Vario vs myPI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 „instalight Vario“ (see www.insta.de/vario) - Commissioning of the control device via separate App "Vario Setup" (free)
myPI
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myPI-LED is a control app for NeoLink luminaires and is used together with the NeoLink Box. - Integration into existing WLAN network - Communication with NeoLink Box over WLAN - Communication between NeoLink Box and luminaires over NeoLink(technology based on ZigBee) - The NeoLink Box includes 4 dynamic light sequences (standard daylight curve, seasonal daylight curve, biologic light sequence, demo sequence (colour temperature and RGB loop)) - The light sequences are activated by the App. - NeoLink network buildup through App (automatic network login of the NeoLink luminaires). Up to 200 luminaries can be integrated into the network of the box - NeoLink network reset through App or over reset button on the box (automatic network logout of the NeoLink luminaires) - Integration of up to 30 K-ZWALLYs into the NeoLink Box network
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: myPI at every 3 months against Vario's every 8 months. Vario'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.
Vario ships an update every 8 months, myPI every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Vario | myPI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Insta GmbH | Lumitech Produktion und Entwicklung GmbH |
In-app purchases
Vario
No in-app purchases
myPI
No in-app purchases









