Today's travelers are incredibly lucky, because now it is much easier than it once was for our parents who set off on the road - mobile applications come to the rescue that will help in almost any matter - they will find tickets, wi-fi, translate everything, select a museum and restaurant, save scanned documents.

During our travels, we have accumulated a lot of information on this topic and we decided to collect it into one large list of travel assistant applications.

Travel preparation apps

1. PackPoint

It will help you get ready for your trip by making a list of things based on the number of days, distance and type of vacation.

1. TripIt

An application for trip planning with which you can make a list of all the to-dos and stages, both during preparation and during the trip.

1. uPackingList

Another application that helps with collections.

1. Evernote

Electronic notepad, convenient for planning. Notes can be collected in any convenient form (photos, links, articles) and tagged by topic.

1. Packing (+ TO DO)

A paid (75 rubles) application for iOS that helps you get ready for a trip based on your goals, duration of the trip, and the weather in the host country.

1. TravelSafe

An application that contains emergency phone numbers from any country in the world and can function without an Internet connection. The cost of the application is 75 rubles.

1. My eVault

An application that saves copies of all documents needed for a trip.

1. XE Currency

A simple and convenient currency converter.

Off-line maps

1. Maps.me

Detailed maps with points of interest. The downloaded maps of the country or city you need will work without an Internet connection. But it is very important (you’ve been caught doing this yourself) to periodically check them for updates and download new versions, because if you have not updated the map of a country, then the route will not be built along it.

1. City Maps 2Go

An application with maps that can function offline. Here you can create your own reviews, mark your favorite places and read recommendations from other travelers. Application on at the moment Available in English only.

1. OsmAnd

Another detailed maps, with the ability to work without the Internet. The application has several modes - motorist, pedestrian and cyclist. U free version There is a limit on the number of downloaded maps - 10 pcs.

Applications for searching flight tickets

1. AviaSales

1. Skysсanner

Sites for choosing air tickets are so popular that they do not need a detailed description. Working with them is extremely simple and convenient - you specify the date and destination you need in the search, and the program itself selects flight options for various airlines.

1. AnyWayAnyDay (AWAD)

Another free one convenient application, which scans and provides data on more than 800 airlines.

1. Kayak

An application that will help you not only choose and book tickets, but also select a hotel or car to rent.

1. Momondo

An effective and high-quality system for finding cheap tickets. By the way, we use it most often.

1. SeatGuru

An application from the creators of TripAdvisor that will help you book seats using already purchased tickets.

Applications for finding accommodation for travel

1. Airbnb

Provides offers for renting apartments or villas from private individuals.

1. Booking

Helps you choose and book hotels, apartments, villas.

1. Couchsurfing

An application that helps you find free housing.

1. Expedia

An application for searching and booking hotels and air tickets, cars and even entertainment. It operates in many languages, but, unfortunately, Russian is not among them.

1. Hotels.com

Free application with a database of more than 200,000 hotels around the world.

Airport assistant apps

1. LoungeBuddy

He will tell you what to do at the airport, what entertainment there is and where to find a relaxation area.

1. FlightHero

An application with departures/arrivals boards, airport maps, as well as information about traffic jams near airports and flight information (aircraft location, altitude, speed, etc.). Has the largest information base by flights and airports, among all similar AppStore applications.

1. GateGuru

Contains information about shops, cafes and restaurants in more than 180 airports. Available in English only.

Guide apps

1. Tourist Eye

A planner that helps you think through your route, including attractions, parks, cafes, and restaurants. Will help with choosing and booking hotels. You can create your own route based on the experience of other users. Available in English and Spanish.

1. Triposo

It will help you generate your route and provide information about attractions. Can work offline. Available in English.

1. Wikitude

The application synchronizes with the phone's camera and, when it is pointed at a building or object, provides information about it, based on data from other sites (Wikipedia, TripAdvisor, Yelp). Available in several European languages, but there is no Russian version.

1. Redigo

An application that has all the necessary information: information about the country, maps with attractions, a phrasebook. Can work without the Internet, available in Russian.

