Traveling with Your iPhone? 10 Must-Have Apps
December 9, 2009 by 247 Travel Guides
Filed under Travel Tips
Forget Tweetdeck and Twitteriffic. New iPhone travel apps are changing how we travel across the globe and making the experience so much more engaging. Whether you’re headed to the coast or across the pond, we’ve got our top 10 apps for traveling.
UrbanSpoon
If you’re travelling and need to find some good eats in the vicinity, this app is top-notch. Why? Simply shake the phone and you’ve got a guide to the best local restaurants. Best of all, the price is right: FREE.
HearPlanet
If you love finding the best attractions in foreign places, the $5.99 you’ll have to pay for this app will be worth everything penny. The app will tell you what locations are in close proximity and then play the Wikipedia description aloud.
World Customs
For the first-time international traveler, World Customs offers daily social do’s and don’ts from countries across the world – just 99 cents.
Wi-Fi Finder
Finding Wi-Fi when you’re traveling is the key to avoiding those exorbitant international data rates. The (free!) Wi-Fi Finder scouts more than 200,000 hotspots in 135 countries.
The Weather Channel
When it comes to full-featured weather apps, The Weather Channel is the best you’ll find. The free app offers customization and the ability to check weather conditions in various locations quickly at a glance.
Packing
Simplify the tedious task of packing by using the packing app ($1.99) which allows you to create lists of what you need and check them off as you pack each one.
Lonely Planet Phrasebook
At $10, this app is definitely a little pricy but well worth the cost especially if you’re traveling in countries with difficult languages; the app speaks translated phrases aloud.
Skype
If you don’t have the Skype app by now, it’s about time you go it! This free app lets you make free calls anywhere you have a Wi-Fi network. Combine this with Wi-Fi Finder and you have an unbeatable combination.
Amazon Kindle
Why carry two devices when you really need just one? The Amazon Kindle app (a whopping zero dollars) lets you download e-books directly to your iPhone so you can read wherever you want once you’ve purchased the book.
Where
Stuck in your hotel room in an unfamiliar area with nothing to do? From movie theaters to shopping malls, the amazing free Where app shows you exactly what’s around.
