Some sex toys have a learning curve. The Njoy Pure Wand – which is beloved by so many for its firm, targeted g-spot and prostate stimulation – is somewhat infamous for being difficult to master. According to the Pure Wand’s ardent fans, the results are well worth the effort (and steep price of $110.)

Lora Dicarlo’s flagship toy – the first Ose – was so complicated that it came with a “free 25-minute virtual consultation with a “wellness coach”” to instruct buyers how to use it. Talk about a learning curve! When SheVibe picked up Dicarlo’s whole line, I was intrigued… but also intimidated.

What makes a DiCarlo toy so complicated? Microrobotic biomimicry! Or, less pretentiously: functions that seek to imitate human touch. Their g-spot tech purports to replicate the “pressure and frequency” of fingers performing a come-hither motion, arguably the most recognizable technique for g-spot milking.

I asked SheVibe for the Lora DiCarlo Onda: the $180 insertable with the same g-spot stimulator as the Ose 2. Same lofty marketing assertions, potentially the same learning curve, but less tech to contend with than the dual stimulating Ose 2.

So, is the Onda worth the price – and the effort?

the lora dicarlo onda design & demo

The Onda G-Spot Massager offers two kinds of stimulation: vibration, and a “microrobotic” stroking nub that’s designed to rub your g-spot. You can use these features simultaneously or separately.

Vaginas are as unique as the people who have them; the location and sensitivity of the g-spot varies. To better tailor the g-spot stimulation to your body, the Onda lets you adjust the stroking nub’s speed, its location (it can reach higher or lower on the shaft), and its stroke length (short strokes or long.)

(Interruption courtesy of my cat, Church.)

Superficially, I love the Onda’s design. It’s a trendy shade of olive green, which saves it from looking clinically drab like some of Dicarlo’s other designs. The firm shaft – which tapers inward to hug the user’s pubic bone – is 1.5 inches in diameter at its widest. That’s right around the average for insertables. However, because this toy is hard as a rock (its silicone skin is a paper-thin layer), it feels larger in use.

The body-safe silicone it’s coated in is powdery-smooth and featureless. If you run your finger over the toy, you can feel the silicone dip in over the g-spot mechanism. The g-spotting nub is ridged and about the size of my fingertip.

The Onda has a sleek, bulky base with a flat bottom, so it can stand upright. (Perfect for displaying it on your nightstand.) To keep the Onda from getting dusty or dinged up between uses, it comes with a matching translucent cover.

Like the toy itself, the Onda G-Spot Massager’s button situation is… a little complicated? I do love that the main power button (which is on the base’s face) glows soft, soothing white. I’m autistic, light-sensitive, and tired of searing/distracting lights! But the function buttons take a lot of practice to remember.

There are two long buttons on the Onda’s base that control vibration speed and stroking speed, respectively. Press the top of the button to turn it on/up, press the bottom to turn it down. A strangely miniscule button cycles through four potential stroking positions: short strokes placed high on the shaft, short strokes placed low on the shaft, long strokes, and a varied setting.

g-spot stimulation with the onda

Some context: I have vaginismus, so my partner Buster uses the insertable sex toys I review. Buster’s not someone who craves g-spot stimulation from penetration (their g-spot isn’t very sensitive), so neither of us are well-practiced in locating it. Toys with prominent heads and curved shafts (like the Uberrime Dulce, Blush G Curve, and Pure Wand) have worked best for us because you don’t have to be exact. You can stimulate the g-spot by broadly massaging the urethral sponge.

The Lora DiCarlo Onda’s g-spot stroking nub is the size of my fingertip. Using the Onda requires either a good understanding of your particular anatomy… or the willingness, patience, and time to learn. We knew there was a learning curve, but we were hoping it would be worth mastering.

The Onda’s shaft doesn’t have a full-length curve like the Blush Wellness G Curve. Instead, the toy gets thicker on one side to form a slope. Being a slope makes it easier to slide comfortably past Buster’s prominent pubic bone. But unlike the G Curve, the Onda doesn’t intuitively hug behind their pubic bone. If Buster wants the Onda’s flailing nub in the right area, they have to pull the Onda forward, seesaw it until they find the right angle, and hold it in place.