1. Afisha-Mir

A multifunctional application that can not only be an off-line guide, but also allows you to keep a travel diary, share photos and tips with other users. It works somewhat differently from other applications: you first prepare your individual route on the mir.travel website, and then download it to your phone.

1. Tagwhat

An unusual guide app that contains information about attractions in the form of small articles and stories, sorted by tags (topics). Available in English.

1. MapMyRide

An application that will help you build a cycling route.

1. TripAdvisor

A mega-popular application that contains information about attractions, hotels, restaurants, entertainment complexes, as well as reviews and ratings of those who have already been there.

1. City Guides from National Geographic

Another guide from the world famous geographical magazine. Available in English

1. Friendly Cities

A guide to major cities of the world, which tells about attractions and events: exhibitions, festivals. The application is paid (299 rubles), and its uniqueness compared to free ones is that local residents talk about cities - they often give recommendations that you will not find in other guidebooks. Available in Russian.

1. World Explorer

The program finds and tells everything about attractions that are located within a radius of 900 km from you, sorting them by distance. Available in Russian.

1. TopTripTip

A detailed guide to Russia. It contains descriptions of attractions, natural sites, audio guides with ready-made routes. The application can work offline.

Logistics

1. SixT

An application with which you can rent a car of any category.

1. ParkMe Parking

An application that will help you find parking in an unfamiliar city, will provide information about the cost of parking and will monitor the time after you park your car. Available in English and Portuguese.

1. Railteam Mobile

A program that will help you plan a rail trip around Europe. Available in English, German, French and Dutch.

1. Metroshka

A convenient application with maps of the world's largest subways. Just point the camera at the street where you are standing and the application will tell you which is the nearest station and give you directions to it. Contains information about the metro of Moscow, St. Petersburg, London, Paris, Berlin, Munich, Kiev, Minsk, Washington, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles (the list is periodically updated)

Metro24

1. Moovit

An application with information about public transport routes in 800 cities around the world. The program builds you the optimal route, warns you when a stop is approaching, and updates information about delays and cancellations in real time.

Similar application for Android - Offi

Applications for finding restaurants and cafes

1. Foodspotting

Helps you find the nearest restaurant that has the food you want at the moment. Available in English, Spanish and Japanese.

1. LocalEats

The application has a good selection of local, non-tourist restaurants. Cost – 75 rubles, available in English.

1. Yelp

Another place to look for a place where you can eat deliciously and inexpensively. This application provides information on non-chain original restaurants and cafes.

Translator apps

1. Word Lens

A translator app that synchronizes with your phone's camera and translates the text you point it at. The program works offline.

1. Google Translate

The most popular and extensive translator, which, however, requires the Internet to work.

1. iHiT LITE

A voice-over translator who can work offline.

Applications for searching wi-fi

1. WiFi Map

Helps you find the nearest Wi-Fi points and tells you their password. An extended version “Pro” is available (cost 379 rubles)

1. Free WiFi finder

Another wi-fi search engine operating in 104 countries. Shows which establishment nearby has free internet and builds a route to it on the map.

If you have any additions to the list, share them in the comments!

Are you planning to go on a trip? Then this selection is for you.

1. iReady Trip

Do you always forget to put your fins or mask in your suitcase? The iReady Trip app will solve this problem. Its trick is that it helps you prepare for the trip, namely, collect all the necessary things.

By default, there are lists of more than 250 items, which are divided both by vacation categories - from the beach to a hike, and by packing options - from a suitcase to a backpack. iReady Trip also suggests the required number of things depending on the duration of the trip - five pairs of socks for five days, and so on.

2. Tripomatic Travel Planner

This “tourist harvester” can do a lot. However, its main function is to plan a travel route by days, hours and even minutes.

It’s simple – we select the dates of the trip, the attractions we want to visit and the duration of their inspection. After this we receive a detailed plan of events for the entire trip. In addition to the inspection time, it will also record the time required to move between points.

