Tushy Ace vs Tushy Aura
Quick take: The Tushy Ace costs $200 less.
| Spec | Tushy Ace | Tushy Aura |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $399 | $599 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (260) | 4.3★ (9,673) |
| Type | Electric Bidet Seat | Electric Bidet Seat |
| Water Heating | Tankless (Instant Heat) | Tankless (Instant Heat) |
| Controls | Wireless Remote | Wireless Remote |
| Toilet Fit | Round and elongated versions; needs outlet by toilet | Elongated only |
| Power | Needs GFCI outlet | Needs GFCI outlet within 3 ft |
| Spray Pressure | 5 pressure levels | Adjustable pressure & angle |
| Nozzle | Stainless self-cleaning nozzle | UV-sterilized stainless wand |
| Install | About 20 min DIY | 10-20 min DIY |
| Warm water | Yes | Yes |
| Heated seat | Yes | Yes |
| Warm air dryer | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless remote | Yes | Yes |
| Night light | No | Yes |
| Deodorizer | No | No |
| Self-cleaning nozzle | Yes | Yes |
| Feminine wash | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 12-month | 12-month |
Pros & cons
Tushy Ace
- ✓Tankless coil heater means warm water that never runs out — cheaper tank-style seats go lukewarm 30 seconds into a wash
- ✓Ace 2.0 addressed the gen-1 gripes: better remote battery life, capacitive touch, and a 50% wider spray-angle range front and rear
- ✓Five-level heated seat is the feature owners rave hardest about once winter hits
- ✓Dedicated front wash mode with real coverage — not the aim-the-rear-nozzle compromise of Tushy's attachments
- ✓Warm-air dryer with five temps can genuinely end toilet paper use if you give it a minute
- ✓Naturally antimicrobial stainless nozzle self-rinses before and after every wash
- ✓Installs in about 20 minutes with a screwdriver — far less intimidating than most electric seats' manuals suggest
- ✓$399 undercuts the comparable Toto Washlet C5 while looking cleaner mounted, in classic minimalist Tushy style
- ✗Needs a GFCI outlet within cord reach of the toilet — many pre-1990 US bathrooms don't have one, and adding it runs $150-300 in electrician time
- ✗12-month warranty is thin for a $399 electronic seat when Toto and Bio Bidet back theirs for 3 years
- ✗Only a few hundred reviews on Tushy's store — long-term electronics reliability is still unproven versus decades of Toto track record
- ✗No night light and no deodorizer at a price point where the Bio Bidet BB-2000 includes both
- ✗Like every bidet seat dryer, it takes a minute-plus of patience; most owners still finish with a pat of paper
- ✗Round and elongated are separate SKUs — measure your bowl first, because the wrong one means boxing up a 12-lb seat
- ✗The remote has no user presets, so multi-person households re-adjust temperature and pressure constantly
- ✗Replaces your existing seat entirely — softclose hinges are fixed position, and some owners report the seat sits taller than expected
Tushy Aura
- ✓Auto-open lid via motion sensor plus remote-controlled seat raise — the only seat anywhere near $599 with this; Toto charges $1,299 (S7A) for the same hands-free entrance
- ✓Instant endless warm water with four settings (room temp, 93°F, 99°F, 102°F) — no tank, no mid-wash chill
- ✓Silver digital display on the seat shows live seat temperature, and the backlit remote with screen beats fumbling through beep-codes on Toto's screenless S7 remote
- ✓Dryer is legitimately stronger than the Cloud's (Tushy's '2X' unit) — reviewers report actually skipping toilet paper, rare for bidet dryers
- ✓UV nozzle sterilization runs 3 minutes after every use on a stainless wand, plus a pre-installed water filter
- ✓Double-oscillation front and rear washes with 180° coverage and adjustable angle
- ✓Apartment Therapy's tester called it 'a seat fit for royalty' — heated seat with eco mode, night light, and soft-close all included
- ✓Same 10-minute Tushy DIY install as their $129 attachments — brackets, hose, and tank adapter in the box
- ✗CNN Underscored's biggest gripe: in small bathrooms the motion sensor pops the lid every time you walk past to the shower or sink — you can disable auto-open, but then you paid for a feature you turned off
- ✗Elongated only — no round version, so older compact bathrooms are excluded entirely
- ✗12-month warranty on a $599 seat with a motorized lid mechanism is the weakest coverage-to-moving-parts ratio in this price class
- ✗No deodorizer — the $399 Cloud+ has one, and Toto's S7 pairs a deodorizer with a power-boost mode
- ✗No bowl-care tech: nothing like Toto's PREMIST or EWATER+ electrolyzed misting at a price where Toto shoppers start cross-shopping
- ✗No multi-user presets — the remote remembers one configuration, versus four named presets on the Toto S7/S7A
- ✗Amazon rating (4.3) is pooled across Tushy's product family, so Aura-specific reliability data is murky for a 2024-launch product
- ✗Still needs a GFCI outlet within reach, and the lid motor means one more failure mode a simple Cloud doesn't have