Vy vs Guest
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!
Guest
Unlock your hotel room door with your smartphone and access all your reservation details. Communicate with the hotel, discover local activities, and book transportation seamlessly. The app also offers auto-translation for hotel communications.
- Digital room key
- View reservation details
- Chat with hotel staff
- Discover hotel services
- Book transportation
- Auto-translate communications
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Welcome to your Hotel Guest App. The Guest App allows you to open your hotel room door and access your room with a click of a button, view all of your reservation details, chat with the hotel and gain easy access to all relevant hotel services. You can also discover additional activities in the hotel area, book transportation, and invite additional guests to the app. Additionally, the Guest App will auto-translate all hotel communication to your native language. Enjoy your vacation! Team Duve
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vy at 2.9 against Guest's 1.3. Vy also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (18% vs 6%). Guest's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Vy's written reviews are positive against 6% of Guest's.
Vy ships an update every 2 weeks, Guest every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) — better | 1.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews — better | 6.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Servi Smart Solutions Ltd |
Customer experience
Vy
Guest
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Guest
No in-app purchases
