NS Novelties Techno Rave vs We-Vibe Jive Lite Side-By-Side Comparison
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Our Verdict
The NS Novelties Techno Rave is a decent cheap egg vibrator, mainly if you specifically need app control on a budget.
It does a lot of things well – its slim shape is very comfortable whether in bed or moving around, its vibrations are exceptionally quiet, and the app works with great connectivity.
The stimulation is the main trade-off. Even though the vibes have moderate strength, they’re extremely buzzy which makes them less impactful on my G-spot. The Love Spouse app is also very basic, but functional. All you do is select between three power levels and six preset patterns – no customization, and there’s annoying ads in the app, but they don’t block you from playing.
If you’re okay with a physical remote intead of an app, the VeDO Kiwi is the better egg at about $14 more – much more rumbly and more stimulating. Or if you need a great egg vibrator with outstanding app control, the Lovense Lush 4 is the better choice. But the NS Novelties Techno Rave is the best app-controlled egg at this price point.
The We-Vibe Jive Lite isn’t an egg vibrator I can recommend. The We-Vibe app is buggy and frustrating, and unlike the We-Vibe Jive 2 there’s no physical remote to fall back on – so the broken app is a dealbreaker.
The toy itself has some positives – it’s a comfortable, slim shape with quiet, rumbly vibrations, and a great battery life. But it’s less powerful than other eggs in this price range. It’s better to pick an egg with a reliable app or remote.
If were drawn to the Jive Lite’s slimmer size, try the Lovense Lush Mini. Or, for a fuller feeling, the Lush 4 is best. Or compare more egg vibrators below.
The Techno Rave is a solid budget pick for wearing around.
It’s in the most-discreet group of wearable vibrators I’ve tested, fits securely through walking, stairs, and heavier activity, and stays comfortable while moving around. The battery life (95 minutes on max power) is also better than other egg vibrators in this price range. And the Love Spouse app, while basic and cluttered with bad extra features and ads, is functional for the core control with great connectivity for close-range or long-distance partner control.
The stimulation is the main downside. While moderately strong, it’s extremely buzzy. This makes it less impactful on my G-spot, but can still feel enjoyable and teasing.
If more stimulation is important to you, the VeDO Kiwi and Lovense Lush 4 are better options. The Kiwi is a far more rumbly remote controlled option in this price range. The Lush 4 is a stronger egg with a far better app.
The Jive Lite isn’t an egg I’d recommend wearing around because the app is bad and there’s no other way to control it while you’re wearing it.
The toy itself is convenient to wear around. It stays exactly where I put it through walking and heavier movement, runs 125 minutes at top power, the slim shape makes it comfortable while walking, and it’s vibrations are some of the quietest of my wearable vibrators.
But the app is too buggy to be reliable. You can’t access the full strength, and control often freezes, causing frustrating reconnection routines which can be very disruptive while wearing it around.
Instead, pick something with a reliable app or remote. The We-Vibe Jive 2’s great remote makes it a much better option, even though it uses the same app. Or for excellent app control, consider the Lovense Lush 4 or Lush Mini.
The Techno Rave is disappointing for hands-free G-spot stimulation in bed. It vibrates quietly, fits securely, and feels very comfortable – it’s just not that stimulating.
The vibrations only cover a very narrow range with moderate power – nothing gentle or super strong. Even though there’s decent power, the extreme buzziness of the vibrations keeps them from feeling very impactful on my G-spot. The slim shape, which makes it especially comfortable, also keeps the Rave from applying much stimulating pressure to your G-spot.
If you want to use your egg vibrator to get effortless G-spot stimulation while freeing your hands for other things, there are much more stimulating options. In this price range, consider the remote-controlled VeDO Kiwi. Or if you want to stick with an app-controlled option, the pricier Lovense Lush 4 is excellent. Both are stronger and more rumbly than the Rave.
The Jive Lite is fine for hands-free G-spot stimulation in bed, but still not as good as other egg vibrators. While the app is bad, this is the scenario you could reasonably bypass it. If you just want to use the Jive Lite to give effortless G-spot vibrations in bed while freeing up your hands for other things, you could control it with the on-toy button instead.
But even so, the vibration strength is much milder than its competitors like the Lovense Lush 4, Lush Mini, and the larger We-Vibe Jive 2. Each of those has a wide power range, including a gentle start for warmup. And they’re just as rumbly.
