Varsom vs WORC
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.
WORC
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With the WORC app you easily control your devices from your phone. In the app, you have an overview of what is happening in your home whenever you want, no matter where you are. From the app, you can enable and disable parts of the alarm easily and control the cameras and other smart devices. With the WORC app, you have control over your home right from your pocket. Download the app and see how easy it is!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WORC at every 10 days against Varsom's every 6 weeks. 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, WORC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Varsom | WORC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat | WORC |
In-app purchases
Varsom
No in-app purchases
WORC
No in-app purchases









