Vy vs Pro Trip Planner
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!
Pro Trip Planner
Create detailed day-by-day travel itineraries with mapped routes and practical logistics. Discover curated guides or build your own trip from scratch, adding stops, setting dates, and optimizing travel times. Seamlessly integrate with Apple Maps and receive departure reminders to keep your journey on track.
- Curated travel guides with mapped routes
- Day-by-day itinerary creation
- Add stops via search or pin drop
- Live map with travel time labels
- Departure reminders
- Share trips via iCloud
- Widgets and Apple Watch support
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Trip Planner helps you discover curated travel guides and turn places into realistic day-by-day itineraries. Start with inspiration or build from scratch: - Explore curated trips with mapped daily routes, recommended stops, photos, logistics, and practical travel details. - Choose dates and arrival and departure options, then import a guide as a fully editable trip. - Add stops by searching Apple Maps, entering an address, or dropping a pin. - Organize travel days with custom dates, departure times, categories, and visit durations. - See routes on a live map with distance and travel-time labels between stops. - Plan by driving, walking, or transit, then open selected stops in Apple Maps when it is time to go. - Check the forecast at each stop before you leave. - Set departure reminders so each day stays on track. - Share trips with others through iCloud. - Keep plans close with widgets, Live Activities, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. Trip Planner is built for road trips, city breaks, family vacations, weekend getaways, and any itinerary where timing matters. Begin with a curated guide, the included sample trip, or your own itinerary. Optional Pro unlocks curated guide imports, unlimited trip creation, full editing and stop management, CarPlay for your own trips, widgets, and Apple Watch support. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pro Trip Planner at 5.0 against Vy's 2.9. Vy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Pro Trip Planner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Vy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pro Trip Planner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vy has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Vy ships an update every 2 weeks, Pro Trip Planner every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vy | Pro Trip Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vygruppen AS | Wayne Hartman |
Customer experience
Vy
Pro Trip Planner
In-app purchases
Vy
No in-app purchases
Pro Trip Planner
- Pro Trip Planner Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro Trip Planner Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
