The holidays are a time of cheer and celebration, but they can also be filled with chaos and stress. And so, in the spirit of taking the edge off, we’ve rounded up some of the best iPhone and iPad apps to help you make it through this season’s family gatherings and shopping-spree mall trips.
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Best Apps For Holiday
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Best for Travel Planning: Kayak
Kayak travel-planning app
What We Like
Researching prices is fast and easy.
Finds independent hotels and short term rentals you may not see otherwise.
Book almost any travel method.
App is user-friendly.
What We Don’t Like
Can’t take advantage of loyalty programs you may belong to.
Award-winning travel app Kayak allows you to search for flights, hotels, and car rentals. The clean interface gives you a full list of possible options, including reduced hacker fares, where you book outgoing and returning flights with two separate airlines. Set filters to find exactly what you want quickly and easily.
Not sure if now’s the right time to pull the trigger? The app answers that question with an indicator when it looks like prices are going to go up.
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iOS
Android
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Best for Packing Help: PackPoint
PackPoint packing assistant app for travel
What We Like
Configure trip lists according to your specific plans.
Simple, easy-to-navigate interface.
Hide irrelevant items and add new items to your list.
What We Don’t Like
Must upgrade to Premium to create custom packing lists.
A delight for anyone who hates packing, PackPoint tells you exactly what to bring. First, enter where you’re going, when, and for how long. Choose business or leisure, then select the types of activities you’ll be doing. The app develops a list based on the information you provided, plus the expected weather. Check items off as you pack, or swipe to remove ones you don’t need.
The paid-for premium version ($2.99) removes ads, gives you custom activities and packing templates, and integrates TripIt and Evernote.
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iOS
Android
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Best for Last-Minute Hotel Deals: HotelTonight
HotelTonight travel app
What We Like
Book last-minute rooms at great prices.
Browse photos and ratings to get a feel for the hotel.
What We Don’t Like
Can’t select your room type.
Prices don’t include taxes and fees.
If you’re a seat-of-your-pants type traveler or one who likes to have a backup plan in case your reservations don’t work out, try HotelTonight. Tell the app where you want to stay and watch the deals appear on your screen. Tap one to get additional details. A few more taps to pay, and you have a room for the night.
You can make reservations further in advance, but the longer you wait, the better the deals are.
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Best for Navigating: Citymapper
Citymapper travel app
What We Like
Find out which method is fastest (for example, train vs. Lyft).
Know the cost of your chosen route ahead of time.
See preferred routes to avoid the rain.
What We Don’t Like
Not all transportation services offer updates through Citymapper.
Not all cities are in the app’s coverage area.
Navigating a new city can be maddening if you don’t know how to use the local transportation systems. With Citymapper, you’ll get around like a local in no time, exploring and enjoying your new surroundings.
Pick your city, then choose a location or your preferred mode of transportation. Citymapper gives you complete, clear instructions on how to reach your destination hassle-free whether you’re walking, taking an Uber, traveling by train, and more.
Be sure to switch to the right city before downloading the app.
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iOS
Android
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Best for Travel Tips: Foursquare City Guide
Foursquare City Guide app
What We Like
Find great places to eat and drink.
Tips and advice from members of a global community.
Keep a history of the places you’ve been.
What We Don’t Like
Use of GPS can deplete your battery.
Read Our Review of the Foursquare City Guide App
This app makes it easy to find somewhere to eat or a fun activity to do. Enter the area you want to search, along with what you’re looking for, such as breakfast, nightlife, or things to do. Use the flexible filters (including distance, price, open now, places you’ve been) to narrow down your search. Tap your selection to see additional details, including ratings and photos. If you end up liking the location, add it to a custom list.
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iOS
Android
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Best for Finding Your Way Around: Google Maps
Google Maps travel app
What We Like
Maps for over 220 countries and territories.
Information on hundreds of millions of businesses.
Real-time updates help you beat traffic.
Search and navigate with offline maps.
What We Don’t Like
Some features aren’t available in all countries.
Read Our Guide to Google Maps
Google Maps is great for finding your way around in your city or anywhere in the world. Get the best route with automatic rerouting based on live traffic updates and road closures. Find information about businesses, such as if a restaurant is open. If you’re somewhere with spotty internet, download a map of an area in advance and use it to navigate.