Despite having so many settings, there’s not a lot of variation with the Onda G-Spot Vibrator’s stroking nub. Ignoring all the super cool modern robotics hype, what the Onda actually offers is a small ball that swipes up and down in very generic ways on a firm shaft. There’s very little leeway for how the toy can be positioned, and zero leeway for how much pressure the stroking exerts.

The latter is especially unfortunate because, for Buster, the nub is either too distant (and/or too slow) so it’s imperceptible… or it’s up close and it hurts. It’s such a tiny, forceful protrusion on the face of an otherwise featureless toy. For Buster, the Onda doesn’t feel like it’s microrobotically biomimicking a finger come-hithering – it feels like someone inelegantly shoving at them with a capped sharpie.

Now, if you like incredibly firm, pinpoint g-spot stimulation, that might sound like a plus. I like strong, pelvis-shuddering wand vibrators that I know some people find terrifyingly overpowered. But for Buster, the Onda’s robotic protrusion would need to be wider and have some squish/yield to be pleasurable. Like (two) human fingers.

There’s not much you can do to make the experience more comfortable, either. If the nub encounters too much resistance, it seizes up, taking a few seconds to recalibrate before continuing its strokes. Buster can’t move their hips, thrust or rock the toy, or clench their vaginal muscles – all things that help make g-spot massage more pleasurable.

the rest of the experience

Unlike the similarly priced Lora DiCarlo Filare, the Onda doesn’t rely on its microrobotics alone. It also has 10 speeds of vibration. To my surprise and delight, the first few settings had some pleasant rumble to them. The rumble is lost pretty quickly as you turn the toy up, but to be honest, there’s no reason to turn the toy up.

The vibrations are ultra-light. Despite the range of settings, they don’t feel stronger after the first few – they just become noisier and buzzier. It’s almost like DiCarlo engineers interpreted “faster speed” as faster vibrational ripples and not deeper strength.

During internal use, Buster can feel a pleasant murmur from the first setting, but turning it up just makes the sensation disappear. It’s negligible humming, especially if the g-spot stroking is on.

Something that surprised me from testing the Onda is that the base isn’t as obtrusive as I assumed it would be. Buster is easily able to get their hand or a clitoral vibrator against their junk for simultaneous use. However, the toy’s function buttons are difficult to reach because they’re on the underside. This is doubly frustrating given how small and specialized they are. A remote would be lovely!

Another thing to keep in mind is the Onda – like most toys with flashy functions – is loud. It shrieks like an ancient copier or a mild dentist drill. We can put up with irritating mechanical sounds if they’re paired with pleasurable features. But because we didn’t find our testing experiences with the Onda very fun, the sound was grating.

final thoughts on the onda

I asked for the Onda hoping that the DiCarlo engineers had come up with something at least half as revolutionary as their grandiose marketing implied. Trumped up braggarts like the Zumio have wowed me despite over-promising what the toy realistically can do. And hell, the Lora DiCarlo Filare won me over eventually.

Unfortunately, despite giving it a year of testing to learn its robotic secrets, the Onda didn’t teach us anything. There was no learning curve like the Njoy Pure Wand. Just an expensive, inflexible sex toy that couldn’t transcend Buster’s preference for broader, massage-based stimulation.

To make the most of this toy’s “microrobotics,” you need to be precise about your g-spotting… and you need to enjoy precision. Rigid, up-and-down precision. If your g-spot prefers broad (dildos, penises, multiple fingers) over pinpoint (one finger, thin vibrators) stimulation, the Onda is not for you.

But even if you like your g-spot to be firmly targeted, you’ll have to figure out how to work with the Onda’s other limitations. The inflexibility of the shaft, the too-mild vibrations, the complex functions, the noise… I just don’t know if what the Onda offers is currently refined enough to pay $180 to find out if it’s compatible with your body. The g-spot stroking nub feels like an unfinished prototype.

If your urethral sponge is tougher stuff than Buster’s and you’re looking for a challenge, the Lora DiCarlo Premium G-Spot Massager is on SheVibe for $180 USD (at the time of this posting.)

Thank you, SheVibe, for sending me the Onda by Lora DiCarlo in exchange for an honest review.

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