33 useful applications and services for travelers

Useful resources to help you plan your trip, to prepare the most necessary and to be fully prepared.

traveling frugally

1. Couchsurfing

International projectAllowing travelers to find new friends who are ready to take the free for the night and get acquainted with their city.

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Couchsurfing Travel App

Developer: CouchSurfing Inc.

Price: Free

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Couchsurfing Travel App

Developer: CouchSurfing International Inc.

Price: Free

2. Staydu

analogue previous service in which for an overnight stay may be provided for a symbolic fee or help with the housework. Conditions and requirements specified in advance.

3. Workaway.info

This service It allows you to find volunteer work with accommodation in more than 135 countries around the world. It can be as simple help in cleaning the houses, and hard work on the farm.

4. Worldpackers

similar portal for volunteers, supplemented by a large number of articles and stories about staying in different countries. There is also a convenient mobile application.

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Worldpackers: Backpacking, Volunteer Work, Gap Year

Developer: Worldpackers

Price: Free

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Worldpackers: Travel the World

Developer: Worldpackers

Price: Free

book tickets

5. Aviasales

Quick and easy metapoiskovik tickets, which is also able to search for accommodations in hotels all over the world.

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Aviasales - cheap flights

Developer: Go Travel Un Limited

Price: Free

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Aviasales - cheap flights

Developer: Go Travel Un Limited

Price: Free

6. Momondo

Universal service to search for airline tickets, hotel reservations and car rental. On a blog site, you can always get acquainted with valuable tips from experienced travelers.

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Airfare and hotels - Momondo

Developer: momondo

Price: Free

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Momondo - Flights

Developer: Momondo

Price: Free

7. KAYAK

This is the real "combine"Able not only to find flights, hotels and cars, but also to tie it all in an intuitive scheduler. In addition, the service has a ticket price forecasting function that, too, is very useful.

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KAYAK: flights, hotels, cars

Developer: KAYAK.com

Price: Free

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KAYAK: flights, hotels, cars

Developer: KAYAK

Price: Free

Booking accommodation

8. Booking

greatest service Online booking hotels worldwide. Fast, reliable, with good support and a bonus for active users.

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Booking.com hotel reservation

Developer: Booking.com Hotels & Vacation Rentals

Price: Free

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Booking.com reservation of accommodation

Developer: Booking.com

Price: Free

9. Trivago

more versatile service Search for hotels and comparing their prices online. Data are collected from 238 booking sites, which allows no long searches go directly to the best deals.

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trivago: compare rates

Developer: trivago

Price: Free

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trivago: compare rates

Developer: trivago N.V.

Price: Free

10. Hostelworld

Convenient service booking of hostels worldwide. Its base has about 35,000 accommodation options for all budgets.

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Hostelworld: book Hostels

Developer: Hostelworld.com

Price: Free

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Hostelworld: Hostels & Hotels

Developer: Web Reservations International

Price: Free

11. Airbnb

The most famous online marketplace for material removal and delivery of private housing. A great option for those who do not use the services of tour operators.

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Airbnb

Developer: Airbnb, Inc

Price: Free

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Airbnb

Developer: Airbnb, Inc.

Price: Free

We are looking for excursions

12. Tripster

This portal will find a guide of the local community, which will arrange a customized tour for you. Also, using this service, you can get answers to the most urgent questions before the trip.

13. izi. TRAVEL

Russian-speaking guide and audioguide all rolled into one. Before the trip, you can download all the necessary routes and choose the most interesting sights.

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izi. TRAVEL guide-guide

Developer: Informap Technology Center

Price: Free

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izi. TRAVEL - Travel Guide

Developer: Informap Technology Center LLC

Price: Free

Make up your own routes

14. Sygic Travel

Convenient scheduler popular hiking trails, navigation without connecting to the network and the mass of the auxiliary information. It has everything you need, from the calculation of the time walking to the weather forecast.

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Sygic Travel Maps Offline & Trip Planner

Developer: Sygic.

Price: Free

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Sygic Travel Trip Planner

Developer: Tripomatic s.r.o.

Price: Free

15. Wikiroutes

Universal directory by public transport all over the world with the ability to offer its own route. The database has more than 1500 cities with prices for the fares, schedules and features of the movement.

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Wikiroutes routes, buses, trucks

Developer: WikiRoutes Co.

Price: Free

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Wikiroutes Transport

Developer: alexander Mustafin

Price: Free

16. Citymapper

Another useful service to track the movement of public transport, including the metro. The application is also possible to build the best routes for pedestrians and cyclists.

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Metro and transport c Citymapper

Developer: Citymapper Limited

Price: Free

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Metro and transport c Citymapper

Developer: Citymapper Limited

Price: Free

17. Currant

Portal Travel planning in Russia. It offers an extensive list of points of interest with the markings on the map, and also makes it easy to find restaurants and hotels nearby.

18. Redigo

Guide to a variety of countries around the world with lots of photos and information about the sights and the basic phrase book in six languages.

