# Ring Video Doorbell 4

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/ring-video-doorbell-4
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/video-doorbells
- Placement: #17 of 17 in Video Doorbells, F tier
- Brand: Ring
- LP on this board: 59
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T02:32:44.915Z
- 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

App and connectivity issues make it a poor value for its price.

## For

- Video quality
- Fine at clearance prices

## Against

- Clunky app
- Connectivity hiccups
- Slower alerts
- Lower video quality
- Overhyped zoom capability

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 5 of 8 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 11 cited sources across 9 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wirecutter | - | - | https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-smart-doorbell-camera/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Smart Home 101 | Smart Home 101 | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuU-0DaVEY0 | fetched and confirmed |
| Trim That Weed - Your Gardening Resource | Trim That Weed - Your Gardening Resource | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKPAIiFGZWo | fetched and confirmed |
| JB Hi-Fi Official | JB Hi-Fi Official | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eZPm165Afo | fetched and confirmed |
| UK Pro Reviewer | UK Pro Reviewer | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWqyGMAjAyM | fetched and confirmed |
| I Review for You | I Review for You | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ZQtep1XCg | fetched and confirmed |
| The Product Critiques | The Product Critiques | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLkMUT6x8Bg | fetched and confirmed |
| Erin Lawrence | Erin Lawrence | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdvmljSaleQ | fetched and confirmed |
| UK Pro Reviewer | UK Pro Reviewer | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hld35k1jA2Y | fetched and confirmed |
| r/Ring | u/wazzamacc | D | https://www.reddit.com/r/Ring/comments/1nzikje/your_video_doorbell_4_will_stop_working_on_15/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Wirecutter | - | - | https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-smart-doorbell-camera/?eafs_enabled=false | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Google Nest Doorbell (Wired, 3rd Gen) | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/google-nest-doorbell-wired-3rd-gen |
| 2 | TP-Link Tapo D225 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-tapo-d225 |
| 3 | Eufy Video Doorbell Dual | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/eufy-video-doorbell-dual-e340 |
| 4 | Ring Wired Doorbell Pro (3rd Gen) | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/ring-wired-doorbell-pro-3rd-gen |
| 5 | Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (2nd Gen) | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/arlo-video-doorbell-2k-2nd-gen |
| 12 | SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/simplisafe-video-doorbell-pro |
| 13 | Wyze Video Doorbell V2 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/wyze-video-doorbell-v2 |
| 14 | TP-Link Tapo D225 (wired) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-tapo-d225-wired |
| 15 | Logitech Circle View Doorbell | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/logitech-circle-view-doorbell |
| 16 | Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free (1st Gen) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/arlo-essential-video-doorbell-wire-free-1st-gen |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/video-doorbells.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## 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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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.