Kraftgeek Just Tap Tripod Review: Magsafe Tripod meets Selfie Stick

Price when reviewed

£ 38

Best prices today: Kraftgeek Justtap Magsafe stand

£ 134.94

Stampodes can be a real pain if you want to take photos or videos with your iPhone when you’re out and around, as standard models tend to be heavy and voluminous. Not so Kraftgeek just press the tripod tested here. It is a lightweight, compact Magsafe stand that acts as a selfie stick when the legs are folded.

Kraftgeek specializes in stands and stands of all kinds. In addition to various smartphone racks, the company also offers music stands, easels and other racks.

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Just Tap consists of ten interlocking aluminum segments, creating a telescopic rod. This is inserted into a round plastic body, which in turn consists of three segments and unfolded into three rack feet with a push of a button on the underside.

This in itself is a rather cool mechanism that enables an incredibly compact design: the entire rod has a diameter of only 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) when inserted, except for the flat mags pais holder with a diameter of 2.4 inches (6 cm) at the top and the remote, which minimally protrudes from one of the three foot. This is roughly equivalent to the diameter of a relay in athletics.

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Baton’s thickness means it can grab comfortably and safely with one hand, and this is also an advantage for Kraftgeek just tap, as it also sits comfortably in the hand when folded up like a selfie stick. The only disadvantage: The stand weighs 16 oz (455 g), while a baton relay only 1.8 oz or 50 g, and this is felt, especially when an iPhone hangs at the other end and the extended telescopic pole increases the gear on the arm.

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The Magsafe holder is connected to the telescopic rod via a plastic bar and two hinges. Each hinge has just over 180 degrees of travel, so you can rotate your iPhone a total of just over 360 degrees compared to the rod. This is most useful if, for example, you want to film yourself by sitting at a table over your shoulder or using Kraftgeek just press like a selfie stick.

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Speaking of Magsafe: The adhesive force is surprisingly strong. My iPhone 16 Pro Max remains stable on the rack, even when I shake it up and down wild. Of course, don’t overdo it, because sooner or later the iPhone could suddenly fly, but with normal use I’m not worried at all. But if the stand falls, the iPhone will also loosen – although this risk of course exists with racks of any design.

So you can also attach other smartphones than iPhone, the Kraftgeek includes a metal ring that you can stick to an Android smartphone and that honestly has even Better than the Magsafe magnets in the iPhone. As long as you haven’t fixed it, keep it at a distance from the Magasaf holder of the stand as a caution; Otherwise, it may cost you a nail or two to pull the ring off the holder again.

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In addition to the metal ring, the scope of delivery also includes a small Bluetooth remote control that you can use to operate the shutter release of your iPhone at a distance. For transport, it is magnetically linked to one of the three basic elements of a recess delivered for this purpose and also acts as a shutter release when using the rack as a selfie stick. The remote is charged via USB-C and 50mAh battery lasts for what feels like a half eternity in this simple device. When the life of the battery runs low, the integrated LED lights red.

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The compact and light design also has disadvantages. Although the ten aluminum segments fit together almost perfectly, each of them has enough games to affect the overall stability. In other words, just tap is a bit wobbly at maximum length. This is especially noticeable when filming outdoors in moderate wind, whether you use action mode or not.

Due to its low weight, the center of gravity also changes very far up as soon as you attach an iPhone to it, and that is why the Kraftgeek rack more easily falls over professional models. But it is not as if the fair tap would fall over at the smallest breeze. Just be careful not to turn it over with a clumsy movement.

Last but not least, the walls of the aluminum segments are very thin. Although they are strong enough that you probably do not risk bending them in normal use, but if it falls over and you travel over it and land on it, it is definitely breaking. As with the previous point, just be a little careful.

Price

However, given the price, it is not difficult to recommend Kraftgeek just press. The stand costs $ 49.99 / £ 38 / 37.95 euros and shipping from the company’s own store is currently taking 1-2 weeks. KraftGeeks products will also be available on Amazon in the future, but Kraftgeek has not yet set a specific schedule, Kraftgeek told me when I asked.

Should you buy Kraftgeek just pressing the tripod?

While there are compromises that you need to enter if you are looking for a light, compact stand like Kraftgeek just press, this is built for iPhone and works so well that we can recommend it strongly.