Comparison

Västtrafik To Go vs Vy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Västtrafik To Go

Plan your journeys, purchase tickets, and receive real-time traffic updates. This app covers travel within Västra Götaland and Kungsbacka, offering features like trip planning, ticket purchasing, and real-time vehicle tracking.

Highlights
  • Trip planning and route search
  • Purchase single, period, and daily tickets
  • Real-time vehicle location
  • Traffic disruption updates
  • Save favorite trips and stops
  • Cashback registration and ticket lending
Features
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Hi! This is Västtrafik’s app. You can plan your trip, buy tickets and stay updated on our traffic. You can travel with the app in Västra Götaland and Kungsbacka. With our app you can: • Buy single-, period- and daily tickets. Pay with payment card or Swish • Search trips and find the quickest route • See vehicle location in real time and stay updated on traffic disruptions • Register for cashback on single tickets, securing your period tickets and the possibility to lend your period ticket • Save your favorite trips and stops as favorites • Export your trip to your calender or share it with your contacts • See departures and arrivals for specific stops • Purchase company tickets if your employer is connected to Västtrafik Företag • See where on-call traffic is an option to our regular traffic (shown when searching trips) Thank you for travelling together.

About

Vy

Plan and purchase tickets for various public transport options across Norway, including trains, buses, and boats. Get real-time departure information, journey suggestions, and notifications for delays. Access your tickets digitally and enjoy additional travel-related content.

Highlights
  • Find train, bus, metro, tram, and boat departures
  • Buy tickets from Vy and other transport companies
  • See suggested itineraries with walking/biking times
  • Get real-time departure information
  • Receive delay and cancellation notifications
  • View and present digital tickets
  • Check train carriage occupancy
Features
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You can use the Vy app to quickly find departures for journeys by train, bus, metro, tram and boat across Norway. You can buy tickets from Vy and other transport companies such as Go-Ahead, SJ, Ruter, Kolumbus, Skyss and Brakar. It should always be easy to make the eco-friendly choice when travelling, so the Vy app also lets you: · See relevant suggested itineraries in the journey planner – including how long it takes to walk or bike · Get real-time information on all departures · Receive push notifications about delays and cancellations affecting your journey · View your tickets and present your ticket for inspection · Check how full each carriage on your train is · Save your favourite routes and places that you frequently visit · Book taxis across much of the country · Listen to audiobooks and podcasts, and read newspapers and magazines Thank you for travelling by public transport. Every journey counts!

Screenshots

Västtrafik To Go4 screens
Vy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Västtrafik To Go at 4.8 against Vy's 2.9. Västtrafik To Go also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 19%) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 40). Vy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Västtrafik To Go holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Västtrafik To Go has 1.2K ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Västtrafik To Go's written reviews are positive against 19% of Vy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Västtrafik To Go ships an update every 6 weeks, Vy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Västtrafik To Go versus Vy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVästtrafik To GoVy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better2.9 (40 ratings)
Positive reviews48.1% of reviews — better19.2% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better40
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB164 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVästtrafik ABVygruppen AS

Customer experience

Västtrafik To Go

All ratings1,227 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral4.7%
Negative47.2%

Vy

All ratings40 ratings
Positive42.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative52.5%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive19.2%
Neutral13.5%
Negative67.3%

Bugs and requests

Västtrafik To Go

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Payment failures with non-Swedish cards
  • Crashes on launch for some devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add auto-moving map with bus location
  • Support for international payment methods like Apple Pay
  • Allow account creation without Swedish ID number

Vy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Västtrafik To Go

No in-app purchases

None

Vy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Västtrafik To Go free?
Västtrafik To Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vy free?
Vy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Västtrafik To Go or Vy?
Västtrafik To Go is rated higher. Västtrafik To Go averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Vy averages 2.9 from 40 ratings.
Do Västtrafik To Go or Vy have ads?
Neither Västtrafik To Go nor Vy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Västtrafik To Go or Vy?
Västtrafik To Go ships an update every 6 weeks, and Vy every 10 days. Most recently, Västtrafik To Go was updated on October 29, 2026 and Vy on October 23, 2026.

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