Recommendation lists contain a huge number of the most interesting places around the world. In the premium version (RUB 1,150), all cards are available offline. In addition, through the application you can book a car or hotel room, order excursions and other travel services.

iPhone + iPad Download from App Store ]

3. One Two Trip

The application does not need any special introduction for modern travelers, but it cannot be classified as a “must have”.

The best deals on air tickets, hotel bookings, train tickets - with One Two Trip it's all in your pocket. Quite an interesting bonus system that allows you to reduce travel costs.

4. Airbnb

Airbnb is an increasingly popular rental service that allows you to rent a home directly from the owner, bypassing all kinds of realtors. Today, more than 600,000 options are available in 34 thousand cities around the world.

Before booking, you can contact the owner and clarify all the details, look at photographs and descriptions of the accommodation, and most importantly, reviews from other guests.

Do you want to rent out your home yourself? No problem, this service will also help you with this. Post an ad and accept or decline requests from potential guests right from your iPhone or iPad.

5. Yandex.Translator

Don't know the language of the country you're traveling to? A translator from Yandex will help you. Already today, more than 60 languages ​​are available in it, and 7 of them are offline - all you need to do is download the required package.

You don't even have to say unfamiliar words - the application will do everything for you. There are tips for speed typing, as well as simultaneous translation as you type.

Additional features include translation from photographs. With this function, visiting a restaurant or cafe will no longer be a problem of choosing dishes from unknown ingredients.

6. Maps.me

In an unfamiliar city you definitely can’t do without maps. However, the usual online options for international roaming will cost a pretty penny. The solution is elementary and simple - offline.

Maps.me is a highly detailed mapping service that does not require an Internet connection (if you download the appropriate package). The application contains maps of the whole world: 345 countries and islands.

Cafes, restaurants, museums, hospitals and dozens of other categories - maps.me will help you find it all. The function of plotting a route from your current location is also available.

7. Audio tour AZBO

By installing this application on your iPhone or iPad, you will receive a personal audio guide who will take you to all the sights and tell you about them.

All you need to start the excursion is to choose a city, determine the route and the time you have. The guide will tell you not only about all the well-known objects, but also about the smallest ones, which only local residents know about.

iPhone + iPad: Free (in-app purchases) [Download from App Store]

8. In your pocket

You will never guess which document you may need on your trip. Carry everything with you? Too risky and inconvenient. Of course, you can simply photograph the main documents and, if necessary, look for them in the smartphone gallery, but there is a better option.

VKarman is not just an application, it is an entire mobile safe that allows you to store information about important documents, passwords and other personal data.

Document packages from five countries are supported, including Russia. Data is stored encrypted using the AES-256 encryption algorithm. An interesting feature is that the application reminds you when the expiration date is approaching. bank cards, passports and other documents.

iPhone + iPad: Free (in-app purchases) [Download from App Store]

9. VKurse

You can't go abroad without a currency calculator. VKurse is a stylish, and most importantly convenient converter. Almost all currencies in the world are available - from the pound sterling to the Mongolian tugrik or the South African rand.

Travel apps, which will help tourists book tickets, choose seats on the plane, buy profitable tours, see the sights and find the right points on the map. Any month of the year is suitable to travel to a new country, and mobile applications for tourists will come in handy.

Travelata

Travelata– new mobile application for travel from hypermarket tours. Not a single travel agency will offer you last-minute tours for 5,000-10,000 rubles, but they actually exist. Such tours are found and booked online! While you go to the travel agency, someone will book your tour online. In the application for tourists, search for 120 tour operators, you can find really low prices, cheaper than buying air tickets. There are filters by price, number of stars, food, etc. All documents are completed online and notifications are sent to you by email. With the Travelata app, you don't have to overpay for travel agent services.

Level.Travel

Level.Travel- this is one application instead of 100 travel agents. Here you can find profitable tours; they are always shown first in searches. There are tours with the “instant confirmation” option, which means that they will be booked immediately. You can choose the budget, star rating of the hotel, type of food, even distance from the sea. Level.Travel has also introduced a bonus system that makes traveling even more profitable. For each purchase you receive points that you can use to pay for tours in the future. For the first tour booked you receive 2% of points, for the next one 1% of the tour cost.

