Side by Side Comparison of: Yunga Tart vs AquaSense

This hard molded plastic raised toilet seat has convenient indentations for personal wiping. The shape is relatively comfortable, plus easy to clean. There are glued on grippers on the bottom to help it stay firmly put on the toilet rim while the original toilet seat is raised. The directions say the holding weight is 275 pounds; I wish that important information had been listed by the seller in its Amazon blurb. This seems like a better than average raised toilet seat, and is helpful for those with a bum knee or recent surgery. It does not have handles. Recommended.

Worked great for me after my TKR surgery. I have a comfort height toilet and this on the bowl raised it nicely for me to use. I am 5' 7" and it was just right/a tad high. If you come home from knee surgery you don't want to "surprise" yourself with a drop onto the seat where you might be tempted to catch yourself with your bad leg! So for me this was just perfect. If you are very short you probably don't want to use this with a toilet that is already comfort height, but it probably would be fine for those folks on a regular height toilet.No assembly, either, just open the box, set it on the toilet bowl with the seat and cover raised, and you are good to go.Would like to mention I am pretty hefty, over 300# and this held up fine.It did move sometimes, but as long as you are aware that occasionally it might shift, it's fine. It cannot fly off the bowl, just move a bit. This is good as far as I'm concerned because it was easy to take on and off if you had other family members using the bathroom. I kind of assume it's like this because it is trying to fit different shaped elongated bowls.Great price and made getting through the recovery period that much easier. I was able to remove and store it away (for my other knee!) at three weeks. Very pleased with this.

This was a really great purchase for me and I would highly recommend this to anyone with a (standard) (old-fashioned low toilet seat) that I don't understand why anyone would have in their homes today with the new ones available that are generally so much more comfortable. I had a knee replaced and had to move to a temporary house with a very low toilet seat. It was causing me sooo much pain to lower myself to this short toilet seat and stand up again each time. (Being female is unfortunate if a low toilet seat is all there is).My other house had a seat that was so much more comfortable. I went to Home Depot and looked at the toilet seats available today and 90% of them were a much higher height. These used to be considered (all handicap heights but I think these are now the standard heights used in most homes and public spaces). The shorter toilet seat was cheaper so maybe that is the reason some people might want to buy it but if you have knee, back or any kind of orthopedic trouble- This might help you a lot as it did for me).It is very well constructed, comfortable to sit on and stable. It does not tip off when you sit on it. It has indentations on either side of the seat to assist you in lifting it off to clean or remove. There are no screws or attachments to mess with.It is simple, comfortable and sturdy. The package says the seat is 5 inches. Everyone's body is different so it might not work for everyone but if you stand next to a toilet and the seat is level with your knee joint then this can be used as a guide to see if the seat will be the right height for you or not.It basically boils down to this. A seat should have you not squatting to get up and down from it and your feet should be just comfortably touching the floor in front of you. If the seat or toilet is too low, then you have to pull or hike yourself up and off the seat and that is not comfortable or safe. Or if it is too high than that is not helpful either.My knee is bothering me a lot less now that I have this at home. I would highly recommend it. I had purchased a soft seat before but when I sat on it it squished and lost it's height. So that did not work. This can be quickly removed if you have company or for cleaning. I cleaned it with warm water and mild house cleaner that I use.A great product if you can't change the toilet itself.

I ordered this after having back surgery and I couldn't be happier with this raised seat. It does not slip or slide on my elongated bowl. I have it installed with the main toilet seat in the upright position. It is easy to place and easy to remove. Simply place it on the toilet bowl. My husband takes it off when he uses the toilet, he finds it more comfortable without it. He puts it right back on after he's done. My only problem is short legs so I slide the bathroom scale under my feet for support. The value for the price you pay is excellent! Shipping was super fast. I give this an A+ rating!