The Techno Rave is workable for occasional long-distance play, and it’s the only egg vibrator with a working long-distance app in this price range. But if you prioritize the long-distance experience, Lovense’s eggs like the Lovense Lush 4 or Lovense Lush Mini are better.
The Rave’s connectivity with the app is great, but the Love Spouse app’s long-distance experience is just basic and spammy. Your partner only selects from preset intensity levels and patterns in the app – they don’t have the precise intensity control or custom-pattern creation better long-distance apps offer. The video call itself and the toy controls during a call work, but there’s annoying aspects like the control freezing whenever you lock your phone or switch to another app – you have to keep the Love Spouse app actively open on your phone.
The in-app messaging during long-distance control is bad with texts being hard to read and no media sharing.
The toy itself is just okay. It’s comfortable, fits securely, and is quiet, but the vibrations aren’t very stimulating.
If you’re on a tight budget, and all you need is to select from preset vibrations while video chatting, the Rave is the best app-controlled egg in this price range. If long-distance play is a priority for you, the Lovense Lush 4 or Lovense Lush Mini are better.
The We-Vibe Jive Lite is bad for long-distance play. While the toy itself is okay if you prefer milder, rumbly vibrations, the We-Vibe app’s long-distance experience is completely broken.
Persistent bugs show up often. Partners frequently show as “offline” to each other, and when that happens, you can’t start a session at all – and there’s no reliable fix. When a session does start, control often breaks during a session – commands just stop going through.
For long-distance play, try the Lovense Lush 4. Or the Lush Mini if you prefer comfort over a fuller feeling. Lovense’s app and connectivity are excellent and the best of any brand.
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Clit Stimulation: Main Takeaways
Like all egg vibrators, the NS Novelties Techno Rave only stimulates your G-spot – not your clit. For clit stimulation, a panty vibrator is the better type of wearable for you. See all our recommendations for the best panty vibrators here.
An egg vibrator is a good option if:
- You enjoy internal vibrations, G-spot pressure, or fullness on its own. (Many people need clit stimulation to orgasm, but internal stimulation can still feel good and be great foreplay.)
- You plan to pair it with clit stimulation from something else.
I can’t orgasm even with our strongest G-spot vibrator alone, but when I pair it with clitoral stimulation, it makes my orgasms feel more full.
Like all egg vibrators, the We-Vibe Jive Lite only stimulates your G-spot – not your clit. For clit stimulation, a panty vibrator is the better type of wearable for you. See all our recommendations for the best panty vibrators here.
An egg vibrator is a good option if:
- You enjoy internal vibrations, G-spot pressure, or fullness on its own. (Many people need clit stimulation to orgasm, but internal stimulation can still feel good and be great foreplay.)
- You plan to pair it with clit stimulation from something else.
I can’t orgasm even with our strongest G-spot vibrator alone, but when I pair it with clitoral stimulation, it makes my orgasms feel more full.
G-spot Stimulation: Main Takeaways
In the next sections, I’ll cover the Rave’s G-spot motor power, range, and rumbliness in detail.
Here’s the main conclusion:
The Rave’s G-spot stimulation is workable but well behind the more rumbly eggs. Power is decent and transfer is solid for an egg this slim, but the vibrations stay extremely buzzy at every setting, and the range covers only three moderately strong settings – nothing gentle or extreme.
If stim quality is your priority, go with the more rumbly VeDO Kiwi at about $14 more, or the stronger, polished Lovense Lush 4 for about $80 more. Stick with the Rave if savings matters more to you than rumbliness and range.
In the next sections, I’ll cover the Jive Lite’s G-spot power and rumbliness in detail.
Here’s the main conclusion:
The Jive Lite delivers good G-spot stimulation despite its moderate power since it’s rumbly. But better eggs are just as rumbly and have more power too. For more stimulating app-controlled eggs, consider the Lovense Lush 4 or Lush Mini. If you prefer a remote control, the Jive 2 and VeDO Kiwi are more stimulating.
G-spot Vibrations: Power, Range, and Transfer Effectiveness
The Techno Rave’s G-spot motor reaches a top power of 7 out of 10 – decent raw power, but the vibrations are also extremely buzzy, which keeps them from feeling as full and deep as strong more rumbly eggs like the VeDO Kiwi or the Lovense Lush 4 do.
