Three Ionic Control listings, three different level labels, and one shared frame of numbers: round head, low balance, 38 mm thick, 365 to 375 g. That is the puzzle with the 2025 model. No review has been found for it, so this page reads the specs and says plainly where they stop.
Advanced, Intermediate or Beginner: three listings, three labels
Retailers label the 2023 Ionic Control Advanced. The 2025 is listed as Intermediate / Advanced on padelmarket.com. The Ionic Control 26 is listed as Beginner / Intermediate. Across those three listings, balance, shape, thickness and weight match. Frame, surface and level wording differ.
So what does the label tell you? Not much about measured differences. It comes from retailers and may differ between shops. The automatic link between these listings is also doubtful, so do not read it as a clean upgrade path. Read the build instead. A round, low-balance racket in this weight range suits a player who already makes clean contact. A listed 365 to 375 g is on the heavy side, which is worth knowing if you are new to the sport.
Round, low and 365 to 375 g: why control is High and power is Low
Four things drive the High control meter: the MultiEVA core, the carbon-type face, the round shape and the low balance. The same round shape and low balance pull power down to Low. Together they raise control and take away leverage.
The weight is the one driver that pulls the other way. The heavy class raises power a little, but it lowers comfort and maneuverability. That is why both land at Medium: the build helps and hurts at once.
What does that mean in practice? On paper this racket suits someone who builds a point, not someone who ends it with one shot. You supply the pace.
Glaphite face, MultiEVA core, CarbonTube frame: what is listed and what the page only claims
The retailer lists a Glaphite face, a MultiEVA core and a CarbonTube frame, with a roughened surface. The padelnuestro.com product page describes Glaphite as a blend of fiberglass and carbon fibre. It calls the frame a 100% carbon structure for stiffness and strength. Those are marketing claims, not test results.
The same page calls the racket the choice for advanced players. The Intermediate / Advanced label comes from padelmarket.com. Two shops, two wordings.
For you, the practical point is simple. A carbon-type face and a medium core are among the drivers of the High control meter. No reviewer has commented on how it feels, so treat feel as unknown.
Ionic Control 2025 or Ionic Power 2025: the same line, opposite profiles
The Bullpadel Ionic Power 2025 shares the weight range, the 38 mm thickness and the MultiEVA core. Shape, balance and the meters differ. It is a diamond shape with a high balance, and it is listed with Javi Leal. Its meters read High power and Low control, Low comfort and a Low sweet spot.
That is a mirror image of the Control. If you put control ahead of power, the Control fits you. If you want power first, the Power does.
Hack 02 Advance and Kuikma Control Carbon 26: two rackets with the same meters
The Bullpadel Hack 02 Advance has the same five meters as this racket. It is also round, low-balance, 38 mm thick and 365 to 375 g. The core is Evalastic and it is listed as Advanced.
The Kuikma Control Carbon 26 also matches on the meters. It uses a 12K carbon face and a core listed as EVA. The listed weight is 361 to 375 g, and the level is Professional. Same profile on paper, but different materials and a higher label.
What the listings leave out
Head size, the balance in millimetres and the handle are not published for this racket. The weight system is unverified, and no reviews exist. That matters. Balance in mm would show how low the low balance really is, and head size would tell you more about the sweet spot. Until a court test appears, the meters are a reading of the listed build, nothing more. If you can try it before buying, do that.