At 69 I am a very busy woman - up and down ladders, painting, plumbing you name it and I will fix it, when you live in the boonies it is easier to do the work yourself since you can have it done before anyone will come out if they even show up...Had a hip replaced 11 years ago, best thing I ever did for myself and I have never had an issue in all this time but last Saturdaywhile squatting to replace the dryer vent it slipped out and let me say that when you dislocate your hip it is horrid.Luck on my side they put it back in and of course I now need to be careful we don't want a repeat of this EVER. It made sense to buy a riser for my toilet. I have used many over the years with aged parents so I was familiar with the pros and cons of these seats.I wanted one that I could use without removing the toilet lid, I did not want plastic screws to fool around with so when I saw this Yunga I grabbed, got it in two days, dropped it on the toilet and it looks like it was made for the toilet. It sits right on top and it does not wiggle around so it feels solid and safe. There is a lip that sits inside the toilet so any liquid goes into the toilet and not onto the toilet rim.It raises the seat about 4 1.2 inches, I am 5' 91/2" tall so it's perfect; my toilet is 16 1/2 inches high from the floor to the top of toilet bowl rim; my feet just hit the ground so I do not need to worry about having my knee close to a right angle or the need to slide my leg out to sit with the possible chance of slipping.Bottom line this is a great product with attention to detail, it has cut outs for hands to clean yourself, extremely sturdy seat that wipes clean in a breeze. Also it is a super value.

Hmmm. There were no instructions that came with the seat. I guess it's supposed to be fairly idiot-proof. Count on me to find a new way to use it....I ordered this seat because I had been told to get one prior to a hip resection. I, of course, wait to the last minute to order the thing and end up sweatin' and worrying, "Is it going to get here in time?!?" Because the dealer was soooo on the ball, happily I received it (or should I say my hubby did?) by D-Day (or should I say S-Day, for surgery?). Instead of waiting weeks, we got it within DAYS.When I got home, I plunked it down on the toilet seat (not the lid). I, being short of legs (5 ft 7in, but built like a Dachsund) had some fretting trying to get the angle right, and w/some small slippage of the seat, side to side (like it's a "one size fits all" toilets, right?!) because of the rounding of the regular toilet seat it was on. It took my beloved, taking it off to do his thang, to accidentally put it back on the regular toilet with the seat UP. (Men, gotta love 'em; can't leave 'em.) Of course, I go bumping around in the dark, sit down, and VOILA!!!...no slippage, it fit perfectly!...no more shimmy in the seat, and, what I suspect is what the original designers had in mind for it's use... a nice flat toilet base.How much new can you say about toilet seat risers? For those who need more specifics, it has a smooth, yet nubby texture because it's plastic. There is the front and back cutouts for ease of personal hygiene. There is also a soft, rounded tapering of the seat itself, probably for your derriere's comfort, and also possibly for drainage of accidental drippage of any kind. It's about 4 3/4" tall at it's sides; at the back, about 4" because of the curving of the seat, and about 3 1/4" at the front because of the front cutout. (I have to say "about" because my laptop doesn't have a tilde, and I don't want anybody gettin' mad or suing because of my astigmatism.)If you flip it over, there are 4 black, rubbery/nubby pads on the under sides of the seat (10:30, 1:30, 4, and 6 o'clock positions, (if looking at the underside, point up) which keep the plastic from sliding on the enamel of your toilet. There are also two indentations (about 1 1/2" wide x 5" long, 1 1/4" deep) at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions for the ease of getting your hands under the Yunga seat to lift/clean it and the toilet. The egg-shaped hole in the center is 9 1/2" long x 7 1/2" wide (internal diameter). there is the ring that extends down from it (into the toilet) that is 1" deep. The external diameter of this ring (more crucial because it has to fit into your toilet) is 11 1/4" long x 9 1/4" wide. (I suspect that this may fit everything in the US, except maybe disaster bucket-type loos. This will hopefully give you more info than I found on the dealer's site.) It is marked, "Made in USA," AND has a recycling HDPE #2 plastics logo, so it's recyclable as well!It is fairly easily cleaned with Comet--forget to rinse or you'll have a green, shiny hiney!P. S. If you have a hip resection, they WILL FORGET to advise you that if you wear ladies panties or men's briefs (Hey, I ain't pointin' fingers at NO-body!), the elastic will 'cut' at your incision line--get a pair of boxers! (Again, hey, you're on Amazon; it's easy to order!)(...And "NO," I don't work for them, any boxer sellers, or even Tunga.) Best of Luck in your toileting futures!!!

