Vy vs Hyre
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!
Hyre
Rent a car conveniently using your smartphone. Unlock, start, and close vehicles directly through the app. Enjoy flexible rental periods and automatic settlement for tolls, fuel, and mileage.
- Mobile car unlocking and starting
- Automatic toll, fuel, and mileage settlement
- Rentals by the hour or day
- Variety of vehicle types
- Flexible and cost-effective
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With Hyre, you can quickly, safely and easily rent a car using only your mobile phone. To make it quick and easy all cars can be opened, closed and started with the app and settlement of tolls, fuel and kilometers is done automatically when you end the booking. Rent a car for a few hours or several days. Small electric car or large van. Hyre gives you the same freedom as owning your own car, but with greater flexibility and lower costs.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hyre at 4.9 against Vy's 2.9. Hyre also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 18%) and ratings volume (220 vs 40). Vy's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Hyre holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hyre has 220 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Vy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hyre's.
Vy ships an update every 10 days, Hyre weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Hyre |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) | 4.9 (220 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 220 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 251 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Hyre AS |
Customer experience
Vy
Hyre
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Hyre
No in-app purchases









