Advista

Market leader in Scandinavia

Advista AS is a technology company that develops and owns app and internet services for Nordic consumers and businesses. Other operations are run through the subsidiary 180.no Nummeropplysningen AS.

The 180 app showing that an incoming call is from a verified, safe number: Rørlegger Hansen

82M

searches per month

190M

ad requests per month

1.2M

app users per month

5.3M

app downloads

10.5M

users, all platforms per month

44

countries with a presence

Apps

See who’s calling with Scandinavia’s leading scam alerts

The 180 app warning about a possible telemarketer during an incoming call

180 Scandinavia

Complete directory service for Norway, Sweden and Denmark

See who’s calling and get alerts for telemarketing, market research calls and scam attempts. Available on Android (Scandinavia) and iPhone (Norway only), enriched with crowdsourced information from users of the 180 and telGuarder network in 44 countries.

180 was Norway’s first directory app for iPhone and is Scandinavia’s market leader on Android.

  • 2M+ downloads
  • 4.5 / 5 on Google Play
The telGuarder app warning that many users have reported the number as telephone sales or spam

telGuarder

Secure your phone

Reverse phone number lookup in the app, on the web or on mobile. Automatically warns you about unwanted calls such as telemarketing, market research and scam attempts.

Available on the web and as an app in 44 countries, with user-contributed information on more than 5.9 million numbers. telGuarder’s users add information about thousands of numbers every day.

  • 1.5M+ downloads
  • 4 / 5 on Google Play
  • 5.9M numbers

For businesses

Get recognised when you call

When a verified business calls, 180 shows a green “Verified” badge in Caller ID. The recipient can see the call is genuine – and more people pick up. When a 180 app user calls a verified business, the badge is shown too, for added peace of mind.

  • Higher answer rates – more people pick up when they see it’s you
  • Stand out from unwanted calls – clearly different from telemarketing and scams
  • For advertisers and verified businesses – shown directly in 180’s “See who’s calling”
Get verified
Verified

The badge is clearly shown when you call someone
or someone calls you

First in Norway with an iPhone app, online since 2003

44 countries are covered by services including 180.no, 180.no/varsel, 180.se, 180.dk, 180.fi and telGuarder.com / teleGuardia.es. The apps have more than 1.2 million monthly users, and together Advista’s search services handle around 190 million ad requests per month.

The services are built on user-generated information from millions of users, plus indexing and refinement of external sources. They are available for Android and iPhone, and in all web browsers.

The company’s online services launched in 2003, and in 2008 Advista’s first app topped the charts in Apple’s App Store. Since launch, Advista’s Android app has built a very strong position in Scandinavia, and a new version is planned for Q4 2026.

In 2026, 180 has more than 700,000 weekly users in Norway (source: Google Analytics) and reaches millions through its mobile services. 180’s “See who’s calling” app, which includes alerts for unwanted calls, is the most popular app in its category in Norway.

In total, Advista’s search services handle about 82 million searches per month, and more than 5.3 million people have downloaded mobile apps from Advista.

Our services

Milestones

  1. 2003

    Services launch on the web and mobile

  2. 2008

    First directory app in Norway, number 1 in the App Store

  3. 2015

    Crowdsourcing of information begins

  4. 2017

    180.se and 180.dk launch

  5. 2020

    Still market leader in Scandinavia on Android

  6. 2024 · Q3

    Green “Verified by 180” badge integrated into Caller ID for advertisers and verified businesses to increase answer rates

  7. 2025

    700,000+ weekly users in Norway

  8. 2026

    Android Auto integrated. Full integration with the car’s system, including caller ID and scam alerts

  9. Next · Q4 2026

    iPhone: New version with full Caller ID

    Android: Major app update

Contact

Contact us

Address
Grensen 16, 0159 Oslo, Norway