Comparison

Vy vs Hyre

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

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Vy4 screens
Hyre4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vy ships an update every 10 days, Hyre weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vy versus Hyre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVyHyre
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (40 ratings)4.9 (220 ratings) — better
Positive reviews18.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB251 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVygruppen ASHyre AS

Customer experience

Vy

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

Hyre

All ratings220 ratings
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vy

No in-app purchases

None

Hyre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vy free?
Vy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hyre free?
Hyre is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vy or Hyre?
Hyre is rated higher. Vy averages 2.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Hyre averages 4.9 from 220 ratings.
Do Vy or Hyre have ads?
Neither Vy nor Hyre shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vy or Hyre?
Vy ships an update every 10 days, and Hyre weekly. Most recently, Vy was updated on October 13, 2026 and Hyre on October 16, 2026.

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