Oslonøkkelen vs Varsom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oslonøkkelen
This app provides a digital key for residents to access various city services. It allows entry to mini recycling stations outside of staffed hours, identification at recycling centers, and access to libraries. More services are planned for future updates.
- Digital key for city services
- Access mini recycling stations
- Identify at recycling centers
- Open library doors
- Expanded service access
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Oslonøkkelen er en digital nøkkel som gir innbyggerne utvidet og enklere tilgang til flere av byens tjenester. Med Oslonøkkelen får du mulighet til å åpne minigjenbruksstasjoner utenfor betjent åpningstid, bruke appen til å identifisere deg på gjenbruksstasjoner, og åpne biblioteker. Flere tjenester kommer etter hvert.
Varsom
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About Varsom Improve planning for winter trips into the hills and mountains or on frozen lakes. Prevent damage from floods with better knowledge. Report where you have seen avalanches. Together we can save lives and reduce damages due to avalanches, floods, landslides and dangerous ice conditions. This app gathers in one place the most important features from the Varsom Platform needed in the outdoors, for field inspections and for readiness, crisis management and rescue situations. Observations from regobs.no, warnings from varsom.no, and support maps from xgeo.no and iskart.no are included. The app is also available in English, such that visitors from abroad may read and submit observations, as well as receive warnings. As a bonus, the app now works well outside Norway. Varsom and the warning services for avalanches, landslides, ice conditions and floods are services provided by the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) in co-operation with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oslonøkkelen at every 2 weeks against Varsom's every 6 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Oslonøkkelen ships an update every 2 weeks, Varsom every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oslonøkkelen | Varsom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (12 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oslo kommune | Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat |
In-app purchases
Oslonøkkelen
No in-app purchases
Varsom
No in-app purchases








