Apollo Ghost 2022 vs Kaabo Mantis 10 - Mid-Range Muscle Scooters Go Head to Head

Fast Answer for Busy Riders ⚡ (TL;DR)

The Kaabo Mantis 10 edges out overall as the more convincing package: it delivers very similar thrills to the Apollo Ghost 2022 while usually costing less, being a touch lighter, and feeling slightly more natural and playful in everyday riding. It's the one I'd recommend to most riders who want strong dual-motor performance without emptying their wallet.

The Apollo Ghost 2022 still makes sense if you want a bit more peak punch, hydraulic brakes out of the box, a higher-capacity battery, and slightly better weather protection - especially if you ride hard, live somewhere hilly, and prefer that more "tank-like" feel. But you do pay for it, both in euros and in kilos.

In short: Mantis 10 for value and easy fun, Ghost for riders who prioritise stronger brakes, more juice in the tank, and don't mind hauling extra weight.

If you want to know which one will actually make your commute nicer rather than just faster on paper, keep reading - that's where the real differences show.

Both the Apollo Ghost 2022 and the Kaabo Mantis 10 sit in that dangerous middle ground where scooters stop being toys and start being "I should probably wear proper gear for this" vehicles. Dual motors, real suspension, big decks, and enough speed to make city traffic feel slow.

I've spent plenty of kilometres on both, from grimy city lanes to dodgy park paths. They aim at the same rider: someone bored of rental toys, ready for something serious but not ready to push into the absurd, ultra-heavy hyper-scooter class.

If I had to reduce them to one-liners: the Apollo Ghost 2022 is the sensible bruiser that feels built for hard use, while the Kaabo Mantis 10 is the playful street fighter that gives you most of the fun for noticeably less money. The devil, as usual, is in the details - let's dig in.

Who Are These For, and Why Compare Them?

These two are direct rivals in the mid-range performance class: proper dual-motor power, full suspension, and real-world use as daily commuters or weekend toys. They both sit well above rental scooter territory, but well below the "I need a ramp and a garage" monsters like Wolf Warriors and 80-volt Dualtrons.

Price-wise, the Ghost is clearly the more "premium-priced" of the pair, while the Mantis 10 plays the value card. They're chasing the same rider profile: someone doing medium-length commutes, often with hills, who wants comfort and punch but still needs to fold the thing and occasionally lift it into a car or flat.

Comparing them makes sense because, on paper, they tick very similar boxes: dual motors, big pneumatic tyres, dual spring suspension, strong brakes, and decent range. In reality, they have notably different personalities - and slightly different compromises.

Design & Build Quality

In the hand, the Apollo Ghost 2022 feels like a chunky, skeletal tank. The exposed swingarms, open "ghost" frame and deck lighting scream "DIY industrial project", in a good way if you like that unfinished, mechanical vibe. The chassis itself feels thick and over-built - there's a reassuring absence of plastic flex when you manhandle it.

The Mantis 10, by contrast, is more of a cohesive object. The C-shaped suspension arms flow nicely into the frame, the rubber deck mat looks clean and is easy to wash, and overall it feels a bit more refined visually. It still has visible cables and bolts, but the whole package looks less like a prototype and more like a finished product.

On the stem side, the Ghost's chunky clamp plus safety pin inspires confidence. Once you've locked it down properly, there's minimal play, and it feels closer to a fixed stem than many in this class. The Mantis 10 uses the familiar collar clamp approach - solid enough, but it does demand occasional tightening if you don't want to develop the famous "Mantis creak". It's not a deal-breaker, but it's the difference between "set and forget" and "check every few weeks".

Component quality is broadly comparable: both use decent aluminium frames, decent tyres, mid-tier electronics and controllers. The Ghost gains some premium points with hydraulic brakes on this 2022 version, while the Mantis 10 keeps things simpler and cheaper with mechanical discs plus electronic braking. You feel that difference at the levers more than in the catalogue.

