Perifit Care+ vs. Perifit Care Kegel Trainer Comparison

Kegel exercises are actually fun with Perifit, the app-enabled device that shows your pelvic floor contractions as objects in a video game.

Your squeezes power an asteroid-dodging spaceship or a fish-munching dolphin in games tailored to issues like incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and sexual dysfunction.

But the original Perifit has limitations: It can only be used while sitting or laying down. That means you can't fully train for real life—because you probably leak when you're standing and moving, not laying in bed.

Now, the French company has introduced an additional device that takes pelvic floor fitness to the next level with full-body strengthening.

In 2024, Perifit Care+ launched in the United States as an FDA-cleared Kegel trainer that's smaller and more flexible than its predecessor, allowing for the device to be used during movements like standing up or squatting.

(As the company expanded its product line to include a breast pump, it also rebranded the Kegel devices to include the "Care" name).

Perifit Care and Perifit Care+ use the same app and games, but the upgraded Plus allows women to incorporate functional movement that better prepares them for activities like running and jumping.

The company plans to continue offering both models, leaving a choice between the full-featured Perifit Care+ and its lower-priced original.

We'll review all the differences between Perifit Care and Perifit Care+ in this article from Vagercise, an authorized Perifit retailer offering free shipping and HSA/FSA payments.

Perifit Care+ vs. Perifit Care Price

Billed as a device for full-body workout—not just Kegels—the Perifit Care+ commands a price point that's $30 higher than its predecessor.

• Perifit Care: $149
• Perifit Care: $179

Perifit Care+ vs. Perifit Care Size

The new Perifit Care+ is slightly smaller and lighter than original, with a new design that offers more comfort and mobility.

With both models, the rounded portion of the device containing two sensors—one superficial and one deep—is inserted into the vagina. With the original device, the area between the sensors is stiff, while the Perifit Care+ version is more flexible.

Each device also has a component that contains the Bluetooth antenna and remains outside the body for ease of removal.

The original Perifit Care has a white base with attached string, while the Perifit Care+ has a silicone tail that makes the bottom of the device smaller and less rigid. The tail hinges with movement, helping the device adapt to your body as you exercise.

Dimensions

Here are the dimensions for the insertable portions of each device.

• Perifit Care+: 1.06"D x 2.48"L 
• Perifit Care: 0.8"D x 3.1"L 

Weight

• Perifit Care+: 1.4 ounces
• Perifit Care: 1.9 ounces

See the photo below for a look at the original device (available in both mint and pink) and the updated Perifit Care+, which comes in lilac.

How to Use Perifit Care+ and Perifit Care

Both devices are inserted into the vaginal canal, tampon-style, and connect with your phone using Bluetooth.

Perifit Care+ and Perifit Care use the same app that guides you through pelvic floor workouts customized for one of these goals:

• Recover from pregnancy
• Stop leaks
• Reduce prolapse symptoms
• Improve sex life
• Prevent disorders in the future

With each goal, the app will challenge you by making workouts more complex and unlocking new games as you build strength, speed and endurance.

You can choose between a recommended workout regimen or create your own schedule, exercising for up to 15 minutes per day.

Perifit Care vs. Perifit Care+ Games and Workouts

There are two app features that can only be used with Perifit Care+: an Advanced Workout section that challenges you to do Kegels while simultaneously moving as you would in real life, as well as a Winter Surfer skiing-themed game.

It's the same concept used in pelvic floor physical therapy: Once you master Kegels while laying down, you need to advance to standing or squatting—training your muscles to automatically turn on when you need them most.

Because the original Perifit Care is more rigid, it would be difficult to perform active movements (or even stand) without the device slipping out.

Perifit Care+ Games

The Advanced Workout for Perifit Care+ consists of a physical therapy exercise staple: the sit-to-stand. 

By doing a Kegel as you move from a sitting to standing position, you can train your pelvic floor muscles to activate during movements like getting up from a chair or squatting—situations in which bladder leaks are common.

Perifit's game takes a literal approach to the exercise, depicting your score with water droplet emojis as a number of "drops prevented." If you stand without squeezing at the right time, the app gives you a message: "Oops."

In the Winter Surfer game, you're navigating a snowy, tree-lined ski course, shifting your hips to avoid obstacles like rocks and contracting your pelvic floor to jump over fences. 

Perifit Care and Perifit Care+ Games

With either device, you can choose from 14 games that work on your pelvic floor strength and coordination:

• Golden Lotus: Your Kegels appear on screen as a bird that you're guiding to avoid crows and collect lotuses (the Perifit logo)
• Flappy Bird: Navigate a bird around pipes to fly home
• Under the Sea: You're a dolphin munching fish and watching out for bombs
• Aerial Firefighter: Save the forest by extinguishing flames from the air
• Cloud Gate: Control clouds to block stones and let gems pass
• Space Odyssey: Dodge asteroids in your spaceship while returning to Earth
• Scarlet's Melodies: You're a parrot collecting orbs and avoiding ghosts
• Between the Lines: Keep the dot between the lines 
• Concentric: Catch descending hoops as you squeeze and relax
• Kite Runner: Guide a kite through hoops
• Sling Drift: Drive your car around a track
• Vortex: Catch fruits in a vortex
• Jetpack Pug: Catch bones and steaks as a flying dog
• Dragon Ride: Fly your dragon through the hoops

Perifit Care+ vs. Perifit Care Safety and Effectiveness

Both Perifit models are medical devices cleared by the FDA as a perineometer, an instrument used to measure the strength of pelvic floor contractions.

Perifit says that a clinical study is under review suggesting the effectiveness of the original trainer.

In a survey of 6,060 participants, Perifit gathered insights into users' experiences with urinary incontinence symptoms after completing around 50, 100 and 300 sessions with the device.

The majority of respondents said that Perifit helped reduce their leaks, with improvement rates showing an upward trajectory with consistent exercise.

Following 50 sessions, 71 percent of users reported experiencing improvement. The percentage increased to 85 percent after 300 sessions, equivalent to an average duration of 4 months.

Summary

Vagercise is an independent, woman-owned retailer of Perifit and other FDA-registered Kegel trainers. We accept HSA/FSA payments and offer free shipping on orders over $99.

Want more help deciding between the Perifit and Perifit Care Plus? Contact us at info@vagercise.com.