Solace Pro review: our favorite automatic stroker is worth making an evening of.

The sleeve is not especially tight and Solace Pro has no active suction mechanism. Its opening is small enough to form an airtight seal, however, and the available depth is generous. Internally, the texture is straightforward: rounded half-sphere bumps laid out in a grid, with some variation in size and density. It does not need a complicated texture to work.

The default strokes are adequate. Synchronized motion is where the hardware separates itself. When a game or video provides useful commands, the device changes with the scene instead of feeling like a machine repeating a preset beside it. That difference is the product’s strongest argument.

The included buttons change speed, stroke depth, and preset patterns, but they have not provided the same useful control as synchronized software. It was difficult to land on exactly the preferred speed and depth by touch. The manual says one tap on the center power button starts or stops thrusting, while holding it for three seconds powers the device off. That one-tap behavior was not obvious during normal use. Holding the button to shut down is too slow for edging and forces the device back through connection setup.

Handheld use was disappointing in one attempt: the device moved the reviewer’s arm more effectively than it moved the sleeve. More lubricant or a different angle may improve that result, so we are not calling it a universal failure. The desk mount is the way to use Solace Pro. It has remained completely stable, even clamped over a full-table mousepad, with no slipping reported.

Finding good synced content is part of the product experience, and it remains harder than it should be. The last two sessions fell back to physical controls because nothing appealing with known support was readily available. Compatibility only helps when owners can find a game or video they want to use.

An optional keep-alive control would improve long games with story or ordinary gameplay between explicit scenes. It should be visible, adjustable, easy to disable, and limited to a gentle pulse at user-chosen intervals until synced action resumes.