Having never used a lock like this one for my home, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I wasn’t really shopping for one either. My wife, however, was. And I’m all for any product that can help her feel safe. We live in a quiet residential neighborhood, but are constantly aware of the break in attempts around us as reported by neighborhood Facebook groups. So I’m happy that we chose this product, which essentially serves as a replacement for your deadbolt. We also like to keep our keychains on the minimal side of things with a little more than a key fob.

While each member of our family uses a single code to unlock our door, having the ability to set a temporary alternate for a neighbor when we are out of town is awesome. I imagine people with rental property will especially appreciate this feature. There is one drawback though, but it’s not worth docking even one star from my rating. It’s the bulky box on the inside of the door. We knew this model uses multiple AAA batteries and even bought some in preparation. But it does look a little big. They all may be like that for all I know and my wife sees no issue with it, so I can overlook it too. Eventually. In the meantime, typing in our code and hearing the lock do its thing is pretty cool. I feel so hi-tech!