9 best key finders and Bluetooth trackers to help you find your stuff

It feels horrible when it happens but it’s a fact of life – humans lose things. Keys, wallets, phones, bags, pants, you name it, we’ve lost it, whether down the side of the sofa or somewhere on holiday, never to be found again. However, with one of the best key finders and Bluetooth trackers, you’ll always be able to locate your things.

Research suggests that people in the UK spend 110 days of our lives searching desperately for our stray items. To fix this age-old problem, tech firms have developed Bluetooth item trackers of all shapes and sizes, to help reconnect us with our lost property.

While Tile was originally the only brand in the key finder space, Apple completely changed the game with its wildly popular AirTag, an ultra-wideband (UWB) device that enables users to get precise turn-by-turn directions directly to their stuff, while calling on Apple’s vast network of devices. But other brands have jumped on the key finder bandwagon, too.

Whether you’re searching for a key finder with UWB tech or with Bluetooth, we’ve been testing a number of different Bluetooth trackers, and have rounded up our favourites below, including our top pet Bluetooth tracker.

How we tested the best key finders and Bluetooth trackers

After pairing them with our smartphones – either an iPhone 15 pro max or a Samsung Galaxy S23 ultra – we tested all of these key finders in pretty much the same way: we purposefully lost them. Whether inside the house or at the park, we attempted to simulate the real-world feeling of losing a precious object. If we were able to easily locate it with just the use of our phone and our ears, it was a win.

We also looked at the tackers’ overall design, testing their sturdiness,