25 Essential Travel Apps: Before, During, and After Your Trip

There are many who, before going on a trip, prepare everything they do not want missing at any time at their destination, city map, where to eat, excursions, hotels or houses to sleep, etc. However, over time the mobile phone has become our great ally every day, even more when we travel. And today, having certain applications on our smartphone when we travel can help us or get us out of trouble. If you are going on vacation or weekend getaway, we recommend that you take a look at all these travel apps that you should take on your mobile.

A few years ago, when we were traveling outside of Spain it was typical to have to carry a map, the dictionary, the calculator and the camera under the arm. However, today we can carry all that in a pocket with the simple fact of carrying our mobile phone. And we can have all kinds of apps on our devices, from those that allow us to find cheap flights and accommodations, those that can help us on a day-to-day basis during the trip and some that can be very useful when we return of the same.

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The best travel apps you should carry on your mobile

Before travelling

Booking

It is one of the most used apps to search for hotels. It has a large database with all types of accommodation so that you can find the one that best suits our needs in terms of quality, location, services and prices. In Booking we can find great deals on all types of accommodation, but also allows us to search for flights, car rentals or taxis. Therefore, it is one of the best apps we can have on our mobile to plan our trip. Download Booking for iOS and Android .

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Airbnb

One of the most demanded forms of travel today is the rental of flats or apartments. In that sense, Airbnb is undoubtedly the best app we can have on our mobile. With a simple search by destination, type of accommodation, number of people, dates of occupation and budget, we can see all the apartments and apartments available for rent. It also allows you to find rooms, entire houses or even hotels. Download Airbnb for iOS and Android .

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Skyscanner

It is one of the apps to travel par excellence when we need to look for flights for our vacations or getaways. With Skyscanner we can find the best deals on flights to countless destinations around the world. If we are preparing a trip, having this app on our mobile will allow us to be aware of the price drops of certain flights or to look for cheap flights to our destination. Being a flight comparator, we will not have to visit the websites of each and every airline, as it will show us a list with the best prices offered by each of them. Download Skyscanner for iOS and Android .

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Minube

Minube is one of the most complete travel apps. Although we have included it in the “Before traveling” section, we could have perfectly included it among the apps for traveling during the stay. An application that can help us decide our destiny if we still do not have it clear and with which we can also discover all the places to visit. In addition, it allows us to plan our trip, find accommodation, restaurants or activities to perform. A complete guide to organize our trip from the mobile. Download Minube for iOS and Android .

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Packpoint

PackPoint is a free luggage list organizer. That is, an application that will help us when preparing and organizing our luggage. In this way, it will no longer be necessary to create those endless lists with everything that we want to take and that in addition, we are never sure if we forget something. Depending on the duration of the trip, the time that we will do in our destination and the activities that we have planned, we can create a list of everything that we should put in the suitcase. Download Packpoint for iOS and Android .

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Tripit

TripIt is a travel organizer, that is, no matter where we hire our flights, hotel, excursions, etc., since we can save everything in this fantastic app to travel. There we can quickly get hold of our plane tickets, hotel reservation or tickets for excursions or transport. In this way, we will have everything centralized, organized in the calendar and also, we can share it with other people. Download TripIt for iOS and Android .


Guides by Lonely Planet

Little must be said of the Lonely Planet travel guides, as they are the most used when always having everything we can do and see in each destination. However, with the Guides by Lonely Planet app on mobile, the thing is much simpler, since it will be much more comfortable to carry the guide in this format and allow us to search for anything much faster and easier. Download Guides by Lonely Planet for iOS and Android .

During the trip

Tripadvisor

One of the apps for travel that we can not miss on the mobile is Tripadvisor. About saying anything about this tool, since who else and who less sure has already used it. It allows you to search for accommodation, restaurants, museums, parks, etc. In addition, we can leave our own opinion and score of the sites and establishments visited, while we can review the opinions of millions of travelers before deciding on something. Download Tripadvisor for iOS and Android .

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TheFork

When we go on a trip, especially outside our country, it is not easy to choose a restaurant to succeed. TheFork is the leading app in this sector with a presence in 11 countries and that allows us to choose from thousands of restaurants. The opinions of other users will help us choose according to our preferences and tastes and we can book with immediate confirmation from the phone itself. Download TheFork for iOS and Android .


Citymapper

Depending on our destination, Citymapper is another tool that can help us in our travels. One of the apps for traveling dedicated to urban transport and with which we can move by public transport through Madrid, Barcelona and 30 more cities. It allows us to find the best route to reach any destination by subway, train, bus, uber or taxi, Car2go and bicycles. There we will find all schedules and information in real time. Download Citymapper for iOS and Android .

