Travel Apps

Pixter Scanner for iPhone review: Capture text with a photo, translate it, and more

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 a 12:27 pm

Pixter Scanner for iPhone is an OCR (optical character recognition) app that allows you to snap a photo of any text, whether that's from a magazine, a street sign, or any other source, in order to translate it or save the contents for reading later. It can be ideal when traveling for translating foreign languages or for those times when you find a story in a magazine and want to save it for reference at a later time in digital format.

Airports by TravelNerd review: Find extensive flight and airport info all in one place

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, May 3, 2013 a 12:54 pm

If you travel frequently, particularly making your way through many airports that you aren't familiar with, Airports by TravelNerd is a must have. Not only can you view up to date flight information but you can view terminal maps, amenities, and more for tons of airports across the world. While not every airport is supported, lots of them are.

Dwellable for iPhone and iPad review: find rentals at all the top vacation spots in the US

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, Apr 15, 2013 a 4:51 pm

Dwellable for iPhone and iPad is a vacation rental app that aggregates rentals from several different sources and companies to give you a comprehensive list of what's available at many popular vacation destinations. The usual suspects are included such as Hawaii and Florida as well as many more.

If you're looking to book a vacation and hotels just aren't your thing, Dwellable for iPhone and iPad may be able to help.

Travel Channel Layover Guide for iPhone and iPad: find pubs, attractions, and five star dining all over the world

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Apr 12, 2013 a 3:05 pm

Whether you travel frequently and need to kill time between airports or you're taking a trip abroad, the Travel Channel's Layover Guide for iPhone and iPad aims to make traveling more enjoyable and less stressful. Layover Guide features most of the more prominent airports in the world and gives you things to do in the cities around them. We aren't just talking about the main attractions everyone knows about, but local pubs, five star restaurants, and things that aren't as well known.

If you're traveling soon and would like to fill your to-do list with spots to check out, Layover Guide can help.

Hotel Tonight for iPhone and iPad review

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Apr 8, 2013 a 12:03 pm

Hotel Tonight is an iPhone and iPad app that offers awesome last-minute deals on hotels in 12 countries and over 80 destinations. It features a gorgeous design that does a great job of showing off the amenities of the hotels.

Free - Download now

Fodor's City Guides for iPhone and iPad review

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, Mar 15, 2013 a 3:50 pm

Fodor's City Guides for iPhone and iPad makes it not only fun to browse and learn about different cities in the world, it can also help you plan your next trip there. You'll get information such as what attractions are popular and what ones are less known but worth checking out. You can also view current weather conditions and exchange rates in featured cities.

Stay organized this holiday travel season with Packing Pro for iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Dec 17, 2012 a 2:32 pm

If you're doing any traveling this holiday season, you may want to take a look at Packing Pro to help you stay organized and not forget to pack socks, toothpaste, or eyeliner. This iPhone and iPad app is a full-featured packing companion that has built-in lists, catalogs, great syncing options, and more.

$2.99 - Download now

Check the status of your flight with Flightboard for iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 7, 2012 a 2:43 am

The Holidays are rapidly approaching which, for many people, involves traveling. Whether you're the one traveling or picking someone up from the airport, Flightboard will help bring some order to the chaos that comes with being involved with traveling.

Free - Download Now

Best free iPhone apps

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Apr 16, 2012 a 11:59 am

iMore's authoritative guide to the very best, absolutely free apps and games for iPhone and iPod touch

Looking for great free apps and games for your iPhone or iPod touch? The App Store is home to over half a million apps and games, and a surprising number of them are available for free. That's free as in free of charge to buy, free of subscriptions to use, and free of any crippling or time-bombing to make you pay later. They're just free. But which free apps are the best? Which are the top free apps you just absolutely have to download right now?

That's where iMore comes in! Here's your ultimate, authoritative guide to the top, 100% free iPhone and iPod touch apps for social networking, IM and communications, education, entertainment, finance, fun and games, health and fitness, kids, music, navigation and location, news, photography, productivity, reading, shopping, sports, travel, and general utility.

Whether you're new to iPhone or iPod touch and looking for a fast, free way to get started with apps, or you're just bored and looking for a little free fun, check out the apps and games below. And hey, since they're free, you can download them all!

ZENandTECH 27: Stress-free travel

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 23, 2011 a 3:48 pm

Georgia and Rene talk about how to plan for stress-free travel and go over gadgets, accessories, and apps that can help you relax and enjoy your time on the road, in the air, and away from home. This is ZENandTECH!