Best Smart Locks for Geofencing

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Best for Geofencing

Schlage Sense Pro

4.2 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Best overall product

Schlage Encode Smart Lock

4.3 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 Schlage Sense Pro
4.2

UWB approach detection is the standout feature and was faster and more precise than conventional geofencing for most reviewers. Results were not universal: one reviewer needed to travel far away...

Pros: Geofencing, Industrial design

Cons: Feature additions via updates, Key override reliability

#2 ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint Smart Lock
4.1

Geofencing and auto-unlock were mixed: some reviewers found it useful or better than most, while others found it slow or inconsistent.

Pros: Fingerprint, Installation and Setup

#3 Yale Approach Smart lock
4.0

Geofencing and auto-unlock were often praised as accurate, smooth, or helpful, but one reviewer found it worked only about a third of the time.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Value and Price

Cons: Keypad, Auto-lock

#4 ULTRALOQ U-Bolt Pro Smart Lock
3.8

Geofencing divided reviewers: some found auto-unlock slick or improved, while one older review said it never activated and others noted setup behavior mattered.

Pros: Fingerprint, Installation and Setup

Cons: Hub requirement

#5 Yale August Smart Lock
3.5

Geofencing and auto-unlock were the most mixed smart feature: some reviewers found it handy or excellent, while others found it slow, inconsistent, or stopped working.

Pros: Installation and Setup, App

Cons: Battery

#6 Yale Assure Lock 2 Smart Lock
3.4

Geofencing and auto-unlock were convenient when they worked, but reviewers disliked fixed radius limits, constant location access, or privacy/battery implications.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

Cons: Wi-Fi, Battery

#7 Aqara Smart Lock U100
3.3

Geofencing was possible but evidence was cautious: one reviewer used it successfully, while another warned location automations were beta-like and risky.

Pros: Fingerprint, Value and Price

Cons: Hub requirement, Battery

#8 Level Lock+ Smart Lock
3.2

Geofencing and touch-based arrival features were useful but more context-dependent than Home Key because they rely on location and Bluetooth.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Industrial design

Cons: Value and Price, Door compatibility (deadbolt fit)

#9 Google Nest x Yale Smart Lock
3.0

Geofencing was a split attribute: away-based auto-lock was useful, but reviewers repeatedly wanted GPS/proximity auto-unlock that the lock lacks.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Value and Price

Cons: Voice control, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

#10 Lockin Veno Pro Smart Deadbolt Lock
2.7

Geofencing is mixed: one reviewer liked the idea, while others said it only changes modes or does not automatically lock or unlock.

Pros: Palm vein recognition, Battery

Cons: Feature additions via updates, Geofencing

#11 Schlage Encode Plus Smart Lock
2.5

Geofencing and arrival automation were weaker points because one reviewer found Apple Watch confirmation prompts frustrating instead of seamless.

Pros: Value and Price, Installation and Setup

Cons: Keypad, App

#12 Schlage Encode Smart Lock
1.7

Geofencing was repeatedly identified as missing, with reviewers noting the lack of hands-free auto-unlock as a meaningful convenience gap.

Pros: Installation and Setup, App

Cons: Battery, Locking motor

#13 SwitchBot Lock Ultra
1.5

Geofencing was one of the clearest weak points, with reviewers calling it haphazard or saying it did not work in testing.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Industrial design

Cons: Hub requirement, Auto-lock

#14 TCL D1 Pro Smart Lock
1.5

Geofencing is a weak point because one reviewer specifically called the missing geolocation feature a pain.

Pros: Palm vein recognition, Installation and Setup

Cons: App, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)