Minut Smart Home Sensor
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Minut Smart Home Sensor has no in-app products on record in the United States.
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Minut Smart Home Sensor reviews
3.0 out of 5, based on 257 reviews.
What people like
- Stops parties before they start.
- Easy to install in minutes.
- Great for monitoring rentals.
What they complain about
- Smoke detection often fails completely.
- App crashes or gives errors.
- Setup is tricky and confusing.
Essential for my Airbnb
Minut has paid for itself many times over. Caught a noise issue at 11pm, messaged the guests, problem solved, no damage, no complaints from neighbours. If you're running an Airbnb, you need this.
Old sensors failed
Would not recommend as it gives false alerts and they pulled a scam to make 5yr older let sensors useless.
Very nice and simple
Bought 3 of these and I just like the way they work Set up was easy, the App just gorgeous I could not be more happy of my purchase and it will get better each time it gets updated Now in order to be perfect I am waiting for the HomeKit integration which should be soon.
Devices gut, ein Problem
Die Devices sind gut, etwas teuer vielleicht aber sehr hochwertig. Ich hoffe dass sie im Club mit Nebelmaschine auch lange funktionieren. Es gibt leider ein Riesen Problem: man kann nicht pro Device das Noise Threshold einstellen sondern nur pro Objekt Innen/Aussen, das ist kompletter Schwachsinn wenn man wie wir ein Club haben. Der Support (Brittney) war bisher nicht hilfreich. Eine extra Einheit könnte ich für 150€ anlegen aber wäre zu teuer.
Maybe it’s good.
I’ve not used my old school Minut for about six months, I’ve come back to it and everything has gone to pot. My previous inclusive plan has expired; the app gives an error message; I can log in to the website but trying to subscribe to a new paid plan gives an error; I have no way of administering my device; I don’t even know if it is still supported; and I can find no info on the Minit site. Did I offend someone?
Great app
Easy to use, works well with the sensor
Useless after update
Had it for over 2 years for my short term rental. Used to be a good system but they made a latest update just to kill it. Won’t send auto messages and became not user friendly. They made it more complicated to use. Customer service takes days to respond. Will wait another month and will cancel the subscription if issues persist.
Misses basic features
It simply misses some basic features to make Minut useful. Due to the lack of these features (like scheduling) you end up using Minut less, causing your home actually to be less safe. The pace in which new features are being released is also very limited, so I’m not having any hope it will live up to my expectations anytime soon.
Easy setup. Off to a good start.
Setup was pretty simple. The noise monitoring could use some work — I don’t agree with the duration of noise having to be 5 minutes before you get an alert. 5 minutes in, a neighbor has likely already called the police so the notification is not serving it’s purpose. Also it would be nice to have instant alerts for excessively high sounds. An example would be if someone was firing a gun, you wouldn’t get an alert because it’s not (hopefully) going off for 5 minutes. When you have students and parties - you have to think about and plan for the unexpected. The things you don’t plan for will happen and there’s been several shootings at parties here. It would also be nice to have a panic button option for the alarm and/or a code override because I’ve cut it close where the alarm almost went off because the geofencing wasn’t updating my physical location for whatever reason and you can hear the beeps as the alarm counts down.
Best device on the market
Minut has been fantastic! The noise monitoring prevents parties and the app is amazing. I recommend it to anyone who wants to monitor their home.
Unreliable and buggy. Useless
The device and software are unreliable and buggy. The billing is predatory. Run away.
Alarm timer
I’m asking minut way over a year now to add a timer function for the alarm. ‘Turn of the alarm at .. : .. ”. So my kids can go play in the livingroom while we are still asleep. How difficult can this be? Always a no, something else is more important, blabla, for an answer. Also, the app should notify instantly (on iPhone homescreen) when there is movement, not áfter the alarm goes off. And, movement is detected only straight below or at most 1 meter around, thats very limited. I like gadgets, and have 2 now in 2 homes, I am a backer. But please improve.
Tardan las integraciones
Aunque anuncia la integración con Alexa, aún no es posible. Y seguimos esperando la integración con HomeKit. La única que parece que está es la que no quiero ni en pintura (Google Home). A ver si espabilan.
Property Management Dream
I have one in each AirBnB and I love them. Stops issues before they happen.
Useless Without Subscription
Originally bought when all the functionality I needed was provided for free. Without warning, all that functionality was hidden behind a paywall. Now I’m left with an expensive coaster and the company refuses to refund me.
Mediocre
Does only some of what was advertised, somewhat buggy. Not really living up to the $60 price tag for the device. Good looking app though and easy to set up.
It's OK
It's a nice device/service with some nice features, but it's a little limited. You can't go see history back more than a month, which used to be the case. The thing we loved was gathering data from our home over a late period of time to compare temperatures and such for each year. It would be really great if an export tool could be provided for that. In addition, the new charts aren't logical: it shows the graphs between now (far right) and yesterday/7 days ago/month ago (on far left). The previous charts which started at 0:00 and ended at 0:00 are much better.
