Tuya/Smart Life devices: best integration approach

Can you add them to Smart Things without a hub? I see both the Smart Life and the Tuya Home apps in the list of devices you can add in the ST app (I do not have a hub).

If that works you might be able to do that and then bring them over from ST with Replica. I use it for my fridge and its a great app. [RELEASE] HubiThings Replica

Its sort of a hack using two cloud systems but would probably work well most of the time.