Comparison

Varsom vs MiS

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

Head to head
About

Varsom

Features
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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.

About

MiS

Features
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MIS-NINapp er en egenutviklet feltapplikasjon for registrering av MiS- NiN i tråd med Landbruksdirektoratets instruks for data som skal inngå i nasjonal database for skogbruksplan- og miljøregistreringer. Løsningen benyttes av takstselskapene og firma med PEFC- sertifikatholdere. For å bruke MIS-NINapp, må du være godkjent som kartlegger av et takstselskap og få tildelt bruker.

Screenshots

Varsom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MiS at every 3 weeks against Varsom's every 6 weeks. MiS also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Varsom's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, MiS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Varsom versus MiS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVarsomMiS
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB120 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorges Vassdrags- og EnergidirektoratGeodata AS

In-app purchases

None

Varsom

No in-app purchases

None

MiS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Varsom free?
Varsom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MiS free?
MiS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Varsom or MiS have ads?
Neither Varsom nor MiS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Varsom or MiS?
Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, and MiS every 3 weeks. Most recently, Varsom was updated on October 10, 2026 and MiS on October 4, 2026.

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