Thon Hotels vs Vybuss
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thon Hotels
Book hotel stays quickly and easily, with exclusive discounts and a best price guarantee. Features include mobile check-in/out, room key access, and convenient payment options. Stay informed with notifications about your trip.
- Exclusive THON+ membership discounts
- Best price guarantee on direct bookings
- In-app mobile check-in and check-out
- Phone as room and elevator key
- Multiple payment options including Vipps and Apple Pay
- Overview of past and upcoming stays
- Notifications for pre-stay and during-stay updates
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Our app helps you book your hotel stay in a quick and easy way. Save money – up to 12% off with THON+ membership Best price guarantee – always the lowest price when booking direct Skip the queue – check in and out in the app Your phone is your key – unlock your room and access elevators Easy payments – Vipps, Apple Pay, cards or bonus points Full overview – see all your past and upcoming stays Stay updated – get notifications before and during your stay Exclusive deals – special rates via work or organizations Search & compare – hotels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands
Vybuss
Easily purchase bus tickets before boarding and access route information. Log in for faster purchases and a clear overview of your travel history.
- Buy tickets directly in the app
- Up-to-date route information
- Easily accessible purchased tickets
- Faster purchases for logged-in members
- Overview of trips
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With this app you can now easily buy your ticket before boarding our buses. You can also take advantage of several useful features. Search and buy • Buy your tickets directly in the app • Route information is always up to date. • Purchased tickets are easily accessible My pages • Faster purchases as a logged in member • Good overview of your trips
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Thon Hotels at 57% against Vybuss's 0%. Thon Hotels also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (22 vs 3). Vybuss's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thon Hotels holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thon Hotels has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Thon Hotels's written reviews are positive against 0% of Vybuss's.
Thon Hotels ships an update monthly, Vybuss every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Thon Hotels | Vybuss |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thon Gruppen As | Nettbuss |
Customer experience
Thon Hotels
Vybuss
In-app purchases
Thon Hotels
No in-app purchases
Vybuss
No in-app purchases
