Skyss vs Thon Hotels
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!
Thon Hotels
Book hotel stays quickly and easily, with exclusive discounts and a best price guarantee. Features include mobile check-in/out, room key access, and convenient payment options. Stay informed with notifications about your trip.
- Exclusive THON+ membership discounts
- Best price guarantee on direct bookings
- In-app mobile check-in and check-out
- Phone as room and elevator key
- Multiple payment options including Vipps and Apple Pay
- Overview of past and upcoming stays
- Notifications for pre-stay and during-stay updates
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Our app helps you book your hotel stay in a quick and easy way. Save money – up to 12% off with THON+ membership Best price guarantee – always the lowest price when booking direct Skip the queue – check in and out in the app Your phone is your key – unlock your room and access elevators Easy payments – Vipps, Apple Pay, cards or bonus points Full overview – see all your past and upcoming stays Stay updated – get notifications before and during your stay Exclusive deals – special rates via work or organizations Search & compare – hotels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Skyss at weekly against Thon Hotels's monthly. Skyss also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 57%) and ratings volume (63 vs 21). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Skyss against 4.6 for Thon Hotels. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Skyss's written reviews are positive against 57% of Thon Hotels's.
Skyss ships an update weekly, Thon Hotels monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyss | Thon Hotels |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (63 ratings) — better | 4.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyss | Thon Gruppen As |
Customer experience
Skyss
Thon Hotels
In-app purchases
Skyss
No in-app purchases
Thon Hotels
No in-app purchases









