The present disclosure provides a universal user assist seat for use with walkers and seating platforms, and walker with said seat. The universal user assist seat may include a base portion, an engagement portion pivotably coupled to an upper surface of the base for engaging a user when a user sits thereon, and a lifting mechanism that provides an assist force to the engagement portion that biases the engagement portion in an upward position from the base. The universal user assist seat may also include at least one attachment mechanism that removably and rotatably couples the base of the user assist seat to at least one of a front cross-member and a rear cross-member of a frame of a walker. The walker may include frame comprising a plurality of leg portions extending between ground engagement portions and handle portions, and the front and rear cross-members.
