CATEGORY : Smart Locks

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen VS. Schlage Sense

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6.1
Winner:

Schlage Sense

Reasons to buy Schlage Sense:

  • button icon Remote access
  • button icon Auto Locks & Unlocks
  • button icon Very easy to install
  • button icon Encrypts Data exchanged between the unit & your smartphone
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5.2
Runners Up:

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen

Reasons to buy August Smart Lock 3rd Gen :

  • button icon Very easy to install
  • button icon Works with Alexa - easy to control with voice command
  • button icon Locks automatically as you leave
  • button icon Unlocks automatically as you arrive.
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summary Review:

PERFORMANCE
WINNER :

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen

  • AUTO-UNLOCK
USABILITY
WINNER :

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen

  • KEEP YOUR EXISTING LOCK AND KEYS
  • COMPATIBLE WITH COMMON TYPES OF CYLINDERS
  • ATTACHES TO YOUR EXISTING DEADBOLT
SAFETY
WINNER :

Schlage Sense

  • PIN CODES ACCESS
  • INTRUSION ALARM
  • ANTI THEFT ALARM
  • MISCHIEF PREVENTION
DESIGN
WINNER :

Schlage Sense

  • LED KEYPAD
  • LOW BATTERY WARNING
  • EMERGENCY POWER OPTION
  • DIGITAL TOUCHSCREEN
Comparison Winner
Schlage Sense

Reasons why we like it:

  • PIN CODES ACCESS
  • INTRUSION ALARM
  • ANTI THEFT ALARM
  • MISCHIEF PREVENTION
  • LED KEYPAD
  • LOW BATTERY WARNING
  • EMERGENCY POWER OPTION
  • DIGITAL TOUCHSCREEN
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COMPARISON – August Smart Lock 3rd Gen VS. Schlage Sense

PERFORMANCE

REMOTELY CONTROLLED

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

You can easily control access for anyone. Give them access for a specific period of time. Always know that your door is securely locked with DoorSense - this works with both iOS & Android enabled smart phones.

Yes

Yes, you can easily add a Schlage Sense Wi-Fi Adapter to your home-network in-order to remotely control the smart-lock from anywhere using a free Schlage Sense app compatible with both iOS and Android Smartphones.

MOTION ACTIVATED CAMERA

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

AUTO-LOCK

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

The devices auto-locks the door as you leave the house – so you will always be secure even if you forgot to lock the door during rush hours. In addition to that, you can lock the door remotely using your smartphone.

Yes

It is equipped with an Auto-Lock feature that relocks the deadbolt after being unlocked for a certain period of time. In fact, this feature can be set using the Schlage Sense app and you can also increase or decrease the Auto-Lock time to suit your preference or turn it off altogether using the App.

AUTO-UNLOCK

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Unlocks its self automatically as you arrive. It will communicate with the App installed on your Smartphone thus make it easy for you to enter your home. There is no need of putting down groceries to open the door. All you need is to have a Smartphone with you.

No

WIRELESS SMART LOCK

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Is compatible with Google Assistant and Alexa using August Connect Wi-Fi Bridge - though the Wi-Fi Bridge is sold separately

Yes

But you will need to acquire a Schlage Sense Wi-Fi Adapter in-order to easily connect to your Smartphone or home-network-devices so as to facilitate for wireless locking and unlocking of the doors.

TRACKS ACTIVITY AT YOUR DOORSTEP

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

You will always get mobile alerts on who has used the door.

Yes

The device will allow you to check lock-activity easily using the Schlage Sense App that can help you view up-to 100 last events so that you can always know who accessed your door and when.

TWO WAY AUDIO

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen

USABILITY

INCLUDES A DOORBELL

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

EASY INSTALLATION

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Is compatible with most single-cylinder deadbolts - You can easily attach it to an existing deadbolt so that everyone in your house can still use their keys. Install it inside your door on less than 10 minutes using a screwdriver.

Yes

Very easy to install and setup by yourself in just minutes using only a screwdriver. Additionally, it even comes with a user-manual that will guide you through the installation process.

WORKS WITH ALEXA

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Syncs perfectly with Alexa voice control device thus making it easy to set send commands to the smartlock using voice.

Yes

It is very compatible with Amazon-Alexa devices in-order to allow for remote voice-control of the door-lock. However, this will require you to connect a Schlage Sense Wi-Fi Adapter to any Alexa device.

