Best travel apps you must have on your next trip (iOS & Android)
Friday, February 26, 2016
With this list of best travel apps we want you to take full advantage of your Android and iOS devices on your next trip. Save time, money and get useful information that will make your trip more enjoyable and relaxed.
Skyscanner is the official app of the website www.skyscanner.com. This app will enable you to save money and time in finding the best and cheapest flights directly from your smartphone. Skyscanner strives to be independent and it will show you all flights, even the cheapest ones. On top of that the app is user friendly, fast and clean. Definitely a must have if you travel frequently with airplanes.
Google Play Download Link: WAZE
Google Play Download Link: TRIPADVISOR
Google Play Download Link: GOOGLE
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Skyscanner
Skyscanner is the official app of the website www.skyscanner.com. This app will enable you to save money and time in finding the best and cheapest flights directly from your smartphone. Skyscanner strives to be independent and it will show you all flights, even the cheapest ones. On top of that the app is user friendly, fast and clean. Definitely a must have if you travel frequently with airplanes.
Google Play Download Link: SKYSCANNER
App Store Download Link: SKYSCANNER
Pearshare - Get recommendations from locals
Pearshare is a social travel app that helps you create collections that you can you later use or recommend to other people. We are sure that this app can largely help you
if you are traveling a lot or if you are hosting people, especially through Airbnb. Users can use the already prepared collections of locals (pearls) so they can experience the places they visit in the best possible way. The app is free and available on the App Store.
App Store Download Link: PEARLSHARE
OANDA Converter
This app is great because it works offline, it is more
precise from the stock currency converter, and you can also implement the 2%
ATM rate and the 3% credit card rate when you calculate your payments in a
foreign country. Simple and useful.
Tourist Language Learn & Speak
This app will give you tons of translated phrases for various tourist situations like: transport, food and accommodation, emergency situations, spoken interaction and basics, like telling the time, day and great list of numbers. It supports Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German, French, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Also the app offers text to speech and some other useful additional features.
Google Play Download Link: TOURIST LANGUAGE LEARN & SPEAK
App Store Download Link: TOURIST LANGUAGE LEARN & SPEAK
Quality Navigation App
There are numerous quality navigation
apps on Google Play and App Store. Google Maps is probably the best, and you can use it offline if you download the maps of desired location in advance. iOS devices have good stock maps app, but it needs work to be better. Some other quality navigation apps are the widely
popular Waze and the less known, but great, Scout and Map Quest. But if you
need a navigation app that will also work offline, without downloading any maps, and will give you directions,
than try Sygic. It looks great, it’s in 3D and it has tons of additional neat
features.
Google Play Download Link: WAZE
WiFi Finder and Skype WiFi
If you are out of your country and mobile internet services
are expensive, use this Wi-Fi finder to find free and paid Wi-Fi hotspots that
are nearest to you. Is a must have if you use internet often. Another similar app is Skype WiFi. It is an official app released from Skype. They offer around 1 million Skype wifi hotspots around the world on which you can connect to with your Skype credit. They charge only per minute which is great if you need the internet shortly.
Google Play Download Link: WIFI FINDER
App Store Download Link: SKYPE WIFI
Gas Buddy
Having Gas Buddy is a must. It will save you great amount of
money, it is user friendly and with precise prices for most of the gas
stations. The great thing is that it has tons of gas stations and you will
definitely find the nearest and cheapest one on your next trip.
TripIt
TripIt is one of the best trip organizers that is available
free on Google Play and iOS. You can keep all your travel plans in the app and view
them whenever you want, forward confirmation emails for every reservation to plans@tripit.com and don’t lose them ever
again. You can also search for restaurants or places, get the directions and
store it to the app with one click. You can share your plans with your friends
and even sync them with your calendar.
The official app from the famous travel website is a must
have. It is fast, responsive, clean and it is perfectly optimized for Android and iOS.
It will give you the standard information for places near you, reviews, hotels,
restaurants, things to do, flights and forums.
Google Play Download Link: TRIPADVISOR
App Store Download Link: TRIPADVISOR
Google Translate
If you are in a foreign country in some situations you will
definitely need a translator. The Google Translate app is the best solution
because it is perfectly optimized and designed for your Android devices. Apart
from the standard translator feature, it offers offline mode, input words with
your voice handwriting and camera.
Google Play Download Link: GOOGLE
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Expedia Hotels and Flights
Expedia will offer the best hotels near you, or your desired
location, and you can sort them by price, deals or reviews. The app, and the
website (expedia.com) frequently offer discounts, enabling you to save money.
It offers booking of flights as well and the search of a flight is flawless and
very fast. Actually the booking and reservations are very easy and fast to do,
and with the discounts and the perfect UI Expedia is surely one of the best
free travel apps on Google Play and App Store.
Google Play Download Link: EXPEDIA HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
App Store Download Link: EXPEDIA HOTELS AND FLIGHTS
Other Hotel booking apps
The Expedia app is great for booking hotels, but there are
some other great booking apps like the official app from booking.com and
hotels.com. They are even maybe slightly better. For example, Booking offers not only hotels,
but other accommodations as well, and the number of accommodations is maybe the
biggest on the whole Internet. Hotels also has wide variety of hotels, offers
reviews and great amount of last minute deals and discounts. Another quality
hotel booking app is Hotels Tonight. If you need to book the hotel the same day
and find the latest and best deals for that day, than Hotels Tonight is the perfect solution.
Google Play Download Link: HOTELS TONIGHT
App Store Download Link:HOTELS TONIGHT
Note: The article was published originally in 2013 but since then the list was updated several times to remain relevant and up to date.
