Vy vs Svipper
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!
Svipper
Plan your trips, view departure times, and purchase tickets for travel within Troms. Search for journeys from your current location, an address, or a stop. Track your vehicle in real-time and save favorite locations or departures.
- Travel search by location, address, or stop
- Ticket purchasing
- Real-time vehicle tracking
- Departure time updates
- Save favorite locations/departures
- In-app navigation
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I Svipper-appen kan du planlegge reiser, se avgangstider og kjøpe billetter i Troms. Dette kan du gjøre: - Gjør reisesøk fra din posisjon, en adresse eller et stoppested - Velg ditt reiseforslag og kjøp billetter - Få oppdaterte avgangstider og reiseinformasjon - Følg fremkomstmiddelet i sanntid - Lagre dine favorittsteder eller favorittavganger - Kartfunksjonen veileder deg gjennom hele reisen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Svipper at 75% against Vy's 18%. Svipper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.9). Vy's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 12). 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.
Svipper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 40 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Vy's written reviews are positive against 75% of Svipper's.
Vy ships an update every 2 weeks, Svipper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Svipper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 12 |
| 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 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Troms fylkeskommune |
Customer experience
Vy
Svipper
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Svipper
No in-app purchases
