Varsom vs BFO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
BFO
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I denne applikasjonen finner du ditt medlemsbevis, rabattavtaler, samt oversikt over forsikringer, kurs, vervepoeng, søknader og medlemmer dersom du har tillitsverv. Du har mulighet til å melde deg på kurs, sende inn søknader, melde inn sak og ha dialog med BFO. I tillegg kan du enkelt endre din medlemsinformasjon direkte i applikasjonen. Befalets Fellesorganisasjon (BFO) er en partipolitisk uavhengig arbeidstakerorganisasjon for militært tilsatt personell fra alle forsvarsgrener. BFO ble etablert i 1957, og er den største og eldste av arbeidstakerorganisasjonene for militært personell. BFO jobber for: - Å ivareta og fremme medlemmenes faglige, økonomiske og sosiale interesser - Å samle alt militært personell i én organisasjon - Ivaretakelse av enkeltmedlemmer og deres tjenestevilkår
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Varsom at every 6 weeks against BFO's every 4 months. 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.
Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, BFO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Varsom | BFO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat | Befalets Fellesorganisasjon |
In-app purchases
Varsom
No in-app purchases
BFO
No in-app purchases