Travellinka branded cards

Another new travel app. Offline maps, which indicate attractions, hotels, cafes, stops, ATMs. Maps work completely offline, no internet required! They plan a route, show nearby attractions, exchange rates and interesting places.

Aviasales

Aviasales includes top useful travel apps. The beauty of the application for tourists is that with its help you can find and buy air tickets at the lowest price. The application is multifunctional and contains a lot of useful information. Tickets from over 700 airlines are available for purchase in one app. Regular, charter, low-cost airlines - everything is here. Also, Aviasales was the first to introduce the function of selecting air tickets without luggage. The mobile application for tourists can be downloaded from App Store, Google Play and WindowsPhone. Installation links:

Hotellook

Hotellok— the best application for travel and tourism. Using it, you can select and book a hotel anywhere in the world. The application for tourists allows you to compare room prices on different sites. There are many filters and a convenient hotel map. Moreover, you can book a room not only on well-known websites, but even from tour operators who sell pre-purchased hotel rooms.

Tripinsurance

Tripinsurance- a new application for tourists who care about their health. Here you can view your insurance for traveling abroad and buy it at a discount, get a doctor’s consultation online, call the insurance company for free through the application, write to chat or email.

BlaBlaCar

BlaBlaCar is a useful travel app that every traveler needs, especially budget travelers. It offers services for finding travel companions anywhere. Allows travelers to get to their destination at a low price, and also saves drivers on gasoline.

Tourist Eye

Convenient mobile application for traveling - Tourist Eye. This service specializes in making travel plans. This is your personal guide to any city and country in the world. You no longer need to order someone else’s tourist trips, but you can choose what you want to see, plan the time and all the details.

Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing is another sensational mobile application for tourists, the essence of which is to find free accommodation for a traveler. Included in the global top travel apps. You just need to register and fill out the necessary form. But it’s worth considering that each tourist has his own rating, which affects whether you will be invited or not.

WikiRoutes

WikiRoutes is one of the best travel apps. This is an online guide to transport around the world. Very convenient for traveling around Russia. All route options on the map, stops, and fares are indicated. You can be absolutely sure of the honesty of this application, because this directory is edited by the users themselves. The prospect of getting lost in an unfamiliar city does not threaten owners of such a mobile travel application.

CoPilot GPS

CoPilot GPS is an offline application for tourist drivers that plots the best routes for travel. This useful travel app is well optimized and supports real-time road quality information.

MAPS.ME

Maps Me— a mobile application for travel, detailed and fast maps of the whole world. Absolutely everything - from a giant city to a small inconspicuous village. And most importantly, the application provides all this information offline. For the map to work, you need to download this area to your phone, and that’s it. The location is determined by satellite. The map provides routes without the Internet. You can mark your interesting places.

HERE

HERE is another useful travel app that provides directions. Allows the user to choose the optimal route. Suitable for any type of transport.

Free WiFi finder

Free WiFi finder one of the top travel apps. With this application, everything is extremely simple and clear: it searches for the nearest wi-fi distribution points, which allows the traveler not to waste Internet traffic.

Google Translate

Google Translate- the famous best application for traveling around the world from the famous American corporation. It translates anything from any language to any language. Helpful for travelers in overcoming the language barrier in any country.

SeatGuru

SeatGuru is a mobile travel application with which you can find out information regarding your aircraft: flight status and flight number. The app also contains a map of the cabin, which shows the most comfortable seats.

GateGuru

GateGuru- This mobile travel application shows all the information regarding the airport. It will help you not get lost and shows you places where you can spend time while waiting for your flight.

Redigo

Redigo- another useful travel application, an offline travel guide and guide with maps for all countries, available for download.

TripAdvisor City Guides

Tripadvisor is a series of mobile guides where users leave all the information: from choosing the best tickets to recommendations for choosing a hotel. It is most useful if you are visiting a place for the first time and do not want to get lost or make a wrong choice.

