The best apps to use when travelling in 2023 📱

Going on a trip soon? Let us recommend some mobile apps that you MUST download before you leave. These apps are simply essential when travelling.

Must-have apps

  • Easy Currency: to make money conversions in no time

  • Coddy: to (re)discover the city while playing to urban adventures

  • Spotify: to listen to the best music (there's even a Coddy playlist)

  • Waze: follow the GPS and avoid traffic jams with this app

  • TripAdvisor: ideas for activities, restaurants, accommodation, ... you will find everything here with (normally) honest comments.

  • Tricount: to keep track of the expenses when several people go on a trip

  • Trabee pocket: To track your expenses by category

  • Paypal: to pay for anything

  • Tinder: for singles, it's a good way to meet beautiful strangers

  • Google drive/photos: to save and keep track of your photos somewhere else than on your phone (just in case)

  • Netflix: to download a movie or a series and watch it offline during a long trip

  • Refill: to know where to fill your water bottle

  • Happy Cow: to find vegetarian or vegan restaurants

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The perfect apps for accommodation

  • Airbnb : for accommodation in private homes

  • Booking : for hotels, youth hostels, etc.

  • Couchsurfing : based on free exchange

  • Warmshowers : for bikers

The perfect apps for getting around

  • Uber, Heetch, Bolt, Lyft, Dott, ... : book a taxi, rent a bike or scooter

  • Blablacar (🇫🇷) : Share a road trip with someone

  • Thalys, OUIGO, SNCB/NMBS,... : train applications

  • Skycanner, Kayak : search and book a flight

  • Your airline's app : Ryanair, TUI fly, Air Asia,...

  • Waze : follow the GPS and avoid traffic jams with this app

  • Google Maps : find your way and download the map for offline viewing

  • Park4night : find places to stop in a camper or van

Apps for foreign languages

  • Duolingo: to learn languages

  • Deepl: to translate

  • Google Translate: to translate without an internet connection

Apps for remote communication

  • WhatsApp: the easiest application to communicate with someone, send photos, videos, voice

  • Messenger: the same thing but via Facebook

  • Instagram: to send messages and also post stories, photos/videos and see what your friends are doing during your trip

  • Skype: do we still use it? Skype or FaceTime is for video calls

  • Gmail, Outlook, ...: to keep sending emails during your trip