Hyre vs Safer Traffic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hyre
Rent a car conveniently using your smartphone. Unlock, start, and close vehicles directly through the app. Enjoy flexible rental periods and automatic settlement for tolls, fuel, and mileage.
- Mobile car unlocking and starting
- Automatic toll, fuel, and mileage settlement
- Rentals by the hour or day
- Variety of vehicle types
- Flexible and cost-effective
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With Hyre, you can quickly, safely and easily rent a car using only your mobile phone. To make it quick and easy all cars can be opened, closed and started with the app and settlement of tolls, fuel and kilometers is done automatically when you end the booking. Rent a car for a few hours or several days. Small electric car or large van. Hyre gives you the same freedom as owning your own car, but with greater flexibility and lower costs.
Safer Traffic
Get real-time alerts for police checks, speed cameras, and road hazards. This app helps drivers stay informed about potential dangers and traffic controls across Norway. It also displays fixed speed cameras and limits on a map.
- Real-time police check alerts
- Speed camera and limit notifications
- Hazard and obstacle warnings
- Background operation
- One-tap reporting
- Apple CarPlay support
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Bli varslet om politikontroller, fotobokser og farer langs ruten din i sanntid. Safer Traffic brukes av tusenvis av sjåfører i hele Norge, med over 5000 varsler rapportert hver måned. Se faste fotobokser og fartsgrenser på kartet. Få varsler om UP-kontroller, fartskontroller og trafikkontroller før du kjører forbi. Brukere varsler hverandre om dyr i veibanen, veiarbeid og hindringer. Appen varsler deg selv i bakgrunnen. Rapporter kontroller med ett trykk. Støtter Apple CarPlay. I Oslo, Bergen, Kristiansand, Stavanger og Trondheim viser appen områder med høy kontrollrisiko basert på tre års statistikk. Personvern: https://www.safertraffic.no/personvern Terms of Use: https://www.safertraffic.no/abonnementsvilkar
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hyre at none against Safer Traffic's 6. Hyre also leads on ratings volume (222 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Safer Traffic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Hyre asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Hyre against 5.0 for Safer Traffic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyre has 222 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hyre ships an update weekly, Safer Traffic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hyre | Safer Traffic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (222 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 222 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyre AS | APPORTUNITY AS |
Customer experience
Hyre
Safer Traffic
In-app purchases
Hyre
No in-app purchases
Safer Traffic
- Safer Traffic Premium7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Måned - kampanjepris$5.991 Month
- 3 month subscription$19.993 Months
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- Safer Traffic Premium1 Year trial$22.991 Year
- 6 month Family Subscription$39.996 Months
- Årsabonnement1 Month trial$79.991 Year
