# August Wi-Fi Smart Lock

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/august-wi-fi-smart-lock
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/smart-locks
- Placement: #4 of 17 in Smart Locks, B tier
- Brand: August
- LP on this board: 515
- Last researched: 2026-08-18T19:03:42.054Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

August is the top smart lock for 2026, with easy installation, great design and seamless integration.

## For

- Easy plug-and-play installation
- Modern design that fits most doors
- Seamless integration with major smart home platforms
- Reliable Wi-Fi
- Best overall design and integration

## Against

- 2020-era, dated hardware riding on brand recognition
- Well-documented appetite for batteries
- The whole August line is being transitioned into Yale-branded successors
- The Yale Approach is the better buy

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 9 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 14 independent outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yeglocksmith | yeglocksmith.com | B | https://yeglocksmith.com/best-smart-lock-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Tom's Guide | tomsguide.com | C | https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-smart-locks,review-3352.html | fetched and confirmed |
| mhn Product Review | mhn Product Review | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ewmcdVItlE | fetched and confirmed |
| Tiktok | tiktok.com | D | https://www.tiktok.com/@smartgeekhome/video/7570369351291915534 | fetched and confirmed |
| PCMag Australia | au.pcmag.com | B | https://au.pcmag.com/smart-locks/44061/the-best-smart-locks | fetched and confirmed |
| WIRED | Nena Farrell | B | https://www.wired.com/story/best-smart-locks/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Trunetto | Trunetto | B | https://www.trunetto.com/compare/august-wifi-smart-lock-vs-yale-assure-lock-2 | fetched and confirmed |
| CNET | CNET | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egVr3cuP9nQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Best Buy Canada Product Videos | Best Buy Canada Product Videos | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vokq94TC_y0 | fetched and confirmed |
| AdvisorReview | AdvisorReview | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtxYc6DKfwg | fetched and confirmed |
| ToysCat | ToysCat | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPPXwoZ7OJM | fetched and confirmed |
| How To Do It All | How To Do It All | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTww-8d96L4 | fetched and confirmed |
| bstej_TechReviews | bstej_TechReviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDM5nOh-2p0 | fetched and confirmed |
| GleamSync | GleamSync | B | https://gleamsync.com/blog/best-smart-locks-airbnb | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/yale-assure-lock-2 |
| 2 | Schlage Arrive Smart WiFi Deadbolt | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/schlage-arrive-smart-wifi-deadbolt |
| 3 | Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/schlage-encode-plus-smart-wifi-deadbolt |
| 5 | Ultraloq Bolt Fingerprint | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ultraloq-bolt-fingerprint |
| 6 | Level Lock Pro | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/level-lock-pro |
| 7 | Aqara Smart Lock U100 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/aqara-smart-lock-u100 |
| 8 | Yale Approach Lock with Wi-Fi | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/yale-approach-lock-with-wi-fi |
| 9 | Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro with Wi-Fi | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ultraloq-u-bolt-pro-with-wi-fi |
| 16 | Wyze Lock (original) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/wyze-lock-original |
| 17 | Lockly Visage | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/lockly-visage |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/smart-locks.

## What this tier means

- B: Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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