Interlock Singapore

Interlock Singapore We specialise in ONLY digital smart door locks since 2008 for Singapore home and small businesses.

We are a Singapore Registered Company specialising in smart digital door locks for home and small businesses since 2008. We carry a curated set of digital locks from leading manufactueres Aqara, Lockin, Gateman (Korea #1), Samsung, Milre, BuildOne, Xiaomi that we have researched to be suitable for the Singapore market and that passes our assessment of build quality and usability. We have dedicated staff for the lock installations to ensure quality control. We have tight linkages to Samsung and Gateman supply chain and support structure with access to parts and support literature allowing us to serve the Singapore market at a very competitive pricing and with local warranty support - backed by our very experienced installers.

25/09/2026

The dangerous sentence during renovation isn’t:
“This is expensive.”

It’s:
“It’s only a little bit more.”

A little bit more for the tiles.
A little bit more for the fittings.
A little bit more for the appliances.

Then you reach your digital lock.

Face recognition? Add a bit more.
Wi-Fi? Add a bit more.

Camera? App access? Temporary passwords?
Suddenly the question becomes:
“Which digital lock gives me the most features?”
But that may not be the best way to choose.

The feature that looks most impressive during a demo isn’t always the feature your household will value six months later.

When comparing digital locks in Singapore, I’d split the features into 3 buckets:

1. DAILY
What will your family actually use every day?
Fingerprint? Face recognition? Palm vein?
If a feature removes friction every single time you come home, paying more can genuinely make sense.

2. AWAY
What do you need when nobody is home?
Remote unlock, temporary access and app functions are useful when there’s a real situation behind them:

Parents visiting.
Helper access.
Contractors.

Family members who need to enter while you’re away.
If you can’t picture when you’d use it, think twice before paying extra just because it sounds advanced.

3. RECOVERY
This is the part most people forget.
What happens if your normal unlocking method fails?
What if the battery is flat?
What backup or emergency access is available from outside?

You want to know this before the day you need it.

So during your BTO or home renovation, remember:

SPEND ON DAILY.
JUSTIFY AWAY.
VERIFY RECOVERY.

This doesn’t mean buying the cheapest digital lock.
It means spending deliberately.

A feature you use every day may be worth far more than five features your family never touches.

And a recovery feature you rarely use may still be essential.

That’s the difference between comparing a feature list and choosing the right lock for your actual household.

Save this before you compare your next digital door lock.

25/09/2026

You know how renovation budgets slowly creep?

It's rarely one person suddenly saying:
“Let's spend thousands more for no reason.”
It's usually much more innocent.

“This upgrade is only a little bit more.”
Then another one.
Then another one.

By the time you reach appliances, fittings and your entrance, you've already heard “just add a bit more” twenty times.

Digital locks are particularly easy to buy this way because every additional feature sounds useful in isolation.

Wi-Fi?
Sure, useful.
Face recognition?
Convenient.
Temporary access?
Can be useful.
App control?
Also useful.

But there is a big difference between a useful feature and a useful feature for your household.
That's why instead of starting with models, I'd start with three buckets.

1. DAILY

What does your family interact with every day?
If a feature removes friction every single time somebody comes home, it deserves serious consideration.
The answer also depends on the household.

A couple living alone may prioritise differently from a family with young children.
Someone buying for their parents should think differently from someone buying for themselves.
The person paying for the lock isn't always the person whose routine should determine the choice.

2. AWAY

Now ask:

What problem do I need the lock to solve when I'm not home?
Remote unlocking and temporary access become much easier to justify when you can name the scenario.
A helper needs entry.
A contractor arrives.
Your parents need access.

Someone genuinely needs to enter without you being there.
But without that recurring situation, I'd ask one very simple question:

What exactly are we paying extra to solve?
That's an important question across the entire renovation, not just your lock.

3. RECOVERY

Finally, understand what happens when the normal experience stops being normal.
What if your usual entry method fails?
What if the battery is flat?
What external recovery option does that particular model provide?

Hopefully you rarely need it.
But “rarely used” and “unimportant” are not the same thing.

This is why I'd rather compare digital locks using:

DAILY → AWAY → RECOVERY

And remember:

Spend on Daily.
Justify Away.
Verify Recovery.

The goal isn't to spend less at all costs.
It's to know why you're spending more.

