Top 5 compared
The best Bluetooth trackers
Keys, wallets and bags you can find from your phone, whether they’re down the back of the couch or across town.
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A Bluetooth tracker is a coin-sized tag or a thin card that goes on keys, in a bag or in a suitcase and shows up on a map on your phone. Close by, it rings so you can follow the sound; further away, it reports its position whenever it passes another phone on the same network, so the bigger the network, the sooner a lost bag turns up.
Not every tracker talks to every phone: some report only through Apple’s Find My, Samsung’s only to Galaxy phones, and a few to iPhone and Android alike. Batteries are a coin cell you replace every year or two, a rechargeable cell topped up on a wireless pad, or sealed in for the life of the tag.
What matters
- Precision finding, which points the way when you’re close.
- A key ring hole, or a holder to buy.
- A water rating, for keys that get rained on.
- A button that rings your phone when that’s what’s lost.
#1Apple AirTag (2nd generation)
$20–$30
Precision Finding steers you to it on an iPhone or, for the first time, an Apple Watch, and its speaker is 50% louder than the first AirTag’s. It runs on Apple’s Find My network alone, so without an iPhone, look to the Tile Mate below, or Samsung’s SmartTag2 for a Galaxy phone.
What owners say: A step up from the first AirTag, owners say, with accurate tracking, Precision Finding that works well and a chime that’s easy to hear. Battery life, pairing with some iPhones and the price all draw mixed views.
Heads up: Android phones can’t use it: it sets up only with an iPhone or iPad.
A closer look: Setting it up takes one tap, and if a suitcase goes astray, its location can be shared with more than 50 airlines. There’s no hole for a key ring, so add a holder or loop to hang it on keys or a bag. The improved Precision Finding needs an iPhone 15 or later (not the 16e), or an Apple Watch Series 9 or later.
- Share location with 50+ airlines
- Apple Watch points the way
- One-tap setup
- No key ring hole
Best for: Tracking keys and bags on an iPhone
- Works with
- iPhone and iPad (Find My)
- Precision finding
- iPhone 15 or later
- Battery
- Over a year, replaceable CR2032
- Water resistance
- IP67
- Rings your phone
- No
#2Ridge Tracker Card (Apple Find My or Google Find Hub)
$30–$50
A card-shaped tracker that slips into a wallet’s card slot or under a money clip, and works with Apple’s Find My or Google’s Find Hub, so it suits iPhone and Android alike. It recharges on any Qi or MagSafe charger and runs up to five months between charges.
What owners say: Setup is simple, it sits flat in a wallet’s card slot and it rarely needs a charge. The rest is mixed: it won’t pair with some new iPhones, the ringer is too quiet for some and too loud for others, and reliability varies.
A closer look: Ridge says the signal carries furthest with the card under a wallet’s cash strap or money clip, and that range can vary inside one of its metal wallets. Tracking can be shared with up to five people, handy for a couple who share a travel wallet, and Siri can show where it is.
- Card-shaped tracker
- 95dB ringer
- Up to 300 ft range
- Separation alerts
- Siri shows where it is
Best for: Wallets and passports
- Works with
- iPhone (Find My) or Android (Find Hub)
- Precision finding
- No
- Battery
- Rechargeable (Qi or MagSafe), up to 5 months
- Water resistance
- IP68
- Rings your phone
- No
#3Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 Bluetooth Tracker
$20–$30
Compass View on the phone leads you to it step by step, and Lost Mode lets whoever finds it tap their own phone on it to see your contact details. It’s IP67 rated, so rain or a dunk won’t stop it.
What owners say: Easy to set up, it keeps tabs on keys and bags, and one owner says it has saved them countless times. Accuracy, pairing with phones beyond Samsung’s Galaxy S range, battery life and price all split opinion.
A closer look: Its button works the other way round too, ringing your phone when that’s what has gone missing. The metal loop takes a key ring or a bag clip, and when the battery runs down it takes a standard CR2032 coin cell.
- Finder’s phone shows your contact
- Metal loop for keys
Best for: Samsung Galaxy phones
- Works with
- Samsung Galaxy phones (SmartThings)
- Precision finding
- Compass View (UWB Galaxy phones)
- Battery
- Up to 500 days, replaceable CR2032
- Water resistance
- IP67
- Rings your phone
- Yes
#4UGREEN FineTrack Tracker Tag (Apple Find My)
Under $10
It uses Apple’s Find My network just as an AirTag does but costs less, and its CR2032 battery lasts over two years.
What owners say: One-tap setup wins praise, and for many it links up with Find My without a hitch. Not for all, though: a few couldn’t get it to connect, and accuracy, battery life and loudness all get mixed reports.
Heads up: It works only with Apple’s Find My, so it needs an iPhone or iPad.
A closer look: There’s no app to download: it adds straight into Find My on an iPhone, and the left-behind alert pops up if you walk off without it. Unlike an AirTag it has its own key ring hole, but no water rating, so it’s best on keys and bags rather than anything that might go for a swim.
- 80dB alarm
- Left-behind alert
- No app to download
- Own key ring hole
- Child-resistant battery cover
Best for: A tag on every key ring
- Works with
- iPhone and iPad (Find My)
- Precision finding
- No
- Battery
- Over 2 years, replaceable CR2032
- Water resistance
- Not rated
- Rings your phone
- No
#5Tile by Life360 Mate (2024)
$20–$30
Works with iPhone and Android alike, so it suits a household with both, and pressing it makes your phone ring, even on silent. A discreet SOS alert can warn family in an unsafe moment.
What owners say: Keys and phones turn up in seconds, and plenty of owners wouldn’t be without it. The sealed battery is the catch: some say it, or the tag itself, gave out within months, and opinions on the price are split.
A closer look: Adding it to the Life360 app puts the family’s keys and bags on the same map as their phones. Switching on the SOS triple-press stops the button from ringing your phone, so decide which matters more.
- Triple-press SOS alert
- Built-in key ring hole
- Shows on the Life360 map
Best for: Android phones, or a home with both
- Works with
- iPhone and Android (Tile or Life360 app)
- Precision finding
- No
- Battery
- Up to 3 years, sealed
- Water resistance
- IP68
- Rings your phone
- Yes
How they compare
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| Feature | #1AirTag (2nd gen) | #2Ridge Tracker Card | #3Galaxy SmartTag2 | #4UGREEN FineTrack | #5Tile Mate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best for wallets | Best for Samsung Galaxy | Best budget | Best for Android | |
| Picked Rating | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Price | $20–$30 | $30–$50 | $20–$30 | Under $10 | $20–$30 |
| Works with | iPhone and iPad (Find My) | iPhone (Find My) or Android (Find Hub) | Samsung Galaxy phones (SmartThings) | iPhone and iPad (Find My) | iPhone and Android (Tile or Life360 app) |
| Precision finding | iPhone 15 or later | No | Compass View (UWB Galaxy phones) | No | No |
| Battery | Over a year, replaceable CR2032 | Rechargeable (Qi or MagSafe), up to 5 months | Up to 500 days, replaceable CR2032 | Over 2 years, replaceable CR2032 | Up to 3 years, sealed |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 | IP67 | Not rated | IP68 |
| Rings your phone | No | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Best for | Tracking keys and bags on an iPhone | Wallets and passports | Samsung Galaxy phones | A tag on every key ring | Android phones, or a home with both |
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