Customer Ratings & Reviews

I love all my Arlo cameras and so glad they have the wireless doorbell. It’s so worth the extra to not have to worry about wiring it.

Bottom Line: The Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-free is a solid product that delivers all of its features. Pros: easy installation; good video quality; solid motion / object detection and alert system; included three month subscription to Arlo Smart. Cons: 3 month Arlo Smart trial began immediately for me upon setup; can’t seem to disable recording on audio. Review: Setup was straightforward and simple: charge the removable battery, download the app, create an Arlo account, and connect the doorbell (the camera on the doorbell scans a code on your phone). The app then guides you through proper placement of the doorbell outside. Since I wasn’t connecting a wired door chime, this was was as easy as installing the mounting plate with two screws. The lens produces good picture/video quality (both day and night vision), although the wide angle means you will get some fish-eye distortion on the sides of the image. Motion detection works well, and you can customize the activity zones on the app to filter out unwanted areas of view. The camera can also detect objects, and my dog is identified as a pet when he comes into view of the camera (versus when a person is at the door). Clips are easy to review with the included 3 month trial of Arlo Smart. I can’t speak to battery life yet (I’ve only had it installed a week), but I suspect I’ll get a month or more out of normal usage. Of course results will vary depending on how often you live stream and/or record. One minor issue was that my 3 month free trial to Arlo Smart seems to have begun as soon as I set up the account and connected the doorbell to the app. I would have preferred to have been able to activate the trial subscription and other features manually. The biggest issue I have with the Arlo Wireless doorbell is that it seems to record when it detects motion OR audio, and there does not seem to be a way to disable audio detection. This is somewhat problematic for me, given that I live in a townhouse with a shared porch with neighbors who are fairly noisy and in and out of the front door regularly. I have my motion zones set only to my side of the porch, but recording still seems to trigger on audio. My current workaround is to disable alerts when I’m home, although I would rather have it armed all of the time.

Love that I can know see who’s at my door at the ease of looking at my phone!

great product. the mounting option should allow for siding where the unit can be level. easy set up solar option would be great.

No disappointment, works as advertised. Only thing that sucks is the subscription but it looks to be worth it.

Added the doorbell to our security system to complete the all-around package. Also highly recommend

Works like a charm. Only little thing is do NOT lose the tool to open it. You will need it to get to the battery!

works as advertised...great viewing area.have been using arlo product for awhile now with no disapointments!!

Good product for the price. Works very well. Worth the money

Love this doorbell. We use it as a camera at our office. the only thing is that is only works on the 2.4ghz network over wifi.

We are very happy with our purchase and very satisfied with the product. We are happy with our choice.

Awesome doorbell dose everything I need keeps property safe.

Jakeand his helper(sorry I forgot his name) did an awesome job seeing it up and explaining it. Love me some BB.

Battery doesn't really last that long. In less than 2 months its asking for a recharge. Images are clear if close by only. Mainly notifies if a person is near by, not everything

Great video doorbell system! Got the Arlo Ultra system not to long ago and love it! No problems so far.

I bought the system over a year ago after my other arlo cam stopped working. could not get it working. its my opinion the entire system is not worth owning.

Great product bought it for my parents for Christmas. They can use it with HomeKit so it’s easy for them.

amazing product and a must have for your home ...I would highly recommend one .

It is bigger than what i expected. It does its purpose in recording and showing what is at the door. I won't give it a higher rating beacuse of the delay in video and sound and also the battery dies very quickly

I can’t get through the set up because the battery dies on the middle of set up. When I plug it in again to charge it takes hours. It might be a good system if the battery last beyond set up.