Level Lock Pro Review (2026): Smart but Stylish

But this lock’s interior deadbolt manages to pack in an impressive amount of technology. There’s a new dual-core chipset with plenty of compatibility and unlocking options, including Matter and NFC tags, and the dual-core means it can run Bluetooth and Matter on separate cores. It is also compatible with Apple Home Key, as well as Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings. It’s quick and responsive when I use the app to unlock it, although my preferred unlocking method is usually the optional Level Keypad ($79) (the lock doesn’t otherwise come with a keypad), which connects to the lock via Bluetooth. The lock responds instantly when I enter the code on the keypad I installed on my door frame.

ScreenshotLevel via Nena Farrell

ScreenshotLevel via Nena Farrell

The Level Lock Pro can also detect whether the door is open or closed without the need for additional accessories. It uses a magnetometer to detect the location of the closed door, and you will calibrate it once when you install it. This worked well for me, although there was the odd week where it claimed my door was open when it wasn’t. While the magnetometer is supposed to use Earth’s gravity field, I was able to fix the open door issue by readjusting my strike plate on the door jamb, which had gotten lost and ended up at an odd angle. (Installing and removing so many smart locks has, to say the least, added wear and tear to my door jamb and its screw holes, so it’s not normally a problem people would encounter.)

The app is also easy to use and easy on the eyes. It’s a very pretty interface, with a customizable wallpaper and immediate confirmation if your door is locked or unlocked. You’ll click the three dots in the corner of your device to see the Settings, Sharing, and Activity options, which you can click to adjust different settings, create different passcodes, and see when your door has been opened and by whom. It synced easily and immediately with my Amazon Alexa ecosystem, and I can ask Alexa if the door is locked and lock it. Alexa can’t unlock it by default, but you can go to the Alexa app to enable it. I chose not to; no one needs to be able to vocally command the opening of my front door.

Power play

Photography: Nena Farrell

Unlike other smart locks that use bulky batteries or multiple AA batteries, the Level Lock Pro uses a single CR2 lithium battery. The lock comes with a non-rechargeable CR2 battery made by Level, but you can replace it with any CR2 battery once it runs out. This is the same battery the brand used with its previous locks, but the Lock Pro is designed to make better use of it so it lasts longer. While the previous Lock+ had around six months of battery life, the Level Lock Pro should get around a year of battery life from a single CR2 battery.