If you've been on the hunt for a pelvic floor trainer, you've probably come across kegel balls. They've been used for centuries to train the pelvic floor muscles in the body, which sit between the pubic and tail bones and increase sexual pleasure. The Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 is one of them and offers a slice of both pies, some might say.
The hi-tech Satisfyer Love Birds 2 bridges the gap between being one of the best pelvic floor trainers and one of the best remote vibrators. Could you find a better option in both categories? Sure. But I reckon you'd struggle to find a toy that combines the two like this one.
Offering both on-toy control with an app, it's a good option for those who are new to pelvic floor trainers and want a cheaper and cheerful option to start doing exercises and strengthening their pelvic floor. Here, woman&home's resident tester Mandy Ruther tries and tests the Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 to reveal all you need to know.
Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 pelvic floor trainer review
Specifications
- Material: Silicone
- Weight: 78.3g
- Dimensions: 33 x 33 x 222 mm (HxWxD)
- Charge time: approx 2 hours
- Battery: USB rechargeable
- Running time: approx 1 hour
- Warranty: 15 years
- Waterproof: Yes
- Storage: None
Satisfyer Lovebirds 2: An overview
I see the Satisfyer Love Birds 2 as a “Jack of all trades, master of none” - or maybe that should be Jill. By trying to do two different things, it’s imperfect at both. However, if you’re someone who enjoys using a sex toy and wants to improve their pelvic floor function, it could be just the thing for you.
Compared to other pelvic floor trainers on the market, it's significantly cheaper at £55 and doesn't require the same level of commitment. I've tested plenty of advanced trainers that require daily use and progress is monitored on a game-like app program. While some people will want that - and if so, the Elvie pelvic floor trainer or the JunoFem Femfit may be for you - others won't want something so intense. If you fall into the second category, the Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 could be for you.
What is the Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 pelvic floor trainer like to use?
The Satisfyer Love Birds 2 is a silicone-clad pair of vibrating Kegel balls that you slide into your vagina. It’s quite slim, 33mm at its widest, with a flexible tag sticking out (like a string from a tampon) that includes the power button and an indicator light. It looks fairly similar to the Intimina KegelSmart pelvic floor trainer - another top recommendation - in this way. You press the button to power it up and control vibration manually, or a long squeeze to pair with the phone app. It comes with a small remote control too - but I couldn’t get that working.
If you’re using the companion app, you pair the Satisfyer with your phone each time. To pair, the phone needs to be fairly near your nethers. If it’s at arm’s length, or there’s a laptop in the way, your phone may not find the Satisfyer.
The tag’s so flexible that you can tuck it in your knickers and go about everyday life with the Satisfyer inside you, which is less weird than it sounds. One option is to do focused pelvic floor exercises with it in, but another way to use Kegel balls is to wear them while you go about life and your muscles automatically clench to keep the balls in. The shape works well for this – you don’t need brilliant pelvic floor function to stop them slipping down.
So if you're not quite sure how to use a pelvic floor trainer, this could be the device for you. It’s pretty simple - but more fully featured as a sex toy. That’s where the app comes in, with several options to enhance your experience and pleasure. Program play sets the vibration pattern with various preset graphs and you can adjust them to make your own. Live control lets you create your own graph – there’s even a bunny button that gives you a 20-second burst of extra good vibrations. You can set it to vibrate in time to music on your phone (but seemingly not streaming services) or be triggered by ambient sounds.
The Remotyca Stories option isn’t live yet but you can use High-Touch Meditation, which is unusual but nice. You get a short (5-10 minute) recording with an American woman’s voice leading what can best be described as guided masturbation. With names like ‘Lullavulva Deep Sleep’ and ‘Relaxing Pathway to Pleasure’, she encourages you to relax, breathe and find pleasure. As a bedtime wind-down, or if you find encouragement to pleasure yourself helpful, it’s surprisingly cool. There’s also a Remote Play option where the vibe is controlled by a long-distance partner.
As a solo vibe, it works well vibrating inside you, adding an extra dimension to clitoral masturbation. It doesn’t really hit the G-spot, but it does add depth and sensation to orgasms. You can use the vibe externally as a bullet vibrator if you prefer.
My main disappointment was that it doesn’t use all this clever technology for pelvic floor exercises. Sure, it doesn’t have sensors to measure your pelvic floor function, but, surprisingly, the Satisfyer Love Birds 2 doesn’t have a voice to guide you through pelvic floor exercises, with the vibe reminding you when to use the muscles and when to relax them. This seems like an oversight: the technology is there, so they could easily add this feature to make more of the product.
Noise and charging on the Satisfyer Lovebirds 2
The end of the tag is also home to a pair of contacts for magnetic USB charging. This works well and doesn’t undermine the Satisfyer’s waterproofing, which is a plus. With a two-hour runtime, you can go a couple of weeks between charges, unlike some other pelvic floor trainers that need to be charged and used every day.
The noise coming from the Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 is pretty subtle. It’s a vibrator so I did hear the buzzing but once it was inside, the sound was muffled and I doubt it would be audible from the next room. Yet, I did find myself frantically hitting stop (whether on my phone screen or the button on the tag) when the doorbell went. I don’t think you’d get away with using it publicly if you're concerned about noise. I know I couldn’t keep a straight face if someone asked “Can anyone hear a buzzing noise?” so I just wouldn’t take that risk.
The w&h verdict on the Satisfyer Lovebirds 2 pelvic floor trainer
The Satisfyer Love Birds 2 isn’t the best of both worlds but it’s a compromise: a bit of both. It’s more a sex toy than a pelvic floor trainer but if you're a fan of remote vibrators and want to start working on your pelvic floor strength, it's a great mix between the two.
For those new to pelvic floor trainers, the Satisfyer Love Birds 2 may also be a good choice as it doesn't come with all the bells and whistles of the advanced trainers. There's no accompanying app that signals when you're doing the exercises, no regimented program, and you have the flexibility to just wear the balls and incorporate pelvic strength exercises into your day. I just wish they’d done more with the pelvic floor exercises.
However, for those looking to focus on pelvic floor strength, there are many other devices I'd recommend.
