The WalkingPad C2 Mini is a KingSmith walking pad whose belt folds in half for storage. Tom's Guide found it easy to store and comfortable underfoot but called the automatic speed mode confusing and the app glitchy; TechRadar found the fold worked well while the automatic mode did not, and Garage Gym Reviews scored it 4 out of 5 for footprint but marked it down for a 220 lb weight limit and an app it found inconvenient. All three scored it in the lower-middle of their scales.
Full review
A walking pad that folds in half
The C2's selling point is that the deck folds in two. TechRadar reports that it arrives fully built and is ready to use once plugged in, though the unfolding mechanism 'takes a little getting used to' and lands with what it calls a rather unnerving clunk the first time. Tom's Guide gives the same warning: you have to use some force to unfold it fully.
Garage Gym Reviews scored it 4 out of 5 for footprint and portability, but its tester found the pad harder to move once folded, because the short folded shape has no built-in handles and has to be rolled while hunched over.
Comfortable belt, 3.7 mph ceiling
Tom's Guide measured a 47 x 15.7 inch belt and said it felt comfortable underfoot, with the join where the deck folds not noticeable during testing. TechRadar could feel the ridge 'only very slightly' and credits the belt's shock-absorbing EVA layer for the comfort.
Top speed is 6 km/h, which Tom's Guide converts to 3.72 mph and describes as a pacey walk rather than a run. Garage Gym Reviews lists the range as 0.5 to 3.7 mph. Tom's Guide did not find it particularly noisy; TechRadar agreed it is quiet but could not find a way to silence the beeps it makes in use.
Automatic mode and the KS Fit app
The pad has a manual mode, driven by the remote or the KS Fit app, and an automatic mode that changes speed according to where you stand on the belt. Tom's Guide says the automatic mode takes getting used to, that you must walk 1 km at 2.5 km/h to unlock faster speeds in it, and that the belt simply stops if you slow down too quickly. TechRadar lists 'Automatic speed mode doesn't work' among its reasons to avoid.
Both outlets criticise the app: Tom's Guide found it glitchy, and TechRadar calls it confusing and 'cluttered-yet-empty'. Garage Gym Reviews gave technology and conveniences 2 out of 5.
Weight limit and build
Garage Gym Reviews puts the maximum user weight at 220 pounds, calls that 'decent but not great' and scored it 3 out of 5. Tom's Guide says the C2 feels a little flimsier than the WalkingPad A1 Pro, with a thinner plastic border beside the belt, and TechRadar lists 'feels a little cheaply made' as a drawback.
Garage Gym Reviews' conclusion is that its main selling points are the folding design and size, which make it a fit for small spaces, and that a few callouts kept it from scoring higher.
Strengths
- +Belt folds in half for storage; Tom's Guide lists 'easy to store' and TechRadar says the foldable design 'works perfectly'
- +Arrives fully built and ready to use once plugged in, per TechRadar
- +47 x 15.7 in belt that Tom's Guide and TechRadar both rate as a good size
- +Garage Gym Reviews scored it 4 out of 5 for footprint and portability
Watch-outs
- −Automatic speed mode is confusing (Tom's Guide) or simply 'doesn't work' (TechRadar)
- −KS Fit app is glitchy, per Tom's Guide, and 'not very user friendly', per TechRadar
- −220 lb maximum user weight, which Garage Gym Reviews scored 3 out of 5
- −Awkward to move once folded because it has no built-in handles, per Garage Gym Reviews
- −TechRadar could not find a way to stop its beeping in use
How it compares
The WalkingPad C2 Mini has the lowest weight capacity on this page at 220 lbs, against 265 lbs for the Yagud, 300 lbs for the Urevo SpaceWalk 5L and 330 lbs for the LifeSpan TR1200 Pro GlowUp. Its 3.7 mph top speed is just under the Yagud's 3.8 mph and the 4.0 mph of the SpaceWalk 5L and LifeSpan, and it has no incline, which the SpaceWalk 5L and Yagud offer. At $399 it is priced level with the $400 SpaceWalk 5L and well below the $1,299 LifeSpan.
Rating sources
Counts as 3.52/5 in our score — this publisher's 156 scores on the site average 4.15, so its scores are adjusted up to compare fairly with other publishers.
Counts as 2.92/5 in our score — this publisher's 195 scores on the site average 4.25, so its scores are adjusted down to compare fairly with other publishers.
Counts as 3.13/5 in our score — this publisher's 50 scores on the site average 4.14, so its scores are adjusted up to compare fairly with other publishers.
Not in the average — we derived this score from the review's words, and a publisher printed a score for this product, so the printed number counts instead.
Counts as 3.33/5 in our score — this publisher's 4 scores on the site average 4.34, so its scores are adjusted down to compare fairly with other publishers.
“Overall Score 68”
Our 3.2 score is the average of 4 of the scored reviews above, each adjusted for how strictly its publisher scores. 1 derived score above is not in the average because a publisher printed a score for this product. Ratings marked * were derived from the reviewer’s written analysis or video transcript — the publisher didn’t print an explicit numeric score, so we inferred one from their own words. Click through to verify. More about methodology.
