WalkingStar
For KingSmith WalkingPad
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
An independent iPhone controller for KingSmith WalkingPad treadmills. Bluetooth pair, track speed/distance/steps/calories, sync to Apple Health. No ads, no accounts.
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.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app has not received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
Reliability + polish.
- The pad reliably wakes from deep sleep when you start a session, even after sitting idle for a long time. The app now bounces the BLE link if it detects the pad has stopped responding, then runs the full standby → mode → start handshake.
- The Live Activity now disappears from the Lock Screen immediately when you end a walk, instead of lingering for hours.
- BLE writes now respect CoreBluetooth's flow control so commands aren't silently dropped under backpressure.
- New 'Wake pad' button in Settings → WalkingPad runs the wake handshake on demand if the pad ever gets stuck.
- New per-packet diagnostics card in Settings shows the raw status bytes the pad sends.
- Small version pill at the top of Settings so you can see which build is running.
The developer, Dhruv Parpia, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Provider
- Dhruv Parpia
- Size
- 1.3 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Dhruv Parpia