Comparison

Grau vs VCode

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

Head to head
About

Grau

Features
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The Grau app is the easiest and most intuitive way to control your Grau luminaires. At the tap of a finger, you can create and program ideal light settings for every mood, space, time and situation. Program and group your lamps in one view: The Grau app lets you see all your Grau lamps in one view, build lamp groups, and program both individual and group settings. With a tap or slide of your finger, you can switch lamps on and off, adjust brightness, and tune color temperature. Create and name groups according to room or situation, and coordinate dimming, color, and temperature settings. Program your lamps via gallery view: For visual control of your lighting, take a picture of your lamp(s) and room(s), save in the Gallery, and integrate luminaire control in the photo(s). Create and time-set light settings and scenes: Use the Grau app to program and save light scenarios for every mood and situation. Set the light right for working, meeting, dining or downtime and save the settings as a scene. Then simply select the scene you need with one tap. Grau timer function lets you configure lamps and lighting scenes according to time, date, or sunrise / sunset. Share your light network and lighting control: Grau has four different levels of sharing and access control. You can decide if your network is open to everyone, or if others need a password to access. If you have several users and devices using the same network, all changes made with one device will be automatically updated to the other devices via the Grau cloud service.

About

VCode

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VCode® represents the next generation of code scanning technology – an evolutionary leap past traditional barcodes and QR Codes. The VCode® is the new revolutionary unique symbol that links directly to the VPlatform® content delivery system. Use VPlatform® to create your own VCodes with your own content and view all analytical data of your codes scans. VCode® allows you to gain information instantly on the move. Information can be distributed in various ways based on the user demographic, geo-location and/or past interactions. VCode® links directly to any form of information such as; websites, videos, photos, books, payments, documents and much more. Direct content in No clicks. After downloading the app, all you have to do is scan a secure VCode® of choice and you will be redirected to a companies promotion, purchase or bespoke information portal. You can even Scan VCodes from up 100 metres and down to 225 Microns. The possibilities are endless with VCode®

Screenshots

Grau4 screens
VCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Grau at 4 against VCode's 1. Grau also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Grau versus VCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrauVCode
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGrau GmbHVCODE LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Grau

No in-app purchases

None

VCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Grau free?
Grau is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VCode free?
VCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Grau or VCode have ads?
Neither Grau nor VCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grau or VCode?
Grau ships an update every 3 months, and VCode every 3 months. Most recently, Grau was updated on September 29, 2026 and VCode on September 20, 2026.

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