# Wyze Lock (original)

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/wyze-lock-original
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/smart-locks
- Placement: #16 of 17 in Smart Locks, F tier
- Brand: Wyze
- LP on this board: 99
- 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
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## Verdict

Strictly dominated by its own successor at the same price. There is no buyer for whom this is the right Wyze lock.

## For

- Still on sale and widely available
- Retrofit design that fits over an existing deadbolt

## Against

- Strictly dominated by the Wyze Lock Bolt on fingerprint entry, reliability, and price
- Retrofit-only, no-keypad design is strictly worse at the same shelf
- No buyer for whom this is the right Wyze lock

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 3 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 32 cited sources across 23 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gearbrain | 10154013767872392 | B | https://www.gearbrain.com/wyze-lock-bolt-v2-smart-wifi-fingerprint-lock-2674305982.html | fetched and confirmed |
| PCWorld | Christopher Null | A | https://www.pcworld.com/article/3011587/wyze-lock-bolt-v2-review.html | fetched and confirmed |
| ButterflyMX - Video Intercoms & Access Control Systems | Tiara Sutton | B | https://butterflymx.com/blog/wyze-smart-lock-review/ | 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 |
| 9to5Toys | 9to5Toys | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9iqGS1nDk | fetched and confirmed |
| Hands-On Tech | Hands-On Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWxk9W8Nr3w | fetched and confirmed |
| The Verge | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy | B | https://www.theverge.com/23393163/best-smart-door-lock | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Made Easy | Tech Made Easy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwJvhxSFgp4 | fetched and confirmed |
| ModernDayTech | ModernDayTech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qeGlh1Ij7Q | fetched and confirmed |
| Silver Eagle Locksmith | Silver Eagle Locksmith | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MsV7GlUJBU | fetched and confirmed |
| Devon X Scott Too | Devon X Scott Too | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9i0gTlWFxY | fetched and confirmed |
| Everyday Tech For Today | Everyday Tech For Today | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eof7HcTo8E8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Lost in the 60's Tech | Lost in the 60's Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwvP28aANe8 | fetched and confirmed |
| George Yohanna | George Yohanna | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQf5QNOaeI | fetched and confirmed |
| Silver Eagle Locksmith | Silver Eagle Locksmith | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwZp8QSRQ78 | fetched and confirmed |
| BeforeYouBuy | BeforeYouBuy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyOKTGQS8dA | fetched and confirmed |
| Silver Eagle Locksmith | Silver Eagle Locksmith | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6AHZM4TxtA | fetched and confirmed |
| 2NA Tech | 2NA Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGbmPfV9fN8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Suggest 360 | Suggest 360 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KLqfvE0cco | fetched and confirmed |
| Silver Eagle Locksmith | Silver Eagle Locksmith | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2fjYO4UmmQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Lost in the 60's Tech | Lost in the 60's Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QRwo93ePqo | fetched and confirmed |
| LifeHackster | LifeHackster | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGrhzCZ-fjA | fetched and confirmed |
| BigC Vlogs | BigC Vlogs | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbN7ZNz0a4g | fetched and confirmed |
| Happy Shop | Happy Shop | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZYebsBNh3s | fetched and confirmed |
| DoItYourselfDad | AutismusCarlangusMaximus | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Lma9ypZ-4#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| LifeHackster | - | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQiH9NkxqaI#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Savvy Seyi | Misslori29 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyf8wMQdk-Y#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| BeforeYouBuy | terry_moorer | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rTWvbJ3dq8#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Silver Eagle Locksmith | DKSOOHOO1 | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2fjYO4UmmQ#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Wyze | JohnGettler | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq1y1_VWRhc#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| Wyze | kevinb7852 | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjjgjn01aFI#comments | fetched and confirmed |
| ReviewedByPhil | ReviewedByPhil | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huvLel0PN_c | 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 |
| 4 | August Wi-Fi Smart Lock | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/august-wi-fi-smart-lock |
| 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 |
| 13 | Wyze Lock Bolt | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/wyze-lock-bolt |
| 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 |
| 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

- 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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