Nuki Smart Lock vs ELESION
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Turn phone into a key
- Share access permissions
- Activity log
- Auto Unlock/Lock
- Night Mode
- Smart Home integration
- DIY installation
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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.
ELESION
Control all compatible smart home devices from your smartphone. Connect and manage multiple devices with single commands, even remotely. Automate actions based on various triggers and share control with family members for enhanced convenience and security.
- Connect compatible smart home devices
- Control multiple devices with one command
- Remote device control from anywhere
- Share device control with family
- Automate device actions
- Real-time security alerts
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Die ELESION App ermöglicht das Steuern aller kompatiblen Smart Home Geräte per Smartphone. • Verbinden Sie viele Ihrer Smarthome-Geräte schnell und einfach • Kontrollieren Sie mehrere Geräte mit nur einem Befehl • Kontrollieren Sie Ihre Haushaltsgeräte von überall aus auf der Welt • Teilen Sie die Kontrolle der Geräte mit anderen Familienmitgliedern • Schalten Sie Ihre Geräte abhängig von Temperatur, Standort und Uhrzeit automatisch • Lassen Sie Ihre smarten Geräte zusammenarbeiten • Erhalten Sie zu Ihrer Sicherheit Alarm-Benachrichtigungen in Echtzeit
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nuki Smart Lock at 518 against ELESION's 8. Nuki Smart Lock also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 71%). ELESION's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ELESION holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nuki Smart Lock has 518 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Nuki Smart Lock's written reviews are positive against 71% of ELESION's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Nuki Smart Lock ships an update every 3 weeks, ELESION monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nuki Smart Lock | ELESION |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (518 ratings) | 4.9 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 71.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 518 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 298 MB | 250 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nuki Home Solutions GmbH | PEARL. GmbH |
Customer experience
Nuki Smart Lock
ELESION
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
ELESION
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nuki Smart Lock
No in-app purchases
ELESION
No in-app purchases
