Apple AirTag vs Chipolo ONE Point
This comparison is decided by the phone in your pocket before any specification is read. What the specifications then tell you is what each tracker gives up to work the way it does.
We have not tested this gear. Every figure here is compiled from published manufacturer specifications and published airline policies, and the arithmetic is public so you can check it. This page contains affiliate links — see the affiliate disclosure.
Your phone decides. AirTag has no Android pairing path at all; Chipolo ONE Point requires Android 9 or later with Google Play Services. After that: Apple publishes IP67 and a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip for Precision Finding; Chipolo publishes up to 120 dB, which is how you find a bag by ear in a room rather than by map.
Apple’s and Chipolo’s published technical specifications, compiled 3 and 6 September 2026. Neither publishes a price on its specification page, so neither is scored on value. We have not tested either tracker.
| # | Product | Published size | Fits | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple AirTag (2nd generation)iPhone households, and checked bags that need finding at the other end | 1.26 × 1.26 × 0.31 in | 11 of 11AA DL UA WN … | 5.8 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
| 2 | Chipolo ONE Point Bluetooth TrackerAndroid households, and finding a bag by ear rather than by map | 1.49 × 1.49 × 0.25 in | 11 of 11AA DL UA WN … | 5.6 | Check price on Amazon#ad How we earn |
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The two trackers, as published
| Apple AirTag (2nd gen) | Chipolo ONE Point | |
|---|---|---|
| Phone platform | Apple devices only | Android 9 or later |
| Finding network | Apple Find My | Google Find My Device |
| Published size | 1.26 in dia × 0.31 in | 1.49 in dia × 0.25 in |
| Published weight | 11.8 g | Not published |
| Water rating | IP67 — 1 m for 30 min | IPX5 — splash only |
| Published alarm | Not published as a figure | Up to 120 dB |
| Precision finding | Second-gen Ultra Wideband | Bluetooth, 200 ft published |
| Battery | User-replaceable CR2032 | Replaceable CR2032 |
| Published warranty | 1 year | None — 30-day money back |
The network is the product, not the tag
Both of these are a coin cell, a Bluetooth radio and a speaker in a plastic disc. Neither of them knows where it is. What actually finds your bag is every stranger’s phone in the terminal quietly reporting the tag’s presence to a network you can query.
That is why the platform question is not a preference. An AirTag in an Android household is an inert disc, and a Chipolo ONE Point cannot be paired from an iPhone at all. Buy the one that matches the phone you will be holding at baggage claim. The full tracker comparison.
Network density is the one thing neither maker publishes and we will not estimate: how many participating phones are near your bag at any moment depends entirely on where it is, and nobody publishes a map of that.
Two different ideas of “find”
Apple’s answer is precision: a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip that drives on-screen direction and distance when you are close. Chipolo’s answer is volume: a published alarm of up to 120 dB, which is the loudest figure any tracker in this ledger publishes.
Both matter, in different rooms. Ultra Wideband is what gets you across an apartment to a bag under a bed. 120 dB is what gets a lost-luggage clerk to find your bag in a warehouse you are not allowed to enter — and it is the one thing a quiet tracker cannot do at any range.
Apple does not publish a decibel figure for the AirTag’s speaker in the specification we compiled, so we cannot give you a head-to-head number. What we can say is that Chipolo publishes one and Apple does not.
IP67 against IPX5 is a real gap
Apple publishes IP67 — dust-tight and rated to immersion in one meter of water for 30 minutes. Chipolo publishes IPX5: protected against a water jet, with no dust rating and no immersion rating at all.
For a tracker on a keyring that is academic. For a tracker inside a checked bag that sits on an open belt in weather, and occasionally in a puddle, it is the one specification on this page where the two products differ on capability rather than on ecosystem. What a checked bag actually goes through.
One good thing they share
Both publish a replaceable CR2032 coin cell. That sounds minor and is not: the tracker category is full of sealed products that become landfill when the battery dies, and both of these are a thirty-second swap with a supermarket battery.
A dead tracker is worse than no tracker, because you think your bag is findable and it is not. Change the cell before a long trip, not after the bag goes missing.
What neither tracker does
- They do not get your bag back. They tell you where it was last seen. Recovering it is still the airline’s process, and a screenshot of a map is evidence rather than leverage. The claim process, step by step.
