Best Tower Fan for 2024

Lasko Wind Curve T42905 Oscillating Tower Fan

I loved the sleek silhouette and wood grain accents of this Lasko tower fan. It was also the third quietest fan I tested, only a few decibels louder than the Honeywell. Plus, it has Bluetooth, which lets you control the oscillating fan via an app on your phone.

The problem is that the app is all you get when it comes to remotes. That’s not ideal for a shared space, because the fan can only connect to one device at a time. In other words, if someone else pairs with the fan, you’re disconnected.

That would 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, toggle the oscillation function on and off, choose from three speed settings, or start a sleep timer; the same controls you’ll find on the fan itself. While it doesn’t ask for permissions aside from Bluetooth access, the app doesn’t appear to offer a privacy policy at all. All of which makes this Lasko fan an easy pass for $80.

Vornado V-Flow Air Circulation Tower Fan

The Vornado V-Flow tower fan has a sleek design that twists the fan’s grille around its cylindrical base. It’s one of the prettiest tower fans I’ve tested, but it doesn’t oscillate like a traditional tower fan. Instead, it relies on that serpentine design to move a wider field of air through the room.

It worked well enough in my tests when I aimed it at me, but coverage varied at those side angles, where the airflow is pushed lower or higher due to that diagonal grille. The bigger problem was that the Vornado V-Flow was the noisiest fan I tested, clocking in at 50 decibels on the highest of its three speeds from a distance of 30 inches. Additionally, my remote control didn’t work, which mirrors the frustrations I’ve seen in user reviews at retailers where the V-Flow is sold. That, plus a lack of features beyond the usual sleep timer, makes me say no thanks to Vornado’s $70 price tag here (and I’d probably skip it during a sale, too). That’s a shame, because Vornado’s five-year warranty was the best of any fan I looked at for this roundup, and more than twice as long as you get with the $550 Dyson TP04.

AmazonBasics Oscillating 3-Speed ​​Tower Fan

Amazon continues to sell a growing number of products under its AmazonBasics brand, and now they include a tower fan. As the name suggests, it’s not all that fancy. Batteries for the remote control aren’t included, but you do get a few natural wind settings on top of the usual low, medium, and high speed settings.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have a great experience testing this fan. For starters, my remote stopped working shortly after I started testing it, and the fan itself came unstuck after I dragged it back and forth between my bedroom and living room a few times. Its 35-watt power draw was the lowest of any fan I tested, but I felt that lack of power in the form of disappointing airflow, even on the highest setting. At $60, this tower fan might sell for twice as much as it’s worth.