Ride Comfort & Handling

Both scooters are a relief if you're coming from anything with solid tyres or token rubber blocks pretending to be suspension. After a few kilometres of broken pavements and expansion joints, your knees will send thank-you notes to both Apollo and Kaabo.

The Ghost rides like a slightly heavier, more planted platform. The dual spring setup has enough travel to iron out the usual city horrors, and with its bigger battery and sturdier frame, it feels very "grounded". On rougher sections you get that comfortable "hovering" sensation - not magic-carpet smooth, but far from harsh. It suits higher-speed cruising on wide roads; you feel encouraged to stand solidly and bulldoze your way through.

The Mantis 10 has similar suspension architecture but feels a touch more playful and agile. Same basic concept - dual springs, big air tyres - but with a smidge less mass to throw around and a slightly more nimble geometry. Flicking it around corners and weaving between gaps feels more natural. On really bad surfaces, both cope fine for this class, but the Mantis' rounded tyre profile and lighter feel make it easier to dance around potholes instead of just smashing through them.

Deck comfort is a tie of sorts. Both offer plenty of space for a proper staggered stance. The Ghost's kickplate is nicely angled for bracing hard under acceleration or braking, the Mantis' rubber mat is grippy and less annoying to clean than grip tape. After half an hour at pace on either, fatigue depends more on your riding posture than the deck design - both are "commuteable" over decent distances.

Performance

Let's be clear: both scooters are fast enough that your local traffic will start to feel like it's in slow motion. If you're upgrading from a rental or a 350 W commuter, you'll need a few rides just to recalibrate what "normal" feels like.

The Apollo Ghost 2022 hits harder off the line. With its burlier dual motors and more aggressive square-wave controllers, the first few metres feel more like being yanked than gently pushed. In dual-motor turbo mode, pinning the trigger from a standstill will happily embarrass cars off the lights. It's fun, but also something you need to respect - beginners will want to start in the gentler modes unless they enjoy surprise wheel-spin and adrenaline spikes.

The Mantis 10 is no slouch. Its dual motors may look modest on paper, but the real-world result is still "grin and hold on". Acceleration is brisk enough to make cyclists vanish behind you, and hill starts feel almost effortless compared with any single-motor scooter. It usually feels a bit smoother in how it ramps power, especially on recent batches with sine-wave controllers - less of that on/off punch, more controlled shove.

Top speed? The Ghost has more headroom. It pushes into a zone where you're very aware you're standing on a plank with wheels. The upside is that cruising at moderate city speeds feels relaxed, because you're nowhere near the limit. The Mantis 10 tops out a little earlier; still plenty for city use, but it doesn't have quite the same "I could go faster but I really shouldn't" temptation.

Braking is where the Ghost takes a clear experiential win. Proper hydraulic discs plus adjustable regen mean you can feather speed with one finger and still have brutal stopping power when needed. The Mantis 10's mechanical discs and EABS are absolutely serviceable - and easier for DIY tinkerers - but you don't get that same silky modulation or outright bite. You'll still stop quickly; you'll just work the levers a bit more and accept that cable stretch is part of life.

On hills, both are in a completely different league from single-motor commuters. The Ghost tends to hold speed better on long or steep climbs, especially with heavier riders. The Mantis 10 will still storm up gradients that leave rental scooters limping, but you can feel where the Ghost's extra muscle and voltage give it the edge when the road really tilts up.

Battery & Range

Here the Ghost is clearly bigger-boned. Its battery pack stores roughly half again as much energy as the Mantis 10's smaller unit. In practice, ridden in the same enthusiastic way - plenty of dual-motor, healthy speeds, real hills - the Ghost keeps going noticeably longer before the display starts guilt-tripping you.

For most riders, the Mantis 10 range is perfectly adequate for daily use: serious commuting distance if you ride sensibly, or a decent joyride if you leave it in full beans most of the time. But if you're the sort who lives in turbo mode, rides heavy, or has a longer round trip, you'll hit its limits sooner and start eyeing charging sockets more often than with the Ghost.