The range is very narrow. The Rave has only three power levels and the they all sit between 6.75 and 7 out of 10 vibration strength. There’s no gentle warmup settings and barely any difference between low, medium, and high. Most eggs offer much wider power ranges.
Transfer to the G-spot is good. The shape does put some pressure against the front wall where you want it, and the snug fit holds it in good contact through movement. But the buzzy vibrations don’t travel as deep as more rumbly vibrations do.
At a barely higher price, the VeDO Kiwi has far better vibration strength, range, and transfer. Or for the strongest vibrations consider the Lovense Lush 4.
The We-Vibe Jive Lite’s vibrations are impactful, but the top power lands at 5 out of 10 – softer than other leading G-spot eggs I’ve tested. The Lovense Lush 4 doubles its strength at 10, the Lush Mini reaches 9.5, the We-Vibe Jive 2 climbs to 9, and even the budget VeDO Kiwi hits 8.
What you’ll actually get with the Jive Lite in normal use is even softer than the 5 strength if you’re using the app. The We-Vibe app has a bug that caps the highest setting at about 4.25 out of 10 – roughly 15% short of what the on-toy button reaches. The power range starts gently around 0.7 and climbs continuously up, so you do get a comfortable warmup.
It’s slimmer and less bulbous than the Jive 2 or the Lush line, so it doesn’t press as precisely into my G-spot – and I don’t get that little squeeze sensation against my bladder (which feels more stimulating) that those eggs provide. But the vibrations feel rich and full because they’re rumbly, which I’ll discuss below. So if the app worked better, I would use this one more.
G-spot Vibrations: Frequency (Rumbliness)
The Techno Rave’s vibrations are extremely buzzy. Across all three power levels.
For G-spot stimulation, rumbly vibrations matter more than they do for clitoral. With clit vibrators, you’re placing the vibe directly on a highly sensitive area. But G-spot vibrations have to travel farther to reach more nerve-rich regions, and lower-frequency rumbly vibrations travel through your body much more effectively.
I found that vibes above 120 Hz tends to dissipate a lot of intensity (even if the motor is strong). And the Rave’s 150 Hz median sits well into that range.
What partially saves the Rave’s G-spot stimulation is the egg’s shape. Once inserted, the motor presses well against the front vaginal wall, and the physical pressure delivers some of the buzz directly to the G-spot – enough that, for me, the vibrations are still noticeable and enjoyable. But even with the pressure compensation, the Rave doesn’t carry the depth or fullness that more rumbly eggs produce.
For G-spot vibrations that actually travel deep, the Kiwi (remote controlled) is the most rumbly option at about $14 more or the app-controlled Lovense Lush 4 is also more rumbly than the Rave.
The We-Vibe Jive Lite has good rumbliness.
For G-spot stimulation, rumbly vibrations matter more than they do for clitoral. With clit vibrators, you’re placing the vibe directly on a highly sensitive area. But G-spot vibrations have to travel farther through tissue to reach more nerve-rich regions, and lower-frequency rumbly vibrations travel through your body much more effectively. I’ve found that even vibrators without a ton of power can feel impactful if they’re rumbly.
The Jive Lite’s lowest setting measures 28.82 Hz – in the extremely rumbly range. And at median power it stays extremely rumbly – around 52 Hz. Vibrations only cross into neutral territory at the motor’s top speed (only accessible from the on-toy button). The rumbliness keeps the vibrations feeling deep and impactful despite the moderate power.
However, other good egg vibrators like the Lovense Lush 4 and Lush Mini are just as rumbly on their low settings while carrying on to stronger top settings. Or if rumbliness is your top priority, the VeDO Kiwi (remote-controlled) is the most rumbly egg.
App Control: Main Takeaways
In the next sections, I’ll cover the Love Spouse app’s close-range features, long-distance features, and connectivity in detail.
Here’s the main conclusion:
The Love Spouse app’s features are basic and spammy but functional. The core controls (selecting the preset intensities and patterns) work, but the rest of the app is cluttered with broken extras and ads you should just avoid. But the connectivity is actually excellent. At this budget price point the Techno Rave is the best app experience you’ll find for an egg vibrator.
If you want a feature-rich app and the best connectivity available, go with the Lovense Lush 4 for about $80 more – Lovense’s app is the best of any brand. If basic, working app control on a budget is enough, the Rave’s app does the core job.
