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Best magnetic screwdriver set for a job you can name

Updated: 23 October 2026

You want one magnetic screwdriver set for a wardrobe, a drawer of ordinary screws, or a laptop. Best here is the amazon.co.uk star line, the sample size, a stated magnet and storage, and a price band. It is not a lab test. Amazon Basics and Anesty both total 92. The larger review count makes the 73-piece ratchet the top pick at about £13.99. Anesty is best value at about £9.68 only for Phillips and slotted screws. The ten rows sit on the [magnetic screwdriver set comparison](/hub/hand-tools/magnetic-screwdriver-set). A qualifying purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one magnetic screwdriver set for a wardrobe, a drawer of ordinary screws, or a laptop. Best here is the amazon.co.uk star line, the sample size, a stated magnet and storage, and a price band.

Our top picks

Anesty Anesty 10-piece magnetic screwdriver set

Best overall

Anesty Anesty 10-piece magnetic screwdriver set
9.2/10about £9.68
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Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 73-piece ratchet screwdriver set

Rank 2

Amazon Basics Amazon Basics 73-piece ratchet screwdriver set
9.2/10about £13.99
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Saker Saker 42-in-1 magnetic ratchet screwdriver set

Alternative

Saker Saker 42-in-1 magnetic ratchet screwdriver set
8.1/10about £29.74
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On this page
  1. 1.What best means in this comparison
  2. 2.Mixed home repairs
  3. 3.A drawer of ordinary screws
  4. 4.Who should skip the big rack

What best means in this comparison

Stars are the amazon.co.uk rating divided by five, times 40. The sample runs from 25 points at 10,000 ratings down to 2 points when there is no real sample. Fit is 22 when the listing states a magnet, the product is a screwdriver set, and storage is named. Value steps down as the price rises. A tie goes to the higher review count. Nothing here is a hardness certificate. That is why 4.7 from 1,088 ratings does not beat 4.6 from 12,669, and why a rack with no star line scores 28. The figure used here is the later shelf price of about £13.99.

Mixed home repairs

The top pick is the Amazon Basics DS-AMZ035, a three-way ratchet with a free-spinning base in a plastic case of 20.1 × 11.6 × 3.6 cm, weighing 626 g, at about £13.99. It has 4.6 from 12,669 ratings, which is why the tie at 92 goes to this row. The bullets split magnetic appliance bits from non-magnetic precision bits, and they say not to use the small bits on an oversized screw. UK reviews say the pawl needs tension before it drives, and that the smallest bits can bend. Magnetic strength is called mixed. A longer includes block names PZ0 to PZ3, so confirm that list before a flat-pack. Skip this set when the screw is seized and you need a solid shaft.
Anesty Anesty 10-piece magnetic screwdriver set

Testsieger

Anesty Anesty 10-piece magnetic screwdriver set
9.2/10about £9.68
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A drawer of ordinary screws

Best value is the Anesty ten-piece, five Phillips and five slotted, each with a magnetic tip, in a bag at about £9.68. It has 4.7 from 1,088 ratings, and it is the only row whose value part is 10. The shafts are chrome vanadium, at 680 g. There is no ratchet, and Pozidriv is not named, so a screw with four ticks is the wrong job. Brass and most stainless screws will not stick. Saker names PH, SL and PZ at about £29.74, and a UK review says it will not replace a straight driver. None of those is the value pick.

Who should skip the big rack

YFNVH is about £32.99 and 3.5 kg. The head-style line says Phillips, and the sizes are not itemised. There is no star line, so the score is 28. Skip the rack for a first flat-pack or a laptop. VMAN's captured bullet does not name Pozidriv, and a review says the ratchet seized in the case. MULWARK names Pozi at about £22.99, but the first 50 review texts are not from the United Kingdom. ZBXSNK adds a magnetiser at about £18.99, with only 40 ratings.

Common questions

Which set is the top pick, and for whom?
Amazon Basics at about £13.99, with 4.6 from 12,669 ratings. It ties Anesty on the score and has the larger sample. It suits mixed home bits if the pawl is loaded and precision bits stay on small screws. It is the wrong pick for a seized hinge. Confirm PZ0 to PZ3 on the longer includes block before a flat-pack.
Which is best value, and what does it lack?
Anesty at about £9.68, with 4.7 from 1,088 ratings. The value part is the highest, and it is not the top pick, so it is best value. It lacks Pozidriv, Torx, hex and a ratchet. Buy it for Phillips and slotted screws, and look elsewhere when the screw shows four ticks.
What if the job is only flat-pack?
You need PZ2, a hex bit for some cam locks, and usually a ratchet because the swing inside a carcass is short. Saker names PZ. Amazon Basics names Pozi only on the longer includes block. Anesty does not name Pozidriv. Match the bullet to the screw before you pick on price.
What if the job is a laptop?
Use non-magnetic precision bits on tiny screws, and do not drive a furniture screw with them. Amazon Basics is the only set here whose bullet splits magnetic appliance bits from non-magnetic bits for watches, phones and glasses. YFNVH has no reviews, so it is not the electronics pick.
Should I buy the 118-piece rack?
Not as a default. YFNVH is about £32.99, weighs 3.5 kg, and has no customer-review line. The head-style line says Phillips and does not itemise PZ2. A rack can suit a workshop shelf. It does not replace a reviewed set you can carry.
Are the newton-metre numbers a test?
No. VMAN prints 40 N·m, KELIN prints 50 N·m, and Faireach prints a table up to 50 N·m. Those figures are listing text. This comparison did not measure them, and none of these tools is a torque wrench you can set.
Why is MULWARK not the pick despite 510 reviews?
The amazon.co.uk line is 4.3 from 510 ratings, the lowest star line among the rated rows, and the value part is 4 at about £22.99. The first 50 review texts are from the United States, Canada and Germany. Pozi on the title is useful. The missing UK texts keep it behind the two badge rows.

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Sources

Public UK sources are listed below. Shelf prices, stars and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures captured on 22 October 2026. This page did not lab-test the sets. No field strength was measured.

  1. BSI, BS 2559:1994 screwdrivers and accessories (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  2. BSI, BS ISO 8764-1:1999 cross-recess driver points (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  3. ISO 1173:2001 bit shanks, 6.3 mm hex (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  4. British Heart Foundation, pacemaker questions (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  5. HSE INDG229, using hand tools (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  6. Bolts.co.uk, common recess styles (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  7. Compel, magnetic screwdriver tips (retrieved 22 October 2026)
  8. Consumer Rights Act 2015, Part 1 Chapter 2 (retrieved 22 October 2026)