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Guides and maps offline

Developer: Rambler & Co

Price: Free

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Redigo

Developer: Rambler Internet Holdings LLC

Price: Free

19. TripAdvisor

greatest online resource reviews and opinions about more than 7 million points of interest from around the world: housing options, airlines, attractions, restaurants. The service will be useful in the selection of hotels and places to visit.

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TripAdvisor: hotels, flights, restaurants

Developer: TripAdvisor

Price: Free

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TripAdvisor: hotels, restaurants

Developer: TripAdvisor LLC

Price: Free

We are looking for car

20. Rentalcars

International online service rental cars, working with major suppliers in 160 countries. Weight machines available options and different rates.

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Rentalcars.com Car hire App

Developer: rentalcars.com

Price: Free

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Rentalcars.com, car rentals

Developer: TravelJigsaw Ltd

Price: Free

21. Sixt

Another well-known service rental cars from renowned German company with thousands of vehicles in 105 countries around the world.

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SIXT: Car hire, taxis and karshering

Developer: Sixt

Price: Free

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SIXT rent share & taxi

Developer: Sixt

Price: Free

22. Bla Bla Car

The world's largest international online service search car travel. The most simple, fast and transparent resource for those who wish to save on journeys.

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BlaBlaCar: joint trip by car or bus

Developer: BlaBlaCar

Price: Free

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BlaBlaCar: Joint trip

Developer: Comuto

Price: Free

pack bags

23. PackPoint

Convenient mobile application that helps you to collect the bag on a trip. You only need to specify where, why and how you are going, and the service will tell you what kind of things you will need.

What to take with you on your trip →

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PackPoint: a list of things

Developer: Wawwo

Price: Free

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PackPoint Premium Packing List

Developer: Wawwo

Price: 229 rubles

24. uPackinglist

An analogous service for creating lists of things to be integrated with calendar entries. There is also a weather forecast for the selected date, allowing to choose the right clothes and accessories in the road.

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uPackinglist list of things

Developer: NIX-United LLC

Price: Free

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uPackingList

Developer: United Softhouse

Price: Free

We focus on the spot

25. HERE WeGo

Navigator with traffic information, a guide along the routes of public transport and a card working even without a network connection.

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HERE WeGo - Navigating the city

Developer: HERE Apps LLC

Price: Free

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HERE WeGo

Developer: HERE Apps LLC

Price: Free

26. 2 GIS

Ideal companion when traveling in Russia and beyond. With him all the interesting places, cafes, shops, ATMs, movie theaters and other objects will always be on hand, and even offline.

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2GIS - accurate maps, guide and navigator

Developer: DoubleGIS, LLC

Price: Free

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2GIS - accurate offline maps

Developer: LLC "DoubleGIS"

Price: Free

27. MAPS.ME

Alternative offline option with very detailed maps and navigation, having the function of constructing routes for various transport, whether it be a bicycle or car.

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MAPS.ME - Offline maps, navigation and travel guides

Developer: My.com B.V.

Price: Free

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MAPS.ME - Offline maps

Developer: MY COM

Price: Free

We communicate with the locals

28. Google Translate

One of the best translatorsWhich it operates with tongues 59 and offline. Supports instant translation of text using a camera that abroad can be particularly useful.

6 different applications to communicate with native speakers of a foreign language →

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Google Translate

Developer: google LLC

Price: Free

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Google Translate

Developer: google LLC

Price: Free

29. Microsoft translator

Microsoft's analogue with a phrase book and a host of useful phrases. There is also support simultaneous translation of speech in a split screen mode for a chat in different languages.

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Microsoft translator

Developer: microsoft Corporation

Price: Free

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Microsoft translator

Developer: microsoft Corporation

Price: Free

30. XE Currency

When the money comes in the language required a fast and convenient converter, such as XE Currency. He is able to monitor changes in courses and produce Central even without a network connection based on previous data.

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XE Currency Converter & Money Transfers

Developer: XE.com Inc.

Price: Free

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XE Currency

Developer: XE.com Inc.

Price: Free

31. xCurrency

This is the more advanced application with a minimalist interface themes to choose from and the ability to determine the local currency according to the location.

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xCurrency - Smart Converter

Developer: Travel Tao, Ltd.

Price: Free

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Currency converter - xCurrency

Developer: Travel Tao, Ltd.

Price: Free

We are looking for free Internet

32. WiFi Map

Appendix locator that allows you to find the nearest Wi-Fi network. Determined both free and private, to which the database service has a password. Appendix rescue in countries where access to the Internet is a problem.

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WiFi Map - Free passwords and hotspots

Developer: WiFi Map LLC

Price: Free

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WiFi Map: WiFi, VPN, Proxy

Developer: WiFi Map LLC

Price: Free

33. osmino Wi-Fi

The similar Manager to automatically connect to free Wi-Fi throughout the world. All access points nearby and can be viewed without being connected to the Internet.

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osmino WiFi App: Free WiFi, passwords, WiFi map

Developer: TSDC

Price: Free

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osmino WiFi

Developer: RIWW

Price: Free

see also

• Checklist for travelers: what to take with you on your trip →
• 9 traveler tips from Paulo Coelho →
• Where to go to travel 20, 30, 40, 50 → 60 years