Best tower fan of 2024

Lasko Wind Curve T42905 Oscillating Tower Fan

I loved the sleek silhouette and wood accents of the Lasko tower fan. It was also the third quietest fan I tested, measuring just a few decibels noisier than the Honeywell. Moreover, it features Bluetooth technology, which allows you to control the oscillating fan via an app on your phone.

The problem is that the app is all you get as far as the remotes are concerned. This is not ideal for a shared space, as the fan can only connect to one device at a time. In other words, if someone else pairs with the fan, your connection will be cut off.

This might be forgivable if the app offered advanced features like voice control or the ability to set a custom schedule, but it doesn’t. You can turn it on and off, turn the oscillation feature on and off, adjust between three speed settings or start a sleep timer; The same controls you’ll find on the fan itself. It doesn’t ask for any permissions other than Bluetooth access, and the app doesn’t appear to offer a privacy policy at all. All of this makes it easy to pass up the $80 Lasko fan.

Vornado V-Flow Air Circulation Tower Fan

The Vornado V-Flow Tower Fan features a sleek-looking design that wraps the fan mesh around the cylindrical base. It’s one of the best looking tower fans I’ve tested, but it doesn’t oscillate like a traditional tower fan. Instead, it relies on this twisting design to move a wider field of air throughout the room.

It worked well enough in my tests when I pointed it at me, but coverage varied at those side angles, where the airstream is placed at the bottom or top due to that diagonal grille. The biggest problem was that the Vornado V-Flow was the noisiest fan I tested, hitting 50 decibels at the highest of its three speeds from a distance of 30 inches. Furthermore, my remote wouldn’t work, which echoes the frustrations I’ve seen from user reviews at retailers where V-Flow is sold. This, combined with the lack of features beyond the usual sleep timer, made me say no thanks to the Vornado’s $70 price tag here (and I’ll probably skip it during the sale, too). That’s a shame, because the Vornado’s five-year warranty was the best of all the fans I looked at in this roundup, and more than twice as long as you get with the $550 Dyson TP04.

AmazonBasics 3-Speed ​​Oscillating Tower Fan

Amazon continues to sell a growing range of products under its AmazonBasics brand, which these days includes a tower fan. As the name suggests, it’s nothing too fancy. Remote control batteries are not included, but you do at least get two natural wind settings in addition to the typical low, medium, and high speed settings.

Unfortunately, I had a disappointing experience with this fan. The remote stopped working shortly after testing began, and the fan came loose from its flimsy base after a few moves between rooms. Although the 35W power consumption is the lowest of all the fans I tested, airflow was poor, even at the highest settings. At $60, this tower fan is not worth the price.