Because “more features” and “more value” are not automatically the same thing.
If someone in your family is currently renovating, send them this before they finalise the entrance.

If you like your Apple product ecosystem, we have you covered with Aqara smart door locks that integrates well with Appl...
25/09/2026

If you like your Apple product ecosystem, we have you covered with Aqara smart door locks that integrates well with Apple Home.
Aqara U400 smart deadbolt door lock at Duo Residences
Aqara U500 smart gate lock at Hougang HDB
Aqara U100 at Leone Suites
Aqara D100 at Reflections at Keppel Bay, replacing Simonsvoss lock

If you like Ultra Wideband support, then find out more of Aqara U400 here:
https://interlock.com.sg/products/aqara-u400-uwb-deadbolt-lock

Interlock Singapore
Digital Lock Specialist since 2008
interlock.com.sg
8484-6924, 9830-7788

We replaced a few very old iRevo digital locks this weekend at: Waterscape condominium Maylea condominium City Square...
25/09/2026

We replaced a few very old iRevo digital locks this weekend at:
Waterscape condominium Maylea condominium City Square Residences condo

Most of the iRevo Gateman II, III, SmartRF, V100-H and Kaba EF680 in many condominiums in Singapore are more than 13 years old. Some can still be repaired if they are due to alignment issue. However, when repair is not an option, we replace it with another Gateman lock.

We like the Gateman SP122 digital lock because it is not over engineered, it is simple to use and it does not need a phone app and it has a compelling price to match.

From Korea's longest lasting and most valued digital lock manufacturer iRevo (now an AssaAbloy company).

interlock.com.sg/products/gateman-sp122

We also have the premium quality Gateman Grab-Scan model with a fingerprint reader right on the handle for that biometrics access.

8484-6924, 9830-7788
Interlock Singapore
Digital Lock Specialist since 2008

When comparing digital locks in Singapore, many homeowners naturally start with the feature list.Fingerprint? Good.Face ...
23/09/2026

When comparing digital locks in Singapore, many homeowners naturally start with the feature list.

Fingerprint? Good.

Face recognition? Better.

Palm vein recognition too?

Camera?

Built-in Wi-Fi?

Remote unlocking?

Video intercom?

At some point, it becomes very easy to assume:

“This one has more features, so surely it is the better lock.”

But that is not always the most useful way to choose.

Imagine two households.

The first is a couple who mainly uses fingerprint every day and rarely needs remote access.

The second has elderly parents, young children and family members coming home at different times.

The exact same lock may make perfect sense for one household and be unnecessarily complicated for the other.

That is why we normally look at the users first.

Who actually opens the door every day?

Would fingerprint be convenient for everyone?

Would face or palm recognition make entry easier for certain family members?

Do you genuinely need remote unlocking?

Would you use a camera or video-intercom feature regularly?

Once you answer those questions, a long feature list becomes much easier to judge.

And before any of that comes another important question:

Will the digital lock fit the actual door or gate?

Door dimensions, existing holes or cut-outs, frame conditions and door-to-gate clearance can affect compatibility.

A feature-rich lock is still the wrong choice if the installation conditions do not suit it.

A better buying order is:

Compatibility → Daily users → Needed features → Suitable models

Not:

Features → More features → Even more features → Hope it fits.

The goal is not to buy the digital lock that can do the most.

It is to choose one that does the things your household actually needs.

If you are renovating a BTO, replacing an existing digital lock or choosing your first digital door lock, save this before you start comparing models.

