Fire Danger Outdoors is a weather-category safety app for Android that provides real-time forest and grass fire risk forecasts across Sweden.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
The app removes the friction of checking multiple regional websites to determine if outdoor fire activities are permitted at a specific location.
For Private individuals in Sweden who engage in outdoor activities like barbecuing or lighting fires during spring and summer.
What does it look like?
Key features
Uses GPS to display real-time fire risk levels for the user's current position.
Displays active local fire bans to inform users before lighting fires or barbecues.
Provides hourly danger class updates for 48 hours and daily values for the next five days.
How much does it cost?
Public service app provided by the Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency with no monetization.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentUX improvementsShow more...
The app currently operates at a maintenance cadence, with only one release shipped in the last 110 days. Development is limited to minor technical adjustments, such as updating external map service links. There is no evidence of active feature development or live operations. The current release pattern suggests a focus on basic stability rather than growth or content expansion.
Who built it?
Myndigheten för civilt försvar
2 apps tracked · Weather
Farliga ämnenUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans frustrated. Users appreciate location-based fire risk forecasts provide helpful situational awareness for users planning outdoor activities in sweden.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Location-based fire risk forecasts provide helpful situational awareness for users planning outdoor activities in Sweden
- Frequent application crashes on launch prevent users from accessing critical fire safety information on Android devices
20 of 20 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Fire Danger Outdoors
How's the Weather market?
Fire Danger Outdoors currently holds the #17 spot in the Swedish Weather category, but its recent expansion into markets like the Netherlands and Germany shows low initial traction. The lack of monetization reflects its public-service mandate, but the technical instability creates a significant barrier to maintaining its current chart position.
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Key takeaways for Fire Danger Outdoors
Where is it heading?
The outlook for Fire Danger Outdoors is declining due to a lack of active development and persistent technical failures. Without a shift to a more responsive maintenance cycle, the app will continue to lose its effectiveness as a reliable safety tool for Swedish outdoor users.
- Persistent launch crashes on Android devices prevent users from accessing safety data, which compounds the negative sentiment already visible in reviews.
- The 16-week maintenance cadence fails to address critical stability regressions, leaving the app vulnerable to churn as users seek reliable alternatives.
The SWOT
- Official government data source from SMHI ensures high-fidelity risk information
- Localizing the interface into English would capture the summer tourist segment currently underserved
Next best moves
Audit Android launch sequence because persistent crashes are the top-reported frustration theme → restore core utility
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's primary risk is not feature parity…
Read the full takeSince the last report: The report now identifies international market expansion attempts and clarifies the official SMHI data source as a key strength. Technical stability remains the primary constraint on the app's performance.
Bottom line
Prioritizing Android stability would restore the core utility of Fire Danger Outdoors, as the current crash rate effectively nullifies the value of the government-backed data.
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Is Fire Danger Outdoors safe to use for planning outdoor fires?
Does Fire Danger Outdoors work for tourists who do not speak Swedish?
Are there alternatives to Fire Danger Outdoors for checking fire bans?
Sources
- [1] Play Store listing, source
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