Comparison

Nuki Smart Lock vs beurer LightUp

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Nuki Smart Lock

Transform your smartphone into a secure digital key for your home. Grant and manage access for family and friends, and monitor who enters and when. Enjoy convenient features like automatic unlocking and locking, with easy DIY installation and smart home integration.

Highlights
  • Turn phone into a key
  • Share access permissions
  • Activity log
  • Auto Unlock/Lock
  • Night Mode
  • Smart Home integration
  • DIY installation
Features
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Turn your iPhone into a key – with Nuki Nuki: The retrofittable, smart door lock. Innovated in Austria – manufactured in Europe. APP REPLACES KEYS Turn your smart devices into keys. With the free Nuki app, you can open your door with your iPhone or your Apple Watch. Open the door with just one click, even remotely. SHARING KEYS Share access permissions with the Nuki app. Simple and secure. You decide who has access. With the activity log you always know who unlocked your door and when. SMART FEATURES Auto Unlock: Your door opens automatically when you come home. Auto Lock: Automatic locking, form maximum security. Night Mode: Activate various safety features during the night. Customize the night mode to your needs. SMART HOME INTEGRATIONS Easy and fast integration into your existing Smart Home. Thanks to Matter Nuki Smart Locks are compatible with most Smart Home systems. Matter ensures an easy and fast integration. EASY DIY INSTALLATION You can install the Nuki Smart Lock yourself within a few minutes. The Nuki app supports you with a step-by-step guide. See if Nuki is compatible with your door here: www.nuki.io/check SMART ACCESSOIRES The Nuki ecosystem offers you a variety of accessoires. Open fast via fingerprint or entry code with the Nuki Keypad 2 or simple and easy via button with the Nuki Fob. No smartphone needed. Get your Smart Lock now directly in our online shop: https://shop.nuki.io/ We’d love to hear from you. If you have questions about Nuki products please contact us at contact@nuki.io, or visit us on social media.

About

beurer LightUp

Enhance your well-being with simulated sunrise and sunset features designed to improve sleep and mood. Control various light settings, including mood lighting with customizable colors and intensity, and enjoy integrated radio functionality for a more restful start and end to your day.

Highlights
  • Simulated sunrise alarm
  • Simulated sunset for sleep
  • Customizable mood lighting
  • Adjustable daylight intensity
  • Integrated radio with station presets
  • Sleep melodies
Features
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Gain renewed energy and an increased sense of well-being with the Beurer WL 75 and WL 90 wake up lights or the TL 100 daylight lamp. Due to the complex demands of our everyday lives, it is often difficult for us to relax. In addition to this, the human body produces more melatonin in the months with less sunshine, which can result in tiredness and makes it difficult for us to get up in the morning. A lack of light prevents the production of the happy hormone serotonin, which is said to significantly influence our well-being. Using the Beurer wake up light and the Beurer daylight lamp in the morning helps you to get enough light and therefore adjusts your melatonin production and brightens your mood. The ""beurer LightUp"" app provides you will extensive functions for operating your device. Please note that the availability of certain functions varies depending on the individual products: ALARM – With the simulated sunrise and the selection of different melodies, you wake up gently every morning and can start the day feeling well rested. DAYLIGHT – Enjoy daylight at any time of the day and choose the intensity level MOOD LIGHT – Free your spirit with the preset light scenes and an additional choice of 256 colours. The additional timer function switches the mood light off after the time you have selected. SLEEP – At the end of the day, gently fall into a restful sleep with the simulated sunset, the reddish relaxation light or the mood light with changing colours. The soothing sleep melodies provide additional relaxation. RADIO – With the integrated radio, you can store up to 10 stations using the station search and use the stations as wake-up or fall-asleep music. More information about Beurer products and services is available at www.beurer.com

Screenshots

Nuki Smart Lock4 screens
beurer LightUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nuki Smart Lock at 90% against beurer LightUp's 22%. Nuki Smart Lock also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.8) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nuki Smart Lock holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nuki Smart Lock has 522 ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Nuki Smart Lock's written reviews are positive against 22% of beurer LightUp's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nuki Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, beurer LightUp every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nuki Smart Lock versus beurer LightUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNuki Smart Lockbeurer LightUp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (522 ratings) — better2.8 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings522 — better43
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuki Home Solutions GmbHBeurer GmbH

Customer experience

Nuki Smart Lock

All ratings522 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews930 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.3%

beurer LightUp

All ratings43 ratings
Positive37.2%
Neutral18.6%
Negative44.2%
Written reviews180 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral23.3%
Negative54.4%

Bugs and requests

Nuki Smart Lock

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unreliable geofencing
  • Inconsistent unlock/lock functionality
  • Buggy app updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved battery status monitoring
  • Customizable auto-lock/unlock timers
  • Stronger HomeKit/Alexa integration
  • Ability to create/share access codes

beurer LightUp

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nuki Smart Lock

No in-app purchases

None

beurer LightUp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nuki Smart Lock free?
Nuki Smart Lock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is beurer LightUp free?
beurer LightUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nuki Smart Lock or beurer LightUp?
Nuki Smart Lock is rated higher. Nuki Smart Lock averages 4.7 out of 5 from 522 ratings, while beurer LightUp averages 2.8 from 43 ratings.
Do Nuki Smart Lock or beurer LightUp have ads?
Neither Nuki Smart Lock nor beurer LightUp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nuki Smart Lock or beurer LightUp?
Nuki Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, and beurer LightUp every 9 months. Most recently, Nuki Smart Lock was updated on November 9, 2026 and beurer LightUp on November 2, 2026.

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