6 useful travel apps

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

If you are an avid traveller, you have at least one travel app in your mobile phone, that being for checking out travel deals, to search flights, to check the weather, for navigation, etc. I have around 15 apps related to travel on my phone, but that it’s because sometime I have to delete some, so I can have space for pictures.

Some of these apps help me plan, others I use during my trips. Some I use more than others, while some are more useful than others. That’s why I have decided to compile a little list with 6 useful travel apps, all of them are on my mobile, 3 of them are for free, the other 3 are paid and very worth the price.

Trip Rider

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.Trip Rider is the best app for planning a trip I came across so far. If you are a planner like me, you will love this app. After creating a trip, you will be able to add your travel companions, make a packing list, store copies of important documents like passport and credit card, make a list of things to do and see, set up a budget, take notes, save pictures and maps, create your trip schedule, save the address of your accommodation, and much more.

The app is some kind of a travel companion, not only useful for planning, but also for during the trip, when you can keep track of your expenses, know what’s your day plan, write on a diary, create a photo album of your trip, and share it on social media and your friends.

I have used it for my trip to Tuscany, as well as for my trip to Paris. I loved the feature of keeping track of my expenses, and all the possible lists you can create with it, so you can tick later!

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

What’s cool about it:

  • You can do lists and more lists;
  • You won’t need paper with lots of addresses and to do’s, since it allows you to save it all on the app;
  • It makes a countdown to your trip;
  • It works offline with almost all features;
  • Has the option Peer-to-Peer and Dropbox, which allows you to transfer and store your data.

Price: 4,99€

The price is totally worth it for those who like me, love to plan and make lists. It is like having your trip in your pocket!

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If you like the idea of this app and would love to have it, together with Trip Rider I am giving away 3 apps to my readers. Below you can enter the giveaway until next Tuesday (July 28th). Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!

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Currency

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

Another very useful app for traveling! Currency simply helps you to make money conversion. It has basically all currencies of the world! I know there are many others of this kind out there, but I use this one for a long long time now, and I’m already used to it.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

What’s cool about it:

You can convert it even without Internet access, since it uses the information based on the last update when you last had connection.

Price: Free

Hotel Tonight

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

This one is pretty cool and handy! It isn’t just any hotel search app, with Hotel Tonight you can find great last minute deals for tonight or for up to 7 days! All hotels are top rated from basic to luxury, and classified in different categories: Luxe, Hip, Basic, Solid and Charming.

You create an account and save your payment methods. When you make the booking, all information about the hotel like the address will be saved to the app. You also have the option to invite friends to join in Hotel Tonight, and every time they make a reservation and stay at one of the hotels, you receive credits, which you can use for booking your own hotel!

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

What’s cool about it:

  • It gives you great options all over the world for last minute hotels. So, imagine you missed your flight and need a last minute hotel for a great price, you know where to find it!
  • It tells you how far is the hotel from where you are, and the local weather;
  • You can connect it with Apple Watch;
  • They offer costumer service 24/7;
  • You can choose the currency;
  • You can win credits.

Price: Free

**Download the app for free, and use the code AMILLIANE to win 20€ discount on your Hotel Tonight account and use it in your next booking!

Navigon

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

Navigon is a navigation app, and it is my favourite ever. I use it for over 4 years now and I can’t live or travel without it. It is paid, pricey, but worth every single penny. It covers basically the entire world, they have an app for America, only for the US or only Canada, for Brazil, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, for Asia and for the entire Europe – which is the one I have.

You can save your home address, your favourite routes, as well as the place where you are, which you’re not sure about the address. On the settings you can choose miles/km, a man or woman’s voice, or even mute. It is possible to choose the navigation mode for car, public transportation or pedestrian, and you can look for addresses nearby under different categories like: public transportation, grocery stores, hospitals, parking and much more.

This app has helped me a lot on road trips, and in all my trips around Europe, not to mention that I also use it in Munich to find addresses I don’t know and places I am not sure about the location. I know some of you might have your favourite NAVI, or some might even hate them, but I got so used to this one that I can’t simply live or travel without it. It is too useful not to recommend!

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

What’s cool about it:

  • Of course, it works offline because it uses satellite data;
  • It gives alerts on traffic, roads under construction, speed radars and speed limits;
  • It shows the street if you like, with its “reality scanner”;
  • In case you are in an area where the satellite can’t work, like underground, you still get to see a simulation of your route;
  • Offers many extras in case you want to add more features like Wikipedia or buy more maps, etc.

Price: 54,99€ (Europe) /  64,99€ (Australia) /  49,99€ (Brazil) /  59,99€ (America)

My Pins

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

This app was my biggest discovery of the year! If you make a map on Google on your desktop computer, but would like to have it offline on your mobile phone or tablet wherever you are, this is the app you will need. Since the Google app does not allow you to see your created map under My Places, this app will do the work for you wonderfully!

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

What’s cool about it:

  • You will be able to have the map you created with all the addresses and sightseeing of a place, which you would like to visit, in your hand. Forget about spending hours trying to find that place you want to see, this will solve your problem and make your trip more successful;
  • It works offline once you download the map you created.

Price: 4,99€ TOTALLY worth it!

Skyscanner

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

This one is popular and probably the vast majority of you – maybe even all of you – have used it, currently use it or heard about it before. Even though I use other apps/websites to check for flights, Skyscanner is still my favourite. It is the first place where I go to check flight ticket’s price, just to have an idea of how much it will cost.

However, I believe they still need to improve a few things, like adding more low cost airlines to the list (for example, they never show prices for EasyJet), as well as giving the option of selecting multiple destinations.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

6 useful travel apps, by Packing my Suitcase.

What’s cool about it:

  • You can save a flight route you are planning to buy and watch the price change closely until you buy it;
  • It shows how much has the price gone up/down.

Price: Free

 

Which travel apps you find more useful for your travels?

*A special thank you to the Trip Rider team for offering 3 apps to be given away here on the blog.

 

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About Allane

A Brazilian living in Germany. Married to Wolfi, mommy to Madu and Fitz, our Golden Retriever. Traveler, writer, photographer, diver, wine appreciator, dog Formula 1 fan. City girl, nature lover, believer of a better world one little change at a time.