Vy vs Fløibanen
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!
Fløibanen
Access real-time departure schedules and discover activities at Mount Fløyen. Purchase tickets for the funicular and various attractions directly through the app.
- Real-time departure times
- Activity information
- Funicular ticket purchasing
- Attraction ticket purchasing
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This app gives you up to date information about departure times, and activities at Mount Fløyen, let's you purchase tickets to the funicular and activites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Vy at every 10 days against Fløibanen's every 2 months. Vy also leads on review sentiment (18% vs 0%). Fløibanen's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 ships an update every 10 days, Fløibanen every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Fløibanen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Apility AS |
Customer experience
Vy
Fløibanen
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Fløibanen
No in-app purchases
