Doc Johnson iVibe Select iRing vibrating cock ring review

Rumbly vibra­tors splash when dipped in water. Run-​of-​the-​mill buzzy ones make tiny rip­ples — and the Doc Johnson iVibe Select iRing hard­ly does even that.

Ants would get bored surfing on these vibrator-​generated wavelets.

"Buzzy" doesn't do justice to how awful the Doc Johnson iRing is.

I must SHOW you how bad it is in video form, in com­par­i­son to a few oth­er petite vibra­tors. As such, this post includes a hand­ful of dif­fer­ent toys with vary­ing rum­bli­ness and prices. Considering some of the oth­ers' quality-​to-​cost ratio, I'd be pissed if I spent $80 on the iRing.

The other vibes pictured in this review:

• Blush Novelties Sweet Rush — an old-​school slim­line vibra­tor with a cheap but decent motor, sim­i­lar to the Gaia Eco
• Hot Octopuss Atom — a pow­er­ful cock ring that's — unfor­tu­nate­ly — too bulky in use for me
• Maia Jessi — one of the strongest bul­lets you could get for the price
• Blush Exposed Nocturnal — the most pow­er­ful bul­let I've ever tried — for bet­ter or for worse

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But first, more on my history with cock rings

The Hot Octopuss Atom is on the prici­er end, yes, and its bulk­i­ness didn't work for me. I hat­ed that fuck­ing thing in use. However, I can respect that it's well-​designed for what it is.

This cock ring is deli­cious­ly strong for those who pri­or­i­tize intense, hands-​free cli­toral stim­u­la­tion more than deep pen­e­tra­tion and cervix mas­sage.

Unfortunately, that's not me. I found that the Hot Octopuss Atom (annoy­ing­ly) took away from my ex-partner's "insertable length," mak­ing it hard for me to come. BUT many oth­er review­ers adore the rumbly vibra­tions while not real­ly car­ing about pen­e­tra­tion depth in the first place.

There's a trade-​off when picking a sex toy for couples missionary penis-​in-​vagina intercourse:

Do you want a pow­er­ful vibra­tor, or do you want a non-​intrusive one?

It's hard to exe­cute both. There are so many fit issues involved with choos­ing a vibrat­ing cock ring, so I'd pre­fer to use a hand­held bul­let or lay-​on-​style cli­toral vibra­tor.

That brings me to my next point.

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Why did I even ask for the Doc Johnson iVibe Select iRing?

To its credit, the iRing's shape would be *chef's kiss emoji* for many users if only its motor were even quarter-​way decent.

While it prob­a­bly wouldn't be ide­al for me, it suits the needs of those built dif­fer­ent­ly from myself.

Vibrator length

Its vibrat­ing com­part­ment is about 2.5", far longer than most ring vibes I've come across. In sim­pler terms, the iRing can accom­mo­date a longer clit-​vag gap than many of the oth­ers. And that mat­ters because if a vibrat­ing cock ring can't reach your cli­toral glans, you're all but shit out of luck.

(If you've found a ring vibra­tor that works for you, though, putting one on a dil­do is a great way to impro­vise a dual stim­u­la­tor that fits your anatomy!)

Angling

The vibrat­ing part also has a slight for­ward tilt, help­ing push it against the receiv­ing partner's cli­toris or per­ineum. The shape means you have a lii­i­it­tle more room to thrust and pull back slight­ly with­out los­ing con­tact against the vibrator.

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Ugh, if only the motor didn't suck!

Shown above is the Doc Johnson iVibe iRing's splash.

Cue the con­fused Señor Ben Chang squint­ing at a piece of paper. These some of the most piti­ful vibra­tions of any toy I've ever request­ed to review, only slight­ly above watch bat­tery bullets.

And the iRing costs more than the Maia Jessi, Blush Novelties Sweet Rush, or Exposed Nocturnal — while being weak­er than all of them.

(Want my top picks for best rumbly bul­lets at a decent price? Check out the BMS Swan Maximum bul­lets, Je Joue bul­lets, and Blush Novelties' Limited Addiction!)

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The bottom line about the Doc Johnson iVibe Select iRing

I like the Doc Johnson iVibe Select iRing's shape, but because its vibra­tions suck, it fails at a vibrator's rea­son for being. Just get a dang bul­let — even a cheap one like the Realm Silver Bullet.

If you insist on hands-​free clitoral stimulation, then:

• Hot Octopuss's Atom is bulky but robust (see my ear­li­er disclaimer)
• The Svakom Tyler, my per­son­al top pick, is small­er with­out com­pro­mis­ing motor qual­i­ty too much.
• The Dame Pom eas­i­ly sand­wich­es between two bod­ies for grind­ing dur­ing inter­course and has a pointy "beak" for focus­ing vibrations

For now, I'm just so done with cock rings and panty vibra­tors.

The over­whelm­ing major­i­ty of the time, I'd rather keep it sim­ple when it comes to cli­toral stim­u­la­tion.

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Further reading: What Makes a Bullet Vibrator Rumbly — a look at 6 motors!

I dis­sect­ed and inspect­ed a hand­ful of vibra­tors and their guts. Why? To show you what rumbly is from the inside out. Find out how the com­po­nents com­pared to my expectations.