7 Must-Have Apps for every traveler

7 Must-Have Apps for every traveler

Being a traveler is fun. You collect hundreds of memories with each step you take. You meet new people and a new you emerges every time you take a new turn. Traveling puts forth a host of knowledge and exposure and makes you a better person each day.

Oh, wait! It’s not that fun and adventurous if you don’t have access to proper resources. Now, you might be wondering what kind of resources? Well well well, we might have an answer to that but before that here’re a few questions for you.

Can you imagine traveling without having proper knowledge of the route - with no updates on the weather? With no facility to book accommodation online, with no knowledge of the language of the country you wish to travel to? No online ticket booking?

Well, It’s obviously scary. Isn’t? If you don't know the answers to these questions, you will most likely be scared. So, it's important to know the answers before you plan out your journey. Wondering how to find these answers? For that, you will need certain resources, and by resources, we mean various apps that can help you make your journey smoother.

Here's a list of 7 applications that every traveler must have:

1. Weather Channel App: No matter where you go, weather checking is extremely important. It's important to know the weather conditions before you plan your trips. Weather Channel App provides you with accurate weather reports and helps you save time and money. You no longer have to buy appropriate attires last minute. Not only this, but it also helps you pack more effectively and is travel-friendly as well. This application is completely free and is available on iOS as well as on Android phones.

2. Google Translate: It's definitely impossible to know all the languages in the world and traveling without the knowledge of the language is not that fun. This app is ideal. It can help you even if you don't know the native or common words of the country you are visiting. The Google Translate app supports 109 languages, can translate 37 languages through photos, and 27 languages via live videos in ARM i.e, Augmented Reality Mode, requires no paid subscription, and is easily downloadable.

3. Viber: When you are traveling without your loved ones you can definitely rely on this app to stay in touch with them. This application is something like WhatsApp, it allows you to call or send messages across the globe without having to pay a single penny. No matter how far you are, you are still close to your dear ones (just a call or message away). All you just need is a good connection area, a mobile, and the Viber app. Tada! You are good to go.

4. Trip it: It would not be wrong to call this application a blessing to all the travelers out there. Now you might be wondering what’s so special about it? Actually, 'Trip it' is an application that manages and organizes everything from flight booking, e-tickets, confirmation of hotel booking, local maps, to even car rental information. It's definitely a must-have application if you like everything organized when you travel.

5. XE Currency - If you are someone who often travels across international borders you must install XE Currency on your device. It uses live, updated, and latest information on exchange rates of different currencies.

You can easily install this app from the Play Store. You are not required to take any subscription or anything, as this app is completely free to use. So if you want to protect yourself against all the scams and avoid overpaying in foreign countries, this is a must-have app for you.

6. Pack Point: Traveling is fun no doubt, but what about packing? Is it only me or do you also find it difficult to decide as to what you should pack and what you can skip? It is like a never-ending fight between brain and heart. Sometimes you overpack and there are times you forget even your toothbrush. Hah! Make some noise for the Pack Point app.

This app has made it easier for you to decide what you should bring based on the duration of the trip. It even helps you know whether you will have access to laundry facilities at your destination. So buck up! Install this app and start packing right now.

7. Happy Cow: To all the vegans and vegetarians struggling to locate food stores that offer veg meals, Happy Cow is here to help you. This app helps vegetarian eaters find out more than one lakh bakeries, restaurants, coffee shops, and even grocery stores that offer vegetarian food products. Happy Cow provides services in over 195 countries.

You also get the recipes on this app. Hence, it allows you to cook for yourself. But you do have to spend $3.99 to get started but given the benefits, it is worth the cost. Isn’t?

That’s it for today, you guys go and install these amazing apps, and don’t think twice before ditching your not-so-useful memory-eating apps. We will be right back with another useful blog for you, till then bye-bye. The world is waiting for you. Travel now and travel safely.