Comparison

Varsom vs BFO

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

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

Screenshots

Varsom4 screens
BFO4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, BFO every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Varsom versus BFO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVarsomBFO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNorges Vassdrags- og EnergidirektoratBefalets Fellesorganisasjon

In-app purchases

None

Varsom

No in-app purchases

None

BFO

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Varsom free?
Varsom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BFO free?
BFO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Varsom or BFO have ads?
Neither Varsom nor BFO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Varsom or BFO?
Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, and BFO every 4 months. Most recently, Varsom was updated on June 28, 2026 and BFO on September 21, 2026.

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