The top 10 free travel apps

Die Top-10 kostenlosen Reise-Apps

The digital age has long since arrived and cumbersome folding maps, heavy travel guides and tattered dictionaries have become obsolete. Nowadays you can use smart apps to plan, book and organize your vacation - all for free. Here are the top 10 free travel apps for your smartphone.

1. Book flights and more via Skyscanner

Before the trip can start, you need a flight. You can find cheap flights from a wide range of airlines and to countless destinations around the world via Skyscanner. Hotels and rental cars can also be booked through it.

2. Hotel bookings with Booking.com

You use this app to choose accommodation at your destination. Inexpensive hostels are noted, as are large hotel complexes. The countless filter functions and the map are practical when looking for accommodation. By the way: As a registered app user, you often receive discounts on hotel prices.

3. Everything in a suitcase and backpack: Pack the Bag

This travel app will help you pack. You can choose one of the 27 ready-made inventory lists - arranged by trip type - or create a list yourself. An overview of the weight of the individual items is also practical.

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4. Well-informed on site: Foursquare City Guide

Where is the nearest bank? Which restaurant is a real insider tip? This app will help you with questions like these.

5. On the road with Get your Guide

If you need a travel guide, you can find it through this app. Trabbit tours through Berlin, Segway tours and much more are also included.

6. Find the right path with MAPS.ME

You're standing somewhere in Mombasa and you don't know the way. This app helps you. You can also search by categories such as ATMs and restaurants. All directions are detailed.

7. Make things understandable with Google Translate

To make yourself understood on site, you use this app - by entering text or speaking. It includes 103 languages. 52 languages ​​are available offline. The real-time camera recognizes languages ​​with other writing systems such as those in China.

8. Know the prices thanks to the currency calculator XE Currency

Constantly converting the prices in your head or with your smartphone calculator is tedious. It's easy with the currency app. You can also make international transfers using the app.

9. Send postcards in a modern way with My Post Card

Why write regular postcards? This app makes it quicker, more convenient and more individual. You upload your desired photo, enter a text and send it. The cost of the postcard starts at €1.99 including shipping. The app is of course free.

10. MY-SAFETY-APP 2: The travel safety app

Our travel safety app called MY-SAFETY-APP 2 is available free of charge for customers of our Provisit Visa international health insurance. With it you have several safety features in one app: 24/7 medical emergency call, telemedicine advice, country-specific danger warnings and more.