Vy vs Brakar AS
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!
Brakar AS
Purchase bus tickets conveniently before boarding. This app helps you find and buy tickets based on your location or manually entered stops. It also sends expiry notifications for tickets and payment cards.
- Buy tickets before boarding
- Location-based ticket suggestions
- Manual stop selection
- Ticket and card expiry notifications
- Send tickets to contacts
- Offline ticket purchase capability
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Buy your tickets – as easy as 1-2-3. Brakar's mobile app lets you buy your ticket before you get on board. The app is valid in Buskerud in addition to the stops used by our bus routes between Buskerud and Oslo. Brakar Billett requests access permission to the following functions: * Location Used in connection with ticket purchases so that Brakar Billett can automatically suggest a ticket based on the zone in which you are located. You can still purchase a ticket even if the location function is turned off, but you must manually enter the stop or station from which the ticket will apply. * Contacts Used when sending tickets to phone numbers stored in your contacts. * Notifications Used to send notifications when tickets and payment cards expire. You can still purchase a ticket even if the notification function is turned off. * Background App Refresh Used at night when updating your control code and today's picture so that next day you always have the valid code and picture ready for a ticket inspection. You can still purchase a ticket even if the background update function is turned off. * Mobile Data Used when communicating with Brakar during ticket purchases. If the app's access to mobile data is blocked, you can only buy a ticket if you have access to a wireless network (Wi-Fi). You must also have network access in order to display the control code and today's picture during a ticket inspection. If you want to block access, you can do so from your phone on Brakar Billett's "Settings" page. https://www.brakar.no/ https://www.brakar.no/information-in-english
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vy at 2.9 against Brakar AS's 1.5. Vy also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%) and ratings volume (40 vs 4). 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.
Vy holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vy has 40 ratings behind it against 4, 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 0% of Brakar AS's.
Vy ships an update every 2 weeks, Brakar AS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Brakar AS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) — better | 1.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Brakar as |
Customer experience
Vy
Brakar AS
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Brakar AS
No in-app purchases









