Comparison

Vario vs Solexa Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Vario

Features
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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 β€žinstalight Varioβ€œ (see www.insta.de/vario) - Commissioning of the control device via separate App "Vario Setup" (free)

About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote control for Solexa systems
  • Adjust shading, windows, lighting, heating
  • Manual and automatic mode switching
  • Display weather and indoor data
  • Smartphone and tablet operation
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Vario4 screens
Solexa Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Vario versus Solexa Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVarioSolexa Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsβ€”12.5% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 5 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationβ€”Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.2 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB4 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperInsta GmbHElsner Elektronik GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Vario

No in-app purchases

None

Solexa Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vario free?
Vario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Solexa Mobile free?
Solexa Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vario or Solexa Mobile have ads?
Neither Vario nor Solexa Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vario or Solexa Mobile?
Vario ships an update every 8 months, and Solexa Mobile every 5 months. Most recently, Vario was updated on November 11, 2026 and Solexa Mobile on November 2, 2026.

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