Top 5 compared
The best foot spas
A warm soak and a gentle massage for tired feet after a long day standing.
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A foot spa is a shallow tub you fill with warm water and soak your feet in, usually with bubbles running and rollers or bumps on the base to rub the soles over. Heated spas warm the water and hold it at the temperature you set; simpler ones have no heater and only slow the cooling, so they start with water warm from the faucet.
The massage runs from fixed rollers you work your own feet over to motorized ones that do it for you, and tender feet may find the fixed kind gentler. Every one here runs bubbles, and the heated ones add a timer, a remote or both.
What matters
- The largest shoe size it takes, if feet are big.
- A splash guard, to keep the bubbles off the floor.
- A drain, so a full tub doesn’t have to be carried.
- A lid, which keeps the heat in while it warms.
#1Homedics Bubble Mate Foot Spa (FB-55)
$30–$50
A toe-touch button works it, so there’s no bending down with wet hands, and the roomy tub has bubbles, raised massage nodes to rub your feet over and a removable pumice stone. HOSPAN’s FS02A, which beats it on score, heats the water and works the rollers for you at a higher price; this is the plain bubble soak. Homedics was founded by a Detroit family in 1987.
What owners say: Owners say it does its job well and that the bubbles feel good on tired feet, though many report that the water cools faster than they’d like, and durability divides them.
Heads up: It doesn’t heat water, only slows the cooling, so fill it warm from the faucet and keep soaks to the 30 minutes Homedics recommends.
A closer look: Carry it by the tub, not the splash guard, which lifts off for cleaning. Leave the guard on while the bubbles run and the floor stays dry, and pop the pumice stone out at the end of a soak to do the heels before the skin dries.
- Lift-off splash guard
- 2-year limited warranty
Best for: Sore soles after a long shift
- Heating
- Keeps warm water warm (no heater)
- Bubbles
- Yes
- Massage
- Raised nodes
- Folds flat
- No
- Extras
- Pumice stone, toe-touch control
#2HOSPAN Collapsible Foot Spa with Motorized Massage Rollers (FS02A)
$50–$75
The massage is done for you: six sets of motorized massage balls work the soles while you sit back, in continuous, intermittent or alternating patterns. The water heats to anywhere between 95 and 118°F and stays there, bubbles run from the base, and the whole tub folds to 5.5 in tall when it’s done.
What owners say: Owners say the water holds exactly the temperature they set and that the rollers get right into the arches. They like that it folds away and that the remote saves bending down.
A closer look: Fill it from the faucet, set the temperature and give it a few minutes before stepping in. The remote clips to the tub magnetically and works by infrared, so point it at the display from within about 3 ft. Anyone with sensitive soles should start with the gentlest pattern.
- Magnetic remote clips to tub
- Folds to 5.5 in tall
- 10 to 60 minute timer
Best for: A hands-free foot massage
- Heating
- Heats and holds, 95–118°F
- Bubbles
- Yes
- Massage
- 24 motorized balls, 3 patterns
- Folds flat
- Yes
- Extras
- Remote, timer, LED display
#3KNQZE Collapsible Foot Spa with Heat and Remote (KS7)
$30–$50
A heated, fold-flat tub with a 500 W heater and three settings up to 113°F, bubbles, vibration, sixteen removable rollers and a red light, run from a remote that detaches from the panel or from one button on the tub. It takes feet up to a men’s 12 and folds to about 4 in for the closet.
What owners say: It heats up fast and slides under the bed afterward, owners say, though some wished for more heat settings, views split on the remote and on how strong the bubbles are, and a few had one stop working and felt let down for what they paid.
A closer look: The timer button gives 20 minutes with one press and 60 with two, so set it and forget it. The rollers lift out for a plain soak or for cleaning, and the little compartment takes a bag of herbs or bath salts for the water to run through.
- Remote detaches from the panel
- 20 or 60 minute timer
- Herb box for bath salts
Best for: Big feet and small closets
- Heating
- Heats, 3 settings to 113°F
- Bubbles
- Yes
- Massage
- 16 removable rollers, vibration
- Folds flat
- Yes
- Extras
- Remote, timer, red light, pumice stone
#4UNIFULL Collapsible Foot Spa with Heat and Pedicure Kit
$30–$50
A fold-flat spa that heats the water, from 100 to 117°F, and comes with a pedicure kit in its own box for doing the heels and nails once the skin has softened. Four sets of rollers and bumps sit on the base for rubbing the arches, two bubble jets keep the warm water moving, and a lid speeds the heating.
What owners say: Owners say the heat and rollers take care of tired feet after a long day and that it folds away neatly. Some find it small for big feet, and the bubbles and remote get mixed reports.
A closer look: Put the lid on while it heats: UNIFULL says that gets the water up to temperature in about 15 minutes. The drain on the side means no lifting a full tub to the sink, and the herb box takes a tea bag of whatever you like the smell of.
- Lid speeds up heating
- Side drain for emptying
Best for: Soak, then pedicure
- Heating
- Heats, 100–117°F
- Bubbles
- Yes
- Massage
- 4 sets of rollers and bumps
- Folds flat
- Yes
- Extras
- Pedicure kit, herb box, remote
#5HOSPAN Collapsible Foot Spa with Heat, Bubbles and Rollers (FS01A)
$30–$50
HOSPAN’s simpler spa: the same fold-flat tub as the motorized one above but with fixed shiatsu rollers you roll your own feet over, heat that holds the water between 95 and 118°F for up to an hour, bubbles and a red light. It folds to a few inches for the gap under a bed or sofa.
What owners say: Owners like how well it keeps the water hot and that it folds flat to store, and say it is easy to use and relaxing after a long day; the bubbles get mixed reports, and some had theirs stop working within a couple of months.
A closer look: Fill it with warm water from the faucet and let the heater take it the rest of the way, then set the timer and roll your soles over the fixed nodes; it suits anyone who found a motorized spa too strong. The drain outlet at the front empties it without lifting a full tub, which is the point of the design for older users.
- 10 to 60 minute timer
- Stores under a bed
Best for: Rolling at your own pace
- Heating
- Heats and holds, 95–118°F
- Bubbles
- Yes
- Massage
- 8 fixed roller groups, 4 shiatsu nodes
- Folds flat
- Yes
- Extras
- Timer, red light, handle, drain
How they compare
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| Feature | #1Homedics Bubble Mate | #2HOSPAN FS02A | #3KNQZE KS7 | #4UNIFULL | #5HOSPAN FS01A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best motorized massage | ||||
| Picked Rating | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Price | $30–$50 | $50–$75 | $30–$50 | $30–$50 | $30–$50 |
| Heating | Keeps warm water warm (no heater) | Heats and holds, 95–118°F | Heats, 3 settings to 113°F | Heats, 100–117°F | Heats and holds, 95–118°F |
| Bubbles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Massage | Raised nodes | 24 motorized balls, 3 patterns | 16 removable rollers, vibration | 4 sets of rollers and bumps | 8 fixed roller groups, 4 shiatsu nodes |
| Folds flat | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Extras | Pumice stone, toe-touch control | Remote, timer, LED display | Remote, timer, red light, pumice stone | Pedicure kit, herb box, remote | Timer, red light, handle, drain |
| Best for | Sore soles after a long shift | A hands-free foot massage | Big feet and small closets | Soak, then pedicure | Rolling at your own pace |
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