Vy vs Bergen Bysykkel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Bergen Bysykkel
Unlock city bikes in Bergen using your phone. Easily find nearby bikes and check lock availability. Track your rides and sync them with Apple Health.
- Unlock city bikes with phone
- Locate nearby bikes
- Check lock availability
- Save trips to Apple Health
- Official city bike app
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Use your phone to unlock city bikes in Bergen! This app makes it easy to locate a bike nearby and see which locks are available while riding. This is the official app from Bergen City Bike. You can save your trips into the Apple Health app so you'll get credited for the effort, if you're into that kind of thing. Give Health access via the account screen within the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bergen Bysykkel at 4.5 against Vy's 2.9. Bergen Bysykkel also leads on ratings volume (138 vs 40) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Vy's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Bergen Bysykkel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 138 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Vy's written reviews are positive against 23% of Bergen Bysykkel's.
Vy ships an update every 10 days, Bergen Bysykkel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Bergen Bysykkel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) | 4.5 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Urban Sharing |
Customer experience
Vy
Bergen Bysykkel
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Bergen Bysykkel
No in-app purchases
