Comparison

Posten vs Varsom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Posten

Easily track, send, and manage your packages. This app automatically finds your parcels upon registration and provides updates on their status and pickup locations. You can also order home delivery and access pickup codes directly within the app.

Highlights
  • Track packages
  • Send packages
  • Order home delivery
  • Pick up from pakkeboks
  • Access pickup codes
  • View pickup place traffic
  • Package notifications
Features
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The Posten app makes it easy to track, order home delivery and pick up your packages. You can also send packages in the app, and pick up packages in pakkeboks. When you register with your phone number and e-mail we’ll find your packages automatically. You can also add packages manually. We’ll send you updates about the packages, and tell you when and where to pick it up. The app is built around customer feedback, and we update the app continuously. If you’ve got suggestions for improvements or find errors in the app, you can contact us through the feedback function. In the Posten app you can: - Track packages - Send packages - Order home delivery - Pick up from pakkeboks - Easy access to pick up codes - Avoid long lines by seeing traffic at the pick up place - Get notifications on packages on its way to you - View opening hours for the pick up place

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.

Screenshots

Posten4 screens
Varsom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Posten at every 6 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

Posten ships an update every 6 days, Varsom every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Posten versus Varsom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPostenVarsom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (146 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews15.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings146 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPosten Norge ASNorges Vassdrags- og Energidirektorat

In-app purchases

None

Posten

No in-app purchases

None

Varsom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Posten free?
Posten is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Varsom free?
Varsom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Posten or Varsom have ads?
Neither Posten nor Varsom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Posten or Varsom?
Posten ships an update every 6 days, and Varsom every 6 weeks. Most recently, Posten was updated on September 25, 2026 and Varsom on June 28, 2026.

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