Being prepared for a trip is critical, but what if you get started and decide to visit another area on the way? Or if you get to your destination and realize you don’t know what’s on the menu. What’s the best spot for a night on the town? Where can you find historical information and attractions? Suddenly all the preparations go out the window, and you may find yourself sitting in a hotel room all day or struggling to talk to locals in an attempt to find out where to go. Luckily there are many mobile apps that have been developed specifically to help travelers in both typical and unique situations. In this article, we will take a look at the top 10 apps for travelers.
XE Currency is a currency converter mobile app that allows users to quickly determine the currency rate between numerous types of currency. Each time the app is used, it checks with a live database to ensure that currency conversion rates are the most current and accurate rates. XE Currency is free, and is available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone.
JetLag Genie is a premium app that is only available for iOS at this time. The app provides users with many beneficial tips and activities that they can use to prepare for a long plane ride. Such tips include changing your sleeping habits a little before the trip so that a trip into a completely different timezone is not such a shock to your body. JetLag Genie currently costs $1.99.
FlightTrack is a premium app that provides current and updated information on thousands of flights. Information includes delays, departure times and locations, cancellations, maps, and more. FlightTrack is available for iOS and Android at a price of $4.99.
The Snow Report is a free app for ski enthusiasts who wish to keep track of ski reports for local ski slopes and resorts. The app even downloads maps of the area to help in case you get lost and need to find your way back to the ski lodge. The Snow Report is available for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.
Google Goggles is a unique and powerful tourism app that allows users to take a photo of a tourist location, historic monument or other attraction. The app then checks with Wikipedia to see if it can find a photo that closely matches the one the user took. If it’s a close enough match, the app will return information about the exhibit, as well as relevant Wiki pages. Google Goggles is free, and is available for iOS and Android.
TripAdvisor is one of the well-known review sites in the world, so you can rest assured that the app is just as useful. Quickly find ratings and reviews of the local attractions, restaurants, shops and more by simply checking the app. TripAdvisor covers vendors in numerous cities, states and countries, and best of all, it’s free. The app is available for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Trip Journal is a premium app that allows users to keep track of their trip in unique fashion. The app can use GPS to create a map of the entire trip, which is organized into an array of notes, photos, videos and more. Trip journal is available for iOS and Android at a price of $2.99.
Eat Smart is a mobile app that allows users to quickly see what’s on the menu no matter where they are. If you are unsure of what the menu consists of, the app will even translate the menu for you, so you know exactly what you are eating. Eat Smart is available for Android and iOS for a price of $1.99.
Time Out City Guides is a mobile app that provides an in-depth information for some of the world’s largest and most popular cities. Each directory contains information on the city’s shops, restaurants, attractions, nightlife, and much more. Time Out City Guides is free, and is available for Android and iOS.
Localipedia is a mobile app that puts all things local at your fingertips. If you don’t know the area, you can allow the app to use GPS, which it then uses to search millions of Wikipedia pages to find nearby attractions, history, shops and other information. The only downside is that this app is currently only available for Blackberry.
