Comparison

Treadmill Pro vs WalkingStar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Treadmill Pro

Control your compatible treadmill directly from your iPhone. This app offers real-time speed and incline adjustments, workout tracking, and heart rate monitoring via Apple Watch. It supports various treadmill protocols and provides a history of your past sessions.

Highlights
  • Bluetooth Low Energy treadmill connection
  • Real-time speed and incline control
  • Workout tracking (distance, calories, pace)
  • Apple Watch heart rate monitoring
  • Workout history and review
  • Support for FTMS, WalkingPad, and Gymax protocols
Features
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Treadmill Pro — smart Bluetooth controller for your treadmill. Connect your treadmill via Bluetooth Low Energy and take full control from your iPhone. No extra hardware needed — just open the app, connect, and start your workout. SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS: • FTMS (Fitness Machine Service) — universal standard for modern treadmills • WalkingPad — Xiaomi/KingSmith walking pads • Gymax — Gymax treadmill protocol KEY FEATURES: • Auto-discovery of nearby BLE treadmills • Real-time speed and incline control • Workout timer with distance, calories, and pace tracking • Apple Watch heart rate monitoring via HealthKit • Workout history — review your past sessions • Graceful stop — speed and incline reset to zero before shutdown • Multi-language support: English, Russian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Turkish APPLE WATCH INTEGRATION: Connect your Apple Watch to see real-time heart rate during and outside of workouts. Track average and max heart rate for every session. EASY TO USE: 1. Turn on your treadmill 2. Open Treadmill Pro 3. Tap "Connect" — your treadmill appears automatically 4. Start your workout and control everything from your phone Can't connect your treadmill? Use the built-in support form in Settings — tell us your treadmill model and we'll help you get connected. Treadmill Pro is free with no ads. Your workout data stays on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://treadmillpro.app/terms/ POPULAR SUPPORTED TREADMILLS: Tested and confirmed by our users on Sole, Matrix, KingSmith, WalkingPad, Goplus, Costway, Everfit, Centra, Hattrick, Aztec, Toputure, Yrun, Cursor and Decathlon, plus catalog support for NordicTrack, ProForm, Peloton, Life Fitness, Precor and Bowflex. Any FTMS-compatible treadmill connects automatically.

About

WalkingStar

Features
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WalkingStar is a no-nonsense iPhone controller and tracker built specifically for KingSmith WalkingPad treadmills (R-series, P-series, and C-series with Bluetooth). It is an independent third-party app — not made or sold by KingSmith. Pair your pad once over Bluetooth, then walk. No third-party servers, no accounts, no tracking. FIVE WAYS TO CONTROL SPEED Pick the one that suits your walk: classic +/- buttons, a vertical edge slider, a circular dial, a virtual SF-to-LA route that accumulates over time, or an audio-first layout that puts the time-elapsed front and centre and surfaces the current Now Playing podcast or song. Switch anytime in Settings. WHAT YOU SEE AT A GLANCE A bright accent block shows your current speed, the active pace zone (Stroll, Walk, Brisk, Power), and a range track. A 2x2 stat grid keeps Time, Distance, Steps and Calories visible. A Live Activity carries the same numbers to the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island so you can glance at your phone without unlocking it. HISTORY THAT RESPECTS YOUR TIME Every session is saved locally to the History tab with a weekly summary card, a 7-bar mini chart, and per-day breakdowns. Tap any session to see the full detail and share a postcard image of the walk. BUILT FOR APPLE HEALTH Finished sessions write to Apple Health as walking workouts with steps, distance and calories. Permission is requested once and you stay in control — disable it any time in iOS Settings. DESIGNED FOR THE WAY YOU WALK - mph / km/h toggle that runs through every screen - Pace presets you can rename, reorder, and add to - Manual mode (you set the speed) or Auto mode (the pad follows your stepping position) - Auto-pause when you step off, with a smart resume that remembers your pre-pause speed - Dark-only theme tuned for OLED displays PRIVACY BY DESIGN WalkingStar talks to one device — your treadmill. No analytics. No telemetry. No accounts. Your walks live on your iPhone and (if you allow it) in Apple Health. That's the whole list. WHAT YOU'LL NEED A KingSmith WalkingPad treadmill with Bluetooth (most R-series, P-series, and C-series models). The pad is not made by WalkingStar — we're an independent third-party controller. OPEN-SOURCE HERITAGE WalkingStar is a Swift/SwiftUI port of the open-source WalkingPad web controller at github.com/CodeJawn/walkingpad. The Bluetooth protocol layer, the auto-pause/resume behaviour, and the cumulative-stat tracking logic were all derived from that original Python project, which is licensed under the GNU GPL v3. WalkingStar is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by KingSmith. WalkingPad is a trademark of KingSmith Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

Treadmill Pro4 screens
WalkingStar1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WalkingStar at none against Treadmill Pro's 2. Treadmill Pro's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Treadmill Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. WalkingStar asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Treadmill Pro ships an update weekly, WalkingStar every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Treadmill Pro versus WalkingStar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTreadmill ProWalkingStar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSupafast Tech LLCDhruv Parpia

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Treadmill Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Treadmill Pro Premium3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$35.99
None

WalkingStar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Treadmill Pro free?
Treadmill Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WalkingStar free?
WalkingStar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Treadmill Pro or WalkingStar have ads?
Neither Treadmill Pro nor WalkingStar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Treadmill Pro or WalkingStar?
Treadmill Pro ships an update weekly, and WalkingStar every 9 days. Most recently, Treadmill Pro was updated on October 5, 2026 and WalkingStar on September 28, 2026.

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