Near Lock App Reviews

This app works as expected, you can tweak whether to lock and unlock automatically and the range has been pretty accurate typically. It isnt without its quirks, on a few occasions it seems to "fall asleep" on my phone until I wake it (background app refresh is on so it must be my phone) but better than the others Ive tested.

Meh,, it works randomly, and most of time, i need to type PW to unlock my mac,

Nice to have an auto lock app that notifies you when the lock or unblock has been completed.

When it woks it is one of the most useful Apps, in particualar an office environment where you frequently walk in and out and it locks and unlocks automatically without delay. However, even the pro mode in background fails too often and requires as a minimum to get out your phone and bring the App to the foreground, but even this does not always help. The weird thing is I have an iMac and a MBP next to each other (both are brand new 2016 models) and it frequently unlocks one but fails to detect the other one and keeps scanning - it is just not reliable in its current version. I hope updates will fix these relatively minor issues in the near future as otherwise I love this App.

At first I wasnt satisfied at the distance I had to go for my MacBook to lock, then I realized the trick to this app. When youre walking away, grabbing/covering the back of your phone at the top weakens Bluetooth signal even more. I can grab my phone and hold it away from my MacBook which is right in front of me and it will lock. This app works like a charm. Much better than knock. When you put the MacBook to sleep via walking away, it will lock. If you manually lock it, and your phone is next to it, it wont unlock itself, unless you press the space button, which then the MacBook immediately unlocks. This is a pro in my opinion because sometimes I want to keep my Mac locked with my phone next to it, for the sake of having the screen black. Great app.

Great app! Im a contractor who works at many different locations, and this app works great and is extremely valuable :-)

I read about this in the June 16 edition of MacLife magazine. They gave it a pretty high rating and the functional idea was alluring. I got the free iPhone & Mac apps, did the install,and walked away from and near to my Mac with the iPhone in my hand. Sure enough, as l walked away the screen went black and when I sat down at my desk, poof! Like magic the Mac happily lit up and logged in before I could get the chair situated to my workstation. I thought this is cool! The $4 upgrade price to the Pro version (which is necessary to un/lock the Mac with the iPhone in the "off" mode) was reasonable, so I plunked down my moolah and was happily locking and unlocking with the dark iPhone in my pocket and the retuned to work. After about 20 minutes, my Mac logged out for about 10-15 seconds, and logged back in. "Fluke" I thought, and went back to work after a while it did it again. "Hmmm" I thought. Over the next 90 minutes or so, at irregular intervals it toggled another 4 times and I uninstalled the app. At the moment, l wish I had my $4 back. It is a very cool idea, and may very well work for you, but I suggest you try the free version extensively before upgrading to the pro. Addendum: heard back from support within a few hours of sending an email (impressive). They explained the environmental factors to consider that would affect not just Near Lock but any similar apps as well. Im giving this another chance. Pushed the threshold out to 6 and with my phone within 18" of the Mac Mini I have not had a repeat of the unclogging issue. Support also mentioned they plan on releasing an update in the near future that should improve reliability.

I dearly appreciate the concept. But, it doesnt unlock my computer when I come close to it. Most of the time, I have to enter my password, except after restarting the computer. It almost always lock it when I go away from it. Sometimes, I am within range, but my phone isnt seen as being close. Every time I write a message, it locks my computer. If I answer a call, I get the same reaction. I also happend that it locks and unlocks my computer, repeatedly without me or my phone even moving. Or it locks it without unlocking it! Please, could you fix it ?

I cant believe this app i just cant Explain

This is an Amazing app and as far as I know no one does it.

Ive been testing the latest version for about a week now (full disclosure: also beta testing) and Im very impressed. This app will be especially useful for those without an Apple Watch and/or not upgrading to Sierra at which time Apple will be adding similar functionality through the watch. Ive also tested a well-known competing product (in fairness, one with additional features) and Im finding Near Lock to be very reliable and the Mac component more stable. I would like it if there was even less battery drain over Bluetooth LE, but that may simply be a limitation of the hardware. Much like owning an Apple Watch, once you start using this, it feels like something is missing when you dont have it. Recommended.

If youre like me and always have your iPhone and/or Apple Watch on you, this app will save you time and aggravation. My Mac unlocks at my approach and locks again when I walk away, no typing of my long complex password necessary.

Read the title, nuff said.

Its good is all I can say

Very convenient and easy to use. Looses track and requires manual login at times. Cannot accurately read distance at times and will lock (and unlock) while Im using the machine.

Near Lock is a amazing app I recomend it. and if you want to have a great experience you should buy the Pro-Mode. It is only 3.99 for amazing features! :)

This is just amazing! The app works like a charm (sometimes looses track though), unfortunately the pro version has the feature everybody needs (good job hehehe) but if you like this app as much as I do, it will worth it

I want to love this app but I am disappointed. I downloaded it about 3 days ago and set it all up and paired my iPhone 6 Plus with my Mac. It never unlocked my computer based on proximity, whuch actually is fine by me beacuse I was more interested in unlocing the computer based on Touch ID. The Touch ID functionality worked fine when I completed the install on the iPhone and Mac, but today I turned on the Mac and attempted to unlock it with Near Lock and just got a screen that says "Settings are disabled because the device is disconnected" and the only option is an UNPAIR button on the bottom. I dont want to unfair anything so I have not chosen that option. I looked at all the settings and everything is fine. So I had to just type in my username and password. Once I did that, I opened the app again on my iPhone and its suddenly paired and available for use. In my humble opinion, this app completely misses the point if you have to first log in by typing your username and password FIRST before it will work properly. Makes me sad to give this app a 2 star, but I will remain hopeful. I will keep it installed and await an update that will fix this... or I will wait for someone to comment and tell me that I am doing something wrong and explain what that is.

This app is not very consistent. It works when its working,but most of the time its not responding that I have to type the password myself. Its unresponsive and slow..

Near Lock will not unlock your computer from a fresh boot or restart. After booting your Mac or restarting it, you will have to type your full username and password as you always have done. Only then will Near Lock load and then it will only be useable when your Mac goes to sleep. You will not be able to use Near Lock to log in from a freshly booted or rebooted Mac - you will have to type in your credentials just as you had to do before you got Near Lock. So this app provides the ease of unlocking your computer via proximity or Touch ID only after you manually log in after every reboot and start up. Maybe this is fine for some people, but I was looking for an solution that would securely authenticate my locked system in every scenario because my password is so long and complex and annoying to type in. I wanted to like this app but as it stands right now, its a fail.