Kinetic Forge · Indiegogo · Gadgets
VoltCube 200W Travel Charger
Shipping, 100 days past the promised date. Verified shipments cover 45% of backers. 2 gaps of 60+ days between updates.
How this is scored. Payment never affects it.What drives this score.
Delivery
49Shipping, 100 days past the promised date.
Communication
377 updates, with 2 gaps of 60+ days.
Product quality
After deliveryProduct quality counts once rewards have been delivered.
Backer sentiment
3353% negative and 23% 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 7, 2026. 100 is fully positive, 50 is neutral. Red zones mark sharp drops.
Promise versus reality.
Backers funded this on Indiegogo. Here is what was promised and what happened.
How they communicated.
Every update posted to backers, and every long silence between them.
7 updates · 2 silences over 60 days
- Oct 30, 2026Delay notice
Unexpected supplier issue; we will report back with a new date.
- Sep 12, 2026Mass production started
Line is running; daily output figures shared with backers.
- 61 days without an update after Jul 13, 2026
- Jul 13, 2026Quality control results
Pre-production QC batch passed with a small rework list.
- 61 days without an update after May 13, 2026
- May 13, 2026Delay notice
Unexpected supplier issue; we will report back with a new date.
- Mar 24, 2026Tooling update
Injection mold tooling complete and first shots approved.
- Jan 31, 2026Engineering sample review
Second round of samples tested; minor tolerance fixes requested from the factory.
- Dec 17, 2025Campaign funded — thank you!
Funding goal reached; next steps for surveys and the production timeline.
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
“Colour is slightly different from the renders but it is not a big deal for me.”
“The hinge cracked on day one. Build quality is nowhere near the prototype shown.”
“Asked about refunds and got a copy-paste reply pointing to the FAQ.”
“Update frequency has slowed a bit lately, hoping for news soon.”
“Delay of a few weeks announced. Understandable given the holiday factory closures.”
“Update frequency has slowed a bit lately, hoping for news soon.”
“They are selling units on their website while backers are still waiting. Not acceptable.”
“Customer service closed my ticket without solving anything.”
“Paid for expedited shipping and it still took ten weeks to arrive.”
“Still waiting on my tier but the latest update says shipping starts next month.”
Proof of delivery.
Verified shipments cover 45% of backers.
- Deluxe / Collector277 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Oct 20, 2026Verified - Standard738 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Oct 10, 2026Verified - Early Bird830 units
Partial shipment confirmed via carrier manifests.
Sep 30, 2026Verified
Backer reviews.
- It is fineReceived reward
Works, but not quite the quality shown in the video. Communication was okay.
Verified backer · Oct 27, 2026 - Support is slowReceived reward
Had a defect and it took weeks to get any response from the team.
Verified backer · Oct 18, 2026 - DisappointingReceived reward
Arrived very late and the materials feel cheaper than promised.
Verified backer · Oct 9, 2026 - SolidReceived reward
Does what it promised. A couple of minor finish issues but nothing that bothers me.
Verified backer · Sep 30, 2026 - It is fineReceived reward
Works, but not quite the quality shown in the video. Communication was okay.
Verified backer · Sep 21, 2026 - Support is slowReceived reward
Had a defect and it took weeks to get any response from the team.
Verified backer · Sep 12, 2026