The Venty wins, 9.2 to 8.7 overall, because it matches the Tinymight 2 on vapor with far less technique. Its biggest lead is ease of use, 9.5 against 7.5. Choose the Tinymight 2 if you want on-demand hits, a swappable battery and a $100 lower US list price.
Key differences
- Heating: pure convection on the Tinymight 2. Hybrid heating on the Venty, with a flowmeter that tracks your draw.
- Modes: on-demand and session on the Tinymight 2. Session only on the Venty.
- Price: a $349 US list price for the Tinymight 2, $449 for the Venty.
- Heat-up: about 5 seconds on the Tinymight 2, about 20 on the Venty.
- Load: 0.05 to 0.15 g in the Tinymight 2's adjustable stem, about 0.3 g in the Venty's oven (a loose 0.15 to 0.25 g works best).
- Temperature: a numbered dial on the Tinymight 2 (1 to 9 in 10°C steps, 10 for Beast Mode, 0 locks it). Exact 1°C steps and a display on the Venty.
- Battery: one replaceable 18650 in the Tinymight 2. Two built-in cells in the Venty, serviced by Storz & Bickel.
- Airflow: adjustable up to 20 L/min on the Venty. A fixed, moderate draw on the Tinymight 2.
Vapor and flavor: a dead heat on the scorecard
The Tinymight 2 scores 9.6 for vapor quality and the Venty 9.5, so neither wins here, but they get there in opposite ways. The Tinymight 2 hits harder per draw, with sharper terpene definition at low temperatures. In session mode at setting 6, it gave us 8 to 10 full draws before a stir.
Part of that terpene edge comes from the vapor path. Your cannabis sits in a glass stem, and the vapor runs through glass and stainless steel. The Venty's path is a ceramic-coated chamber and a plastic cooling unit.
The Venty's flowmeter reads your inhale and adjusts heater output in real time. We alternated gentle sips and full lung pulls in one session, and both gave visible, flavorful clouds. Open the dial to its third mark and there's almost no draw resistance. Its vapor tastes clean at lower temperatures and holds its density into the 200°C range.
Ease of use: where the Venty pulls away
This is the gap that decides the matchup, because the Venty is the easiest portable we've tested. Hold one button to heat, use plus and minus to set a temperature, and it vibrates when ready. Loading is a quarter-turn of the cooling unit, with no tamping.
The Tinymight 2 is not a pick-up-and-go vape. It runs on click sequences, haptic patterns and a numbered dial. Each step adds 10°C, from 140°C at 1 to 220°C at 9, and 10 is Beast Mode at 250°C, on demand only. Draw speed matters too, since convection needs a slow, firm pull. Our guide to draw technique helps shorten that learning curve.
The payoff is on-demand control. The Tinymight 2 heats only while you hold the button, so your cannabis doesn't cook between hits and each load lasts longer. Tinymight quotes 2 to 5 seconds of heat-up, and Storz & Bickel quotes about 20 seconds for the Venty.
Boost, app and accessories
Double-press the Venty's power button for Boost, 195°C, and again for Superboost, 210°C. Both drop back after 90 seconds unless you turn on Permanent Boost in Storz & Bickel's browser web app, which also handles ECO charging and firmware updates. The Tinymight 2 has no app or display.
For water pipes, Tinymight sells 14 mm and 18 mm adapters and its own bubblers, and fast convection through water gives some of the hardest-hitting portable sessions we've had. Both take dosing capsules. Stick to Tinymight's own on the Tinymight 2, since the maker warns that a third-party capsule can push the screen onto the heater.
Loading and cleaning
The Venty takes a medium grind, fills to the rim and needs no stir. The Tinymight 2 wants a medium-fine grind, a loose fill and a stir halfway, and the first draw after a stir is usually the thickest of the session.
Cleaning favors the Tinymight 2. Your cannabis sits in a glass stem, so you take off the O-rings, soak the glass and metal parts in isopropyl alcohol and keep liquid off the wood. The Venty's two-level cooling unit comes apart for a soak of up to 30 minutes, and you brush its screens after every session. Our cleaning guide covers both.
Battery and charging
The Venty lasts longer, and our review averaged 11 sessions per charge at 199°C. A USB-C PD charger rated at 27 W or more reaches about 80% in 40 minutes. Its two cells are built in, and replacements go through Storz & Bickel's service team.
Our Tinymight 2 review averaged 5 sessions on a 2800 mAh cell. That sounds short, but the 18650 slides out without tools. Over USB-C it reaches about 90% in 90 minutes on an adapter rated for at least 2 A, but an external 18650 charger is the smarter setup. Carry two charged spares and you rarely wait on a cable. Neither vape runs while plugged in.
Size, build and warranty
The Tinymight 2 is the smaller carry. Its walnut body weighs 186 g and stands 88 mm tall without the stem, and 207 g and 110 mm with the 55 mm glass stem fitted. The Venty is 252 g and 157 mm tall, with a tapered grip and a flat base. The Venty scores higher for build, 9.3 against 8.8.
The Tinymight 2 (center) with its glass stem fitted stands well short of the Venty (right), with a PAX Flow (left) beside them.
Tinymight offers a 3-year warranty when the original owner registers within a year. Storz & Bickel gives 2 years, plus a third when you register within 4 weeks.
Which should you buy?
- Daily users who want zero technique: the Venty.
- Quick single hits through the day: the Tinymight 2, with its hold-to-heat mode.
- A weekend on one charge: the Venty, which got us through one of moderate use.
- Travelers who carry spare cells: the Tinymight 2, since its 18650 swaps in seconds.
- Group sessions and first-timers: the Venty, since its adaptive heater makes a good first hit easy.
- Tinkerers and water pipe fans: the Tinymight 2, with its stems, bubblers and adapters.
Both rank among our best portable vaporizers. If on-demand convection with a bigger battery appeals, see our Frolic vs Venty comparison. Read our full Venty review and Tinymight 2 review.