Foodspotting

Foodspotting is a social mobile travel application specializing in the selection and search of places to eat. Cafes, bars, restaurants - reviews of any establishment in one application.

XE Currency

XE Currency— a mobile travel application tracks changes on the currency exchange and provides them to the user. Very convenient for people who keep their savings in other currencies. The application is able to work offline, as it saves all information from the last time you accessed the Internet.

Pin Drop

Pin Drop is a compass application that shows the way to any bar in the world. You can mark your favorite places there. So if you don't know where you want to spend the evening, just look at the map

Flight Radar

Many people know the computer version of this program. But there is also a mobile application Flight Radar for travel, capable of tracking the flight route of any civil aircraft. The owner of this application is able to check his coordinates during the flight.

TripIt

TripIt — indispensable assistant for those who travel for a long time. The application for tourists allows you to plan a vacation or any other trip. The data is saved and at the right time the application will ask you to confirm your hotel or flight reservation.

Now you know about the best mobile phones apps for tourists. All these travel apps will make your life and vacation in another country much easier. So you shouldn’t put such adventures on the back burner. The world is too huge and beautiful to waste time in one place. And if you have long been entertaining yourself with excuses that organizing a trip costs enormous work, then everything is simpler than you think! Travel and explore.

For example, we were amazed when we found ourselves in the Apple Store - despite the fact that this huge two-story store is one of the largest in the world, we observed incredible crowds in it, and we counted about 40 people in line for the iPhone 5 (and this is six months later after its release to the market).

However, in Russia, the situation is significantly different - devices based on the Android OS are leading in terms of sales, increasing the gap every year (75% versus 15% on iOS in 2012). However, this is not surprising, because Android smartphones are produced by such monsters as HTC, Samsung, LG and Sony, and in addition, their range includes budget models, which cannot be said about Apple products.

We couldn't ignore this popular operating system, and today we bring to your attention brief overview applications for Android while traveling.

This powerful navigation app will help you get the most out of your device's built-in GPS and compass. GPS Essential allows you to see data such as coordinates, altitude, speed (current/maximum/minimum), moon phase. With it, you can record tracks, plot routes, put marks on the map, take pictures with your camera, with data overlay, and much more. The application can work with OpenStreetMap, Google Maps and MapQuest maps.

This is a mobile application popular search engine air tickets. In addition to directly selecting tickets, what is especially valuable is the widget that allows you to easily monitor cheap flights to a specific destination. For example, if you want to fly from Moscow to Barcelona, ​​but it doesn’t matter to you exactly when, you can configure the widget accordingly and look at it periodically - once a day, the information in the widget will be automatically updated and you will always have fresh information about the best offers on this direction.

Another ticket metasearch engine. It does not have such a convenient widget as Skyscanner, but, firstly, the application itself is very conveniently implemented, and, secondly, this search engine searches, according to the developer, “by 728 airlines (including flights from low-cost carriers and charters), 40 agencies and 5 reservation systems." And, indeed, very often it gives the most advantageous offers.
By the way, we talked about what other ways to save money when buying air tickets in our article "
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We already wrote about these cards in the article "", but I would like to mention them here too. This application, as they say, is a must have for everyone who periodically travels outside their city/country.
Unlike most navigation apps that use online maps and, accordingly, not of any value in the absence of the Internet, MapsWithMe allows you to upload a map of any country to your device and use it completely autonomously. For some countries, the maps are more detailed, for others - less, but in any case, all the main roads between cities are drawn. Another plus is that the maps are stored in vector form and, accordingly, take up quite a bit of space.

This application is very useful for those who cannot imagine life without the Internet. WiFi Manager very quickly searches for available wireless networks, displays the type of network protection and signal strength, and also provides the ability to systematize the found networks. The application has several widgets that allow you to find, analyze and connect to the network in seconds.

If Wi-Fi points there is no one nearby and you have to use GPRS when roaming, but you don’t want to get a bill for several tens of thousands of rubles, it is advisable to take into account the volume of transmitted and received traffic. 3G Watchdog does an excellent job of keeping records, and among other things, the application can set up notifications with daily/weekly/monthly statistics.