The flip side: charging. The Mantis 10's pack fills in roughly half the time of the Ghost's on the supplied charger. With the Ghost, a full refill from low is very much an overnight affair unless you invest in a faster or second charger. You do get dual charge ports on the Ghost, which helps if you're serious enough to buy extra hardware; the Mantis 10 generally sticks to a single port, keeping things simpler but slower.

On both, if you baby the throttle and keep speeds around "legal-ish", you'll stretch range significantly. But very few people buy scooters like these to ride like saints, so it's worth planning based on spirited riding rather than brochure figures.

Portability & Practicality

Neither of these is what I'd call "throw over your shoulder and dash up the stairs" portable. They're both heavy enough that you'll think twice before hauling them up multiple floors every day.

The Ghost is the heavier of the two, and it feels it. Carrying it more than a short flight of stairs quickly becomes a gym session. The folding handlebars do help with storage in narrow spaces and car boots - a genuinely practical advantage. Folded, it becomes a dense but reasonably compact lump that's easier to tuck under a desk or into tighter boots.

The Mantis 10 is slightly lighter and carries its weight reasonably well, but the non-folding handlebars make it a wider package in the real world. Getting it through tight doors, onto lifts or into small car boots can be awkward. Weight wise, though, a brief carry - up a few steps, into a hatchback - is marginally less painful than with the Ghost.

As daily tools, both work nicely if your routine is mostly ride-door-to-door, maybe with a little lifting at each end. For true mixed public transport use, they're frankly overkill and a bit of a nuisance. You can manhandle either onto a train; you just won't enjoy it, and neither will the people whose ankles you threaten.

Safety

Safety is where these mid-range scooters earn their keep compared with cheap toys. At the speeds they can hit, decent brakes, tyres and lights stop being "nice extras" and become mandatory.

The Ghost's headline safety feature is those hydraulic brakes. Add in its grippy pneumatic tyres, wide deck, and fairly solid stem, and high-speed stability is good for this class. The deck and stem lighting make you stand out like a mobile light show at night - excellent for being seen from the side. The main weakness is the stock headlight: acceptable for urban lit streets, but if you're charging down unlit paths, you'll want an aftermarket bar-mounted light.

The Mantis 10 counters with mechanical discs plus electronic braking. Stopping distances are competitive, but lever feel and fine modulation trail the Ghost. Stability is strong thanks to its geometry and frame stiffness; cornering on decent tyres feels very predictable. Lighting is again a mixed bag: deck lights do a good job for side visibility, but the low-mounted front light is more "be seen" than "actually see the pothole ahead at speed". A higher, brighter bar-light is a recommended first upgrade.

Tyre grip on both is worlds better than any solid-tyre commuter, especially in the wet. You still need to respect painted lines, wet leaves and cobbles - these scooters will punish sloppy line choices - but they give you far more margin for error than the skinny, hard wheels on cheap models.

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Price & Value

This is where the Kaabo Mantis 10 quietly pulls a knife. It delivers proper dual-motor thrills, serious suspension and credible range for a noticeably lower asking price than the Ghost. In the "bang for buck" game, it's simply hard to argue against: you get most of the experience without most of the bill.

The Ghost costs substantially more. You do get tangible upgrades for that: a bigger, higher-voltage battery, hydraulic brakes, dual charging ports, and slightly higher peak performance. The question is whether those extras matter enough for your use case to justify spending that much more. For many riders they don't; for heavier, more aggressive riders or those doing longer daily distances, they might.

Long-term, both should hold value reasonably well because they're well-known models with strong reputations. The Ghost's name recognition and Apollo's branding help on resale; the Mantis 10 benefits from a huge community and widespread parts availability. In pure value terms, though, the Mantis 10 is the one that feels like a savvy purchase rather than a splurge.

