Review: Rally Orbital Massager

Delivers an oscillating massage that's far gentler on sore muscles than percussion. Performs best on large muscle groups and sensitive areas. Offers a range of recovery options with three attachments and three speed settings.

Massage guns haven’t evolved much over the past two decades. Since Therabody introduced the triangular handle, most massage guns have kept to the same basic design. New releases will tweak the specs, improving battery life or swapping in new attachments, but the core remains intact.

The Rally Orbital Massager, which launched in June 2025, tries something genuinely different. It not only abandons the standard pistol grip or triangular shape, but it also swaps out percussive therapy for an oscillating approach. The idea reportedly grew out of an odd but common DIY recovery trick: people using car buffers to knead sore muscles.

It sounded a bit gimmicky when I first heard about ...