Skyss vs InStay
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!
InStay
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Skyss ships an update weekly, InStay every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skyss | InStay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (63 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyss | Invite Guest Technology AS |
In-app purchases
Skyss
No in-app purchases
InStay
No in-app purchases








