Comparison

Skyss vs InStay

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

InStay

Features
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Invite InStay is the ultimate tool that combines and integrates booking information with digital keys, information, and sales in one system. Invite InStay lets you have a 24-hour reception – right on the guest's smartphone. Reach guests with updated and correct information at the right time. Replace waiting time at reception with flexible stays and a complete digital guest journey. Additionally, Invite InStay communicates with smart IOT components, allowing you as an administrator to control the temperature in your rental units from one central system. Connect to smart components and control the temperature in all your rental units. Save up to 30% on energy consumption. Save time. Save personnel resources. Increase the bottom line. Invite InStay is integrated with most booking systems and a large portfolio of IOT brands, making it one of the most reliable and flexible modular systems.

Screenshots

Skyss4 screens
InStay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Skyss at weekly against InStay's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skyss ships an update weekly, InStay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Skyss versus InStay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyssInStay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkyssInvite Guest Technology AS

In-app purchases

None

Skyss

No in-app purchases

None

InStay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Skyss free?
Skyss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is InStay free?
InStay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Skyss or InStay have ads?
Neither Skyss nor InStay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skyss or InStay?
Skyss ships an update weekly, and InStay every 3 weeks. Most recently, Skyss was updated on September 18, 2026 and InStay on September 23, 2026.

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