Bensin vs Vacay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bensin
Find and compare petroleum prices across Iceland with real-time updates. View stations on a map, get driving directions, and filter by price, distance, and fuel type. Personalize your experience with favorite stations and custom discounts.
- Track petroleum prices in Iceland
- Map view of gas stations
- Automatic price updates
- Driving directions
- Filter by price, distance, company, fuel
- Favorite station selection
- Customizable discounts
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Track petroleum prices across Iceland and select them on a map. See prices listed and distances to the gas stations with automatic updates at location change of 500 m or 8 minutes intervals, when the app is being used. See stations on the map with prices. Select your favourite station to always display at the top. Get driving directions and set filters on price, distance, company, petroleum or diesel etc. Add discounts for each company and turn on/off showing of companies. The discounts are applied to all stations for each company unless they are exempt. Select light or dark mode or adapt to system settings. This app is entirely made with the new SwiftUI and Combine frameworks.
Vacay
Discover and save travel spots with a simple swipe. This app curates restaurants, landmarks, and activities, then automatically generates a personalized itinerary for your trip. Enjoy pre-made plans or build your own custom adventure.
- Swipe-based spot discovery
- Curated travel recommendations
- Instant itinerary generation
- Free curated itineraries
- Custom itinerary building
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Vacay — Plan Your Perfect Trip Planning a trip shouldn't feel like homework. With Vacay, building your ideal itinerary is as easy as swiping right. Discover amazing restaurants, landmarks, hidden gems, and activities—then swipe to save the ones that match your vibe. Skip what doesn't interest you, keep what does. When you're done, Vacay turns your picks into a ready-to-go itinerary. No spreadsheets. No endless tabs. Just swipe, plan, go. How it works Pick your destination and start swiping through curated spots. Swipe right on places you love, left on ones you don't. Vacay builds your personalized itinerary based on your selections—so your trip actually feels like yours. What you get Swipe-based discovery: A fun, fast way to explore what a destination has to offer Curated spots: Restaurants, activities, landmarks, and local favorites—all vetted and ready to explore Instant itineraries: Your liked places, organized into a trip you can actually follow Free curated itineraries: Browse ready-made plans for popular destinations at no cost Custom itineraries: Build your own personalized trip with our premium planning features Why people love Vacay Finally, trip planning that doesn't feel like a chore Discover spots you'd never find on your own Go from "where should we go?" to "let's book it" in minutes Your next adventure is a swipe away. Privacy Policy: https://vacayapp.framer.website/privacy Terms of Use: https://vacayapp.framer.website/terms-of-service
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Verdict
Bensin and Vacay both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bensin's written reviews are positive against 47% of Vacay's. Bensin also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Vacay's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (141 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Vacay sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Bensin asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Bensin against 4.9 for Vacay. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vacay has 141 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Bensin's written reviews are positive against 47% of Vacay's.
Bensin ships an update every 3 months, Vacay every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bensin | Vacay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (141 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 47.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 141 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 145 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hannes Sverrisson | Save Smart |
Customer experience
Bensin
Vacay
In-app purchases
Bensin
No in-app purchases
Vacay
- Unlimited Monthly$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Yearly3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Unlimited Yearly$49.991 Year
- Early Bird Lifetime$29.99
