Ultraloq

Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro with Wi-Fi

Ranked #9 in Smart Locks

399 LP on the category ladder what's LP?

Offers a sleek design, fingerprint entry and Matter support without breaking the bank.

Consolidated from 2 cited sources at one outlet - limited coverage

Flagged as a product to avoid

1 of 5 research runs entered this as a product to avoid rather than a pick. A trap is a product buyers genuinely cross-shop but should not buy, ranked honestly alongside the real picks rather than dropped to the bottom. Why the boards include them

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Pros & cons

✓ Sleek design
✓ Former Wirecutter favorite whose reputation was earned in its day
✓ Shares Ultraloq's well-regarded lock hardware lineage

✗ Superseded by the Bolt Fingerprint
✗ Finicky Wi-Fi add-on reliability
✗ Battery drain complaints
✗ PCMag's high Ultraloq scores reflect the newer hardware, not this aging model

The sources behind this ranking

We searched the web and YouTube for what has been published about this product, then read the articles, video transcripts and comments we found. 1 outlet wouldn't let us check its link. We quote no words from these sources, so each row shows only where we placed it.

1 mixed source

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1 unconvinced source

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Frequently asked questions

It ranks #9 of 17 on our smart locks tier list, in C tier. That placement draws on 2 cited sources from a single outlet.

Superseded by the Bolt Fingerprint. Finicky Wi-Fi add-on reliability. Battery drain complaints. PCMag's high Ultraloq scores reflect the newer hardware, not this aging model.