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Last reviewed: 9 September 2026 · Product details, prices and warranty terms checked directly against joolz.com and icandyworld.com on 9 September 2026.

The key decision factors

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Note on the value scores: these were reached differently, and at different prices — the Hub2’s 5/10 was scored against its original £670 price, and the Core 2’s 6/10 against £599. Both are now listed at £599, so read those scores as directional rather than a live price comparison. At equal prices, the decision comes down to what you value more: the Hub2’s lighter, narrower build for daily folding and carrying, or the Core 2’s suspension and higher overall score.

Joolz confirms the Geo3 is the only model in its range that converts to a double — the Hub2 does not (joolz.com, September 2026). The Core 2 is also explicitly single-only, at any point. Neither of these two converts to a double.

Joolz Hub2 — what makes it stand out

The Hub2 is a commuter’s pushchair. That’s not a criticism — it’s a precise description of what it does well and where it stops. A friend who uses one daily for town, shops and public transport is satisfied with it. She’s not asking it to do anything it wasn’t designed for, and it rewards that clarity.

The detail that stuck with me most is the standalone fold. Most compact pushchairs fold flat and then fall over — you end up leaning them against a wall or wedging them with your foot while you deal with everything else. The Hub2 stands up on its own when folded. At a bus stop, on a train platform, at the top of a flight of stairs — that’s a genuinely useful detail that doesn’t appear prominently in any spec sheet. Combined with the included carry strap, it makes public transport genuinely easier, which is exactly what the daily owner feedback confirms. The Hub2 is now listed at £599, down from the £670 in our original review — a genuine improvement to its case. The Bugaboo Dragonfly still sits at a similar price point and is judged the stronger pushchair overall in our review — better suspension, more refined engineering — so it’s worth comparing before you commit.

iCandy Core 2 — what makes it stand out

I had a fairly generous session with the Core 2 in store — long enough to put it through its paces properly and form a genuine view rather than a showroom impression. The suspension is what surprised me most: I don’t give 10/10 lightly, and this is the first time I’ve done so for any single category in a pushchair review on this site. That assessment was in store, not outdoors, but it draws on years of hands-on pushchair testing — judging how a chassis absorbs impact, tracks and settles doesn’t require a gravel path underfoot. On that basis, I’d expect the Core 2 to cope confidently with a rough gravel path at Ilkley Park or Myrtle Park on a winter’s day.

Build quality matches the suspension: refined and good to the touch, a combination that’s harder to achieve than it sounds. The fold is one-handed with the seat attached, in both parent-facing and world-facing orientation. The honest caveat is real and significant: this is a single pushchair with no double option — not now, not as an add-on, not at any point. That’s not unique to iCandy as a brand — the Peach range converts to a double — but it’s true of the Core 2 specifically, and of Joolz’s Hub2 too; the Geo3 is the only model in Joolz’s range built to expand into a double. At £599 (reduced from £699, checked at icandyworld.com September 2026) — the same price as the Hub2 — buying it knowing it won’t accommodate a growing family is a decision that deserves honest thought, but the pushchair-only price no longer separates them, so it comes down to suspension versus portability. Its warranty is 5 years, transferable, with no registration step required beyond your proof of purchase. iCandy markets the lie-flat seat as suitable from birth, but its own seat-unit spec entry lists 9–25kg for 6 months to 4 years — a conflict iCandy hasn’t resolved on its own site — so confirm the approved newborn setup with a retailer before relying on it.

Which kind of pushchair do you actually need?

These two are solving genuinely different problems, which is why comparing their specs directly only gets you so far. The Hub2’s case rests on daily transit efficiency — a standalone fold, a carry strap and a narrow chassis that gets through doorways, lifts and ticket barriers without drama. The Core 2’s case rests on ride quality — suspension that absorbs rough ground rather than transmitting it, and build quality that feels like it’s been engineered rather than assembled. If your week is mostly buses, trains and pavements, the Hub2’s strengths are the ones you’ll use every day. If your week includes genuinely varied terrain and you’re certain about staying with one child, the Core 2’s suspension and build quality are the reasons I’d choose it.

Which is the better buy for your situation?

If you fold your pushchair multiple times a day on public transport, the Hub2’s standalone fold, narrower frame and carry strap are genuine daily advantages — and at £599 it’s now more competitively priced too, though we’d still compare it directly against the Bugaboo Dragonfly before committing, since our review judges the Dragonfly the stronger pushchair.

If ride quality and terrain confidence matter more to you than compact size, the Core 2 is genuinely exceptional — and at £599 the pushchair-only price no longer separates it from the Hub2, so the decision comes down to those strengths rather than cost. It’s backed by a straightforward 5-year warranty with no registration step beyond your proof of purchase; just confirm the exact newborn setup with a retailer given the conflicting guidance on iCandy’s own site. The one thing to be certain about first is the single-only limitation: there is no double option, ever.

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