Best Smart Locks for Geofencing

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Safest pick

Yale Approach Smart lock

4.0 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

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Yale August Smart Lock

6 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

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#1 ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint Smart Lock
4.1
6 reviews

Geofencing and auto-unlock were mixed: some reviewers found it useful or better than most, while others found it slow or inconsistent.

Pros: Weather resistance, User access management

Cons: Locking motor, Remote access

#2 Yale Approach Smart lock
4.0
6 reviews

Geofencing and auto-unlock were often praised as accurate, smooth, or helpful, but one reviewer found it worked only about a third of the time.

Pros: Key override reliability, Remote access

Cons: Warranty and support, Bluetooth

#3 ULTRALOQ U-Bolt Pro Smart Lock
3.8
5 reviews

Geofencing divided reviewers: some found auto-unlock slick or improved, while one older review said it never activated and others noted setup behavior mattered.

Pros: Locking reliability, Build quality and durability

Cons: Two-factor authentication availability, Backset compatibility

#4 Yale August Smart Lock
3.5
6 reviews

Geofencing and auto-unlock were the most mixed smart feature: some reviewers found it handy or excellent, while others found it slow, inconsistent, or stopped working.

Pros: Locking motor, Physical attack resistance

Cons: Fingerprint, Battery

#5 Yale Assure Lock 2 Smart Lock
3.4
4 reviews

Geofencing and auto-unlock were convenient when they worked, but reviewers disliked fixed radius limits, constant location access, or privacy/battery implications.

Pros: Lock/unlock speed, Guest Codes and Access

Cons: Backset compatibility, Warranty and support

#6 Aqara Smart Lock U100
3.3
2 reviews

Geofencing was possible but evidence was cautious: one reviewer used it successfully, while another warned location automations were beta-like and risky.

Pros: Lock/unlock speed, Fingerprint

Cons: Keyway quality, Wi-Fi

#7 Level Lock+ Smart Lock
3.2
4 reviews

Geofencing and touch-based arrival features were useful but more context-dependent than Home Key because they rely on location and Bluetooth.

Pros: Industrial design, Build quality and durability

Cons: Pick/drill resistance (if rated), Keyway quality

#8 Google Nest x Yale Smart Lock
3.0
5 reviews

Geofencing was a split attribute: away-based auto-lock was useful, but reviewers repeatedly wanted GPS/proximity auto-unlock that the lock lacks.

Pros: Weather resistance, Notifications

Cons: Door-sense, Bluetooth

#9 Lockin Veno Pro Smart Deadbolt Lock
2.7
3 reviews

Geofencing is mixed: one reviewer liked the idea, while others said it only changes modes or does not automatically lock or unlock.

Pros: Lock/unlock speed, Wi-Fi

Cons: Feature additions via updates, Warranty and support

#10 Schlage Encode Plus Smart Lock
2.5
1 review

Geofencing and arrival automation were weaker points because one reviewer found Apple Watch confirmation prompts frustrating instead of seamless.

Pros: Locking reliability, Lock/unlock speed

Cons: Weather resistance, Door-sense

#11 Schlage Encode Smart Lock
1.7
3 reviews

Geofencing was repeatedly identified as missing, with reviewers noting the lack of hands-free auto-unlock as a meaningful convenience gap.

Pros: Bluetooth, Hub requirement

Cons: Door-sense, Fingerprint

#12 SwitchBot Lock Ultra
1.5
2 reviews

Geofencing was one of the clearest weak points, with reviewers calling it haphazard or saying it did not work in testing.

Pros: App, Battery

Cons: Geofencing, Jam detection

#13 TCL D1 Pro Smart Lock
1.5
1 review

Geofencing is a weak point because one reviewer specifically called the missing geolocation feature a pain.

Pros: Wi-Fi, Hub requirement

Cons: Door-sense, Geofencing