Service & Parts Availability

Apollo has worked hard on the "premium brand" angle, with structured customer support and European-friendly distribution. When it goes well, owners report good responsiveness and decent warranty handling. When it doesn't, well, no scooter brand forum is short of support horror stories - but Apollo generally sits on the better side of the spectrum, especially compared with no-name imports.

Kaabo plays a different game: there are a lot of these scooters out in the wild, and many third-party shops carry compatible parts. Support quality depends heavily on your local dealer, but the sheer volume of Mantis owners means that for almost any problem, someone has already solved it on YouTube, Reddit or Facebook. That DIY-friendly ecosystem matters if you plan to keep the scooter for years.

For Europe specifically, you're unlikely to struggle with wear parts on either - tyres, brake pads, tubes, even controllers are widely available. The Ghost might have a slight edge if you want brand-backed, official channels. The Mantis 10 arguably wins if you prefer a more independent, mod-friendly landscape where third-party parts are cheap and plentiful.

Pros & Cons Summary

Parameters Comparison

Final Verdict - Which Should You Choose?

If you strip away the marketing noise, both scooters live in the same real-world class: fast enough, comfortable enough, heavy enough that you'll swear at them on the stairs. Neither is a miracle. But one is clearly the smarter buy for most people.

The Kaabo Mantis 10 is my pick for the average enthusiast rider. It hits that sweet spot where performance, comfort and price line up nicely. You get serious dual-motor shove, genuinely good suspension, and a big, confidence-inspiring deck without having to remortgage anything. It's a scooter that feels eager, agile and fun, and it doesn't punish your bank account quite so much for the privilege.

The Apollo Ghost 2022 justifies its higher price if you actually need what it brings: more punch, more battery, hydraulic brakes, slightly better hill-crushing power and a bit more stability when you're really pushing. If you're heavier, ride longer distances, have serious hills, or simply value braking performance above all else, the Ghost earns its keep.

For everyone else - the riders who just want a fast, comfortable, grin-inducing scooter that doesn't feel financially irresponsible - the Mantis 10 is the one that makes more sense. It may not be perfect, but between the two, it's the scooter I'd expect more people to actually buy, ride, and still enjoy a year later.

Numbers Freaks Corner

These metrics put hard numbers on different trade-offs. Price per Wh and price per km/h show how much performance and energy storage you buy for each euro. Weight-related metrics indicate how much mass you haul around for the speed, range and power you get. Wh per km is a rough efficiency indicator - lower means the scooter uses less energy per kilometre. Power-to-speed and weight-to-power ratios hint at how "over-powered" or "under-powered" a chassis is for its top speed. Finally, average charging speed tells you how quickly, in power terms, the stock charger can refill the battery.

Author's Category Battle

Overall Winner Declaration

In the Numbers Freaks Corner, the APOLLO Ghost 2022 scores 5 points against the KAABO Mantis 10's 5. In the Author's Category Battle, the APOLLO Ghost 2022 gets 28 ✅ versus 18 ✅ for KAABO Mantis 10 (with a few ties sprinkled in).

Totals: APOLLO Ghost 2022 scores 33, KAABO Mantis 10 scores 23.

Based on the scoring, the APOLLO Ghost 2022 is our overall winner. For me, the Kaabo Mantis 10 is the scooter that feels easier to live with: it's fast enough, comfy enough, and fun enough that you'll actually ride it a lot, without constantly thinking about what it cost you. It just gets on with the job and keeps you grinning. The Apollo Ghost 2022 is the more serious, heavier-hitting option, and if you truly need its extra power, braking and battery, you'll appreciate it every time you open the throttle on a long, hilly run. But for most riders most of the time, the Mantis 10 simply feels like the more sensible, satisfying choice.

That's our verdict when we try to stay objective – but hey, riding is mostly about emotions anyway, so pick the one that will make you look forward to your commute every single day.