# Wyze Lock Bolt

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/wyze-lock-bolt
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/smart-locks
- Placement: #13 of 17 in Smart Locks, D tier
- Brand: Wyze
- LP on this board: 284
- 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

Wyze Lock Bolt is often marketed as a budget option, but reviews note frequent firmware glitches and limited support.

## For

- Low price point for entry-level smart lock
- Budget benchmark
- Fingerprint reader and auto-lock
- Bluetooth app control with no hub required
- Nothing else in the budget bracket comes close on core lock performance

## Against

- Frequent firmware glitches reported
- Limited customer support options
- Buggy firmware
- Unreliable battery life
- Missing advanced security features

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 4 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 26 cited sources across 22 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SafeHome.org | Rob Gabriele | B | https://www.safehome.org/smart-locks/wyze-lock-bolt/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Gearbrain | 10154013767872392 | B | https://www.gearbrain.com/wyze-lock-bolt-v2-smart-wifi-fingerprint-lock-2674305982.html | fetched and confirmed |
| Popular Mechanics | Brandon Russell | B | https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gear/a71524806/wyze-lock-bolt-v2-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Instagram | - | B | https://www.instagram.com/p/DVZ38pVFnC6/ | fetched and confirmed |
| The Verge | Andrew Liszewski | B | https://www.theverge.com/news/822276/wyze-lock-bolt-v2-wifi-bluetooth-smart-door-lock | fetched and confirmed |
| The Ambient | Diane Templado | B | https://www.the-ambient.com/news/wyzes-affordable-smart-lock-gets-wi-fi-to-make-it-an-even-better-deal/ | fetched and confirmed |
| STYLE PICKS | STYLE PICKS | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa-GdMHub4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Safewise.com | Safewise.com | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wRdA7i2mS0 | fetched and confirmed |
| GearBrain | GearBrain | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFp1hm87IN4 | fetched and confirmed |
| ButterflyMX - Video Intercoms & Access Control Systems | Tiara Sutton | C | https://butterflymx.com/blog/wyze-smart-lock-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| FOCUSED INSIGHT | Focused Insight Editorial Team | S | https://focusedinsight.net/wyze-lock-bolt/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Popular Mechanics | Brandon Russell | C | https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/a39428012/best-electronic-deadbolts/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Smart Lock Advice | smartlock25 | B | https://smartlockadvice.com/best-retrofit-smart-lock/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Family Handyman | Mary Henn | C | https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/best-smart-locks-for-airbnb/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Smart Shopper Deals | Smart Shopper Deals | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVOSpjg0nG4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Theonetechguy | Theonetechguy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINa8rtpBdY | fetched and confirmed |
| How To Do It Tech | How To Do It Tech | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJjK3G1scB8 | fetched and confirmed |
| xXEnglishKatieXx | xXEnglishKatieXx | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7oRiyrCR7w | fetched and confirmed |
| Detrone Does It | Detrone Does It | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24KtHnUTjjE | fetched and confirmed |
| RBL Reviews | RBL Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg7E9UxECls | fetched and confirmed |
| AdvisorReview | AdvisorReview | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNQ52rbabg | fetched and confirmed |
| BigC Vlogs | BigC Vlogs | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbN7ZNz0a4g | fetched and confirmed |
| Wyze | curtisloew2076 | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Ed5ieYtaA#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Wyze | davidmmuench | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJLy2kHUjVU#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Wyze | curtisloew2076 | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Ed5ieYtaA&vl=en-US#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| PCWorld | Christopher Null | A | https://www.pcworld.com/article/3011587/wyze-lock-bolt-v2-review.html | 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 |
| 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 |
| 10 | Kwikset Halo Select | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/kwikset-halo-select |
| 11 | Eufy Video Smart Lock E330 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/eufy-video-smart-lock-e330 |
| 12 | Eufy Smart Lock C34 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/eufy-smart-lock-c34 |
| 14 | Schlage Encode (original) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/schlage-encode-smart-wifi-deadbolt-original |
| 15 | Nuki Smart Lock | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/nuki-smart-lock |
| 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

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## 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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