Best Travel Apps #2 – Destination Information

We have rounded up our favorite apps in our Best Travel Apps series.  Here is Part II – Destination Information, which includes:

• Maps
• Conversion
• Tipping
• Sleep

Please visit the other installments of our Best Travel Apps series:

• Top 7 Travel Apps
• Part I – Organizing Your Trip and Flight Information
• Part II – Destination Information
• Part III – Communications
• Part IV – Documenting Your Travels

Let us know what your favorites are!

 Maps

National Geographic World Atlas

• Features:
  • World maps in high resolution provided by the National Geographic Society
• Cost: $1.99
• Platform:
  • Apple
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City Mapper

• • Features:
    • Map app that helps you compare transport options (subway, bus, rail, ferry, bike/car sharing, Uber) side-by-side for major world cities
    • Finds the closest train/subway station
    • Previously searched destinations are saved under the search bar
    • Offline public transport (bus, train, subway) maps and schedules
  • Cost: Free
  • Platforms:
    • Apple
    • Google
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• • Features:
    • Plan trips and share with friends
    • Online and offline maps of more than 150 countries, 60,000 destimations, and 50 million places
    • Contains in-depth guide to those cities, including millions of points of interest, with local insider tips
  • Cost: Free
  • Platforms:
    • Apple
    • Google
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Stay.com

• Features:
  • Travel recommendations by qualified locals
  • Offline maps of thousands of worldwide cities, with GPS available
  • Create personal travel guides for yourself or collaborate with friends and family
• Cost: Free
• Platforms:
  • Apple
  • Google
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Maps.me

• Features:
  • Maps for any country, any place, from the largest cities to the smallest villages, at your fingertips
  • Totally offline detailed maps, including searches, bookmarks, auto-follow mode, GPS positioning
  • Zoom-in and zoom-out smoothly
• Cost: Free
• Platforms:
  • Apple
  • Google
  • Amazon
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Star Walk

• • • Features:
      • Interactive astronomy guide
      • Provides detailed information about celestial objects you see in the sky above you
    • Platforms:
      • Apple ($4.99)
      • Google ($0.99)
      • Windows ($2.49)
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Conversion

XE Currency

• Features:
  • Calculate world currency prices
  • Live exchange rates
  • View historical currency rate charts
  • Monitor 10 currencies
  • Stores last updated currency rates for use when the Internet is not available
  • Pro edition:
    • Ad-free
    • Monitor 20 currencies
• Cost: Free
•  Platforms:
  • Apple
  • Google
  • Blackberry
  • Windows
  • Firefox
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The Converted

• Features:
  • Shows conversions in an easy-to-understand visual format
  • Convert currencies, metric to English measurement units, and more
• Cost: $4.99
• Platform:
  • Apple
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Tipping

GlobeTipping

• Features:
  • Tip calculator for 200+ countries for every situation
• Cost: $0.99
• Platform:
  • Apple
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Sleep

Sleep Cycle

• Features:
  • Tracks your sleep patterns and wakes you up during light sleep
  • Waking up during light sleeps feels like waking up naturally rested without an alarm clock
• Cost: Free
• Platforms:
  • Apple
  • Google
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Entrain

• Features:
  • Monitor your body’s circadian clock using your smartphone
  • Adjust faster to new time zones and schedules to conquer jet lag
  • Developed by the University of Michigan
• Cost: Free
• Platforms:
  • Apple
  • Google
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Best Travel Apps series:

• Top 7 Travel Apps
• Part I – Organizing Your Trip and Flight Information
• Part II – Destination Information
• Part III – Communications
• Part IV – Documenting Your Travels

Let us know what your favorites are!

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