I kinda hate to say that I love a toilet seat, but after surviving a recent emergency hip replacement, sitting on a regular toilet, all of which are too low anyway, was out of the question. This one is comfortable, the right height, stays put and feels stable, is easy to clean, and hey, what else can I say.

I purchased this for my Mom and we are both SO happy with it. It is incredibly easy on and off - very stable and sturdy, and provides the extra height that was needed. Due to the extra height the opening seems a bit narrow and takes a little more effort sometime in the wiping arena - but well worth it for the benefits it provides.

Due to knee problems I was search for a toilet seat that would lift me about 3 inches. I was very apprehensive due to some of the reviews of this chair. Also the photos do not depict how it keeps from slipping off the toilet bowl. I decided to go with this one because I have a round toiilet and it was reasonable. The first thing I noticed when it arrived was it was a nice weight and very sturdy. The underside has a rim which extends into the toilet bowl about 2 inches making it impossible to slip. Also there are slip proof pads on the underside of the seat. I was amazed that none of this was shown in the photos. This is definitely ONLY for a round toilet. It fits snugly and is easily removed for cleaning or privacy issues.

One of my mom's hip replacements was done about 14 of 15 years ago. The steel replacement had pulled away from the bone. Surgery was successful back then and helped her a lot. btw...yes, she also had the other hip replacement done...about 6 months apart. However, now her age and health issues mean that a 2nd replacement (replace the replacement) is extremely riskly, and her team of doctor's who take care of her have all said no to having it done. Someone who isn't disabled has no idea of the impact that all the little things make on our daily routines. I would guess that the Raised Toiled Seat is the #1 item on that list! This year she even took it with her on our family vacation, which was great to help her level of pain, especially when she realized it was just so hard altogether and made the decision that this will be her last year to go. To sum this all up, AquaSense makes one of the best Raised Toilet Seats. (You can even get them with a railing on either or both sides.) And it makes renting a trailer up in the Sierras much easier!!! :)

If you have had hip or TKR surgery, you know certain functions become difficult to manage. Most insurance companies send you home with a commode seat chair with insert and handles. Fine if you have the fanny of a 14 year old anorexic but most candidates for hip and knee replacement are older and tend to weigh a bit more than 80 pounds and have an ample caboose. This inset will make everyone just a bit happier. The added height will certainly be appreciated by those recovering from knee surgery as it's just enough to allow the legs do their job: lift you up.

I have arthritis in both knees and trouble sitting down and standing back up. This seat makes the toilet the perfect height. It is also easy to pop on and remove, lightweight, and simple to clean. No more knee strain. Thank you!

It's stable on the toilet bowl but unstable on the toilet seat. It's a good height for me and my old knees - I'm 5 ft 6 inches, and my feet aren't flat on the floor when I'm sitting on it. 'Nice to be able to get on and off the seat easily!

After ankle surgery, the physical therapist at the hospital recommended a raised toilet seat to make going to the bathroom easier while I had a hard cast and crutches. Of course my insurance would not pay for it, so I had to find something low cost, that would fit my elongated toilet, and was an easy temporary installation. Look no further! After using the toilet for a few days before this seat arrived, I thought maybe I didn't actually need it. Once I used it, I couldn't believe how I went without. Definetly makes it easier to sit down and get up. It's pretty light, my husband easily takes it off when he needs the toilet. Its fairly sturdy, although when you first sit it can move a bit which is why I knocked off a star, but its not enough to slide off the toilet or anything like that. If you're I highly reccomend!

needed this after foot surgery and non weight bearing for 7 weeks... was pleasantly surprised it just sits on the commode and rarely moved at all... really did what was needed at the time... :)

The seat was just what I needed after a recent hip replacement surgery. It does fit and elongated toilet, and probably would fit a round bowl too. This was great, except for the fact that it is so high, that it was just a bit too high for me. It has some appliqués on the bottom that help it to stabilize on the toilet rim. I very much appreciated having the height of this seat without the arms of a regular handicapped toilet seat.Just be certain to know that your health insurance will not pay for this kind of toilet seat. It doesn't make sense to me, this is much less expensive than the other seats that they will pay for.