KEEP YOUR EXISTING LOCK AND KEYS

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

You don’t have to dish away your keys and locks – August Smart Lock can be installed next to your deadbolt/door lock, so you can still access your house with keys.

No

CONTROL ACCESS

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

You can easily grant or cancel access to guests or family members using a mobile app. This can be done remotely. You will also know when they accessed your house and at what time.

Yes

Use Schlage Sense App to share and manage access to your home. With this App you can create different guest-codes that give every guest 24/7 access to your lock or even create a custom schedule that only allows a certain access code to be active during designated hours of the day. Lastly, guest access code can removed easily in-order ensure maximum-security.

USER FRIENDLY

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

It is very easy to use – the device is well designed, can be used by anyone and the mobile application makes it even easier to control your door.

Yes

It uses access-codes that can be easily entered on the lock’s touchscreen display. Additionally, this unit can be easily locked and unlocked using the Schlage Sense App installed on your Smartphone or you can even use the included key to unlock this device manually.

COMPATIBLE WITH COMMON TYPES OF CYLINDERS

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Is globally compatible with all doors.

No

ATTACHES TO YOUR EXISTING DEADBOLT

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Simply attach it above your deadbolt. You can always use the deadbolt if you want to. No need of removing it.

No

ATTACHES TO YOUR EXISTING KEYS

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

BATTERY LIFE

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Uses 4 AA Batteries which last upto 12 months

Yes

its battery will last for about a year with average-use before needing a replacement

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen

SAFETY

PIN CODES ACCESS

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

This smart-lock uses access-codes to allow you and other visitors to easily unlock the door. In fact, this device features an access-code memory capacity of 30-codes which facilitate for shared access when living with different people within the same house

DATA ENCRYPTION

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Features a Two-factor authentication and Two-layer encryption to ensure the highest level of security. In addition to that, if you lose your phone, August App can be disabled and all virtual keys on that device will be canceled - go to lostphone.august.com

Yes

Provides users with end-to-end encryption and authentication when transferring data between the smart lock and other devices via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth in-order to ensure optimum-security at all times..

FIRE WARNING

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

DOUBLE AUTHENTICATION

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

Two-Factor authentication ensures guarantees you with maximum security. This type of double authentication makes it difficult for intruders to sneak into your home.

No

RANDOM SECURITY CODE

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

INTRUSION ALARM

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

Features a built-in alarm sensor that can sense intrusion and make a sound coupled with sending you an alert on your Smartphone via Schlage-App.

DOUBLE LOCKING

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

No

ANTI THEFT ALARM

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

Features an inbuilt ant-theft alarm that can sense potential door-attacks and then make a loud-sound to alert nearby people coupled sending you an alert-message on your Smartphone using the Schlage-App.

MISCHIEF PREVENTION

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

This device will make a loud noise when wrong-codes are entered for multiple times. Additionally, red-light will blink if a wrong access-code is entered and the home-owner will also receive an alert-massage on his/her Smartphone if they are not home.

Schlage Sense

DESIGN

DURABLE

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
Yes

It is well built - can survive in harsh weather conditions.

Yes

It’s been designed to meet the highest industry standards for strength and durability because it features very durable metallic-body coupled with smudge-resistant keypad. Additionally, this device is weather-resistant and it can be used outside your house no-matter the weather conditions.

LED KEYPAD

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

This device is equipped with a LED-keypad that facilitates quick and easy code-entry at any time of the day or night. In fact, this Keypad creates a great Led-light at night for easy code-entry and it’s even smudge-resistant.

LOW BATTERY WARNING

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

Features a low battery indicator that will help to remind you several weeks before the batteries get completely drained so that you can replace them earlier.

EMERGENCY POWER OPTION

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

It is equipped with a 9V battery-terminal for emergency power in-case the batteries get drained when the device is locked. However, this unit features a low-battery indicator that will remind you weeks in advance to replace the batteries and it even comes with a backup-key for manual unlocking of the door if power is lost.

DIGITAL TOUCHSCREEN

August Smart Lock 3rd Gen
Schlage Sense
No

Yes

Features a digital touchscreen display that facilitates for easy access-code entry in-order to unlock the door. Additionally, this touchscreen-display can illuminate a simple led-light at night so that you can easily enter the access-codes.

Schlage Sense

Overall Winner

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