Almost every new smartphone user strives to install as many useful applications as possible. Most of them turn out to be not as wonderful as they say in the description, so in order not to turn your device into a trash heap, it makes sense to periodically remove unnecessary software.
Unfortunately, it is not always convenient to do this using built-in tools, and besides, not all applications can be completely gotten rid of; it is in such cases that Uninstaller comes to the rescue. The application's functionality is very modest, but it copes with it quite well.

If during your travels you have gone to a place where the cellular network signal strength is not strong enough, this application will help you. OpenSignal locates the tower you're currently connected to, maps nearby towers, and shows you the direction you should move to get a stronger signal.

This application, of course, will not protect you from theft or loss of your smartphone, but it can make your life much easier if this does happen. AndroidLost provides the ability to control your Android device from a computer (or another smartphone): delete data from the card, block the smartphone, send SMS, search for the phone using the GPS signal and towers cellular communications, as well as much more.

One of the main advantages of Android is the ability to fine-tune the interface. Therefore, despite the fact that this application is not directly related to travel, we decided to mention it in this article.
With help, you can completely customize the smartphone interface. Themes, icons, gestures and, most importantly, widgets - everything can be controlled from this application.

When traveling, especially long ones, carrying paper books with you is an unaffordable luxury. The best option is e-book, but you can also read on a smartphone/tablet, although your eyes get tired faster.
Cool Reader is one of the most convenient and functional applications for reading books on Android. The application has many settings that allow you to customize it as much as possible to suit your taste. There is nothing special to say about the application, if you like to read books on your smartphone, it’s better to just install it and see for yourself

Bigg

If you are not a linguist and English is not your native language, then one of the very important applications that will certainly come in handy while traveling is an English-Russian-English dictionary. With all the wealth of choice, there are not so many truly high-quality and complete dictionaries, and the most optimal price/quality ratio is the Bigg application.

Conclusion

Despite the fact that, according to statistics, the most popular applications for Android are games and many travelers like to while away their time with mobile toys, we are not fans of this category, so we did not consider them in our review.

If you like to play on your smartphone, then you may be interested in reviews of Android games.

If you just recently got a smartphone and you don’t know how to install applications, read the instructions for installing Google Play for Android.

We fill the smartphone’s memory with the most suitable travel tools that can “make” any trip!

Irina became depressed at work. I took out my phone. I looked into one application - oh, Beyoncé’s concert in France! I went to another one - hmm, a plane ticket to Nice for 4,000 rubles. I moved to the third - wow, a forgotten bonus of $37 for an apartment. Three clicks and your vacation plan is ready.

And so Irina, in whose head after such fortune the “Who ran the world?” stuck. (girls apps), the idea arose to write an article about which applications help you travel around the world on a budget and without problems in the spirit - it’s all about France, and you need to find out the bus number to the airport. After all, this is not her first vacation “on her knees” :)

Have you got your megabytes ready?

1. Search for tours online

For what? To fish Spain/Thailand/whatever at the lowest prices

To plan your trips, you don’t have to bother with each segment (tickets, accommodation, transfers). Manipulations can be simplified to one action - purchasing a tour.

Smart search for tours online

Developing the ability to book tours cheaply requires a couple of conditions. First, determine the optimal departure date based on the price calendar. Secondly, check the nearest airports; perhaps it makes sense to fly not from Kazan, but from Samara. Thirdly, read the article about 10 purchasing rules, and only then use the tour app :)

2. Search for hotels

For what? To find accommodation cheaper than on Booking

Yes, yes, there are at least 15 more hotel booking systems, and each with its own discount offers. A polar bear from RoomGuru. The user provides input data, and the search engine itself will figure out what costs and up to what date and display suitable sites in order of increasing price tag.

Travel applications for finding hotels and apartments are not limited to those mentioned above. There are also Hotellook, Hotels.com, Hotel Tonight, CouchSurfing (free accommodation).

