Top 10 Travel Apps for the iPhone

No longer will you shout, “Rats! I wish I had my computer with me!” when you need to access information on the road. Thanks to the 2000+ travel apps that available for use on the iPhone, all of the information that you need to plan an enjoyable, smooth-running trip will be right at your fingertips.

From checking your flight’s status to finding a place to eat, iPhone travel apps can make even the most mundane trip planning tasks seem fun. Download these top 10 travel apps before embarking on your next journey for a smoother, more convenient travel experience.

1. TripIt

TripIt is a free iPhone app that presents your travel itinerary to you in a highly convenient and organized way. Once you book your hotel, airfare, rental car, and more, forward the info to TripIt and they’ll create an itinerary for you that includes pertinent info like airport maps, confirmation numbers, addresses, and flight details. TripIt eliminates the need for you to carry around a disorganized stack of papers, tickets, and receipts.

2. Lonely Planet

Okay, so you’ve arrived at your destination… now what? The Lonely Planet iPhone app will tell you which hotels are cheapest, where you can find a delicious meal, and much more. No longer is it a requirement to lug a giant guidebook around with you when you travel. And since most of the Lonely Planet guide’s content is downloaded into the app and accessible offline, you don’t have to worry about paying exorbitant roaming fees.

3. Urban Spoon

Find out where all the best eats are wherever you happen to be with the Urban Spoon app. With Urban Spoon, you can read reviews of local restaurants, check out restaurant menus, and find the cream of the crop in dining in select cities around the world. Best of all, the Urban Spoon app works like a slot machine; you have to shake your phone to generate results.

4. SodaSnap

Stay in touch with your loved ones back home while saving on postage by turning the photos you take on your iPhone into digital post cards. SodaSnap allows you to send your personalized post cards by email along with a short message.

5. iSpeak

Polish your language skills and figure out how to say common phrases in a foreign language with the iSpeak app, a translation app that translates from English to your chosen language. The app even provides an audio clip of the translation so you can get the pronunciation right or let your phone do the talking for you.

6. XE Currency Converter

Trying to figure out how much you’re actually paying when you’re dealing with a foreign currency and doing currency conversions in your head is a pain in the butt, to say the least. You’ll ease your currency conversion woes and be able to leave your calculator home by downloading this free currency converter app to your iPhone.

7. Where

Whether you’re looking for a pharmacy, art museum, or a movie theatre, you can use the Where app to find out what establishments around you in any given location. This free app also helps you get addresses, directions, weather, news, and reviews on the road.

8. Wi-Fi Finder

If you’re traveling abroad, roaming rates can cost you a fortune. To avoid returning home from your trip to find a stroke-inducing iPhone bill, consider turning off “data roaming” altogether and relying on Wi-Fi for all your internet needs. The Wi-Fi Finder is an app that helps you locate Wi-Fi hot spots with ease.

9. City Maps2Go

Sure, the iPhone comes with Google Maps, but you probably won’t want to spend much time using them once you think of the data roaming fees that could result. City Maps2Go is a handy app that allows you to use pre-downloaded maps that do not require you to be connected to a network.

10. FlightTrack

Stay on top of flight schedules, delays, and cancellations with the FlightTrack app. You’ll be able to access everything from gate change information to baggage claim information with FlightTrack.