iWalk 3 in 1 Charging Stand Review

Buttery Smooth Auto Rotations

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3 in 1 charging stands are essentially what the phone charging equipment field has evolved into. Instead of needing three separate cables and charging infrastructures, just toss them all into one mini-tower and tuck everything into a compact and neat package. It's a simple concept that just makes sense.

So how do you continue to evolve and push this basic structure forward? iWalk wants to enhance the docked viewing experience of a smartphone by automatically rotating the charging phone for you. Do we really need something so extra to charge our devices? Not really, but that doesn’t stop us from thinking it’s cool nonetheless!

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RETAIL Price: $69.99

POSITIVES

✓ Compact Storage

Packs up into a neat cylinder

✓ Smooth Rotation

Does the gimmick part very smoothly

✓ Affordable

Priced in the right segment

NEGATIVES

✘ Apple Only

Hiccups with charging Android devices

✘ A little heavy

Solid, but might weigh your bag down a bit

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Disclaimer: iWalk sent us a unit free of charge to review, but all thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are our own and were not discussed with the company prior to publishing.

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Sensing Your Presence

The stand utilizes an infrared sensor to sense an approaching hand

The term 3 in 1 charging stand refers to a stand’s ability to charge three devices of differing form factors all at once. This usually includes, but isn’t just limited to a smartphone, an Apple Watch, and a pair of wireless earbuds in a charging case. What I like about the iWalk design is just how compact everything folds together. When the stand is closed up and ready for transport, it's a cylinder no larger than the size of a small coffee cup. That’s extremely convenient to throw into a bag to haul for travel purposes. 

Charge it Up

A fully docked iWalk

The compact design also carries over to the watch charging portion as the platform retracts into the body of the stand via a push-and-pop out mechanic. Like a lot of these stands, you can really only utilize this wireless charging portion with an Apple Watch. It’s unfortunate there isn’t a universal way to charge smartwatches like how Qi charging and the USB-C port have unified smartphones. I say this as someone currently wearing a Google Pixel Watch 2 which has magnetic pins on its receiving side. 

There’s less of a discrepancy with the earbud charging pad. As long as an earbud case has Qi charging capabilities, then the iWalk will take care of its battery replenishing. Most earbud cases have wireless charging functionality in which you can just drop it on a pad and it instantly does the work for you. You can do the exact same thing here as the platform becomes exposed when the phone charging portion opens outward. Unlike a flat charging mat which someone could technically charge a second phone on the slot, we aren’t able to do that here as the space is impeded by the bending phone charging portion. This is strictly to be used for smaller Qi charging items.

This is the only portion of the iWalk stand that I was able to use reliably with a non-Apple branded product as it was able to charge the Google Pixel Buds without any compatibility issues. While we’re on the subject of compatibility, iWalk does state and market this charging station as specifically designed for Apple devices only. I did attempt to test it with various Android phones including my current Google Pixel 9 and it did indeed have issues keeping a charge flowing.

I surmise this has to do with the architecture of Apple’s Magsafe technology and how it charges up to a combined total of 15W wirelessly that makes the charge flow different than traditional wireless charging used on most Android devices. While iWalk doesn’t specifically state that this is a Magsafe product, it does use N52 grade magnets to hold the phone alignment. I found the pull of the magnet to be extremely strong and reliable. The iPhone isn’t going anywhere without some significant force from the user.

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Utilizing Apple’s Dock Mode screensaver

One Stop Shop

It’s a bummer that this stand can’t reliably charge an Android phone, but I won’t dwell too much on this as once again, the company does market this product as only compatible with Apple devices. One of the reasons why this is specifically made for an iPhone is that the mechanically rotating position perfectly suit iOS’ Dock Mode which is activated when the iPhone senses that it is charging and in landscape mode.

By simply waving a hand above the infrared sensor located on the top of the station, the mount will automatically mechanically rotate the phone to the opposite orientation. This effectively allows users to switch between portrait dock and landscape standby without physically touching the phone. It’s a pretty neat feature that works well to turn the iPhone into a bedside clock once you’re done swiping through your phone before bedtime.

For this one distinguishing standout feature, the iWalk Charging Stand does this task extremely well. The control and turn of the screen is buttery smooth. You can technically press the only button on the entire device to rotate the orientation as well, but with the infrared sensor as effective in sensing motion as I found it to be in my testing, there really isn’t a need to physically touch the stand to do this task.

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final thoughts

Ultimately, if you’re looking for a charging stand that can accommodate your entire Apple ecosystem, this is quite an attractive package as it condenses up into a neat and compact package. Charging speeds are about what the average charging stand on the market hits up to in 2025. The peak power depends on where the phone is in its charge level as adaptive charging is prevalent on modern smartphones. For most of the charge past 50%, the iPhone 15 Pro was pretty much locked around 8 to 9W.

While I would have liked to be able to charge a wider variety of smartphones with this neat little package, the iWalk Charging Stand is perfectly capable and content with supplying power to the devices it markets itself towards. There are a lot of Qi charging options out there, but there’s something nice about the quality in which this stand does its job. It's a tad on the heavy side, but that also signals for a solid build quality that isn’t always a given with these types of stands.

If you’re looking for a compact, yet solid charging stand that has the added benefit of being able to swap orientations without the need to manually touch the phone, I don’t see any reason why the iWalk shouldn’t be on a short list of candidates.

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