Nuki Smart Lock

I am very happy with the Nuki ecosystem and recently purchased three Smart Lock Ultra devices. The hardware quality, installation experience, and overall user experience have been excellent. However, I am facing difficulties with some of my family members because the Nuki app is currently not available for download on the App Store in Azerbaijan. This creates a major limitation for families trying to share and use the locks together. I truly hope Nuki will expand App Store availability to Azerbaijan in the future, as there is definitely interest and demand for the product there as well.

We looked at a few different options but this one stood out for several reasons. First, it fit our door specs wo requiring any modifications to existing hardware other than on the inside. Second, both the lock and external keypad seem to keep a charge for a long time (going on a few months now). I like being able to use fingerprints for family (struggles w kids) and passcodes for Au Pairs, cleaners, etc), all w control from the app. No obvious software bugs. Only complaints are that it looks like a door handle so sometimes people treat it as such. Additionally, sometimes when manually locked it still registers as unlocked.

I bought few other smart locks before I settled with Nuki, all the others expecting to modify your lock. Nuki was smarter by keeping the lock intact as is, including your key. You just install your Nuki on top of the existing lock and the key. They provide you with Key Fobs, and keypads if you need. It also detect if the door is left ajar. Which is great. The app is simple. You can invite your circle to use the app. I have few ideas of improvements: I wish it will alert me if the door is left unlocked or ajar after certain time user can set. You cannot resend an invitation. You need to delete and recreate the user to resend the invitation after 48hrs elapse. I wish I can unlock the door with my Apple Watch using LTE not only through proximity of the Bluetooth. As I go walking with my LTE Apple Watch without my phone while sometimes I need to unlock the door for someone.