Kinetic Forge · Kickstarter · Gadgets
Pocket Forge Multitool
663 days late and not yet delivered. Verified shipments cover 15% of backers. 10 gaps of 60+ days between updates.
How this is scored. Payment never affects it.What drives this score.
Delivery
8663 days late and not yet delivered.
Communication
014 updates, with 10 gaps of 60+ days.
Product quality
After deliveryProduct quality counts once rewards have been delivered.
Backer sentiment
2875% negative and 10% positive across 40 comments, with recent comments counted most.
Backer sentiment, as it happened.
Every campaign has hard months. The line shows how backers felt, and whether the creator steadied it.
Through Nov 2, 2026. 100 is fully positive, 50 is neutral. Red zones mark sharp drops.
Promise versus reality.
Backers funded this on Kickstarter. Here is what was promised and what happened.
How they communicated.
Every update posted to backers, and every long silence between them.
14 updates · 10 silences over 60 days
- Nov 8, 2026Production timeline revised
Component shortages push the schedule; revised dates shared.
- 66 days without an update after Sep 3, 2026
- Sep 3, 2026Delay notice
Unexpected supplier issue; we will report back with a new date.
- 77 days without an update after Jun 18, 2026
- Jun 18, 2026Engineering sample review
Second round of samples tested; minor tolerance fixes requested from the factory.
- 73 days without an update after Apr 6, 2026
- Apr 6, 2026Pledge manager now open
Backers can confirm rewards, add-ons and shipping addresses.
- 61 days without an update after Feb 4, 2026
- Feb 4, 2026Delay notice
Unexpected supplier issue; we will report back with a new date.
- 81 days without an update after Nov 15, 2025
What backers are saying.
Short excerpts from public comments, each linked to its source. Usernames are never stored or shown.
40 excerpts · usernames are never stored or shown
“They are selling units on their website while backers are still waiting. Not acceptable.”
“Customer service closed my ticket without solving anything.”
“They are selling units on their website while backers are still waiting. Not acceptable.”
“Still waiting on my tier but the latest update says shipping starts next month.”
“The hinge cracked on day one. Build quality is nowhere near the prototype shown.”
“The hinge cracked on day one. Build quality is nowhere near the prototype shown.”
“Mine stopped working after two weeks. Support has not replied to three emails.”
“Promised delivery was months ago and we still have no tracking numbers. Very frustrating.”
“Has anyone in Europe received theirs yet? Trying to estimate when mine will arrive.”
“Still waiting for a refund on a reward that was cancelled by the creator.”
Proof of delivery.
Verified shipments cover 15% of backers.
- Deluxe / Collector162 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Oct 20, 2026Verified - Standard432 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Oct 10, 2026Verified - Early Bird486 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Sep 30, 2026Verified