Comparison

Twinkly Pro vs VAGUA

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

Head to head
About

Twinkly Pro

This app empowers professional installers to configure and manage smart LED light installations. It offers features for device onboarding, LED mapping using smartphone cameras, creating custom effects, and synchronizing multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Device onboarding and configuration
  • LED mapping with smartphone camera
  • Customizable effects creation
  • Effects playlist building
  • Multi-device grouping and synchronization
  • Installation management and access sharing
Features
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Twinkly Pro is the mobile App for professional installers and integrators who configure and manage Twinkly Pro light installations. Use Twinkly Pro to onboard devices, map LEDs with your smartphone camera, browse a set of default effects or create your own, build effects’ playlists, group and synchronize multiple devices, manage installations, share access, set roles and permissions, and sync lights with music. Device Onboarding Add and configure Twinkly Pro devices with a guided mobile workflow for on-site setup. LEDs Mapping Use your smartphone camera to map the physical position of each LED and turn each installation into a controllable digital layout. Effects Gallery Browse ready-to-use effects and quickly apply them to mapped Twinkly Pro installations, customize colors and parameters for deeper personalization. Effects Creation Create and customize effects directly in Twinkly Pro to match each project, venue, season or client brief. Effects Playlists Build playlists to sequence effects and manage the visual flow of an installation over time. Device Grouping Group multiple devices and control them as one coordinated Twinkly Pro installation, whether an alley of dozens of trees or a massive building facade. Installations Management Organize installations across projects, locations and clients from a clear mobile workspace. Sharing, Roles and Permissions Share access with team members, clients and stakeholders. Assign user roles and permissions based on each person's responsibilities. Control Panel Manage key settings and control Twinkly Pro lights directly from the app. Music Sync Synchronize effects with live music to create responsive light experiences, using the Twinkly Pro Music Dongle. Twinkly Pro helps professional teams move from setup to control with the mobile tools they need on site and beyond. Twinkly Pro. Tell stories with light.

About

VAGUA

Features
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VAGUA is a boat when you need one. Say where you are leaving from and where you are going. A skipper accepts, you watch the boat come to you on the map, you step aboard. The price is shown before you confirm, and it does not move. BOOKING TAKES SECONDS Pick your departure pontoon and your destination, say how many of you there are, leave as soon as possible or at a time that suits you. You can browse the map and the fares without creating an account. WATCH THE BOAT ARRIVE Once your ride is accepted, you follow the boat live on the map, with an estimate of when it will reach you. No more scanning the horizon wondering whether anyone is coming. PAY AFTER, NOT BEFORE When you book, your card is only authorised: the amount is set aside, nothing is charged. The charge happens once the crossing is done. If the ride does not take place, the hold is released and nothing appears on your statement. MESSAGE YOUR SKIPPER A pontoon is hard to find, you are five minutes late, you are on the wrong quay: write to them straight from the app. WHAT TO KNOW VAGUA connects passengers with water-taxi operators. The crossing is sold and performed by the operator covering the area, under its own responsibility, with its boats and its professional skippers. Coverage depends on the operators present in each area and grows with them. If no boat serves your bay yet, the app says so plainly and offers to let you know when one does — rather than leaving you waiting for a boat that will not come. YOUR POSITION IS NOT A HISTORY Your position is used to place you on the map and to follow the ride in progress. No history of your movements is built. The full detail is in our privacy policy.

Screenshots

Twinkly Pro4 screens
VAGUA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: VAGUA at every 6 days against Twinkly Pro's monthly. 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

Twinkly Pro ships an update monthly, VAGUA every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Twinkly Pro versus VAGUA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwinkly ProVAGUA
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size194 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIllucere SrlBen NDUI

In-app purchases

None

Twinkly Pro

No in-app purchases

None

VAGUA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twinkly Pro free?
Twinkly Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VAGUA free?
VAGUA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twinkly Pro or VAGUA have ads?
Neither Twinkly Pro nor VAGUA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twinkly Pro or VAGUA?
Twinkly Pro ships an update monthly, and VAGUA every 6 days. Most recently, Twinkly Pro was updated on November 5, 2026 and VAGUA on October 31, 2026.

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