I reviewed 16 of the best smart locks of 2025 to find the best smart lock for you. Find out which lock came out on top in this ultimate smart lock review! (spoiler: the lockly visage)
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BEST OVERALL
Lockly Visage:
BEST VALUE:
Aqara U50:
Eufy E30:
OTHER LOCKS TESTED:
Level Lock Plus:
SwitchBot Lock Pro:
August Smart Lock:
Yale Approach:
Ultraloq Bolt:
Yale Assure Lock 2:
Kwikset Halo Select:
Schlage Encode Plus:
Alfred DB2s:
Eufy S330:
0:00 Best Lock
0:33 Locks I’d recommend to friends and Family
1:43 Minor mental breakdown
2:18 16 Lock Lineup
5:46 Keys
6:13 Keypads
7:12 Fingerprint readers
7:40 RFID card reader
7:56 Apple Homekey
8:12 Facial Recognition
8:27 Door detection
8:50 Batteries
9:40 Motor Sound/Noise
10:27 Smart Home Compatibility
11:21 Reliability
12:20 Best/Worst Lock Award Winners
17:00 “16 Locks” Musical Extravaganza
If you’re using power door locks. Don’t use Nickle-cadmium or Nickle-metal hydrate batteries. I would recommend one time use or rechargeable 1.5V Lithium (Li-ion): If you use rechargeable 1.5V lithium AA options (such as Philips or XTAR), they typically support roughly 1,000 to 1,200 charge cycles while maintaining a steady 1.5V output from full charge to complete discharge.
Loved the music at the end, you should lead with that!!
genius
Do not get Schlage locks. I could type in my code a 100 times, glow green confirming that it is the right code, and it still won’t work. It’s pissed me off greatly and I hope the one I dismantled burns in hell.
its makes no sense to automate the lock and not the door handle since the door can’t be opened without turning the handle anyway, while you can lock the door at just the handle, doing both unlocking and opening the door at the same time. These smart locks force you to use an extra lock, weather its just an adapter or the lock itself, or replace your entire door handle. Why hasn’t someone come up with a smart door handle turner which would elimination the need for an extra lock or replacing your entire door handle?