Have you often lost your things? Then the Lifemate Life Tag is something for you. This smart Bluetooth-Tracker offers support for Apple’s search mine network and you hang on one of your possessions such as your backpack, keys, school bag or bicycle. After this you can look up the location of the Life Tag and find the item.
The Life Tag from Lifemate is a direct competitor of the Apple airtag and is therefore a perfect alternative. We have tested the Lifemate Life Tag for you and you can read our findings in this review.
Lifemate Life Tag Bluetooth trackers
Lifemate will be an unknown name for many people, but if we say that SB Supply is behind the development of these trackers, it immediately feels familiar. The online webshop has launched a smart tracker that is cheaper than the airtag, but with the same ease of use. For the price of one airtag you get four lifemate life tags, an interesting deal at SB Supply.
Suitable for the search mine network
The Lifemate Life Tag is a tracker who helps you find your possessions, for example keys, bags, devices and much more. This smart tracker uses Apple’s search and can therefore be used exclusively in combination with Apple devices.
With the search for my application for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, it is possible to find suitable objects in addition to your Apple products. Even when these are offline. This is possible because the search mine network from Apple consists of hundreds of millions of Apple devices that communicate with each other anonymously and safely.
Apple has officially opened the Mijn-app and its network for third-party accessories. This allows manufacturers, including Lifemate, to use the search my app, look for my functions and the network. The life tags have full support and approval for the search mine network.
Specifications Lifemate Life Tag
The Lifemate Life Tag is only available in black. The tag is made of plastic, has a round shape with a diameter of 40 mm and is 6 mm thick. At the top of the tracker there is a hole with which you can attach the Lifemate Life tag to your key ring, bag or other items. The package contains metal rings that you can attach to the tag.
The Lifemate Life Tag consists of two halves that you can pull apart. On the inside you will find a CR2032 battery that lasts 8765 hours (about 8 to 12 months).
You can locate the tracker with the help of Bluetooth and has a range of more than 60 meters. In addition, you can also play a sound on the tag up to 100 decibels, which is comparable to the volume of a household alarm. The airtag just taps the 90 decibels.
Differences with the airtag
Undoubtedly, many Apple users will want to know the difference between the lifemate life tag and airtag. Both use the search mine network, are about the same size and have the same functions. Yet there are indeed some striking differences.
The Lifemate Life Tag is made of normal plastic, while the airtag is a combination of stainless steel and shiny hard plastic. With the airtag you still have to buy accessories to be able to attach it to a bunch of keys or bag at all, while the Life Tag already has an eye.
In addition, the airtag also has a U1 chip that makes Ultra Wideband possible. This allows you to determine the exact location of the airtag with an iPhone that also has an ultra wide band chip. You can only search the Lifemate Life Tag via Bluetooth and based on sound.
Another option that is missing on the Lifemate Life Tag is NFC. If someone finds an airtag, it can be scanned via the search my app via NFC, but this can also be software via Search My App â–¸ Objects â–¸ Identify found object.
The most important difference is the price. This way you pay € 39 for an airtag and for a 4-pack you lose € 129. That is different with the Lifemate Life Tag, for a 4-pack you only pay € 34.99.
Water resistance limited
The Life Tag has one IP65 classificationwhich means that the device is completely dustproof and protects against water jets from every direction. This makes the resistant to light rain, spilling and other everyday situations where it can come into contact with water. It can have a rain shower easy, and accidentally dropping a puddle of water will not be so bad if you get it out immediately.
The airtag is splash, water and dust resistant and meets resistance standard IP67 according to IEC standard 60529. This means that the tag can be immersed for up to 30 minutes up to a maximum of 1 meter deep.
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Lifemate Life Tag operation
Linking the life tag tracker is very easy. You open the search my app and you can add a new item via the ‘Objects’ tab. Then choose ‘other supported object’, switch on the lifemate tracker and follow the steps in the app.
You can then locate the Life Tag using the search Mijn-App and Network. The tracker has the same functions as the airtag:
- Play a sound
- Enable
- Received notifications if left behind
- Anti-stalking
- Notification when a strange lifemate life tag is in the area for some time
- Share with several people
Find lifemate life tag
Have you lost a possession with the Lifemate Life Tag? Then you can try to find it via the search my app. The last registered location can be found in the app and you can start a route to this location via ‘Search’.
Just like with the airtag and all other Apple products, you must be lucky that the Lifemate Life Tag is near other Apple devices. Only then can this anonymous communicate and you can request the location. Fortunately, since iOS/iPados 15, you immediately get a notification if the connection to a search mine object is broken.
As soon as you are in the vicinity of the Lifemate Life Tag (within 60 meters) you can in most cases connect and play a sound. This can be heard well thanks to the loud speaker.
Price lifemate life tag vs airtag
The Lifemate Life Tag is available in a pack with two pieces and one with four. The latter in particular is interesting, for the price of less than one airtag you get four Lifemate Life Tags (€ 34.99). This clearly makes the Lifemate Life Tag the winner. Especially because you also have to provide the airtag with an accessory to confirm it. Apple’s solutions cost € 30 on average, but there are also cheaper airtag accessories. Thanks to the eye and the supplied ring, you can immediately confirm the Lifemate Life Tag, and that saves on the costs.
Conclusion: Lifemate Life Tag
Review Score
Are you looking for a smart tracker, then the Lifemate Life Tag from SB Supply with Search Mine Network Support is a good choice. This is the alternative to the airtag and actually benefits from all searching mine benefits for a more favorable price. The design of the Life Tag is also interesting because it immediately has a confirmation eye and is thinner.
The Lifemate Life Tag has no ultra wide band such as the airtag. In the end it would have added value, but you won’t really miss it. The Ultra Wideband function has only a range of 15 meters. Because the Lifemate Life Tag has a loud speaker, you can hear it well and you can search it perfectly if it is nearby.
- Support for the Apple Find My Network
- Eye for attachment to, for example, key ring
- Loud speaker of 100 db
- Benefits from all searching my functions such as lost mode, sharing and anti-stalking
- Four pieces for the price of one airtag
- No ultra wideband, only searching based on Bluetooth
- Only available in black
Buy Lifemate Life Tag
The Lifemate Life Tag has a suggested retail price of € 24.99 for two pieces. A pack with four smart trackers costs € 34.99. The tags are equipped with a battery, mounting eye and ring. SB Supply sells two versions, one for Apple and one for Android.
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