3. Search for air tickets

For what? To be the first to buy tickets while others go to the computer

Cheap air tickets, unfortunately, are running out quickly. Especially if they appeared in the mailing list, like, for example, in our telegram channel. Therefore, having a smart aggregator (searching prices for several companies) at hand is a must. Which one? Choose either one, both are the best applications of their kind:

• Skyscanner(download: for iPhone; for Android), the advantage is a cool “everywhere” option, showing where it’s cheapest to fly from a certain city/country
• Aviasales(download: for iPhone, for Android), advantage – calendar and low price map

4. Offline maps

For what? To avoid wasting valuable traffic into the bottomless abyss of roaming

Maps.me is a great app for travelers where you can download maps of any country for free and use them offline. If an enthusiastic “ah!” It hasn’t broken out yet, here’s an explanation: Mapsmi works without the Internet :) Plus, it’s extremely accurate and relevant and with useful comments from users in the “police fines here” category. It also functions as a GPS navigator (tested by the author both on a car and on a bike).

Download: V ; V

And in Russia and the CIS a good alternative is 2Gis.

5. Find a cafe nearby

For what? To avoid getting into a situation like Irina ↓

We love good coffee :)

Other mobile services focused on food and entertainment are Foursquare and Yelp.

6. Search for free wi-fi

For what? So as not to run from Starbucks to McDuck and back to KFS

And Irina cannot imagine a list of useful applications without WiFi Map, because she is a real Wi-Fi addict, because she doesn’t want to buy a local SIM card :) The concept is very simple: people share passwords from access points around the world. To avoid getting into the dead zone, where there is a point but no connection, you need to use filters like “most popular” or “recently connected”.

7. Translator

For what? To more or less express myself, when is “speak English?” doesn't say anything

Google Translate is a well-known travel application where English/Russian/Arabic and other 100 languages ​​are woven together, building bridges of communication between peoples. Of course, everyone already knows this, but does everyone know that Google Translate also helps out offline? You just have to download the desired language in advance.

8. Guide

For what? To be your own personal guide

There is a whole set here: Triposo, TripAdvisor, and izi.Travel. But recommendations are subject to Redigo, as convenient, non-lagging and not yet mentioned. There are maps with attractions, background information about countries, various routes, an event feed and even a phrase book. In short, almost everything is available, except that the audio guide is missing.

9. Travel app

For what? 1) to avoid sponsoring greedy taxis; 2) save your budget with your travel companions

Regarding the first: Uber- a lifesaver that will always cost less than the local elite with checkers on the roof. Public transport eats up a lot of money, time and personal space, but in some places Uber is surprisingly democratic.

Download: V ; V

Regarding the second: moving around the country between cities - on. This is a ride sharing app. The driver recruits fellow travelers (the cost is divided accordingly), and everyone rushes together in the car to music, jokes and heart-to-heart conversations (but more often in silence, not everyone speaks English 🙂) Distributed throughout Europe. Here's our review >>

Download: V ; V

For car rental

10. Communication

For what? Every connection with your mother is necessary, every connection with your mother is important

Otherwise, rest is not rest. Therefore, your best travel apps should include at least two:

• whatsapp(download: for iPhone; for Android) – I like it because you can insert another SIM card, and the number on WhatsApp will remain the same
• Skype(download: for iPhone; for Android) – differs in that you can call landline phones

11. Currency

For what? In order not to be stupid in the store over price tags with three zeros after the decimal point

XE Currency combines everything the travel world needs from such an application: it’s free, works with all known currencies, copes with calculations even without an Internet connection.

12. At the airport

Our flight from Rhodes airport

For what? To brighten up Hachiko's regime near the gate, and maybe calm his nerves

In fact, Irina doesn't really like to fly. And he prefers to spend his time waiting in cafes or easy walks through duty-free. And it helps to relieve the nasty chill down your back. FlightRadar24(download: iPhone; Android). As they say, you can forever look at the flames, the water and the number of planes in the sky above the globe.

13. Concerts

Well, and the same travel planning application that started this whole article - Songkick Concerts! You type in your favorite bands/artists, and this cool find notifies you of an upcoming tour in nearby cities.