21/09/2026

You can spend weeks comparing renovation materials…
…and then reach the digital lock when you are completely exhausted from making decisions.
That is when a very understandable thing happens:
“Just show me the better one.”
The problem is that “better” becomes very easy to define by the specification sheet.
More unlocking methods.
More cameras.
More connectivity.
More biometric options.
More app functions.
And sometimes, a higher price.
But a digital lock isn't used on a specification sheet.
It is used by your family, several times a day, at one particular entrance.
That changes the decision completely.
If I were helping a homeowner narrow down the options, I would start with three questions before comparing models.
1. Who will actually use the lock?
This is more important than it sounds.
The buyer and the main user are not always the same person.
You may be purchasing the lock for your parents.
Your children may need to use it independently.
A helper may use the entrance throughout the day.
Or perhaps only you and your spouse will ever operate it.
Different users create different priorities.
Something that feels effortless for one person may not be the most suitable method for another.
So rather than asking only:
“Which unlocking method is best?”
Ask:
“Which unlocking method will the people in this home actually use confidently?”
2. How does your household normally enter the home?
This is where features become useful.
Imagine you regularly return carrying groceries, bags and a child.
Hands-free recognition may genuinely remove friction from your day.
Alternatively, perhaps your routine is simple.
You approach the door, unlock it, enter, and nobody ever needs access when you're away.
In that case, some additional connectivity features may provide much less value to you.
Neither household is right or wrong.
They simply have different problems.
3. What problem are you paying extra to solve?
This question can remove a surprising amount of confusion.
Wi-Fi?
What will you use it for?
Camera?
What situation do you want it to solve?
Face recognition?
Does hands-free entry matter to your household?
Temporary access?
Who needs it and how often?
Once there is a genuine answer, paying more can make complete sense.
But if the answer is simply:
“Because this model has more features”
I would stop comparing for a moment.
The goal isn't to buy the smallest number of features.
And it isn't to buy the largest number either.
The goal is to spend on the features that solve your household's actual problems.
There is also one important limitation to this framework:
Even if you've selected the ideal feature set, the entrance still has to support the lock properly.
Existing lock cut-outs, door construction, the frame, gate design and door-to-gate clearance can all affect what should actually be installed.
That is why at Interlock, we prefer to understand the entrance before narrowing everything down too far.
Sometimes the more expensive option genuinely makes sense.
Sometimes a simpler lock is enough.
And sometimes a lock we like on paper is simply not the one we would recommend for that entrance.
Good advice should be able to say all three.
So if you're renovating, remember this before opening another comparison table:
Choose around the people using the door, the way they live, and the problem you actually want the lock to solve.
Features come after that.
Save this for later—or send it to the person making the renovation decisions with you.
You might save yourselves another three nights of comparing specifications.

21/09/2026

The expensive digital lock isn’t always the waste of money.

Paying for features your household never needed is.

Renovation does something funny to people. At the start, every decision feels important — tiles, laminates, taps, lights. Then someone asks: “What digital lock do you want?”

Suddenly it’s fingerprint, face recognition, palm vein, Wi-Fi, cameras, remote unlock, PINs, smart-home integration…

“Can you just tell me which one is good?” 😂

Here’s the thing — you don’t need to understand every feature. You need to understand your household. Start with three questions:

1. Who actually uses the door every day?
Not who’s paying. Mum, Dad, your kids, your helper might use that entrance far more than you. A feature that’s great for you isn’t automatically best for them.

2. How do you normally come home?
Hands full with groceries or kids? Hands-free entry solves a real problem. Just walk up and unlock? You probably value speed over six extra entry methods. And if no one ever needs access while you’re away — what are you solving by paying for remote access?

3. What are you paying extra to solve?
Face recognition, Wi-Fi, camera, palm vein — none of these are automatically unnecessary, but none are automatically worth it either. There should be a reason: hard-to-read fingerprints, someone needing access while you’re out, wanting to see who’s at the gate. Now the feature solves something real — not just “more features = better.”

This is why we start with people, entrance and routine — not a feature checklist.

And compatibility comes before all of it. A lock can look perfect on paper and still be wrong once we see your actual door, gate, cut-outs or clearance.

So skip the 47-tab spreadsheet. Just remember:

People first. Routine second. Features third.

Choose the lock around the household using the door — not the longest spec list.

📌 Save this before you get to the lock decision — or send it to whoever you’re renovating with.

18/09/2026

showing up every…single…day

17/09/2026

When you’re renovating a new home, there are already dozens of decisions competing for your budget.

Digital locks can become another one.
Instead of automatically choosing the model with the most features, start with the household problem each feature is supposed to solve.

If a feature makes something you do every day significantly easier, paying more may make sense.

If the situation rarely or never happens in your home, the same feature may offer very little real value.

Don’t maximise features. Maximise problems solved.

17/09/2026

When you're renovating a new home, there are already dozens of decisions competing for your budget.
Digital locks can become another one.

Instead of automatically choosing the model with the most features, start with the household problem each feature is supposed to solve.

If a feature makes something you do every day significantly easier, paying more may make sense.

If the situation rarely or never happens in your home, the same feature may offer very little real value.
Don't maximise features. Maximise problems solved.

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