Comparison

Tripcast vs Hurtigruten

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

Head to head
About

Tripcast

Share your travel experiences privately with friends and family. Create trip albums, receive live photo updates, and collect everyone's photos in one place. Browse photos by location and stay connected through comments and likes.

Highlights
  • Live photo updates
  • Private trip albums
  • Collect photos from multiple users
  • Map-based photo browsing
  • Location-based photo tagging
  • Real-time comments and likes
  • Private sharing away from social media
Features
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* Featured as “New and Noteworthy” by Apple * Tripcast lets you share your travel photos with the people who want to see everything, not just the highlights. Start a trip, invite your friends and family to the album, and give them live photo updates from the road! The best way to share your trip: • Make updates instantly: Update your family and friends in real time • Stay in touch: Ask questions, leave comments, and like posts Build an album with everybody: • Vacationers assemble!: Collect everyone's trip photos in one place • Easy backup: Download them all when you get home Map it out: • Effortless tagging: Photos are automatically added to the trip map • Browse by location: View photos by where they happened, not when Everyone is using Tripcast to share their travels: • Keep it private: Share only with the people who care the most, away from social media • Apps for everyone: Access Tripcast through gorgeous apps for iPhone and the web • Bring everyone along: Notifications keep friends and family updated whenever there's activity How it works: 1. Create: Make an album for your trip 2. Invite: Pick friends and family to follow along 3. Update: Post photos and videos as you travel Built by the team that created Cluster, featured as a Best New App in the App Store! Tripcast Club is a monthly or annual subscription to give admins more control over their groups. Check it out by visiting the Settings → Subscription Settings section of the app. By purchasing a subscription you agree to Tripcast's Terms of Use: https://tripcast.co/terms/ and Privacy Policy: https://tripcast.co/privacy/

About

Hurtigruten

Access voyage information easily before and during your trip. View daily programs, menus, and essential details about onboard services. Enhance your journey with this convenient travel companion.

Highlights
  • Daily program at a glance
  • Daily restaurant menus
  • Essential voyage information
  • Explore onboard services
  • Supported ship list
Features
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Hurtigruten Ships supported: MS Nordlys MS Richard With MS Nordkapp MS Nordnorge MS Polarlys MS Kong Harald MS Vesterålen MS Otto Sverdrup MS Trollfjord MS Midnatsol The easiest way to access information about your voyage. Download the app at home and use it on board to stay up to date throughout your trip. – See the daily programme at a glance – See the daily menus for the restaurants on board – Check essential information – Explore services available on board Pack your phone with the Hurtigruten app and enjoy your voyage!

Screenshots

Tripcast4 screens
Hurtigruten4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tripcast at 4.8 against Hurtigruten's 3.7. Tripcast also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 20%) and ratings volume (7.2K vs 17). Hurtigruten's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ads 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. Tripcast sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Hurtigruten asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tripcast holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tripcast has 7.2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Tripcast's written reviews are positive against 20% of Hurtigruten's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tripcast ships an update every 2 months, Hurtigruten monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tripcast versus Hurtigruten: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTripcastHurtigruten
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.2K ratings) — better3.7 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews49.6% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7.2K — better17
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB9 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCluster Labs, Inc.Hurtigruten AS

Customer experience

Tripcast

All ratings7,203 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews117 reviews
Positive49.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative38.5%

Hurtigruten

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Tripcast

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Invites not being sent to users
  • Uploaded photos not displaying properly
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Account login and access issues
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow editing of posts and comments
  • Improve photo upload and organization
  • Add support for multiple photos per post
  • Implement password reset functionality
  • Enhance map integration and location tracking

Hurtigruten

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tripcast

Subscriptions4
  • Tripcast Friend$4.991 Month
  • Tripcast Pro$9.991 Month
  • Tripcast Friend$49.991 Year
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  • Tripcast Pro$99.991 Year
None

Hurtigruten

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tripcast free?
Tripcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hurtigruten free?
Hurtigruten is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tripcast or Hurtigruten?
Tripcast is rated higher. Tripcast averages 4.8 out of 5 from 7.2K ratings, while Hurtigruten averages 3.7 from 17 ratings.
Do Tripcast or Hurtigruten have ads?
Neither Tripcast nor Hurtigruten shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tripcast or Hurtigruten?
Tripcast ships an update every 2 months, and Hurtigruten monthly. Most recently, Tripcast was updated on November 6, 2026 and Hurtigruten on November 2, 2026.

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