Chipolo CARD Spot - Wallet Finder, Bluetooth Tracker for Passports with Separation Alerts, Share Feature, Notify When Found Feature. Water Resistant, Works with the Apple Find My app (iOS ONLY)

Great ,fantastic

I’ve always been an avid air tag user, but have hit barriers when it comes to fitting one to my slim wallet. I’ve tried 3-D printed cards to fit the air tag but in the end they always over bulked my wallet.But this bad boy was a life changer. After seeing a YouTuber edc recommendation, I thought I’d look into it. I was a little iffy about the price (as it’s not official apple, there wasn’t the usual brand reassurance) but once I got it, I can honestly say it’s worth every penny. Not only does it work in find my so no more apps are needed but it’s easy to set up, robust and more importantly adds barely any bulk to my wallet! It holds all the same functionality as an air tag, allows for distance tracking and sound alerts, but in a better package.

There is much to like about the Chipolo One Spot.Pros:1. Cheaper than AirTag2. Works with Find My3. Has a hole for keyring - no need to buy an extra case.Unfortunately, it also has a couple of key flawsCons:1. Chipolo is only 'splash proof,' not fully waterproof2. Chipolo lacks Apple's Precision Locating - so if you know your keys are somewhere in the room, it won't necessarily point you towards the sofa - you'll have to ring your keys and hope that you can hear the noise!3. Maybe it's me, but I do find that (an earlier model) of Chipolo has a tendency to set itself off in my pocket!BUT if you can live with these drawbacks (and I can) the Chipolo One Spot gives the AirTag a good run for its money.

Every time we’ve needed it it has failed. The battery doesn’t last long enough for it to be practical; six months max. Advertised battery life no doubt from lab conditions or data estimate.Locating - would only show location more than 10 minutes ago, which if your trying to find a lost dog is no use at all.Lost mode doesn’t work effectively. If you’re lucky you’ll get a text message about an hour after you’ve already found the tag.Play sound only works if you’re very close to the tag and have been for at least 10-15 mins.The only application is to find your list keys in your house where you are with good wifi. Anything else it’s useless. Just get a key bowl/key hook and keep your keys there, it’s cheaper and doesn’t need batteries :)

Great items for finding wallets etc. It’s a pity the credit card one cannot have it’s batteries replaced but the round ones can.

The one thing this does not not have is ultra wideband tracking which is where the Airtags have a very good advantage. The problem is, if your iPhone does not support ultra wideband tracking, there is no advantage. It also does not have NFC which just means Android phones will not be able to scan the Chipolo in lost mode but iPhones can through the app. To set it up you simply put the find me app into device search mode and press on the Chipolo in the middle of the disc and follow the on screen instructions and that’s it. The alarm is quite a bit louder and it doesn’t cut off after 5 seconds unlike the Airtag. I would say both the Airtag and Chipolo are very useful depending on which iPhone you have, but for me, because I have the latest iPhone SE, I find the Chipolo is more suitable because my iPhone does not support ultra wideband tracking, therefor I have to rely more on the alarm which the Chipolo does have quite an advantage over the Airtag. Overall the choice is quite simple. If you have ultra wideband tracking on your iPhone, the Airtag is a lot more suitable but if it doesn’t, the Chipolo in my opinion has to be a much better option because of it’s alarm which is what you have to rely on.

I love the thinness of the tracker, easy to use and seems very reliable

A friend recently acquired an iPhone and he now seems to be interested in the various accessories that can be used with it so I'm planning on gifting this for his birthday next year.From Chipolo, this is an alternative to Apple's Air Tags. And it's a bundle so you get 2 Spots suitable for adding to keyrings or indeed to a range of other items - in theory I guess there's no reason you couldn't put one on a pet's collar. Plus you get a slim profile card to slot into a wallet or purse. They don't work with Alexa - only with Siri.These devices can only be used with Apple's Find My app - which I guess hooks into the exclusivity deal that appears to be something of what's at the core of the Apple brand. For a bundle that can only be used with the Apple app, the packaging here is very neat - redolent of Apple in a way. The shallow square slide-out pack is just 10.7x10.7cm - smaller than a CD case. It suggests the simplicity and ease of use of the products within.Personally, I'm not sure I'd invest any amount of money in a gadget designed to help me find keys or a wallet. I don't recall ever misplacing a car key for longer than about 5 minutes. I lost a purse once, had one stolen once - that's about it. Call me old fashioned, but I tend to look after stuff that matters.I do wonder whether these Chipolo devices may not be as much about the gimmick as the practicality. At £73 for the 3 devices, to me these seem.......not cheap. They're robust, well made and well designed. But when you consider that the card battery's expected to last 2 years and the One Spots just one year, I reckon that's quite a bit to pay for the kind of built-in obsolence many are looking to find alternatives to nowadays.