Skyss vs Kolumbus Billett
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skyss
Plan your public transport journeys across Vestland, including buses, light rail, ferries, and trains. Purchase tickets, view real-time departures and service locations, and receive delay notifications. The app also helps you find city bikes and e-scooters.
- Real-time departure information
- Journey planning with walking time
- In-app ticket purchasing
- Live service tracking on map
- Delay and disruption alerts
- Save favorite stops
- Find city bikes and e-scooters
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Find all public transport departures across Vestland, including bus, light rail, ferry, and train. Plan your journey and buy tickets – all in one app. With the Skyss app, you can: • see how long your journey will take from where you are to where you're going, including walking time • buy tickets for yourself or others • view departure times and see where your service is on the map, in real time • receive up-to-date information about delays and disruptions • save stops as favourites • find available city bikes and e-scooters If you sign in to the app, you can also: • rest assured that your tickets, journey history, and favourites are safely stored with us – even if you change your phone • book on-demand bus services through Skyss Book-a-ride • get faster and better support from our customer service team We're continuously working to improve and develop the app. Thank you for travelling with Skyss!
Kolumbus Billett
Purchase transit tickets conveniently before boarding buses, trains, and boats in Rogaland. The app uses location services to suggest tickets and can share tickets with contacts. Receive notifications for ticket and payment card expirations.
- Purchase tickets before boarding
- Location-based ticket suggestions
- Share tickets with contacts
- Expiration notifications for tickets and cards
- Offline ticket purchase capability (with manual entry)
- Background updates for ticket inspection codes
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Buy your tickets – as easy as 1-2-3. Kolumbus' mobile app lets you buy your ticket before you get on board. The app is valid on buses and some train and boat departures in Rogaland. Kolumbus Billett requests access permission to the following functions: * Location Used in connection with ticket purchases so that Kolumbus Billett can automatically suggest a ticket based on the zone in which you are located. You can still purchase a ticket even if the location function is turned off, but you must manually enter the stop or station from which the ticket will apply. * Contacts Used when sending tickets to phone numbers stored in your contacts. * Notifications Used to send notifications when tickets and payment cards expire. You can still purchase a ticket even if the notification function is turned off. * Background App Refresh Used at night when updating your control code and today's picture so that next day you always have the valid code and picture ready for a ticket inspection. You can still purchase a ticket even if the background update function is turned off. * Mobile Data Used when communicating with Kolumbus during ticket purchases. If the app's access to mobile data is blocked, you can only buy a ticket if you have access to a wireless network (Wi-Fi). You must also have network access in order to display the control code and today's picture during a ticket inspection. If you want to block access, you can do so from your phone on Kolumbus Billett's "Settings" page. https://www.kolumbus.no/en/ https://www.kolumbus.no/en/contact-us/contact-us/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skyss at 67% against Kolumbus Billett's 8%. Skyss also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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.
Skyss holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skyss has 63 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Skyss's written reviews are positive against 8% of Kolumbus Billett's.
Skyss ships an update weekly, Kolumbus Billett every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyss | Kolumbus Billett |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (63 ratings) — better | 3.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 8.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyss | Kolumbus AS |
Customer experience
Skyss
Kolumbus Billett
In-app purchases
Skyss
No in-app purchases
Kolumbus Billett
No in-app purchases