- They do not prevent theft. A tracker is a locator, not a lock. What a lock does and does not do.
- They are not allowed to be lost and forgotten. Both platforms run unwanted-tracking alerts, which is a feature and a reason to keep your own tags registered and current.
The verdict
- iPhone household — the AirTag. 11.8 g, IP67, Ultra Wideband precision finding, replaceable cell. Its con: no Android path at all, a 1-year warranty, and Apple publishes no price on the specification page.
- Android household — the Chipolo ONE Point. Up to 120 dB, thinner at a published 6.4 mm, on Google’s Find My Device network. Its con: IPX5, no published weight, and a 30-day money-back policy in place of a warranty term.
- Mixed household — buy for whoever is collecting the bag. Not for whoever packed it.
Every pick, with the working
Each entry below shows the published inputs, the four axis scores they produce, and what you give up. The order is the computed order, not a commercial one.
1 · iPhone households, and checked bags that need finding at the other end
Apple AirTag (2nd generation)
11.8 g and a user-replaceable coin cell, with a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip — the only tracker here whose finding network is the installed base of every iPhone in the terminal.
- Published size
- 1.26 × 1.26 × 0.31 in
- Weight
- 0.03 lb
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty Apple one year limited warranty
Fits 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- Second-generation Ultra Wideband chip published for Precision Finding
- IP67 rated to a published 1 m for 30 minutes, which covers a wet baggage belt
- User-replaceable CR2032 rather than a sealed battery
What you give up
- Requires an Apple device — there is no Android pairing path at all
- Apple publishes no price on the specification page
- One year warranty is the shortest term of any product in this ledger
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 10.0/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.5/10 — 1 yr (0.5 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Apple published technical specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. Apple publishes a diameter of 1.26 in (31.9 mm) and a height of 0.31 in (8.0 mm). The figure here repeats the diameter on two axes so the ledger's dimension formatting still works. Apple's published technical specification page does not carry a price. The Value axis is not scored for this tracker.
2 · Android households, and finding a bag by ear rather than by map
Chipolo ONE Point Bluetooth Tracker
Skip this one. Skip it for a checked bag if you are on iPhone — and read the water rating even if you are not. Chipolo publishes IPX5, which is a splash rating; Apple publishes IP67, rated to a meter of immersion for 30 minutes. A checked bag sits on an open belt in the rain more often than anyone would like, and that is the one place these two genuinely differ on capability rather than on ecosystem. On Android it is still the right answer, because the alternative does not work at all.
A published 120 dB is loud enough to find a bag in a room, which is the one thing an AirTag's speaker cannot do — and it is the Android answer, because pairing requires Android 9 or later.
- Published size
- 1.49 × 1.49 × 0.25 in
- Weight
- Not published
- Capacity
- Not published
- Weight per liter
- Not published
- Cost per covered year
- Not published
- Published list price
- Not published
Warranty No warranty term published — a 30 day money-back guarantee is published instead
Fits 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY. See the limits.
What it does well
- Published up to 120 dB — audibly louder than any competing tracker here
- Works with Google's Find My Device network, which AirTag does not
- Thinner than an AirTag at a published 6.4 mm
What you give up
- Android only — pairing requires Android 9 or later with Google Play Services
- IPX5 is a splash rating, not the IP67 immersion rating AirTag publishes
- No warranty term published, only a 30 day money-back guarantee
The arithmetic behind the score
- Value not scored — No manufacturer-published price, so this axis is not scored.
- Airline-fit breadth 10.0/10 — Fits the published carry-on limit at 11 of 11 US carriers: AA, DL, UA, WN, AS, B6, F9, G4, HA, MX, SY
- Carry efficiency not scored — No published capacity, so weight per liter cannot be computed.
- Warranty & support 0.0/10 — no published term (0 of 6); no published repair route (+0); airline damage not covered (+0)
Weights and breakpoints are published on how we rank. Where an input is not published, that axis is dropped and the remaining weights are re-normalized.
Specs: Chipolo published specifications, compiled 3 September 2026. Chipolo publishes a 1.49 in (37.9 mm) diameter and 0.25 in (6.4 mm) thickness. The diameter is repeated on two axes for consistent formatting. Chipolo's product page did not display a price when checked on 6 September 2026. The Value axis is not scored.
No live price is currently verified, so every button here reads Check price on Amazon rather than a number we cannot stand behind. See how we handle prices.