NZ Post vs Mercator Ikuu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NZ Post
Track parcels, send items, and find nearby locations with ease. Manage deliveries, add instructions, and arrange redelivery or redirection directly from your mobile device.
- Automatic parcel tracking
- Online sending tool
- Add delivery instructions
- Arrange redelivery
- Redirect parcels
- Find NZ Post locations
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Get quick access to parcel tracking while you're on the go. Send a parcel, find a NZ Post location nearby, and check an address, all on the app. Features: • We'll automatically add your parcels to the app. Sign in using your existing My NZ Post account and we'll start linking your parcels to your account! • Access our online sending tool within our mobile app. Find a price, pay for parcel sending and get your sending label emailed to you. • Quickly add delivery instructions with our improved form • Add Leave my parcel instructions for your signature required parcel if you aren't home • Pay for Saturday (and evening) delivery within the app • Missed your delivery? Arrange redelivery within the app. There's no need to visit another tool. • Redirect your parcel to a Collect my parcel location with user-friendly location selection, maps and opening hours • Need to look up an address or postcode while you’re on the move? You can do that within the mobile app. • Find a NZ Post store or post box near you or check where you can access our services.
Mercator Ikuu
This app connects a range of smart home products, allowing them to work together seamlessly. It uses an 'if this, then that' concept for easy automation and control of lighting, climate, and air-movement devices. Products connect via Wi-Fi or Zigbee 3.0, all managed within one intuitive interface.
- Cloud-based platform
- Integrates Wi-Fi and Zigbee 3.0 devices
- 'If this, then that' automation
- One-tap control
- Voice command integration
- Intuitive user interface
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The Mercator Ikuü app is intuitive and user-friendly. Our design team is continually reviewing its functionality to ensure a positive user experience, while our dedicated R&D team works on new products and app features to ensure that Mercator Ikuü remains relevant, useful and innovative. Mercator Ikuü is a cloud-based platform that includes a wide range of products. With a vast array of products all paired to the Mercator Ikuü app, you can have these products all work together with one simple tap. Mercator Ikuü utilises the ‘if this, then that’ concept in a user-friendly, easy to configure manner, meaning that one product can inform the actions of another. Products within the range utilise either Wi-Fi or Zigbee 3.0, so that you can choose how to use your products. Products appear in the app exactly the same regardless of whether they use Wi-Fi or Zigbee 3.0, and can interact together in the same way. This means that the customer gets the advantages of each, without the cumbersome effort of having to navigate between different apps for different products. Get your day started with lighting, electrical, climate and air-movement products all initiated with one tap or voice command!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NZ Post at every 3 weeks against Mercator Ikuu's every 6 months. Mercator Ikuu's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 16%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NZ Post ships an update every 3 weeks, Mercator Ikuu every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NZ Post | Mercator Ikuu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.3% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 256 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Zealand Post Limited | MERCATOR PTY LTD |
Customer experience
NZ Post
Mercator Ikuu
Bugs and requests
NZ Post
Reported bugs
16 issues- Login page crashes or fails to load
- Blank pop-up screens during authentication
- Continuous logout loops
- Spinning wheel of doom (infinite loading)
- Tracking numbers not loading or displaying
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- Email alerts automatically disabling
- App crashes when redirecting parcels
- Parcel edits not being retained
- Filter functionality not working properly
- Bulk delete deleting all items instead of filtered
- App not compatible with notch iPhones
- Cannot add tracking numbers
- Validation code rejecting valid email domains
- Wrong email address linked with no way to change
- Tracking information missing or incomplete
- App opening blank rectangles instead of content
Requested features
12 requests- Push notifications for tracking updates
- Biometric authentication (Face ID/Touch ID)
- Dark mode option
- Ability to copy tracking numbers from app
- Support for international courier tracking
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- Email validation for modern TLDs
- Better account management features
- ParcelPod management functionality
- Improved session persistence
- Native app instead of web wrapper
- Advanced filtering and sorting options
- Proof of delivery downloads
Mercator Ikuu
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NZ Post
No in-app purchases
Mercator Ikuu
No in-app purchases
