Comparison

Vario vs myPI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 „instalight Vario“ (see www.insta.de/vario) - Commissioning of the control device via separate App "Vario Setup" (free)

About

myPI

Features
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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

Screenshots

Vario4 screens
myPI4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · 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, myPI every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Vario versus myPI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVariomyPI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInsta GmbHLumitech Produktion und Entwicklung GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Vario

No in-app purchases

None

myPI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vario free?
Vario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is myPI free?
myPI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vario or myPI have ads?
Neither Vario nor myPI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vario or myPI?
Vario ships an update every 8 months, and myPI every 3 months. Most recently, Vario was updated on November 11, 2026 and myPI on November 11, 2026.

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