Traveling? iPhone Apps For You
Do you own an iPhone? If you do and are traveling soon, know that there are many iPhone apps for the traveler (found via):
Maps (free) — All iPhones come preloaded with maps.
Cheap Gas! (free) — Locates the cheapest gas stations nearby.
Priceline Negotiator (free) — Displays prices and user-generated reviews for hotels.
ATM Hunter (free) — Finds nearby ATMs.
Pennsylvania ($1.99) — Offers general travel information for Pennsylvania.
Sit or Squat (free) — Finds the nearest public toilets.
Travel Channel Go (free) — Finds the nearest bars, restaurants, museums, parks, monuments, shopping venues and sights.
iWant (free) — Finds many of the same things that Travel Channel Go does, but adds banks, hospitals, pharmacies, parking, libraries, car washes, police stations, laundromats and other practical resources.
Urbanspoon (free) — Finds nearby restaurants and provides reviews.
Events Finder (free) — Finds events and concerts.
RouteShout (free) — Finds the nearest bus stops and provides information on bus routes in Pittsburgh.
HearPlanet Lite (free) — Geotags Wikipedia and Wikitravel articles.
EveryTrail (free) — Records your route, speed and elevation using the iPhone's GPS and incorporates the photos you take into your route.
Foursquare (free) — A mobile game in which people check in at specific locations and receive points according to the number of places they visit.
Am I Safe? (99 cents) — Provides crime statistics about your location and characterizes the area as either safe or unsafe.
HopStop (free) — Provides bus, subway and walking directions for 10 cities, including Washington.
iTranslate (free) — Translates between more than 50 languages.
Tripdeck ($9.99) — Manages flight itineraries as well as hotel, car rental and cruise reservations.
NileGuide What's Next ($2.99) — Aggregates travel guide content for 200 destinations worldwide.
Mondial (free) — A password-protected virtual wallet in which you can keep important scanned documents, such as copies of your passport.
WOW! With all these travel-related iPhone apps, who needs travel guides and maps?!
May 17th, 2010 at 1:02 am
All these apps sound great – but you’ll get absolutley burned by the ridiculously high charge for data roaming if you leave your home country!
Even if the iPhone is turned off it still connects to the web!
Leave it at home, and take some good guide books instead!