X-Sense Smart Home Security Systems, Wireless alarm systems, Works with Alexa, Supports Mobile App Alerts, Includes 1 Base Station, 2 Door Alarms, 1 Motion Alarm, 1 Keypad, AS05

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!

Good quality system at a decent price Easy to set up and a great app that all the family can use will definitely be adding more products to the system

I bought this to replace my failing alarm system of some 16 years and I am definitely not disappointed. So far I'm pretty much delighted with it. The only thing letting it down is the lack of either a 'Bell Box', or a set of volt free contacts to trigger a regular bell box/external sounder. The fact the hub is not battery powered (powered by USB C connector) is easily overcome by putting a cheap power USB bank in the feed to the hub. Everything went brilliantly well with the installation with no hitches at all. The Alexa integration was simple. I just added the X-Sense Skill in the Alexa app and it did most of the work. I gave permission to the Alexa app to be able to disarm the alarm (it's quite secure as you;re prompted for the alarm code). One reviewer complained about constant notifications on the Smartphone, but as of March 2025 you can separately configure door-open and door-closed 'Notifications' in the X-Sense app for each magnetic door contact, so I'm not sure if it's still an issue. Overall, I think this is a great alarm system with very good integration into the app and Alexa. I only knocked off a star for not having an external sounder option.

Please watch the video to understand the level of customisation and how the app works. 1. It is very reasonably priced compared to other security systems and the app is free too. 2. It comes well packaged and with all the batteries, I did not need to bvuy any extra. 3. It is very easy to set up, in total it took less than 45 mins but a lot of that time was sticking sensors onto doors. 4. All of the sensors and motion detectors come with adhesive on the back so you don't need to screw any component if you don't want to. I haven't. 5. The app is very responsive and highly customisable.

So far seems very good, easy to setup, works well through the hub syncing with your mobile phone

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 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.

Excellent piece of kit. Works perfectly