The hospital sent me home with a potty chair that fit over the commode but it had arms that could not be adjusted. It scraped the staples from my incision and was extremely uncomfortable. I chose to purchase the Yunga Tart Raised toilet seat because it was a simple design with no arms. I was concerned that it would slip but I've used this for the last two weeks and it hasn't slipped once. Since I will have to use a raised seat for several months, I like the idea that I can take this with me when I travel and know that I can protect my new hip.

I bought two raised toilet seats. The Yunga Tart and the Invacare. I like both well enough. The both fit on the bowl rim. The Yunga one seems to fit a little snugger and therefore more steady. But the thing I like most about the Yunga is that it has cut outs in the front and rear of it for easier access in wiping.

If you ever need a hip replacement, this funny little aid will be a favorite. Your surgeon may warn you about sitting at a 90-degree angle or greater, and this raised seat will ensure you are more comfortable. Plus, it turns out installing a new, "higher" toilet only gains you 3 inches, so who needs that expense? You might not need this baby for long, but you'll be glad you have it.

This seat's fit left some slack on our somewhat elongated toilet (15.5 inches) but thanks to an earlier poster, I used a pool noodle to take up the slack and now it does not slide front to back. Consequently, it is stable. It is also easy to clean. A good product that does the job.

My husband is just over 400lbs, and this thing has held up very nicely over the past few months! I took one star away because the interior has a ring (where the manufacturer melds the two pieces of plastic together) that makes the product less hygienic. Because of that, you have to be conscientious enough to carefully clean the grooved ring which is a bit annoying. Because it also stains somewhat easily...I'll probably just buy another sometime in near future. If mobility is an issue, this is a great device!

I have a problem with balance and depth perception due to neurological deficits. On top of that, I recently had surgery on my shoulder, which combined with my original problems increased the chances of, literally, falling off the toilet. We have two restrooms in our house. One has a toilet that is 17 inches high, but the one closest to our bedroom still has the smaller standard size toilet. So, when you add the medical difficulties AND the grogginess of the nighttime, a trip to the restroom is a gamble all the way around.Rather than changing the whole toilet, we decided to do the next best thing and buy a portable raised toilet seat. It has simplified my nights and my nightmares! The only problem with the seat is that it comes with a hard plastic lining that fits just inside the toilet bowl for security. Although this seat is advertised as fitting most standard bowls, it was about one inch too large to fit. In the interest of time and safety, my husband cut an approximate three inch section of the plastic out on each side of the seat so the rest of the plastic was able to conform to the toilet. It slipped firmly into place and so far it feels stable on the toilet.All in all though, this has given me the gift of security at I time I desperately need it.

I m 5'10, 180lbs, past middle aged. Have cast to my knee following foot surgery and use crutches. The height of this seat makes it so much easier to get on and off commode. No installation to speak of, yet sturdy. Can't beat the price for this added convienence. Would have been 5 stars but I don't understand why the opening needs to be smaller than a standard seat.

Needed added height for upcoming knee surgery. Would have preferred a larger hole but this certainly works and is portable. Will probably make a draw string bag to put it in so can take it with me.

I thought this seat would be great by the reviews.Here's the skinny- It is too high!On a shorter toilet and the newer ones. I have one of each.Your feet do NOT touch the floor.For someone ill and shaky on their feet this is not good.Better have long legs.So I would not recommend.

I am having surgery in three days and ordered this to help with recovery. I was excited to receive it and set it up so I could start preparing. And while it looks like it will work just fine, it arrived missing one of the four foam pads on the back. I want to give this product more stars but was just annoyed by the missing pad. Eh, I am sure it's not critical, but it was disappointing. Any thoughts on what I can replace it with to prevent the seat from slipping? I will update the review once I've had some post-surgery experience with the product.

