X-Sense Smart Home Security System with App Alerts, Alexa Compatible, AS05 | Includes 1 Base Station, 2 Door Alarms, 1 Motion Alarm, 1 Keypad

I compared several budget alarm systems to replace an ageing BT setup. What I wanted was straightforward: a simple keypad alongside smartphone control — and this system fits that brief well. Setup is fairly easy, and the base station doubles as both a Wi-Fi hub and the internal alarm sounder. It’s true there’s no external siren, but realistically most people pay little attention to outside alarms anyway. Yes, the base station could theoretically be unplugged by an intruder — but if I wanted something close to impenetrable, I’d be looking at systems costing £300 or more. This is about peace of mind. Asleep and alone, it’s ideal. Away from home, a quick glance at my phone tells me all I need to know. Best feature-scheduling the system to arm my doors at night. The system is well presented and clearly well thought out. That said, I did need to make risers for the door sensors, as uPVC doors aren’t always flush with their frames. Ring supplies risers as standard, and X-Sense could easily include them for pennies. A bright, visible window sticker would also have been a welcome addition. For the price, I’m very happy with it — it’s another sensible layer of home security. One week on I added a Leak Detector to the system..top notch!

A brilliantly simple security system. Perfect for a workshop, garage or flat. It took minutes to set up and has detected intrusion every time I have tested it. The door and motion sensors are reliable and I haven’t had any false alarms since I installed it 4 weeks ago. There’s no outside siren but the base station is quite loud and if you link it to a smoke alarm it sets that off too. It also sends notifications to your phone via the app. It came with a keypad for setting/unsetting but I use the app instead. The only thing it’s missing is a battery backup to keep it working if the power goes off. I have connected it via a USB power bank, leaving the powerbank charging all the time. That does the trick nicely.

Fantastic and small essential equipment for a flat and such a bargain for the price. All items came in one single box secured in its own plastic holder. The items came all supplied with a set of batteries and a power supply for the hub, all other items are mountable and are powered by batteries. The key pad is small and so easy to operate and use, it also comes with a panic button on the side of the pad. Once the key pad is set up and connected to your phone you can set the alarm without using the keypad. All mountable items can be secured with the 3m sticky pads or you can secure it with screws. The only concern is with the hub as it is powered by the house electrical power, when a power cut happens will the rest of the equipment work as there is no ability to install batteries ( this is the only reason I knocked a star off, if it had this facility it would defo be a 5/5)

Great system. Easy to set up and configure all the different devices. The base station is loud however it’s lacking an additional indoor siren and outdoor siren. I have added interlinked smoke alarms so it triggers these and makes the alarm sound throughout the house.

This was so easy to set up and works great. Able to activate and deactivate the alarm from the app and rename the sensors in the app to which door has been opened etc. Very well thought out system and gives me peace of mind that my garage is secure. The motion detection is quick from been tripped to notifying your phone.

Easy to set up and easy to use like that you can set it and disarm from the app

Easy to install. The app is relatively intuitive. Adding new devices is easy enough, even though it feels like time could be saved if the set supplied had been pre-configured as a group (rather than having to set up every single device from scratch). Loses a star because there is no external sounder, and as loud as the internal sounder is, it would be easy for a thief to identify its location and simply unplug it without anyone in the outside world being any the wiser. Think it would be a better system with two PIR's and one door sensor instead of the other way around. The sensors themselves are good quality, and the motion detection is effective within a fairly short range (e.g. 10 feet or so). Loses a star for the lack of an external sounder.

Works well. Installed it in my small motorbike garage. Works well really decent range. The only upgrade would be a alarmed shock sensor in case someone tries tampering with the door.