Vitalwalk Apollo 11: Elite vs Ultra vs Max
The short answer
Get the Max if your desk is 48 inches wide or more, the Elite if it is narrower or you want to spend less. Do not hold out for the Ultra: its Amazon listing has been a hard 404 since 2026-08-02, no replacement has appeared, and the only way to buy one now is direct from Vitalseris at $589.99 - more than the Max costs on Amazon. All three run the same 735W motor, so what you are really choosing between is deck size and incline range.
Specs side by side
 Vitalwalk Apollo 11 Elite Check price |  Vitalwalk Apollo 11 Max Check price | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (US) | $341.99 | $539.99 |
| Motor | 735W / 0.99 CHP / 3 HP peak | 735W / 0.99 CHP / 3.5 HP peak |
| Motor type | Brushless - listed in manual / tech details | Brushless - listed in manual / tech details |
| Auto incline | 15% (auto) | 20% (auto) |
| Belt (L x W) | 40" x 16" | 43" x 18" |
| Max user weight | 350 lb | 400 lb |
| Max speed | 4 mph | 5 mph |
| Noise | 35 dB | 40 dB |
| Height | 7.9" | 7.7" |
| Footprint (L x W) | 43.6" x 20.6" | 48" x 25" |
| Unit weight | 51.4 lb | 75 lb |
| Shock absorption | Yes (6/10) | Yes (7/10) |
| App | Yes | Yes |
| Warranty | 2 yr | 2 yr |
| Rating | 4.3 / 5 (97 ratings) | 4.2 / 5 (48 ratings) |
The spec table above shows two pads. The lineup has three, and the third one is the reason most people end up here.
The ladder, in one paragraph
Three walking pads, one motor. The Apollo 11 Elite is the small one: a 40 by 16 inch belt, 4.0 mph ceiling, 15% incline, 51 lb. The Apollo 11 Ultra is the wide one: 43 by 18 inches, 5.0 mph, 12% incline, 86 lb. The Apollo 11 Max is the wide one done properly: same deck and speed as the Ultra, 20% incline across 20 levels instead of 12% across 6, 400 lb capacity instead of 350, on a frame 11 lb lighter.
Every one of them is rated 735W in its official manual. The 3.0 HP and 3.5 HP on the listings are peak figures, and the difference between them is how much current the controller firmware will pass, not how much motor is in the chassis. You cannot buy your way to a bigger motor inside this family.
So the ladder is not a power ladder. It is a deck-and-incline ladder, and the prices follow the deck.
The Ultra problem
The Apollo 11 Ultra's Amazon listing, ASIN B0DHVRR2MT, has returned a hard 404 since 2026-08-02. I rechecked on 2026-08-06, on amazon.com and amazon.ca, and searched for a replacement listing three ways. There is not one. The pad is not discontinued - Vitalseris still sells it direct, in stock, at $589.99 - but there is no Amazon page for it any more.
This is worth stating plainly because nothing else on the internet will tell you. Vitalwalk's own comparison table still links to the dead ASIN. Every review that ranks for "vitalwalk apollo 11 ultra" was written when the listing was live and none has been updated. If you have been clicking through to a 404 and assuming you did something wrong, you did not.
What I would do about it. Nothing, and buy the Max instead. Brand-direct at $589.99, the Ultra now costs more than the Max does on Amazon, for less incline, less capacity, and a heavier frame. There is no configuration of buyer for whom that is the right trade today. If you specifically want the Ultra anyway - a returns history with Vitalseris, a colour, some reason of your own - the direct link is above and it works.
Why it happened, carefully. All four of the Ultra's US Amazon rows expired on 2026-08-01 and 2026-08-02, together, on the same day the ASIN went dark. Vitalwalk is mid-rebrand to Jogwell. A brand retiring one ASIN family and minting another under a new name would look exactly like this. That is a plausible reading of a same-day retirement, not something I have confirmed, and no Jogwell-branded Ultra listing has turned up to complete the theory.
