Varsom vs Passvarsel
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.
Passvarsel
This app monitors passport and national ID appointment availability across various offices. It sends instant notifications when new slots open, allowing users to book quickly. Features include tracking multiple locations and a calendar view of available times.
- Appointment availability notifications
- Multi-city/office tracking
- Map view with waiting times
- Calendar of available dates
- Direct booking link
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Passvarsel helps you find available passport and national ID appointments in Norway, faster and with less effort. The app monitors availability across passport offices and alerts you when new slots appear, so you can act immediately. What you get: - Notifications when new passport slots become available - Tracking for multiple cities and passport offices - Map view with color-coded waiting times - Calendar with available dates and times - Direct link to the official police booking page Passvarsel is built for anyone who wants to save time, catch cancellations, and find earlier appointments without constant manual checking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Varsom at Free against Passvarsel's $5.99. Varsom also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Passvarsel's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On 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
Varsom is free to download; Passvarsel costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, Passvarsel every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Varsom | Passvarsel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat | Shervin Koushan |
In-app purchases
Varsom
No in-app purchases
Passvarsel
No in-app purchases









