Schlage Encode vs Yale Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi

The Yale Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi edges it on price, on its physical keypad, its DoorSense auto-lock and Auto-Unlock, and its Apple HomeKit support. The Schlage Encode answers with a longer three-year electronics warranty, a higher owner rating and up to 100 access codes with automatic rental sync, so buyers who need those should choose it.

How the door opens and locks. The Yale Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi uses physical backlit buttons, senses the door with DoorSense and unlocks automatically as you arrive, while the Schlage Encode uses a touchscreen that stays black until touched and locks on a time delay without a door sensor.

No. Wi-Fi is built into both the Schlage Encode and the Yale Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi, so remote control and alerts work through their own apps with no bridge. Both connect on 2.4 GHz networks only.

The Yale Assure Lock 2 with Wi-Fi supports Apple HomeKit alongside Alexa and Google Assistant. The Schlage Encode does not support HomeKit; it works with Alexa, Google Home, Key by Amazon, Ring devices and Home Assistant.

Short-term rental hosts and families who want up to 100 managed codes, automatic Airbnb guest code sync, a three-year electronics warranty and a lock that fully engages on stiff doors, in a household that does not need Apple Home.

Households that use Apple Home, want physical buttons instead of a touchscreen, and like the door to lock only when it is really closed and to unlock on its own as they approach, accepting a one-year electronics warranty.