In the next sections, I’ll cover the We-Vibe app’s close-range features, long-distance features, and connectivity in detail.
Here’s the main takeaway: the We-Vibe app is buggy enough to be a dealbreaker for the Jive Lite. Unlike the Jive 2, there’s no physical remote to fall back on, so you’re stuck relying on a broken app.
The app is far behind Lovense, which has the best app-control experience. In close range, several We-Vibe products, including the Jive Lite, have bugs where the controls freeze and the app only reaches about 85% of the toy’s true top strength. Long-distance control also has a bug that can prevent you from connecting at all.
For better app control, choose the Lovense Lush Mini if you want a slim, comfortable egg, or the Lovense Lush 4 if you want something fuller-feeling and stronger.
App Control: Close-Range Features
The Love Spouse app’s close-range features are very basic – the most limited close-range app experience of any egg vibrator I’ve tested. The core constant-intensity control works, so if all you need is an app to step through your toy’s three preset power levels, it’s fine – especially at this budget. But more customized controls you’d expect from higher-end apps are either missing or don’t work well. Consider the Lovense Lush 4 if you care about greater customization.
The one useful screen in the app is Classic Mode, which lists the toy’s preset modes as “Mode 1” through “Mode 9.” Modes 1-3 are the toy’s low, medium, and high constant intensities – the rest are its preset patterns.
That’s the entire intensity-control system – three stepped levels rather than the continuous slider better apps offer. If you want to dial in a feel between low and medium, you can’t; you’re locked into the three steps the toy ships with.
The modes also aren’t descriptively labeled – there’s no “Low” / “Medium” / “Waves” / “Pulses” naming or icon, just the numbers – so you (or a partner controlling your toy) can’t tell what a mode feels like without trying each one. If you just memorize that 1, 2, and 3 are the constant power levels, that’s most of what you’ll need from this app.
Beyond Classic Mode, the app is cluttered with poorly built features that don’t add value. Draw Something is meant to let you drag your finger across the screen to control intensity – but the response is so inconsistent that after ten minutes I still couldn’t figure out how it’s supposed to work, and the vibrations stop the moment you lift your finger.
Music Mode plays the toy along to music, but you’re limited to a handful of pre-installed songs the brand made up – no Spotify, no Apple Music, no audio from your phone – and the vibrations don’t really match the music anyway. Game Mode and a Shaking mode (where you shake your phone to control intensity) are similarly unusable in practice. Ads for the brand’s cam services run throughout the app, often taking up more space on the main control screen than the controls themselves. You don’t have to watch ads before playing, but they’re on the screen taking up space.
If you want anything beyond stepping between three intensity levels or selecting a preset pattern, the Lovense Lush 4 has a much better app for about $80 more. The Lovense Remote app is the best of any brand. If basic, working app control on a budget is enough, the Rave’s app does the core job – just with more clutter to ignore.
The We-Vibe app’s close-range features are frustrating because the app is so buggy. If everything worked properly, it would be decent for people who only want simple intensity control and preset patterns. But persistent bugs make it hard to recommend – especially because the Jive Lite doesn’t include a physical remote as backup.
The main controls are Single Vibe and Multi Vibe. Both let you drag a dot around to adjust intensity. In Multi Vibe, the screen is split into four corners, and each corner can hold a preset pattern. Dragging the dot into a corner switches to that pattern at the intensity you choose. In theory, it’s a clean way to move between steady vibration and presets without digging through menus. But oftentimes, it doesn’t play the correct pattern or freezes.
And on the Jive Lite, the app doesn’t reach the toy’s full power. Even when the control dot is at 100%, the toy only reaches about 85% of the strength you can get from the on-toy button. The strongest app settings still feel good, but the app can’t access the Jive Lite’s true top level.
There are 10 preset patterns you can choose from in Single or Multi Vibe mode, each with a name and waveform icon. Some are easy to understand, like Pulse and Wave, while others are less clear.
Custom pattern is very difficult. It takes several taps to reach, and doesn’t let you feel the pattern while drawing it. You have to draw the pattern, save and name it, go back to the control screen, select it, and then test how it feels.
The patterns are also limited by your screen width, so they come out short and choppy. My partner and I both tried creating patterns: his played, while mine crashed the app repeatedly until I gave up. For custom pattern creation, the Lovense Lush Mini and Lush 4 are much better.
