i3 pro vs Vario Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
i3 pro
Control smart homes, offices, and hotels with a unified interface. Integrate professional automation systems, multimedia, and IoT devices. Create unique, personalized control experiences for your environment.
- Smart home, office, hotel control
- Integrates automation systems
- Multimedia and IoT device control
- Customizable user interfaces
- Security, climate, lighting control
- Audio/video and intercom integration
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With i3 pro you can control Smart home, Smart office, Smart hotel and other automation objects. i3 pro, user's app, is a component of iRidium pro, ecosystem with control and monitor capabilities. iRidium pro allows to integrate control of professional automation systems, multimedia and IoT gadgets in one app and one interface. The feature that distinguished interfaces created in iRidium pro from all other interfaces is that they are unique. They have their individual style, navigation and architecture, i.e. they are created with regard to a customer's demands underlining his individuality and status. i3pro integrates control of all functions of Smart home or building: • security • climate • lighting, blinds and shutters • audio/video equipment • intercom The following automation systems are supported: • KNX • HDL buspro We provide system integrators the following tools for convenient work with iRidium pro: • Driver Development Kit - a tool to create drivers to control any AV equipment or IoT device. • iRidium Cloud - a cloud service to store projects and transfer them to end-users. It also provides remote project control. Important: • In iRidium pro besides visualization you can create any logics to control a project. It is done with the help of iRidium Server. iRidium Server can store and process data, as well. That's why iRidium pro is a complete ecosystem that allows to solve any tasks set to the integrator. Attention: If you want the app to control your home and you are an end-user, please, get in touch with an integrator from the list of Certified iRidium Specialists. We'll gladly answer your questions at support@iridiummobile.ru.
Vario Setup
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Intuitive commissioning App for the modular lighting control device "instalight Vario". Program a complete lighting application within only three steps and afford your customer a comfortable operation via the App "Vario" as well as via optional connected push-buttons: 1. Choose a colour mode: RGB, RGBW, Tunable White, Unicolor (or combinations) 2. Choose an operation profile for the assignment of push-buttons 3. Choose your customers favourites from a set of professionally pre-programmed light sequences, and provide them with the pre-defined touch operating areas. Main features: - Control of luminaires via protocol USITT DMX512-A (512 channels RGB, RGBW or TW with 40 frames/s) - Dimming of luminaires with DALI (up to 2x64 devices via 2x DALI dt6 broadcast) - Control of Tunable White with DALI (up to 2x64 devices via 2x DALI dt8 Tunable White or up to 2x32 devices via 2x DALI dt6 addressed) - Control of luminaires via protocol LEDTRIX (LED linear and plane systems with 2x60 channels RGB, RGBW or TW) - Control of LED applications via universal PWM interface (4 PWM channels with up to 90 W each) - Integration of up to eight push-buttons via optional binary module inside of the control device - Communication with the control device via WiFi or LAN - Combination of DMX or LEDTRIX with DALI or PWM offers control of ambient- and general lighting - Locking the App using password access Additional note: - Requires control device „instalight Vario“ (see www.insta.de/vario) - Operation of the control device via separate App "Vario" (free)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: i3 pro at monthly against Vario Setup's every 3 months. Vario Setup's advantage is iOS requirement (8.2 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
i3 pro ships an update monthly, Vario Setup every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | i3 pro | Vario Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 38.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iRidium Ltd. | Insta GmbH |
In-app purchases
i3 pro
No in-app purchases
Vario Setup
No in-app purchases









