfort throughout the night.

We chose the Chilipad Dock Pro as our best value pick because it offers an impressive combination of affordability and performance. Despite its lower price point compared to high-end models, it delivers effective temperature regulation and user-friendly features, making it accessible to a wider range of consumers without compromising on quality. Its compatibility with existing bedding also adds to its value, ensuring you don’t need to invest in additional accessories.

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About the Finder Hot Product awards

The Finder Hot Product awards recognise trending products in real-time as they capture the zeitgeist and disrupt industries.

Each month, Finder’s panel of expert judges conducts a comprehensive market analysis using internal scoring methodology to identify the latest standout products.

There are two main awards:

Best Value: This award is given to the product that offers exceptional quality and performance at an unbeatable price, ensuring that consumers get the best bang for their buck.

Best Overall: This accolade is reserved for the product that excels in all aspects, from innovation and design to user experience and market impact, representing the pinnacle of excellence in its category.

What’s special about a Finder Award?

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Methodology

How we chose these products

100%
Market analysis
20+
Products compared
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Best products chosen

Why you can trust our picks

We know just how much difference mattress cooling systems can make to a good night’s sleep, so we took the task of finding the best mattresses very seriously. So how did we choose the winners?

Our Mattress Cooling Systems Awards program recognises products that excel in functionality and value. The methodology employs a weighted scoring system to evaluate multiple product metrics, assigning separate awards for Best Mattress Cooling System and Best Value Mattress Cooling System.

Award Categories

  1. Best Mattress Cooling System: Awarded to the product with the highest score based solely on feature performance. This evaluates the product’s capability and quality.
  2. Best Value Mattress Cooling System: Awarded to the product with the highest score based on a combination of cost and features. This assesses affordability alongside functionality.

Data Collection

We gathered data on the following metrics for each product:

  • Minimum Temperature Setting
  • Editorial Score (Finder’s subjective assessment of overall product effectiveness based on available information)
  • Vibration Alerts (binary: feature present or absent)
  • Sleep Reports (binary: feature present or absent)
  • Snoring Detection/Mitigation (scaled for detection and mitigation)
  • Heart Rate Tracking (binary: feature present or absent)
  • Noise Level (scaled)
  • Programmable via Phone (binary: feature present or absent)
  • Adjustable Height (binary: feature present or absent)
  • Warranty Length
  • Free Delivery Availability (binary: free or not)
  • Paid Subscription for App (binary: required to unlock all features or not)

Weighting and Scoring

The following weightings were applied to each metric to determine product scores:

MetricWeighting
Minimum Temperature Setting5%
Editorial Score20%
Vibration Alerts10%
Sleep Reports10%
Snoring Detection/Mitigation15%
Heart Rate Tracking5%
Noise Level10%
Programmable via Phone5%
Adjustable Height5%
Warranty5%
Delivery5%
Paid Subscription for App5%
  • Scaled Metrics: For metrics like Minimum Temperature, Noise Level, and Price, scores were scaled starting at 10, deducting points incrementally for higher values (e.g., lower temperatures or quieter operation achieved higher scores).
  • Binary Metrics: Features either met criteria (scoring 10 points) or did not (scoring 0 points).
  • Editorial Score: This was manually assessed out of 10 based on the product’s overall effectiveness compared to competitors. Input was sought from team members to ensure a balanced evaluation.

Calculation of Scores

  1. Best (Features) Score: A composite score derived by summing weighted scores for all metrics, focusing purely on features.
  2. Value Score: A weighted combination of cost and feature performance (33.3%) to identify the best product for those focused on value.

Selection of Winners

  • The Best Mattress Cooling System award was given to the product with the highest Best (Features) Score.
  • The Best Value Mattress Cooling System award was given to the product with the highest Value Score.

Limitations

While our methodology rigorously evaluates product features and value, subjective components like the Editorial Score rely on expert judgment and may introduce a degree of subjectivity. Additionally, scaled metrics such as noise and temperature were calculated using available data, which may vary based on external factors like testing environments.

This methodology ensures an objective and thorough evaluation of mattress cooling systems, providing consumers with trusted recommendations for both performance and value.

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Lead shopping editor

Chris Jager is the lead shopping editor at Finder, specialising in consumer technology and hunting down the best deals. With over 15 years of experience as a full-time journalist, Chris has provided expertise to many leading technology publications, including PC World, Australian Gamepro, Good Gear Guide, ARN, IT News, PC Authority, CRN, GameSpy, Gizmodo, Business Insider, MSN, Kotaku, Lifehacker Australia, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Before joining Finder, Chris was the editor of Lifehacker Australia for five years. He has a Bachelor of Communications in Journalism from the University of Western Sydney. Outside of Finder, you'll find him playing with retro 80s computers while juggling 3 TikTok-obsessed daughters. See full bio

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