There’s also a Playlist feature that lets you string presets together, but you can’t feel what you’re building as you make it, so it’s mostly guesswork.
The sound and music modes are okay. Sound Mode uses your phone’s mic to make the toy respond to nearby noise. Music Mode syncs the toy to songs saved locally on your phone, but it doesn’t work with Spotify or Apple Music. Both modes function, but the controls are poorly labeled, and there’s no minimum-volume threshold like Lovense offers.
I don’t use Touch Mode often, because it requires you to keep your fingers moving on the screen the whole time.
When the We-Vibe app fails, your only fallback is the on-toy button, which cycles through 4 power levels and 6 patterns. That’s hard to use when you’re wearing the toy and it’s under clothing.
For an app-controlled egg vibrator with much better close-range control, the Lovense Lush Mini or Lovense Lush 4 are stronger choices.
App Control: Long-Distance Features
The Love Spouse app’s long-distance features are also basic and spammy, but functional for simple partner control.
Your long-distance partner controls the Rave with the same Mode 1 through Mode 9 preset panel you have during close-range play, with the same limitations: three constant intensities and six unlabeled patterns, no live pattern creation, no slider, no descriptive previews.
Getting into a call is easiest if both of you own Love Spouse-enabled toys. After connecting your own toy, you can use “Friend Control” to add your partner, invite them to control the toy, and start a video call. If only one partner owns a toy, the call option is harder to find: you have to go through the spammy “Wodl” menu, then use the small message icon in the top left to access your friends list.
Once you’re in, the video call itself is pretty good. Video quality is strong on decent internet, your view of your partner fills most of the screen, and the toy controls stay accessible without completely blocking the video feed. Both partners can control each other’s vibes during the call.
The call controls are limited, though. You can flip the camera, switch to speaker, or end the call, but you can’t turn off your camera or mute your mic. There is also an in-call messaging feature, but it is not worth using because messages cover the video feed and remain on screen for the rest of the call.
Texting during toy control is especially poor. Messages appear in a tiny corner window, overflow onto similar-colored buttons, cut off mid-word, and are not saved in chat history. There is a separate full chat with media sharing and message history, but it only works when you are not sharing toy control, which makes it much less useful for long-distance play.
Love Spouse does include anonymous play, similar to higher-end apps like Lovense, but it is locked behind a paywall.
If long-distance play is a major priority for you, the Lovense Lush 4 is a far better choice – its app gives your partner rich control in long-distance mode, with a clean interface that works well. For basic control over your partner’s vibrations during a video call, the Techno Rave can work fine.
The We-Vibe app’s long-distance features are broken. They’re designed fine in theory, but persistent bugs make long-distance play unreliable enough that I can’t recommend the app for it at all. If you need long-distance play, get the Lovense Lush Mini or Lush 4.
In theory, the long-distance experience mirrors close-range. Your partner gets the same Single Vibe, Multi Vibe, and Touch screens to control your Jive Lite, and you get the same screens to control their toy. You can even take back control of your own toy mid-session without ending the call – a feature I wish more apps had, since sometimes you know what your body needs better than your partner does.
Unfortunately, the same bugs from close-range control carry over, including the power cap: your partner can’t reach the very top of the Jive Lite’s range from the app. And the control dot occasionally freezes or becomes unresponsive – drag the dot to raise your partner’s intensity, and nothing happens.
Worse, both partners frequently show up as “offline” to each other even when you’re both in the app, which prevents you from starting a session at all.
Even when long-distance does connect, getting into a video call takes four separate request-and-accepts (call, camera, control of your toy, control of theirs). And the in-app video feed is blurry and choppy in a way Lovense’s isn’t.
The chat messaging itself is decent as a basic messenger, with text, photos, voice notes, and video clips. We-Vibe also lets you save multiple partners, but doesn’t offer the anonymous one-time control links or the auto-accept settings for trusted partners that Lovense’s app does.
For long-distance play, the Lovense Lush Mini or Lush 4 are far better egg vibrators.
App Control: Connectivity
The NS Novelties Techno Rave has excellent app connectivity for nearby use and reliable long-distance control, as long as both partners keep the Love Spouse app open.
Pairing is mostly automatic. The first time, you’ll need to enter a four-digit binding code from the instruction manual, which is annoying but only required once – so don’t throw away the manual before pairing. After that, the toy auto-connects whenever you open the app and turn the toy on.