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iOS
Android
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Best Currency Converter: XE Currency
XE Currency Converter travel app
What We Like
Reliable exchange rates and charts.
Monitor up to 10 currencies.
Access live rates for every world currency and precious metal, including Bitcoin.
Perform global money transfers.
What We Don’t Like
Need the Pro version if you want to monitor more than 10 currencies.
This currency converter and money-transfer tool allows you to determine exchange rates quickly and easily. Type an amount in one denomination and see the results in as many other denominations as you want. To add another currency, tap the editing icon and search for the one that corresponds to the place you’ll be visiting.
Use the charts function to see how the rates between currencies fluctuate throughout the day. With the app’s global transfer function, you can send and receive money all over the world.
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iOS
Android
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Best Tour Guide: Guides by Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Guides travel app
What We Like
Available for more than 8,000 cities across the world.
Use offline maps if you’re in an area with spotty internet.
Filtering options help you find the perfect activity.
What We Don’t Like
Must pay a subscription fee to get unlimited access to all content and tools.
These curated city guides are like having a tour guide in your pocket. Download the city you’re visiting and swipe through the options (See, Eat, Sleep, Shop, Drink, and Play) to get expert ideas. Look at results that are recommended or nearby and filter by price and activity subtype. Tap any activity or location to see a detailed description. Save your favorites for later reference, or share with your travel companions.
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Android
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Best Food Finder: Zomato
Zomato food finder travel app
What We Like
Search by restaurant, cuisine, or dish.
Browse restaurant menus, photos, user ratings, and reviews.
Book a table through the app.
Find restaurants around you in Map View.
What We Don’t Like
The service is not available in some areas.
Perfect for traveling foodies, this app has it all, including recommendations for a nice lunch out, trending restaurants, nightlife picks, delivery services, and where to get food to go. Looking for something specific? Search for a dish or ingredient. When you find something that looks yummy, tap it for a map, menu, reviews, and photos. When you’re finished, bookmark, share, and review your experience.
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Best Language Translator: iTranslate
iTranslate language translation travel app
What We Like
Translations are available in more than 100 languages.
Phrasebook has more than 250 predefined phrases.
Switch between dialects and voices.
What We Don’t Like
Must subscribe to the Pro version to unlock some of the most useful features, such as offline translation mode.
Gone are the days of fumbling with a paper dictionary as you try to assemble sentences in a language you don’t know. Use this app to type or speak your sentence, and get the translation in your chosen language. A handy expand feature lets you display the result on your full screen to show to locals you’re trying to communicate with. The iTranslate Phrasebook is a handy way of looking up and learning common expressions and questions.
- Skyscanner
Skyscanner is the ultimate tool to find last-minute flights as you just pick the dates, choose ‘everywhere’ and it will show you cheapest destination to fly to. Boom.
Download the app here.
- HolidayPirates
Each day, this app searches for the best holiday deals and discounts before emailing them to subscribers. At the moment you can stay in a luxury 4-star Moroccan hotel in Marrakech for seven nights plus flights for £248.
Download the app here.
- Jack’s Flight Club
This ‘club’ will email you the cheapest flights and discounts for the UK each day including hidden offers and error fares – which sometimes means last-minute flights to Asia for £250.
Download the app here.
- Hopper
Hopper works by predicting the future of airfares and hotel prices and will tell you the best time to book flights – many of them being last-minute.
Download the app here.
- Kayak
Head to Kayak’s ‘Explore’ section to enter your budget, trip length and dates and let the app do the work for you. They will come up with a number of options and you just need to pick one of these.
Download the app here.
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- Secret Escapes
Secret Escapes offer up to 70 per cent discounts on holidays – but to registered members only. Secret Escapes deal in luxury travel so you know you’ll be getting bang for your buck.
Download the app here.
- BA Holidays
The package holiday section of British Airways can offer big last-minute discount deals pairing unsold flights with empty hotel rooms. More often than not you can get flights, hotel stay and a car rental for cheaper than the flights alone.
cheap holiday apps
- Skyscanner. Skyscanner is the ultimate tool to find last-minute flights as you just pick the dates, choose ‘everywhere’ and it will show you cheapest destination to fly to. …
- HolidayPirates. …
- Jack’s Flight Club. …
- Hopper. …
- Kayak
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