Hurtigruten vs HX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hurtigruten
Access voyage information easily before and during your trip. View daily programs, menus, and essential details about onboard services. Enhance your journey with this convenient travel companion.
- Daily program at a glance
- Daily restaurant menus
- Essential voyage information
- Explore onboard services
- Supported ship list
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Hurtigruten Ships supported: MS Nordlys MS Richard With MS Nordkapp MS Nordnorge MS Polarlys MS Kong Harald MS Vesterålen MS Otto Sverdrup MS Trollfjord MS Midnatsol The easiest way to access information about your voyage. Download the app at home and use it on board to stay up to date throughout your trip. – See the daily programme at a glance – See the daily menus for the restaurants on board – Check essential information – Explore services available on board Pack your phone with the Hurtigruten app and enjoy your voyage!
HX
Manage your expedition from start to finish with this onboard guest application. Access daily schedules, book activities, view menus, and track spending. Essential voyage and safety information is also readily available.
- View daily program
- Book excursions and activities
- Browse restaurant menus
- Track onboard spend
- Access safety information
- Discover onboard services
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Your voyage, all in one place The HX Guest App is the easiest way to stay informed and make the most of your expedition on board. Download the app before you travel and use it throughout your voyage to stay up to date wherever your journey takes you. With the HX Guest App, you can: • View the daily programme at a glance • Book and manage excursions and onboard activities • Browse daily restaurant menus • Track your onboard spend • Access essential voyage and safety information • Discover onboard services and facilities With the HX app you can enjoy your expedition with everything you need right at your fingertips. Available on MS Spitsbergen — with more HX ships coming soon.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hurtigruten at 3.7 against HX's 2.7. Hurtigruten also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.4). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hurtigruten holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively.
Hurtigruten ships an update monthly, HX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hurtigruten | HX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (17 ratings) — better | 2.7 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hurtigruten AS | HX GROUP LTD |
Customer experience
Hurtigruten
HX
In-app purchases
Hurtigruten
No in-app purchases
HX
No in-app purchases