One Love Spouse quirk is that any powered-on Love Spouse toy nearby will auto-connect to any phone running the app, and all connected toys respond to the same vibration commands. For couples who both own Love Spouse toys, this means either partner can control both toys at once. Some couples may enjoy that; others may prefer more independent control.
For close-range Bluetooth control, the Techno Rave is very reliable. In our standardized stress tests – including timed control, locking and unlocking the phone, switching apps, and navigating around the app – the Rave had zero command failures. Commands went through when expected, and the connection held through normal phone use.
It also performed well in our body-interference testing. Because water-rich body tissue can weaken Bluetooth signals more than clothing or walls, we test each toy in increasingly difficult body-blocked positions. The Rave held its connection the entire time.
Open-air Bluetooth range is also excellent. With a clear line of sight, the Rave stayed connected up to about 325 feet before dropping. That is far more than most people need for solo or same-room partner play, and it gives the toy a comfortable buffer for real-world situations where walls or body interference may reduce range.
Long-distance control is reliable too, with one important limitation. The toy connects to the wearer’s phone over Bluetooth, while the two phones communicate over Wi-Fi or cell data. When both partners have a decent signal and keep the app active, sessions stay connected, commands go through reliably, and switching between Wi-Fi and cell data works smoothly.
However, if the toy-wearer locks their phone or switches to another app, the controlling partner temporarily loses control. The session stays active, and the toy keeps running at its last setting, but vibration changes won’t go through until the wearer returns to the Love Spouse app. Better long-distance apps, like Lovense’s, allow partner control to continue through normal phone behavior like screen-locking.
Overall, the Techno Rave’s connectivity is excellent for nearby play and solid for long-distance use if both partners keep the app open. But if you want long-distance control that works without coordinating around the app staying active, the Lovense Lush 4 is a better choice.
The We-Vibe app’s connectivity with the Jive Lite is poor in close-range and broken in long-distance – the cause is the software bugs, not the Bluetooth signal itself.
The Bluetooth hardware itself is fine: range is excellent, and body interference doesn’t disrupt the connection. But buggy app-side code causes unreliable reconnection, frequent command misses, and persistent bugs that make long-distance play unusable. Lovense has the most reliable app connectivity by a wide margin – consider the Lovense Lush Mini or Lush 4 if app control is a priority.
Initial pairing in close-range is straightforward – add the Jive Lite to the app’s toy carousel once, and from then on it’s two taps to connect with no on-toy action needed. For most people, who own one or two We-Vibe toys and use a single phone, this part works fine.
The breakdown happens if you own several We-Vibe toys and switch between them often, or if you regularly switch which phone is controlling the same toy (like you and your partner both connect occasionally). This causes the quick-connect routine to fail, and recovering often means deleting the toy from the app, forgetting it from your phone’s Bluetooth settings, and walking through the full pairing flow again – an annoying start to your play.
Reconnection during play is inconsistent. If you drop signal and get back in range within 10-20 seconds, the app typically reconnects automatically – but during that window the app doesn’t show that the connection has dropped, so your partner can be “controlling” the toy on screen while nothing is actually happening to your toy. Wait too long to come back in range and you’ll have to tap through the connection screens again, sometimes including holding the on-toy button until it vibrates twice – which can be hard while you’re wearing it.
Even when the connection holds, the app’s controls break. Command misses are frequent, especially on the Single Vibe and Multi Vibe screens – drag the dot up and the toy doesn’t respond, or pick a pulsing preset and a steady vibration plays instead. The misses are intermittent rather than constant, but they happen often enough that I don’t trust the app to keep up with what I’m asking it to do.
The Jive Lite handles body interference cleanly. Our body-interference test simulates partner-control at three progressively harder positions – angles where your body sits between a partner’s phone and the toy which can block the signal. The Jive Lite holds a stable connection at all three. Water-rich body tissue weakens Bluetooth signals more than walls or clothes, and many wearables drop the connection under body interference, but the Jive Lite doesn’t. The signal is strong, and the reliability problems are app-side. Bluetooth range is also excellent – the connection held at an excellent 195 feet in our open-air test.
Long-distance is where the app is fully broken. The problem is the two app-level bugs I covered in the Long Distance Features section above: both partners frequently show as “offline” to each other and can’t start a session at all, and when they do connect, control commands often stop reaching the toys. Both bugs happen regularly without a reliable way to fix it.
