13 useful travel apps - help everyone

The main task of any tourist trip is to bring joy and pleasant experiences. But trips to unfamiliar countries may be associated with worries and problems. Travel apps designed for tablets and smartphones based on iOS and Android will make any trip more comfortable. They will help to plan a route, buy plane tickets, find profitable housing options, not to get lost in an unfamiliar city, and even speak a foreign language.

We’ll talk about the most useful travel apps of recent times. All applications have a good rating among users.

Online applications

To use the following applications, you must be connected to the Internet.

TripAdvisor - tips and reviews from real travelers

This mobile app provides access to TripAdvisor.com, the largest travel site. It contains millions of tips and reviews from real travelers who talk about hotels, restaurants, attractions and places of different cities. The application also tells where it is possible to book a hotel profitably, and compares airfare. If desired, the user can leave their feedback about the institutions, ask questions on the forums and upload photos.

Based on TripAdvisor.com, you can use the City Guides guide, which works without connecting to an Internet. The guide also contains reviews of restaurants, hotels and attractions

VKarmane - custodian of personal data

When booking hotels, buying tickets or paying for parking, you always need to enter personal data manually: for example, passport number, bank card details, etc. Searching for a document and entering data takes time. To simplify all these manipulations, you can save the necessary documents for yourself and your entire family in the VKarmane application. It integrates with other travel apps and automatically enters the necessary data. This saves time and saves users nerves.

Uber - fast and safe trips in different cities

This useful travel app helps you find a reliable driver at any time of the day. Uber guarantees that you will be delivered to the right address at a bargain price - without overpayments. Using the service is quite simple: just enter the desired address and wait for the driver who will accept the call. The application itself will determine where you are and plan your trip. It usually takes just a few minutes.

Payment for the trip is automatic with your credit card. Some cities offer cash payments. Uber operates in 500 cities around the world and is suitable for any trip: both around the city and to the airport. Users can check the driver’s photo and information about the car, as well as monitor its movement on the map. After the trip, you can leave a response about the driver and receive a receipt for payment by e-mail.

Airbnb - short-term rental service

If you do not want to overpay for a hotel room or prefer home comfort while traveling, the service for renting apartments, houses and rooms of Airbnb will come in handy. The system has collected a huge number of ads from residents of more than 190 countries that are ready to rent their housing to travelers.

The application is a mobile version of the site. Through it you can find and book accommodation for every taste: from a separate room in the apartment to luxury apartments and even villas by the sea. The service also ensures that you are not deceived with payment, and provides communication between the landlord and the future guest. For services, the system takes a commission.

BlaBlaCar - search for travel companions around the world

A very useful application for travelers who are going on a car trip or, conversely, do not have a car, but want to become someone else's companion. The service helps travelers unite and save on gas costs. Through BlaBlaCar you can find a safe travel companion, traveling with whom you will be pleased and interested, or get into a car with a reliable driver.

Booking.com - online hotel booking

Booking.com is the largest online hotel and apartment reservation service worldwide. The system database contains more than half a million hotels in different countries. Using the application, you can book a hostel, hotel room or private apartment anywhere. All that is needed is Internet access and a bank card. The application can help you a lot if you need to urgently find an overnight stay. In addition, it often appears advantageous offers with discounts. Detailed reviews and ratings of site users will help make the right choice of accommodation.

TripIt is the best travel planner OH

With TripIt, planning your trip is faster and more convenient. This program will help to make your trip organized and save all documents in one place. You only need to register with TripIt only once, and the application itself will collect information about all flights and transfers in the smartphone. Sometimes he will even be able to inform you of a flight delay or the opening of registration for the flight.

You don’t need to look for e-tickets or hotel reservations in the mailbox among other letters: you simply open TripIt and see all the information in a convenient form. The program will show your detailed route and remind you what time your planes or trains depart and arrive. The plan can be shared on social networks.

App in the Air - Useful information about airports and flights

The App in the Air application is useful to everyone who travels on airplanes. It will show useful information about airports, give practical advice and tips. You can find out where to find a power outlet, a free connection to a network, cafe or any store.

At the airport itself, through the App in the Air you can view the flight status, map and even communicate with other passengers. In the air, you can track the movement of your aircraft in real time. For an additional fee, the application will open other useful functions.

Offline applications offline

The following applications do not require an internet connection.

MAPS.ME - offline navigator around the world

Even if you are left far from civilization without an Internet connection, the MAPS.ME application will tell you the way. This is a useful application that simplifies the life of every traveler. It contains detailed maps of cities and countries around the world. They work offline on all popular devices. Maps load quickly and show users thousands of objects in the right cities: gas stations, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels, etc. Thanks to this, you can quickly navigate in an unfamiliar place.

Google translator - translations into a foreign language and vice versa

This program is often included in the selection of mobile travel applications, as it helps to translate texts from 103 languages of the world and vice versa. Offline translator works with 52 languages. You can not only print text, but even photograph inscriptions in 37 languages to see their translation. The talk time service works in 32 languages. The application will also be useful for travelers to learn a foreign language, since it can save all translated words and phrases for later use.

XE Currency - PF currency converter

XE Currency is a useful application for travelers who store money in different currencies. Using this service, you can use the currency converter without an Internet connection. The program will use the information received during the last connection and stored in the smartphone. The application will help you navigate prices in foreign stores and not become a victim of fraud at currency exchange points, which often charge high commissions or offer low rates.

Wiffinity - Find Wi-Fi Hotspots

Mobile Internet while roaming can be unreasonably expensive. If you want to save, use Wiffinity. This application via GPS searches for and displays Wi-Fi connection points. The program works in different countries and cities. With it, you will always know where you can connect to the free Internet. But note: when searching via GPS, the smartphone’s battery runs out faster.

Wi-Fi Map - Wi-Fi hotspot map with passwords

Another useful app in our collection is Wi-Fi Map. This is a map created by travelers who want to share information about Wi-Fi access points with passwords. The map shows all the points of wireless connection in different countries. By clicking on any of them, you will see the password that you need to enter into your mobile phone.

The service comes to the rescue when the mobile Internet is not connected. It shows a wide base of internet connection points. The application works through the popular Foursquare service on the principle of a social network. Each person can add a password to any Internet access point in it.

We hope that the listed travel apps will make your trips more comfortable and interesting!