Best apps to download when travelling oversea

You can use handwriting where you draw text or characters instead of typing in 95 languages. For camera translation in 90 languages, you can point your camera for an instant translation of, say, a menu.

Two-way instant speech translation is available in 43 languages. Google Translate is simple to use too, with icons at the top you can click to draw, take a photo, speak or type. Download for free on iTunes or Google Play. If you want to sound savvy abroad, TripLingo will help you communicate like the locals and understand their culture. Start by selecting a country there are more than countries, from Nepal to New Zealand, Senegal to Spain, Indonesia to Israel and beyond and then downloading the pack for your desired destination.

There are suggested phrases you can use for a little humor and fun, nightlife and even flirting — all can be downloaded and accessed offline. Translate your voice into 90 languages and dialects with SayHi. You can play your translation in the voice of either a woman or a man, and adjust the speed to your liking.

Download for free on iTunes and Google Play. Translations are available in the form of text and voice, and you can also have a conversation using the app in which two people can simultaneously speak and have the app automatically translate the respective languages.

Photo translation, handwriting translation and offline translation are all available. You can download a special section just for kids. Translate text, voice and photos between English and more than 60 languages with Microsoft Translator. The app is ideal for business travelers, with a multi-person conversation translation feature where you connect your devices and can actually speak with as many as people at a time in different languages. The split-screen function lets you see a phrase while someone sitting across from you can read the translation.

The FlightAware app allows you to track flights online, see a live map of a flight and check on delays, cancellations and gate changes. This app is especially helpful if you have a tight connection or want to track your flight. You can track their flight and see updated landing times or delays. What better way to cure jet lag than an app? Timeshifter actually starts helping you to avoid jet lag long before your flight takes off, and offers inflight and post-flight suggestions as well.

The app relies on neuroscience research about sleep and circadian rhythms to provide personalized recommendations for each traveler, taking into consideration your age, gender and normal sleep patterns — as well as specifics about your trip and travel plans. Timeshifter maps out when you should avoid or seek light, take a nap or try to stay awake.

It even tells you if you should consider supplementing with melatonin or caffeine. Flying can cause anxiety — or provide a welcome relief from constant contact with our digital devices. Either way, use travel as an opportunity to relax, meditate or listen to soothing sounds that will lull you into sleep or a deep, relaxed state. Calm offers meditations on topics such as self-awareness, calming anxiety, breathing, lowering stress levels and happiness, among others.

The app also has music options for focusing, relaxing and sleeping. Users can see exactly where you are in the sky without an internet or GPS connection. If you have a Netflix account, the app allows you to download your favorite shows onto your device to watch offline. Google Translate is a translation app that allows you to do it all — translate into languages by typing, access 59 languages offline, translate via photo for 94 languages, translate bilingual conversations for 70 languages and even use the handwriting tool to translate 96 languages.

Google Translate is simple to use too, with icons at the top you can click on to draw, take a photo, speak or type. TripLingo will help you sound like a local abroad, as well as helping you adapt to a new culture. You start by selecting a destination and downloading the country pack. The phrase section has tabs on humor and fun, nightlife and flirting, all of which you can download and access offline.

Not quite sure how much to tip when traveling internationally? GlobeTips will advise you how to tip appropriately in more than countries. It also offers a tip calculator for easy math. Related: The ultimate guide to tipping while traveling. Just enter your trip and currency and invite your travel mates to join your trip. Each time someone pays for something, you enter the amount in Tricount and the app splits everything evenly.

You can also snap and store photos of receipts in the app. At the end of your trip, it will show the balances of who owes who what, making it easy to settle up at the end. Premium versions of the app, which include unlimited trips and tricounts, start at 99 cents and up.

Never be baffled by Celsius temperatures or suitcase weight in kilos again with the Metric Conversions app. This app is essential when visiting a new city or even for getting around your home. You can map locations, get directions walking, driving, public transportation, ride-hailing services and more and see how crowded your subway will be in select cities.

You can make restaurant reservations, save your favorite spots and write reviews. For obvious reasons, the app works best when your GPS is turned on. WhatsApp is a great messaging service for travelers abroad as it uses an internet connection to avoid SMS fees.

Best travel apps 1. Packpoint Before you go, you obviously need to pack your bags, but instead of packing aimlessly use Packpoint to help you out. Android iOS 2. TripIt TripIt is a travel itinerary and organisation app that is extremely helpful. Android iOS 3. Android iOS 4. Google Translate You would have to have been living under a rock to not know what Google Translate is, it is a household name and for good reason.

Accuweather Accuweather is probably the best global weather app around. Android iOS 6. Circa Circa is a great tool for figuring out the timezone where you currently are and where you are going to be. Android iOS 7. Guides by Lonely Planet This is probably one of my favourite apps. Android iOS 9. About Author Dan Dan is an Australian landscape photographer, blogger, outdoor enthusiast and travel addict originally from South Western Sydney, now residing in Wollongong.

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Not just for renting homes, you can now use Airbnb to book experiences or dinner reservations. Airbnb built its business on renting homes, but you can now do a whole lot more with the app. While you can certainly use it to book your next getaway, the app also offers "Airbnb Experiences" led by experts and local hosts. These can be anything from bike rides or truffle hunting to cooking lessons at a local restaurant.

In some cities the app also allows you to make restaurant reservations just like you might on OpenTable. Even if you don't use Uber at home, it can be a handy app to have when traveling.

Despite its problematic reputation in the United States and elsewhere, Uber is currently in more countries than other similar transportation services. In places where you don't speak the language, the app's ability to type in your address can help cut down on any confusion between you and your driver.

If you've got to go when you're on the go, this restroom-searching app could be for you. The SitOrSquat app is loaded with more than , public restrooms and can pinpoint the nearest to your location. Even better, the bathrooms come with a rating -- "Sit" if it is clean, or "Squat" if it's not.

Users can rate toilets and add new ones to the database, and all locations can be searched by location, rating, whether or not they have a changing table, or whether they're free to use as opposed to a coffee shop where you might be expected to buy a cup. Cost Free. This takes the digital map one stage further and helps you get around in a large city. It offers transit maps including real-time departure information as well as disruption alerts and biking and walking directions and Uber integration, if that's your thing.

As well as info on what train to take, Citymapper will also make suggestions on the best train car to be in, as well as what station exit you should take when you arrive at your stop. Keeping fit while traveling can be hard work. It's often difficult to find running routes in unfamiliar places, but the RunGo app helps you discover suitable and safe itineraries near your current location.

It even has voice navigation to help you get through tricky spots while you're pounding the pavements.