If reliable app connectivity is what you need – close-range or long-distance – go with the Lovense Lush Mini or Lush 4.
Remote Control: Main Takeaways
The NS Novelties Techno Rave doesn’t include a physical remote control. A remote lets you adjust the toy by feel – without pulling out your phone. Though there’s other downsides like less depth and no visual feedback to help your partner know what your toy’s doing. If you want to consider options with physical remotes, see our recommendations in these guides:
- best remote and app-controlled vibrators (all types of vibrators)
- best wearable vibrators (wearables only).
The We-Vibe Jive Lite doesn’t include a physical remote control. A remote lets you adjust the toy by feel – without pulling out your phone. Though there’s other downsides like less depth and no visual feedback to help your partner know what your toy’s doing. If you want to consider options with physical remotes, see our recommendations in these guides:
- best remote and app-controlled vibrators (all types of vibrators)
- best wearable vibrators (wearables only).
On-Toy Controls
Like most egg vibrators, the Rave’s on-toy controls are limited by design – the toy is inserted during use, so you’ll typically use the app.
A single button cycles through three constant power levels and the six vibration patterns – Modes 1 through 9 from the app. There’s no minus button, so dropping back to a lower power means cycling through everything else first. You also can’t adjust the intensity of the patterns.
The button is on the end of the antenna, so you don’t have to remove the toy to press it (some eggs have the button on the toy’s body). The raised texture is easy to find by feel and has a clear click feel.
The on-toy button works fine as a backup, or if you’ll occasionally use the egg like a handheld vibe on your clit, but the app is the main way you’ll use the Rave.
Like most wearables, the Jive Lite’s on-toy controls are limited by design: a single button on the antenna cycles through four steady power levels and six vibration patterns in one loop, with no way to step backward without cycling through everything in between.
The button itself is well-designed. It sits on the end of the antenna, so I don’t have to remove the egg to press it, and the broad raised texture is easy to feel without looking. It takes more force than the Lovense eggs’ buttons, but it’s still comfortable to press.
Unlike most wearables, though, this button isn’t just a backup. Because of power-range bug in the We-Vibe app, the on-toy button is the only way to reach the Jive Lite’s true max setting – so if you want full power, you’re using the button.
Secure Fit & Adjustability
Like most egg vibrators, the NS Novelties Techno Rave fits securely whether you’re in bed, walking around, or doing heavier activity. The secure fit is an advantage of egg vibrators over other kinds of wearable vibrators – once inserted, an egg’s bulbous shape tends to hold it easily in place.
When wearing the Rave, for me it naturally settles slightly to one side rather than feeling like it’s centered. For me that doesn’t reduce the stimulation. And once it’s in place, it doesn’t shift at all from that spot no matter how active I’m being. Pulling firmly on the antenna is the only way to remove it.
Like most egg vibrators, the Jive Lite fits exceptionally securely whether you’re in bed, walking around, or doing heavier activity. It stays exactly where I put it and doesn’t budge. The especially secure fit is an advantage of egg vibrators over other kinds of wearable vibrators – once inserted, an egg’s bulbous shape tends to hold it easily in place without the need for any adjustable mechanism.
There’s no real adjustability on the Jive Lite either – the egg body is fixed and the only flexible part is the antenna, which sits naturally along your body.
Comfort
The Techno Rave is a very comfortable egg – slim, with a flexible antenna, and equally comfortable whether you’re in bed or moving around the house.
The smaller size means I don’t feel much pressure on my bladder or against my vaginal entrance once it’s inserted. The antenna pull cord is comfortable and flexible, and sits against my body without getting in the way. It does transfer some of the motor’s vibration up the cord, which can register as a mild tickle if you’re sensitive to it – I find it noticeable but not distracting. It’s not stimulating, just a bit tickly.
When walking around the house, the size doesn’t restrict my movement and the antenna stays in a comfortable spot. The vibrations in the antenna are also less noticeable when walking than sitting.
It’s a good option for comfort on a budget. But the Lovense Lush Mini is one of my favorite small eggs because it’s more stimulating while remaining extra comfortable.
The Jive Lite is a comfortable egg whether in bed or wearing it around – slimmer and less bulbous than some eggs.
