Comparison

Vario vs VIDEOPHONE 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

VIDEOPHONE MOBILE

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With the DIVUS VIDEOPHONE MOBILE App, you have the ability to participate in your smart home's intercom system no matter where you are. Using your account in the DIVUS Cloud, you can use your mobile device to answer anyone who rings your DIVUS CIRCLE outdoor intercom, watch them through the streamed video of the DIVUS Intercom's HD cam, talk to them and, if necessary and safe, open the door or gate for them. Conditions: The App is only compatible with the DIVUS INTERCOM product line and is independent of the DIVUS VoiP server used (HEARBEAT, VSx). Additional information: When starting the app for the first time, it must be linked to your user account on the DIVUS Cloud. Source code available on GitHub: https://github.com/divusgmbh

Screenshots

Vario4 screens
VIDEOPHONE MOBILE2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Vario at every 8 months against VIDEOPHONE MOBILE's every 25 months. Vario also leads on device support and iOS requirement (8.2 vs 15.6). On price 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, VIDEOPHONE MOBILE every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Vario versus VIDEOPHONE MOBILE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVarioVIDEOPHONE MOBILE
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 months β€” betterEvery 25 months
AdsNoβ€”
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch β€” betterβ€”
Requires iOS8.2 β€” better15.6
Further details β€” not scored
Size28 MB65 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInsta GmbHDIVUS GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Vario

No in-app purchases

None

VIDEOPHONE MOBILE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vario free?
Vario is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VIDEOPHONE MOBILE free?
VIDEOPHONE MOBILE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which is updated more often, Vario or VIDEOPHONE MOBILE?
Vario ships an update every 8 months, and VIDEOPHONE MOBILE every 25 months. Most recently, Vario was updated on November 11, 2026 and VIDEOPHONE MOBILE on November 7, 2026.

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