Avenco Pearl 8" Twin Innerspring Mattress vs Twin 5-Inch Gel Memory Foam Mattress

Buy the Avenco Pearl if you want a real innerspring mattress with more height and a springy, supportive feel for an adult bed. Buy the 5-inch gel memory foam twin if the mattress goes on a bunk, trundle, daybed or platform frame, or into a kid's room. The Avenco is thicker and uses coils plus foam, but its 4.2 rating from over 4,500 buyers is only decent. The foam twin is a slim, all-foam boxed mattress with cooling gel and fiberglass-free certification, which matters for children and tight frames.

• Choose the Avenco Pearl if you want a taller innerspring mattress with coil support for a standard adult twin bed.
• Choose the 5-inch gel foam twin if you need a low-profile, fiberglass-free mattress for a bunk bed, trundle, daybed or child's room.