Vario vs Solexa Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Vario
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Become a lighting designer in the privacy of your home. Create atmospheric coloured light or let your lighting automatically follow the natural course of the sun. Choose from a set of professionally pre-programmed light sequences or simply become creative at your own: With the App "Vario" and the control device "instalight Vario", impressing lighting creation proves a breeze. Main features: - Control of indoor and outdoor lighting - Control of coloured light with RGB or RGBW - White light with controllable colour temperature (Tunable White TW) - Dynamic light variations with up to 40 changes per second - Intuitive colour selection via colour picker or front camera of the iPhone - Storage of up to four user-defined light colours - Operation via iPhone and Apple Watch - Human Centric Lighting due to sun light simulation synchronised to the time of day - Combined profiles offer separate control of ambient- and general lighting - Automatic operation via internal timer with individual switch-on/-off times for all light scenes - Control interfaces: DALI, PWM, DMX, LEDTRIX Additional note: - Requires control device βinstalight Varioβ (see www.insta.de/vario) - Commissioning of the control device via separate App "Vario Setup" (free)
Solexa Mobile
Control your Solexa II and Solexa Home radio systems remotely. Adjust shading, windows, lighting, and heating manually or switch to automatic mode. View current weather and indoor data directly from your smartphone or tablet.
- Remote control for Solexa systems
- Adjust shading, windows, lighting, heating
- Manual and automatic mode switching
- Display weather and indoor data
- Smartphone and tablet operation
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With the Solexa Mobile App, the Solexa II and Solexa Home radio controls from Elsner Elektronik can be conveniently operated via smartphone or tablet. Shading, windows, lighting and heating can be controlled manually or switched between automatic and manual mode. The app also displays the current weather and indoor data from the system. For Solexa II, the connection is established via the SOL Wi-Fi interface, while Solexa Home uses the integrated Wi-Fi module.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vario at 8.2 against Solexa Mobile's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vario ships an update every 8 months, Solexa Mobile every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vario | Solexa Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 12.5% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | β | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Insta GmbH | Elsner Elektronik GmbH |
In-app purchases
Vario
No in-app purchases
Solexa Mobile
No in-app purchases









