Comparison

Elvis Viewer vs Vario Setup

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

Head to head
About

Elvis Viewer

Features
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Elvis Viewer offers you the experience of running your house automation via iPad, iPod touch or iPhone. Monitoring, control and regulation within one finger tip Γ± for all kinds of buildings whether they are private, public or industrial. Elvis Viewer is able to work with EIB/KNX but additionally diverse different process ports. Common systems like OPC, M-Bus, Modbus, DMX-512, DLNA (Multi-Media) and many more can be connected with simple methods. Where to use Elvis Viewer can be designed for all needs of the building automation; Lighting, Control of Diods (DMX), Heating and Air Conditioning, Shading, Multi Media, Web Cam Monitoring and of course showing the current states of controls. Requirements Elvis Viewer is ready to work after it is designed with help of the ElvisDesigner. In ElvisDesigner the look and functionality is defined. Elvis Viewer provides to display the control page and to communicate with the system. All devices from iOS-Version 4.3 on are supported. And you can create portrait and landscape views of course. To learn more about ElvisDesigner and how to get started with Elvis Viewer visit our web site where you can download the ElvisDesigner as well http://www.it-gmbh.de. For further questions you can contact us via phone +49 911 5183490 or e-mail support@it-gmbh.de.

About

Vario Setup

Features
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Intuitive commissioning App for the modular lighting control device "instalight Vario". Program a complete lighting application within only three steps and afford your customer a comfortable operation via the App "Vario" as well as via optional connected push-buttons: 1. Choose a colour mode: RGB, RGBW, Tunable White, Unicolor (or combinations) 2. Choose an operation profile for the assignment of push-buttons 3. Choose your customers favourites from a set of professionally pre-programmed light sequences, and provide them with the pre-defined touch operating areas. Main features: - Control of luminaires via protocol USITT DMX512-A (512 channels RGB, RGBW or TW with 40 frames/s) - Dimming of luminaires with DALI (up to 2x64 devices via 2x DALI dt6 broadcast) - Control of Tunable White with DALI (up to 2x64 devices via 2x DALI dt8 Tunable White or up to 2x32 devices via 2x DALI dt6 addressed) - Control of luminaires via protocol LEDTRIX (LED linear and plane systems with 2x60 channels RGB, RGBW or TW) - Control of LED applications via universal PWM interface (4 PWM channels with up to 90 W each) - Integration of up to eight push-buttons via optional binary module inside of the control device - Communication with the control device via WiFi or LAN - Combination of DMX or LEDTRIX with DALI or PWM offers control of ambient- and general lighting - Locking the App using password access Additional note: - Requires control device β€žinstalight Varioβ€œ (see www.insta.de/vario) - Operation of the control device via separate App "Vario" (free)

Screenshots

Elvis Viewer2 screens
Vario Setup4 screens

Verdict

The call

Elvis Viewer and Vario Setup are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Elvis Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Vario Setup every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Elvis Viewer versus Vario Setup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElvis ViewerVario Setup
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months β€” betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.18.2 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size139 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIT Gesellschaft fuer Informationstechnik mbHInsta GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Elvis Viewer

No in-app purchases

None

Vario Setup

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elvis Viewer free?
Elvis Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vario Setup free?
Vario Setup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Elvis Viewer or Vario Setup have ads?
Neither Elvis Viewer nor Vario Setup shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elvis Viewer or Vario Setup?
Elvis Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Vario Setup every 3 months. Most recently, Elvis Viewer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Vario Setup on October 18, 2026.

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