Beautifully and thoughtfully designed
Minut’s software and (especially) hardware are some of the best-designed among my many IOT devices. The level of detail in functionality, and number of things that the little device can do are fantastic. I bought it to monitor my Airbnb for parties and smoke alarms, but also repurposed it to keep an eye on my sourdough bread fermentation temperatures. My only gripe with the software is every time I have to make several taps to get to see my Minut unit’s status, and the temperature screen. It would be great if it defaulted to displaying a Minut unit if you only have one, and also if you could reorder which metrics you want to see (e.g. if you are more interested in temperature than motion).
Bad reporting
I keep getting alerts that things are too loud in my rental. It is part of my home, so I’m able to hear everything that goes on. So far when I get the alerts that it’s being too loud, I am the only one at home and in the rental. No music, and I’m a writer, so I’m sitting here in silence and keep getting alerts that the people in the Rental are being too loud. There is no noise and there are no people there. Multiple times. Thank goodness I am on site or I would’ve been contacting renters accusing them of being too loud, which would’ve made me look like a horrible host when they weren’t even there!
Crash
La app se cierra cuando intentas acceder a la parte importante.
Did not respond to smoke alarm/detection check.
Asked to press home button to make sure smoke detection was working properly, and stated if it did not send response to user to contact the company. Pressed home button and orange light came on, but app did not respond. Don't know if it works?
Upgrade
Had a different noise monitor that just never seemed to work right. The Minut device is so much better at picking up problem noises. It’s alerted us twice when the smoke alarm in our house went off, and I’ve tested it by purposefully playing music loud or making other loud noises and it seems to be 100% accurate. Love the features of knowing the temp and humidity — a great way to make sure our rental is safe.
Smoking detection DOES NOT WORK
I bought three of these units to test for the new beta feature of smoking detection, and my wife and I have tried everything to see if it can generate an alert. we’ve tried to light cigarettes, puff, vape, excessively, and even lit up a marijuana joint… nothing triggers and I don’t even know this technology works at all… The good news is that also triggers on the false positive side either but I suspect that’s the whole cigarette detection feature just doesn’t work…
Major Smart Home Upgrade
Minut install took five minutes with a simple magnetic hanging system. Adjusting the settings takes a couple days of trial and error but landing on the right balance of settings is key. We’ve had a few fire alarms from smoke due to smoking and received a text instantly. It’s nice to have that piece of mind for times when you may not be home. While we aren’t normally super loud in the duplex we live in it’s nice to receive a warm g when our noise level reaches a point at night that would be disruptive to our neighbors so we can adjust volumes if needed. I didn’t anticipate this being a plus but the convenience of an optional night light feature for using the restroom in the middle of the night is priceless. The device does connect to Alexa and Google Home but I’d like to see more integration by voice command for when I leave the house.
Smoking doesn’t work. Alert system hard to use
I’m extremely upset. Renters gave stunk up my airbnb more than 10 times already and despite advertising smoking detection, it doesn’t detect smoke at all. Even blowing a cigarette into it in a box doesn’t work at all!!!!! False advertising! Don’t even get me started on the Alert system, as what the other reviewers stated, it takes more than 4 clicks to get anything done. Waste of my time and money!
Finally a way to protect my rental
Not from noise but from the cranky old lady who keeps calling in noise complaints that I can then prove are false. After she knew I had Minut she stopped.
Very poor app, poor service response
I have two minut devices. One I have had for perhaps 4 years, the other I got last year. I loved the first one so much I got the second and use them in Airbnbs that I run. The problem is the app. And I should say more recent changes to the app, and lack of response to complaints and fixes. Right now the app does not say current times and is not updating, so it is not recording movement in the rentals, temperature or any relevant information. I noticed it last night, emailed them, no response still, 24 hours later. That is really bad service. I would recommend a different company altogether. EDIT: I have beeb advised today, almost a week later!! That my subscription has been “cancelled” (I did not cancel it) and that is why, it apparent stopped updating. So prepare for random cancellations if you sign up for this!! DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE!!
Super simple alarm
I’m biased having had a hand in creating this, but it’s probably the simplest home alarm that exists. You mount a single Point inside your apartment in seconds and get the same experience as you would with a full home alarm with dozens of sensors around your home. Try it out!
Have to pay a subscription plan not free
What is not clearly explained is that once you buy it it the sensor can not be added to the app you have to choose a plan to add a home an then you will be able to add a sensor.
Temp setting -- Update it's fixed now THANKS.
I know the rest of the world uses C° but I'm in the US where we are stuck in F° it would be nice to be able to change to F°.
Poor app
No meaningful updates to this app for years. Poor user experience. E.g. it takes 4 clicks to enable and disable your alarm. Which I assume for most users is the primary use case.
Minut Smart Home Sensor FAQ
- Is Minut Smart Home Sensor free?
- Yes. The app is free, in all 175 countries it sells in, and it sells nothing inside it.
- Does Minut Smart Home Sensor have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- What are the best alternatives to Minut Smart Home Sensor?
- Schlage Home (4.8 from 272,531 reviews), Master Lock Vault Home (4.6 from 9,158 reviews) and Cielo Home (4.7 from 5,628 reviews).
Minut Smart Home Sensor download
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Minut Smart Home Sensor sells in 175 countries. It was released 10 years and 9 months ago, on 5 Jan 2016. It holds a 3.0 rating from 257 reviews.
Supports 7 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
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