Kolumbus vs Norgeskart
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kolumbus
Plan your trips and get real-time departure information in one convenient application. It offers accurate travel suggestions, step-by-step guidance, and live map tracking of buses and boats. Receive notifications for route changes and view onboard capacity.
- Travel planner
- Real-time departures
- Favorite places shortcuts
- Step-by-step journey guidance
- Live bus and boat map location
- Route change notifications
- Onboard capacity overview
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The Kolumbus app provides full control over your journey. With travel planner and real time departures in one app, you get: • easier planning and more accurate travel suggestions • stored shortcuts to your favourite places • step by step guiding throughout the journey • real time map location of the bus and boat at any time • notifications regarding changes and detours on your routes • overview of the capacity on board the bus Real time and travel planning in one app! Download or update the app to get the latest features. It's completely free. Have a nice trip! Questions or experiencing issues? Contact us at app@kolumbus.no
Norgeskart
This app provides highly detailed maps of Norway, perfect for hikers, tourists, and city explorers. It offers offline map downloads, GPS navigation with a compass, and a search function for places and addresses. Enjoy an ad-free experience with accurate sea maps for coastal navigation.
- Detailed maps of Norway
- Offline map downloads
- GPS navigation with compass
- Search for places and addresses
- Hiking and biking trails
- Accurate sea maps
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The map of Norway app for iPhone and iPad is the most detailed map of Norway. Map of Norway app is suitable for both hikers, tourists and city walkers. • Comprehensive, accurate maps of Norway are delivered by Kartverket • Download map for offline use • GPS navigation with auto-rotating map and compass • Search for places and addresses • Detailed trails for hiking, biking, and walking • Accurate sea maps along the Norwegian coast • Ad free experience **Offline maps** Norgeskart allows you to download any area to be viewed while offline. Simply zoom into your favourite area and click the "download" button in the bottom left corner. Norgeskart will download the area that is currently on your screen. You will be able to name your dowloaded areas, so you can easily organise them. Terms of service: https://medium.com/norgeskart/terms-and-conditions-1b155b7cb0bd
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Norgeskart at 63% against Kolumbus's 17%. Norgeskart also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). Kolumbus's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, 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. Norgeskart sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kolumbus asks for nothing beyond the download.
Norgeskart holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Kolumbus's written reviews are positive against 63% of Norgeskart's.
Kolumbus ships an update monthly, Norgeskart every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kolumbus | Norgeskart |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (56 ratings) | 4.8 (49 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 62.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 49 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 141 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kolumbus AS | Norgeskart AS |
Customer experience
Kolumbus
Norgeskart
In-app purchases
Kolumbus
No in-app purchases
Norgeskart
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$9.491 Year
- Download offline map$8.99
