6 Awesome Travel Apps to Help You Travel Smarter
Planning a trip has never been easier with the use of modern-day technology. Looking for good travel apps that are quick, helpful & reliable can sometimes be more tricky than it sounds. Having experienced a few not so great apps myself I have compiled a few of my top favorites that will certainly make traveling aboard that little bit easier.
Here are 6 awesome travel apps that I like to depend on for trips when I’m traveling the globe.
Awesome Transport App – Rome 2 Rio (Free) IOS
Rome 2 Rio is a great app that lets you know the best route to your destination whether that being plane, car, train, etc and the cost price. Its shows real-time schedules for planes, buses, and ferries and also allows you to save maps when you are offline.
Rome 2 Rio App
Awesome Currency Exchange App – XE Currency (Free) IOS
XE Currency is a super handy app that allows you to check reliable world currency exchange rates straight from your phone. Monitor and compare up to 10 countries at a time with regular updates on rates.
Awesome International Text & Call App – WhatsApp Messenger (Free) IOS
WhatsApp Messenger is an awesome messaging app that allows you to text or make calls to all your friends and family around the world without the hassle of international calling fees. You can instantly send messages, photos, videos, and voice recordings just like you would with regular messaging. It’s easy to find friends and family as well. The app simply looks through your phone’s contacts and lets you know who is using the app too. Just note this app does require wifi or phone data to work.
Awesome Flight Finder App – Skyscanner (Free)
Looking for awesome cheap deals on flights, hotels, and car rentals, well Skyscanners got ya’ back. It’s an award-winning travel app that searches over millions of sites comparing deals and giving you the best airfare prices from around the world. This app shows you the cheapest day to fly along with regular price alerts.
Awesome Language Translate App – I Translate Voice (Free) IOS
Talk and translate instantly with the I Translate Voice app. This app is super helpful when trying to communicate with the locals. With over 40 built-in languages, this handy app will help you out in any sticky situation.
I Translate Voice App
Awesome Tipping App – GlobeTips (Free) IOS
It can become a little confusing when to tip and in what country. The Globe Tips app makes tipping super simple and easy and a little less daunting. It can auto-detect what currency and country you’re in and has a tip guide for over 200 countries as well as a simple user-friendly layout, plus more.
Fun Travel Apps!
I wanted to include a few of my favorite travel apps that are a little bit more on the fun side. See below my top 3 fun travel apps that I highly recommend you download before your next trip.
Awesome Road Trip App – Roadtrippers (Free) IOS
This is by far my all-time favorite app to use. I’ve been using this app forever and I love it. It’s basically your ultimate road trip planner. You can custom create your own road trips with awesome features that allow you to discover millions of places like roadside attractions, restaurants, scenic routes, and more. You can also pick from the suggested road trips which are super cool as they always have fun quirky trips like movie set locations or off-beat attractions. Just a note this app’s content solely focuses on the USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand only.
Awesome Where I’ve Been App – Been (Free) IOS
Been is a super fun app that allows you to track the continents and countries you have visited. You can mark the countries you have been to via the drop-down list or world map. It also lets you count the US states as well.
Been App
Awesome Theme Park App – My Disney Experience (Free) IOS
To make the most out of your Disneyland experience I highly recommend using the My Disney Experience app. This great app shows everything you need to know from character greetings, showtimes, fast passes, real live wait times for rides, park hours, and a built-in interactive map of the park for easy navigation.
Enjoyed this post? Let me know in the comments below your favorite travel apps as I’m always keen to try out new ones.
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Charlie
hi thanks for all the apps 🙂 i would be so lost without them! there is one app you should check out and add to your list. its called : ATM Fee Saver – it shows atms around with no fees for withdrawing money. its super cooooolll 🙂 charlie
Ashlea Paige
Hi Charlie your very welcome! I’m glad you found the post helpful. I’ve never heard of that one, that’s really cool, I should definitely add it to my list. 😊