Comparison

Vy vs Skånetrafiken

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

Head to head
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!

About

Skånetrafiken

Purchase various public transport tickets, including single, daily, and monthly passes. Plan your journeys with route finding and receive real-time disruption alerts. Manage your tickets and protect them with a lost ticket guarantee.

Highlights
  • Buy various ticket types
  • Multiple payment options
  • Route planning with map view
  • Real-time disruption alerts
  • Favorite journeys
  • Lost ticket protection
  • Lend tickets to others
Features
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With the Skånetrafiken app you can: * Buy all types of tickets, including: Single, 24-hours, 30-days, Flex 10/30 and more. * Pay with Swish, card (Mastercard or Visa), or invoice from Swedbank Pay. You can also get email receipts of your purchases. * Find the quickest route on a map, and view the entire journey from door to door. * Create shortcuts (favorites) on the front screen for your most common journeys. * Receive information about ongoing disruptions affecting traffic, or journeys you have chosen to monitor. * Log in to My Account to have your tickets protected by our lost ticket guarantee, in case you lose your phone. * Lend your active 30-day ticket to a friend or family member (requires that you are logged in to My Account). Your views are valuable to us. Please give feedback, or ask for help via Skånetrafiken’s customer services.

Screenshots

Vy4 screens
Skånetrafiken4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Vy at free against Skånetrafiken's free with in-app purchases. Skånetrafiken's advantage is rating (3.1 vs 2.9). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Skånetrafiken holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Vy's written reviews are positive against 20% of Skånetrafiken's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vy ships an update every 2 weeks, Skånetrafiken fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vy versus Skånetrafiken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVySkånetrafiken
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (40 ratings)3.1 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews20.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB68 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVygruppen ASRegion Skåne

Customer experience

Vy

All ratings40 ratings
Positive42.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative52.5%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive18.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative71.4%

Skånetrafiken

All ratings35 ratings
Positive48.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative45.7%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative73.8%

In-app purchases

None

Vy

No in-app purchases

None

Skånetrafiken

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vy free?
Vy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Skånetrafiken free?
Skånetrafiken is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vy or Skånetrafiken?
Skånetrafiken is rated higher. Vy averages 2.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Skånetrafiken averages 3.1 from 35 ratings.
Do Vy or Skånetrafiken have ads?
Neither Vy nor Skånetrafiken shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vy or Skånetrafiken?
Vy ships an update every 2 weeks, and Skånetrafiken fortnightly. Most recently, Vy was updated on September 20, 2026 and Skånetrafiken on September 11, 2026.

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