# Flow Temporary Variables - Use this app to create multiple temporary variables in a flow **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, tools, flow, homey-pro\ **Created:** [September 28, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484 "2025-09-28T07:41:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Svensei38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/svensei38/32/140297_2.png) [@Svensei38](https://community.homey.app/u/Svensei38)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/1 "2025-09-28T07:41:16Z")
> This app is similar to [[APP][Pro] Temporary Variables](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-temporary-variables/67482) (app store **[Temporary Variables](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/com.spkes.temporaryVariables/Temporary-Variables/))**. > Credits to [Julian Suhl](https://homey.app/en-nl/apps/author/62616466681f990bcb6894a0/) > > **Key difference** : multiple variables and other features. The new version 2.0.1 is published and in test, waiting for certification. > **[Flow Temporary Variables | Homey](https://homey.app/en-be/app/be.sierrawings.flowtemporaryvariables/Flow-Temporary-Variables/)** > > Offers a varvariety of separate temporary variables in flows and support for arrays. > **⚠ BREAKING CHANGES** > > There are breaking changes in version 2.0.0 and beyond. > My apologies to the users of this app, but there was no other way: I had to rename the cards and the tokens of the temporary variables in order to maintain consistent naming and sorting. > The new naming of the tokens is more compact and more recognizable. # Key Features ## Temporary Variables This app offers 10 action cards per type (Yes/No, Number and Text), using compact yet easily recognizable tokens (e.g. `【D】`). Using these variables makes it in some cases easier to distinguish between tokens that have same or similar names (e.g. `Result` or `Value`). Example: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/6/769aa733dca753a60492b1e07c16b735e6f02354.png) 🟩 New readable tokens 🟥 Confusing tokens 🟦 Typed ## Create Arrays This app offers a number of cards that can build and retrieve arrays: - Create array - Add to array - Get complete array - Get value in array at specified position (using 0-based or 1-based index) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/2/024aa697f6859491bbbf1938c4e0416380d845c1.png) More array features will follow. ## Random Numbers This app provides two cards that generate a random number: - Generate a random number between two specified limits (with a given number of decimals) - Generate a random percentage _Note that the **Generate a random number** card can do the same, but this card has been added for convenience._ ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/a/ba216ed646931a67bee20d8f1b6be5c1cb429749.png) ---
**Author:** ![Dijker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dijker](https://community.homey.app/u/Dijker)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 8:02am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/2 "2025-09-28T08:02:10Z")
What is the difference from this app [[APP][Pro] Temporary Variables](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-temporary-variables/67482) ---
**Author:** ![Svensei38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/svensei38/32/140297_2.png) [@Svensei38](https://community.homey.app/u/Svensei38)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/3 "2025-09-28T08:48:41Z")
You have multiple typed and **named** variables (10 per type). This makes it much easier to distinguish between tokens. Real-life example: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/b/fb4b184116beb052e83727eae6587bf3ae1ce4a0.png) I’m also planning to add a lot more functionality than the **[Temporary Variables](https://homey.app/en-nl/app/com.spkes.temporaryVariables/Temporary-Variables/)** app. ---
**Author:** ![Svensei38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/svensei38/32/140297_2.png) [@Svensei38](https://community.homey.app/u/Svensei38)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2025, 7:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/5 "2025-11-24T07:28:33Z")
@Kai_Engvik I’ve got a notification from you: > Hello, app will not install. > > Homey (Early 2019) Versjon 12.2.0 Did you get your issue resolved? ---
**Author:** ![MarkS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marks/32/9441_2.png) [@MarkS](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkS)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/6 "2026-01-25T13:27:29Z")
Hi @Svensei38, Can you please explain why the scenario below is not working? Storing a simple boolean or number is not working, while executing the same thing with text it seems no problem 🤷‍♂️. Thx in advance, Mark ![Screenshot 2026-01-25 at 14.25.49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/3/c37e7a4109fa5eec66f4347c14571b50074c083d.png) ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/7 "2026-01-25T14:09:30Z")
Maybe you need to create three separate variables, as each data type is different. ---
**Author:** ![MarkS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marks/32/9441_2.png) [@MarkS](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkS)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/8 "2026-01-25T17:03:14Z")
That’s what I did, all temp [A] vars are of the type I want to set. This causes the same problem (it’s not even possible to set a text var on a boolean input): ![Screenshot 2026-01-25 at 18.01.08](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/1/c144b702ad9438f91eac269377248d931057607a.png) ---
**Author:** ![SunBeech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sunbeech/32/111391_2.png) [@SunBeech](https://community.homey.app/u/SunBeech)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/10 "2026-01-25T20:16:38Z")
What I meant was that you are storing three different values _at the same_ time in Variable [A]. I have no experience with this app, but thought it might determine the variable type based on the first value it is set to. That’s why I suggested to test with three different variables to check if it works. So Variable [A], [B] and [C]. One for the text value, one for the number value and one for the boolean value. EDIT - There seem to be different flowcards for storing text, numbers and boolean values in a variable. For text values you need to use this one: ![IMG_2435](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/4/8471e697c415e7f2a2a96404f6f8efcbc6cbba82.jpeg) For numeric values you need to use this one: ![IMG_2434](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/d/fdb1c31a51cc4bb67ec3dd9df67e1923467e23ee.jpeg) For boolean (yes/no) values you need to use this one: ![IMG_2433](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/0/70d6d7ead1d915a775496616832284d19a7963fb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MarkS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marks/32/9441_2.png) [@MarkS](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkS)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/11 "2026-01-25T21:43:41Z")
I already used the different flow type cards, also different variables did not work all tried before my post. Even if I just use one is flowcard is does not work, only the text flowcard is working. The app also gives the functionality of creating a list, that works perfect, but is overkill for just storing one temp var. I found a other solution, by using a other temp var app, is only more difficult to see which temp var you use later on in your flow. Thx, for your advise 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Svensei38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/svensei38/32/140297_2.png) [@Svensei38](https://community.homey.app/u/Svensei38)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 9:11am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/12 "2026-01-26T09:11:19Z")
@MarkS @SunBeech There was a bug inside the application (in the name of the autogenerated droptoken). I’ve submitted an update of the app (v2.0.2) that works as expected: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/3/9/3989f4ffc3c1c9001b8bf0554c753028a9672652.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/b/8/b80a55c34b60d71d861a199687c2ebbba8222afb.png) Once Athom approves the new version, you can update the app and the issue will be gone. ---
**Author:** ![Svensei38](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/svensei38/32/140297_2.png) [@Svensei38](https://community.homey.app/u/Svensei38)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/13 "2026-01-26T12:19:44Z")
New version is live. ---
**Author:** ![MarkS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/marks/32/9441_2.png) [@MarkS](https://community.homey.app/u/MarkS)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/flow-temporary-variables-use-this-app-to-create-multiple-temporary-variables-in-a-flow/143484/14 "2026-01-26T19:10:31Z")
Nice thx. This makes my flow much more clear.