2 Best Bluetooth Trackers of 2026, Plus Honorable Mentions

I Believe me I am organized. The reality suggests something else. I’ve left my smartphone in the refrigerator and spent hours looking for it. I’ve lost my AirPods and Aura Ring for days. I once lost my house keys for three months, but found them in one of my hoodies. My typical strategy is not to look tough; It is to assume that whatever is missing will eventually reappear someday.

The problem is that lost items don’t always turn up. Even experienced travelers know that once luggage goes missing on the airport conveyor belt, all you can do is hope. That’s why Bluetooth trackers are essential. Yes, there are legitimate privacy concerns about tracking devices and abuse. But without Bluetooth and GPS trackers, I would spend most of my life wandering around my apartment wondering, “Where did I put that?”

These are the best Bluetooth trackers that WIRED has tried and tested. Are you still confused about how these tools work? We’ve got more info on how to find your phone, track your luggage and the best trackable luggage.

Overall Best Bluetooth Tracker

In the competition between Tile and Chipolo for the most ubiquitous tracker, I wouldn’t have guessed that Chipolo would be the one with Apple doing a special collaboration with the two. And Google (cough, disbelief congressional hearing, cough). Yet here we are. Chipolo has three distinct product lines: Chipolo Pop, Loop, and Card, as well as bundles that work with the Chipolo app; All products are compatible with iOS and Android devices.

WIRED editor Julian Chokattu and I have tested many of these lines. They cost about the same as tile and come in a variety of colors. Setup is simple, especially if you use your phone’s native app. At the moment I have a card in my wallet. It is about the size of a credit card and about the thickness of two credit cards. It’s loud enough for me to hear, even though it’s in my wallet, inside my purse, and in the other room. Like Tile, you can choose to receive alerts if you leave home without your keys. Like many trackers, the connection can be spotty – I sometimes had to move around a bit – but it’s usually able to find an accurate last location. -Adrienne So

Best for Apple devices

Apple’s long-awaited Tile competitor debuts in 2021; AirTags use Bluetooth connectivity and Apple’s special U1 location-finding chip to help you locate location through the Find My app. The second generation improves the tracker’s ability to find location with 1.5 times greater range when using Apple’s Precision Finding feature. With a new chime, it’s 50 percent louder than its predecessor, and Apple says it can be heard from twice the distance as before.