Comparison

Varsom vs WORC

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

WORC

Features
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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!

Screenshots

Varsom4 screens
WORC4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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, WORC every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Varsom versus WORC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVarsomWORC
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB200 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNorges Vassdrags- og EnergidirektoratWORC

In-app purchases

None

Varsom

No in-app purchases

None

WORC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Varsom free?
Varsom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is WORC free?
WORC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Varsom or WORC have ads?
Neither Varsom nor WORC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Varsom or WORC?
Varsom ships an update every 6 weeks, and WORC every 10 days. Most recently, Varsom was updated on October 10, 2026 and WORC on October 8, 2026.

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