The report card
- Feedback & guidance25% of score5.8
Fixed programmes and a session timer, with no biofeedback or progress tracking.
- Evidence & medical backing20% of score6.8
A long-established stimulation unit, with the same NICE caveats about routine stimulation.
- Postnatal suitability15% of score7.6
Clear: do not use in pregnancy or in the first six weeks after a vaginal birth or pelvic surgery.
- Comfort & ease of use20% of score6.6
Simple controls and AA batteries, though Mumsnet notes the stimulus can feel strong and lubricant helps.
- Value & ownership20% of score8.6
Around £50 with a probe included is excellent value for a stimulation unit.
The full review
The itouch Sure is TensCare's long-running budget pelvic floor stimulator. It has preset programmes for stress, urge and mixed incontinence plus a toning programme, a session timer that defaults to 20 minutes, and it runs on two AA batteries. A vaginal probe is included, or you can choose an anal probe instead.
It's popular: on Amazon UK it averages 4.1 out of 5 from more than 1,500 ratings, and Mumsnet names it the best pelvic floor trainer for incontinence, praising the simple booklet and quiet operation while warning that the stimulus can feel strong for sensitive users and works better with lubricant.
There's no app, no biofeedback and no progress tracking, so it's a tool rather than a coach. TensCare's contraindications are clear: don't use it if you're pregnant, in the first six weeks after a vaginal birth or pelvic surgery, or with an active urinary or vaginal infection.
At around £50 it's a fraction of the Kegel8's price, which makes it the sensible way to try stimulation if your physio thinks it's worth a go.
Pros and cons
What I like
- Around £50 with a probe included
- Programmes for stress, urge and mixed incontinence
- Simple, quiet and runs on AA batteries
- Clear contraindications
What I don't
- No biofeedback, app or progress tracking
- Stimulation can feel strong for some
- Basic compared with the Kegel8
Key specs
- Type
- Electrical stimulation
- Programmes
- Stress, urge, mixed and tone presets
- Timer
- 20 minutes by default, adjustable
- Power
- 2 x AA batteries
- Probe
- Vaginal or anal probe included (choose at purchase)
- Pregnancy use
- No; not in the first 6 weeks after a vaginal birth
Head-to-heads
What I read
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