Real owners lean toward the Asics Gel-Nimbus 28: 42% of 45 owners recommend it, vs 35% of 34 for the Adidas Ultraboost 5.
Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score
“Say what you want about the design, these are insanely comfortable shoes. IMO look better in person.”— ridukosennin on Reddit
“I have Allbirds and UB 3.0s and I can say definitively my UBs are far more comfortable for me. It’s a treat to wear them haha”— SunriseMoon on Reddit
“Anyone have the issue of the footbed moving around in their Ultraboost 19s? It makes mine nearly unwearable. (It slides back constantly. No matter how tight or loose they are.)”— Easy-Lucky-Free on Reddit
“the second I step back into hokas or the nimbus my feet are fine again”— Jumpy-Daddy5809 on Reddit
“Great so far and a huge cushion upgrade from my older winflos. Great upper. Overall great for long easy runs.”— Forsaken_Ducky on Reddit
“I tried the Nimbus earlier this week and found them to be extremely soft at the metatarsal head”— orbitolinid on Reddit