| iJoy belong to the cheap but well built category of | | | | best on offer. |
| massage chairs. You have to sacrifice a lot of | | | | The iJoy 300 is the most expensive of the chairs |
| nice-to-have features when you buy cheaply, but | | | | available and, at time or writing, retails for around |
| an iJoy does come with a lot more features than | | | | $1,000. Unlike the other models, the control unit is |
| you might have first thought. Here are some | | | | not built into the arm; instead it tucks away at |
| reviews of what you do and don't get when you | | | | the side of the armrest. The chair comes in faux |
| buy an iJoy robotic chair. | | | | calk skin and is probably the most stylish of the |
| The iJoy 100 massage chair is the cheapest | | | | chairs. |
| model available. It's quite small but can | | | | However, why anyone would buy this chair is |
| accommodate taller people very well - the seat is | | | | beyond me. It doesn't come with a built-in foot |
| 19" deep and 18" wide and it is approximately 13" | | | | massager - you have to pay around another |
| from the floor. It does have a lot of positives. | | | | $250 for the separate ottoman. There are still |
| First is the price. Most can afford one and it does | | | | only 4 massage 4 modes and no heating. When |
| give proper massages and not the vibrating kinds | | | | you compare it to the Fujikura 1000 Massage |
| on some cheap models. It comes in faux suede | | | | Chair (currently retails for around $1,200) its |
| that looks quite attractive. | | | | shortcomings are all too obvious. The Fujikura |
| This brings us to the all important massage | | | | comes with a foot massager (the calf rest |
| modes. With the iJoy 100 robotic chair you get 4; | | | | comes with 14 air bags giving four air-massage |
| Kneading, Compression, Percussion, Rolling and | | | | combinations with 2 intensity levels. The foot rest |
| these are administered through 3 programs: full | | | | comes with 12 airbags, and provides 4 modes of |
| back, upper back, lower back and there's also a | | | | massage). The footrest also comes with heat. |
| manual option so you can target a certain part of | | | | And if that doesn't impress enough the Fujikura |
| the body - not bad for a chair at this price. | | | | 1000 chair comes with more rollers (8 rather than |
| However, there are a few areas it does fall short. | | | | 4) and more massage modes; rolling, kneading, |
| The chair has no heat although heat is available on | | | | shiatsu results, compression & percussion, chop |
| other brands for the same price. The recline is | | | | action and flapping. The list of additional features |
| manual with a maximum of 155 degrees but this | | | | goes on and really highlights the shortcomings of |
| is what you'd expect in this price category. | | | | the iJoy 300. |
| However, the biggest complaint is that there's no | | | | An iJoy massage chair is for those on a budget or |
| foot rest or massager. You can buy the iJoy | | | | who want a small chair (minus foot massager). Of |
| ottoman massager separately, but if you add up | | | | the models discussed, the model that offers the |
| the price of the chair and the ottoman and throw | | | | best value for money is the 100. If you have a |
| in another 100 dollars, you could buy a chair with | | | | $1,000 or more to spend on a robotic massage |
| a footrest that is also a better chair. | | | | chair, do yourself a favor and take a look at the |
| The iJoy 130 is a little more expensive. Really it's | | | | Fujikura instead. |
| pretty much the same chair, only it's a little bigger. | | | | Follow the links for the iJoy massage chair or |
| The iJoy 173 is styled a little differently, is bigger | | | | another robotic massage chair like the Inada, |
| still and is a little more expensive. Personally, out | | | | Human Touch and Fujikura massage chair. |
| of the three mentioned so far, the 100 is the | | | | |