The slim shape means that while there’s a stretch when I insert it, there’s no uncomfortable internal pressure once it’s in. I don’t get the squeeze against my bladder that I do with the We-Vibe Jive 2 or the bigger Lush eggs like the Lush 4 and Lush 3. That reduced pressure makes it more comfortable for longer periods, but also slightly less stimulating.
The antenna jostles around a bit since its somewhat floppy, but it still lays against my body pretty comfortably. Just with rolling from one side to the other you may feel the antenna lightly tap against your clit. But I find it more comfortable than stiff antennas like the old Lush 2’s.
During light activity – walking, stairs, everyday chores – I’m more aware of the internal fullness from the egg, even though it’s slim. But it doesn’t prevent me from bending over or make me change how I walk. And the antenna actually lays even more comfortably against my body when I’m wearing it around since my clothing presses it flat against me.
While the Jive Lite is comfy, the Lovense Lush Mini is even more comfortable and better overall.
Noise
The Rave is one of the most discreet wearable vibrators I’ve tested. It is extremely quiet, fully masked by normal background noise, and inaudible through a closed door.
In our decibel test, the Rave was too quiet for our sound level meter to register on both low and high power. The room’s ambient noise was 35 dBA, and the Rave never measured above that.
It also passed our background-noise masking test. While I wore the toy, my partner listened from three feet away as we played pink noise at quiet, moderate, and loud volumes – 56, 62, and 68 dBA. He couldn’t hear the Rave at any vibration strength. However, like every wearable vibrator I’ve tested, it is still audible in a fully silent room.
For the closed-door test, my partner listened from outside the bedroom while I used the Rave in bed. I held it like a handheld toy instead of wearing it, since wearing can dampen sound and handheld use gives a more conservative result. He couldn’t hear it on any power level.
The Jive Lite is in the most discreet tier of wearables I’ve tested.
Decibel readings on low and high power were too quiet for our Sound Level Meter to pick up. The ambient room noise was 35 dBA, and the Jive Lite never measured higher than this on either setting.
For our Background Masking Noise subtest, I wear the toy while my partner listens from three feet away and we play pink noise through a speaker at quiet, moderate, and loud volumes (56, 62, and 68 dBA). He couldn’t hear the Jive Lite at any vibration strength under any of our three tested volumes. It’s also worth noting that every wearable I’ve tested, including the Jive Lite, is audible in a fully silent room (no pink noise playing) – no matter how gentle and quiet the vibrations are.
For the closed-bedroom-door part of our test, my partner listens directly outside our bedroom door while I use the toy in bed. For this part of the test, I use it like a handheld toy since wearing dampens sound, and some people want to use it clitorally. Holding the toy instead of wearing it gives us the most conservative results. He couldn’t hear it on any power level.
One thing worth knowing is that most insertable eggs I’ve tested are quiet, including the We-Vibe Jive 2, Lovense Lush 4, and Lush Mini which are all better options.
Battery Life
The Rave ran for 95 minutes on its highest power setting in our test, which is solid for a budget egg. Most eggs at this price last closer to an hour. However, it still falls short of higher-end eggs, which often run for two hours or more per charge.
During our test, the Jive Lite lasted 125 minutes vibrating continuously on its top setting – about average for a G-spot egg, and longer than most other wearables I’ve tested.
But better eggs also lasted long. The Lovense Lush 4 lasted about 120 minutes, essentially the same as the Jive Lite, and the We-Vibe Jive 2 lasted 40 minutes longer than the Lite.
Cleaning
The Rave is easy to clean. It’s fully IPX7 waterproof, so you can rinse it under a running faucet or fully submerge it in soapy water without worry.
The Jive Lite is very easy to clean. It’s IPX7 waterproof, so you can rinse it under a running faucet or fully submerge it in soapy water without worrying about water damage.
Build Quality
The Rave’s build quality is decent for a budget egg. The silicone body is silky smooth against the skin, and nothing about the toy itself feels easily breakable. But the antenna pull cord is slim and limp, which leaves me a bit nervous about how it’ll hold up over time, though I haven’t seen any performance issues so far.
The Jive Lite feels well-built – a smooth silicone coating over a firm core, almost identical to the original We-Vibe Jive. The silicone is body-safe and non-porous, and nothing about the toy felt loose or fragile through testing – I have no durability concerns – we bought our original Jive in 2022 and it’s still working.