These 7 iPhone Apps Will Make Your Next Trip A Breeze
Seven iPhone apps our reviewer actually relies on for transportation, lodging, splitting costs, and more on the road.
Travel is only hard if you let it be.
Our reviewerSeven Apps That Make Travel Easier
Unless a trip comes with a professional planner, transportation, lodging, money, and communication all have to be figured out on the fly. These are the seven iPhone apps our reviewer leans on to handle it.
For getting around, Uber covers nearly every major city, with Lyft as a friendlier U.S. alternative offering a $50 credit via code good50. For lodging, Airbnb's background-checked, peer-rated listings usually beat a hotel room on price and character, Hotel Tonight offers a discount for last-minute hotel bookings, and Couch Surfing skips the background checks for the more adventurous traveler.
Trip Splitter tracks who owes what on a group trip, paired with Paypal, Cash, or Venmo to settle up instantly, while WhatsApp handles messaging over Wi-Fi without an expensive international plan. Goldstar and TodayTix (use code XUYKJ for $10 off) both surface half-price local events that tend to sell out fast.
Rounding things out, Hopper tracks flight prices and tells you exactly when to buy, once saving our reviewer money by recommending a one-week wait, and Skurt delivers a rental car directly to you for a delivery fee that's usually offset by its lower rates.
Seven Apps For An Easier Trip
Grouped by what each one solves, from getting around to splitting the bill.
Uber
Available in nearly every major city, Uber is the fallback for getting unstuck when you're lost. Lyft is a friendlier US alternative offering $50 in credit with code good50.
Airbnb
Background-checked, peer-rated homes that usually undercut a hotel room on price. Pair it with Hotel Tonight for last-minute hotel discounts, or Couch Surfing for a background-check-free alternative.
See the Current PriceTrip Splitter
A simple expense-splitting app for group trips that our reviewer now won't travel without. Pair it with Paypal, Cash or Venmo to settle up with a single tap.
Read the Full ReviewA free, world-used messenger service for staying in touch over Wi-Fi without an expensive international cell plan.
Goldstar
Surfaces half-price event tickets across the US. Check it alongside TodayTix (code XUYKJ for $10 off), since both tend to sell out fast.
Hopper
Tracks flight prices and tells you the right moment to buy — it once saved our reviewer money by recommending a one-week wait before booking.
See the Current PriceSkurt
Delivers a rental car straight to you instead of making you wait in the counter line; the delivery fee is usually offset by lower rates.
Read the Full ReviewSeven Apps That Make Travel Easier
None of these apps alone plans a trip for you, but together they cover transportation, lodging, money, and communication well enough that travel keeps getting easier each time.