It's ok. It seemed to work best with the seat raised, i.e placed on the bowl rim. As light as this seat is (it's completely hollow), and even with the grippers on the bottom, for me it was a challenge to use as I was very unstable (physically) coming out of the hospital. The seat has a tendency to shift if you don't plant yourself straight down on it. I even flipped it several times, causing me to loose my balance (my legs were very weak and unstable after spinal cord surgery). Again, my situation may be unique. Once on the "throne," it was quite comfortable and cleaning myself (I am a male) was not a challenge. I don't believe it's for everyone. You need to be physically stable. Ultimately I went to a bedside commode with excellent results.

Needed this after hip replacement surgery. Served its purpose. Solidly built. Stayed secure on the toilet w/o and wobble or shifting. It held my weight easily (6'8" 340 lbs) but the opening is very small making use of this by a large person very difficult. The best day of my recovery was when I no longer needed this! Would do well for a small to average size person.

I brought this for my mother who is 87 and was in the hospital/ rehab for 3 months. When she got home she was too weak to get up on her own when on the toilet. I purchased this raised toilet seat so she can be more independent. My toilet is more of the round type so this fit nicely.It would have been 5 stars, but something happened. The bathroom toilet is used by others in the family so the raised seat had to be on the side sometimes. One morning when my mom went to pick up the raised seat she fell down on the bathroom floor. My mom said the seat was too bulky to hold with one hand so she had to grab it with both. That's when she lost her balance and fell down.I improve the seat by by drilling a hole and putting a nylon strap to the front side of the seat. Now she can grab the seat with 1 hand to put it on or to bring it to the tub to clean it. The seat cleans very easy

Easy to install (just lift lid and seat and place on) which is what I wanted post surgery. However, wobbly on our oval toilet so not good long term solution for our home but good, easy short term solution.

Says it fits both oval and round toilets, and while technically t does its very circular and my mother had to shove it to the bottom of her oval toilet so it wouldn't move, it was too small for her. Otherwise fine, the small curling lip underneath hooks in easily.

It gives the height needed for my mom, but it did not fit snugly at all. I duct taped it to the toilet so it wouldn't move.She has a round 1960's toilet. Cheap. Duct tape to the rescue.

It's okay for a toilet seat riser. A little wobbly as it sits on the toilet. I have another one that locks into place and feels much sturdier (no movement while in place.) So, this is okay, but could be a tighter fit. (I will acknowledge that not every toilet seat is identical in inside dimensions so maybe double check size when ordering.)

Ok, I bought this ahead of time for a knee replacement. Getting and down is tough so this additional height is great - but - this had to have been designed by a woman. I'm an average size guy. It fits the toilet perfectly but the ring is so thick there's no slot in the front for a guy to do his business. I suppose if you were built with something the size of a straw and 8" long this would work, but an average guy is in trouble.

simple and no-frills. gets the job done, and it's not super expensive if you only need it as a temporary arrangement (I bought it after having surgery to repair a torn muscle in my knee, which left me in a knee immobilizer for 4-6 weeks).docking 2 starts just because it doesn't really leave any room for me to put my, er, junk anywhere.

The product is made well and appears sturdy; however, it did not fit our elongated toilet bowl snugly.I had to fabricate a shim from a pool noodle and place it at the back of the seat to make it fit tight on the the bowl.

No room for wiping.

It works but opening is on the small size. After about ten days of use after hip surgery it is starting to collapse on the top and both sides. Do not feel it will give out all at once. I weigh 175lb.Shipped fast and had no problems with tipping or extreme movement.

Big problems with this product, if you happen to be MALE. There just isn't enough clearance in the toilet opening to jam your penis through to comfortably urinate. Probably fine for women, should be marketed them exclusively. I've struggled to use this for two weeks. Finally I ordered a different product, elongated with open front.

If you are not sure what kind of toilet you have, make sure. The hole is SMALL. NO room for maneuvering with toilet paper! At first it feels secure, but if you wiggle around to reach for toilet paper, or to TRY to get your hand through the tiny hole, you will feel it suddenly slip. This can be panic-inducing when you are elderly or recovering from surgery or an injury. I doubt if it is much better on the smaller, round toilet bowls.