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Mapstr

It is another of the essential travel apps on our mobile. It allows you to keep a record of our favorite places around the world, label them and share them with whomever we want. In this way, we can remember the best restaurants, bars, museums, etc., and know the recommendations of our friends to plan our next trip. Download Mapstr for iOS and Android .


Google translator

If we are going to travel to a country where we speak another language that we do not know or that we do not use very fluently, one of the apps that can help us most is the Google Translator. In this way, we can translate anything to communicate with who we want or know what it puts in a certain place. It can even be integrated into WhatsApp in case we are going to have conversations through the messaging app with someone who speaks another language. Download Google Translator for iOS and Android .


Xe currency

With Xe Currency installed on our mobile we will be able to make any currency exchange. In this way, we can calculate the price of anything in any other currency in just a couple of touches from our phone. It is the reference resource for currency exchange rates, so it is totally reliable. Download Xe Currency for iOS and Android .

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AroundMe

As its name suggests, it is an app capable of quickly identifying our current location and from there, locate all kinds of services in our environment, bars, gas stations, hospitals, hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, taxis … It allows us to access all this information by categories and indicates the exact distance we are from each place. Download AroundMe for iOS and Android .

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Blablacar

Another of the travel apps that could not be missing in this compilation is Blablacar. An application with which we can organize any trip sharing car with other travelers to save. It allows you to find a place in any car that goes to our destination and book it instantly from our mobile phone. Download Blablacar for iOS and Android .


WiFi Map

When we go abroad it is possible that we do not have a rate that allows us to be connected to the Internet from the mobile, so we will depend on the WiFi networks open around us. With WiFi Map we can find the WiFi networks within our reach wherever we are. It offers us information about all the networks to which we can connect, each signal, passwords, etc. Download WiFi Map for iOS and Android .


Free now

Free Now, formerly known as MyTaxi, is an app that allows us to request a taxi service from our mobile phone wherever we are. From the app we can see at all times when our taxi will arrive, pay from the application and even offers the service of booking a taxi up to 4 days in advance. We can share our journey with friends and later it is possible to assess the service received. Download Free Now for iOS and Android .

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Uber

Uber is a shared mobility app that allows us to book a trip or even a scooter very quickly and easily from our mobile phone. Uber is available in more than 500 cities in the world and, like Free Now, it allows you to reserve a vehicle to move comfortably, pay from the app itself and assess the driver. Download Uber for iOS and Android .


Moovit

It is the mobility app par excellence. If we want to travel by train, subway, bus, ferry, scooter, bicycle, motorcycle or even if we want to share a ride with Uber, Moovit can not be missing on our mobile. Learn how to get from one point to another, schedules of all means of transport or the time of arrival in real time. Download Moovit for iOS and Android .


Accuweather

How could it be otherwise, you can not miss an app to travel that offers us the weather forecast. Depending on our plans or activities, it is very important to know at all times the time you are going to do in the place we are. In this way, the rain will not catch us by surprise and we can leave the house or the hotel prepared for what may happen. Download Accuweather for iOS and Android .

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Splitwise

If we travel with family or friends, then surely we will have to make accounts on more than one occasion when we go to shared expenses. With Splitwise it is possible to keep a total control of the expenses of the trip and to make sure that each one is paying the part that corresponds to him. It allows you to send reminders to inform someone that you still owe money to another person. Download Splitwise for iOS and Android .

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For after the trip

Hofmann

Undoubtedly one of the most popular apps when it comes to developing or printing photos. With Hofmann installed on our mobile, we can create all kinds of albums with our photos, personalized posters or a collage, the typical photo booth strips, etc. Unleash your imagination and create an unforgettable memory of your trips with this app on your mobile. Download Hofmann for iOS and Android .

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Fotoprix

Fotoprix is another place where we can go to print all the memories of our trip. An impression that in this case is of high quality and certified by FUJI. In addition to printing photos, it allows you to make enlargements or create all kinds of photobooks or photoreviews to save our memories in a different way. Although Fotoprix has its own app, in this case it is advisable to use the web, even from the mobile itself since it offers a better user experience. Go to Fotoprix .

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Paper lover

Paperlover is a simple app for our mobile phone very intuitive to handle and with which we can print all the photos we have taken of our trip with the mobile. Instead of offering revealed by units, it offers a series of packages with photos in different sizes and that will arrive in a personalized box. Download Paper Lover for iOS and Android .


Quik

With the Quik app, you can create fabulous videos with just a few touches. A complete video editor so that from the mobile we can create a video of our trip to which we can add photos, transitions, effects and even music so that later we can share it with whoever we want or save it in the cloud as a souvenir. Download Quik for iOS and Android .