Comparison

Varsom vs Passvarsel

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

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.

Highlights
  • Appointment availability notifications
  • Multi-city/office tracking
  • Map view with waiting times
  • Calendar of available dates
  • Direct booking link
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Varsom4 screens
Passvarsel4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Varsom is free to download; Passvarsel costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Varsom versus Passvarsel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVarsomPassvarsel
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating—3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorges Vassdrags- og EnergidirektoratShervin Koushan

In-app purchases

None

Varsom

No in-app purchases

None

Passvarsel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Varsom free?
Varsom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Passvarsel free?
Passvarsel costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Varsom or Passvarsel have ads?
Neither Varsom nor Passvarsel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Varsom or Passvarsel?
Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, and Passvarsel every 3 weeks. Most recently, Varsom was updated on November 2, 2026 and Passvarsel on October 31, 2026.

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