It is a solid lift toilet seat. It says it fits regular and extended toilets which is true, however on a regular toilet it does slide around quite a bit. That bothers me! I recently had a hip replacement and sitting on something stable is important! It also shows evidence that you have went to the restroom really easy! I really don't want to clean it everyday! The good is the dip in the front and the back for access to clean yourself. It is sturdy and if I had an elongated toilet I would be happier with it! Price is great!

I am disappointed in this seat,i have purchased a few and all have fit my toilets but this one is wider and slips around,i will try what one customer suggested and use it with the toilet seat down.It was pretty cheap so i will try to make it work.Also on the wrapper it say's weight limit 275,i did not see anything about that when i bought it.I would return it but there is no packing slip with it.

To small for an adult.

This seat slides off of the toilet easily! There is only about a 1inch lip that is supposed to hold it in place. Not substantial enough. I've had 2 falls because of this issue.

Not very happy with this seat as it has some things underneath it which makes it sort of unstable (it can slide around and tilt a bit, making me feel that I might fall off). My 20 year old seat has no "additions" underneath and I've never had a problem with it. I would not recommend this one.

The opening is far too small for an adult male to get both functions​ covered at the same time.

Must be careful when getting up/off the seat as it is a bit unstable and can slip off the base. Would not recommend for the severely disabled. Best if used near a wall grab bar or with a stablized medical device (e.g., walker) nearby.

I bought this product to use after total knee replacement. This seat simply sits on top of the toilet after you remove the toilet seat. It slides and doesn't feel secure. One night It slid, tilting me almost over. Thankfully the wall kept me from falling completely but I was in awful pain and my husband had to rush in to help me.

Dangerously unstable! This simply sets on top of the toilet seat. When I tried sitting on it, I nearly fell. The entire thing flew off of the toilet. There is absolutely no way to sit down on this. The risk of injury is much too high to ever recommend it to anyone who may need this.

This raised toilet seat was way too high for my husband. It is NOT mentioned anywhere on Amazon (or by Yunga Tart) that it is UNRETURNABLE> nor was I given the option of choosing a less elevated seat. Bummer! Wasted money for handicapped people.

I have a regular round toilei and this seat was way to big Of course ypu cant return enven though it was never used Measure your toilet seat and the measurements of the seat your buying Maybe I saved someone $20

The design was a bad choice due to the way the front dips down. Urine comes out the front Awful! Wish it was returnable. Wasted money

Heavy. Bulky. If you want it for your own short toilet, it may work well. But not for carrying to a friend's house who happens to have short legs.

like a big blobby doughnut with a small hole in the center, if you are unsteady or transferring from the side, have no one or want no one to seat you every time you use it you it , don't get this. can't be comfortable because shape of seat top is so poor, unstable because it doesn't lock, if you don't sit straight down from the top it moves, a scary situation, the center hole is too small so the toilet seat would require very frequent cleaning, the 1 and 2 star reviews of this item tell the real story. oh, BTW it is NOT light weight.

Very unstable. I bought it to use after back surgery and it wobbled a lot. At one point it came off and I was thrown off balance and hurt pretty badly only one week after surgery. Very dangerous. Do not purchase!!!!!

Very Dangerous. After hip surgery I tried to sit down on this and it flew out from under my rear end and nearly made me fall to the floor.

Returned, and bought a Bemis which is a regular raised toilet seat, not a thick plastic ring. Chuck (A lot easier on my hip joints!)

I ordered this for my elderly mother and it is an accident waiting to happen. It is unstable and does not stay in place. Wish I hadn't ordered this item. I recommend you buy something more sturdy that is not going to cause an accident. My mother ended up falling into the toilet when it slipped out from under her yesterday morning. Not the way to start the day.

This might be fine for a taller person but for an individual who must transfer fron a scooter or wheelchair it is impossible because it is too high.

This seat moves all over the place on the toilet. The rubber pads on the sides make it wobble front to back. My wife has fallen three times trying to sit down or stand up. It just pops out from under her!