Jogwell is Vitalwalk
The models map one to one:
| Vitalwalk | Jogwell |
|---|---|
| Apollo 11 Elite (TM06BK) | Ares 11 Elite |
| Apollo 11 Ultra (TM05GY) | Ares 11 Ultra |
| Apollo 11 Max (TM11GY) | Ares 11 Max |
Same specs, same launch dates, separate Amazon listings. If a comparison has you weighing a Jogwell Ares 11 against an Apollo 11, it is weighing a pad against itself.
There is one older model that is not part of this at all: TM02GY, sold as the Venus. It is a 550W brushed pad with 0.74 CHP and three physical incline blocks rather than a motor, and Vitalwalk has dropped it from its own catalogue - it survives as an Amazon-only legacy SKU. It shares a brand and nothing else with the Apollo 11 line. Vitalwalk also lists Pro, Pro+ and Ultimate models above these three; those appear to be full treadmills rather than walking pads, and I have not tested one.
Which one, by desk
The choice is almost entirely a measuring problem.
- Desk opening under 44 inches. None of them. A full deck Apollo 11 will not fit.
- 44 to 48 inches. The Elite, and only the Elite. It is 43.6 by 20.6 inches. The Max is 48 by 25 and needs the full 48.
- 48 inches or more. The Max. Wider belt, steepest incline, highest capacity, and the price gap over the Elite buys deck rather than power.
Deck height is the second measurement and the one people forget. The Elite stands 7.9 inches, the Max 7.7. Add your shoes and you want the desk surface somewhere around 50 to 52 inches for an average-height walker.
One caveat on the rating column
The star ratings in the table above are not comparable across the three pads. Amazon split what had been one shared Elite/Ultra/Max review pool into three separate listings on 2026-08-02, and each one landed on a small, fresh pool: the Max reset from 4.4 across 152 ratings to 4.2 across 48. A pool that size moves a tenth of a star on two bad units. Treat all three as provisional for another few months.
What I would actually buy
The Max, if the desk allows it, on the strength of the incline range and the fact that it is the one pad in the family whose motor label I have read with my own eyes. The Elite if the desk does not, without feeling like a consolation prize - it is the same motor and it out-inclines the Ultra.
FAQ
Why can I not find the Vitalwalk Apollo 11 Ultra on Amazon?
Its ASIN B0DHVRR2MT began returning a 404 on 2026-08-02 and no replacement listing has appeared on amazon.com or amazon.ca, rechecked 2026-08-06. Vitalwalk still sells it direct at $589.99. The brand's own comparison table has not been updated and its Amazon links still point at the dead page, which is why searching turns up nothing.
Is the Jogwell Ares 11 the same thing as the Vitalwalk Apollo 11?
Yes. Jogwell is Vitalwalk's newer brand name and the models map one to one: Ares 11 Elite is the Apollo 11 Elite, Ares 11 Ultra is the Ultra, Ares 11 Max is the Max. Same specs, same launch dates, separate Amazon listings. If you are comparing a Jogwell against an Apollo 11, you are comparing a pad with itself.
What is the difference between the Apollo 11 Ultra and the Max?
Incline and capacity, not power. Both run the 735W motor on a 43 by 18 inch belt to 5.0 mph. The Max adds 20% incline in 20 steps against the Ultra's 12% in 6, lifts capacity from 350 to 400 lb, and does it on a lighter frame - 75 lb against 86. The Ultra's one remaining argument was price, and its Amazon listing is gone.
Which Vitalwalk model number is which?
TM06BK is the Apollo 11 Elite, TM05GY is the Ultra, TM11GY is the Max. TM02GY is the older Venus, a 550W brushed pad with manual incline blocks that Vitalwalk has dropped from its own catalog and now sells only on Amazon. Do not confuse it with the Apollo 11 line - it is a different machine at half the power.