Skyss Billett vs Svipper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyss Billett
Easily purchase single and season tickets for bus travel in Hordaland County. Supports multiple payment methods including mobile account, Vipps, credit card, and phone bill. Manage multiple users under one account for convenient travel charging.
- Purchase single tickets
- Purchase season tickets
- Bus travel in Hordaland
- Multiple payment options
- Associate multiple users
- Save credit card details
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From 1 August 2026, you will no longer be able to earn a travel discount in this app. Switch to the new Skyss app – you can still earn travel discount there. This old Skyss Billett app will be closed in autumn 2026. For more information visit skyss.no Skyss Billett is the easiest way to purchase public transportation tickets in Hordaland County. The application allows you to purchase both single tickets and season tickets for travel by bus. The payment methods can be used in the application: - Mobile account, refilled via VISA/MasterCard or by money transfer. - Vipps. - Credit card (VISA/MasterCard). - Phone bill. It is possible to associate multiple users to one mobile account, so that travels are charged to only this account. The mobile account is not the same account as the account associated with the Skyss-card. After downloading the app you only have to add your credit cards the first time you use them. Future purchases can be made with the same cards. Skyss Billett allows you to easily and quickly purchase tickets, but you must buy your tickets before you embark the vehicles. Customers are responsible for having a valid ticket and enough battery power left on their device to show the ticket to any inspector as long as you are onboard one of our vehicles.
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 Skyss Billett's 30%. Svipper also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Skyss Billett's advantage is ratings volume (183 vs 13). 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.
Svipper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyss Billett has 183 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of Skyss Billett's written reviews are positive against 75% of Svipper's.
Skyss Billett ships an update every 2 months, Svipper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyss Billett | Svipper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (183 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 30.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 183 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WTW AS | Troms fylkeskommune |
Customer experience
Skyss Billett
Svipper
In-app purchases
Skyss Billett
No in-app purchases
Svipper
No in-app purchases
