April 11, 2010

15 of the best iphone and ipod apps for travellers of all kinds

in no particular order... my favourite travel apps for my iphone:





toiletmate - what a great app! locates the closest public toilets to your current position and gives you precise directions and walking and driving times on a google map.


ifirelert -- has fire alert and updates information for most Australian states.


resuscitate - from St John's Ambulance. Shows how to do CPR resuscitation and not only how to use a defibrillator but where to locate the closest one to your current position.


weatherzone - best weather forecasts and also has alerts for each area (such as flood warnings etc)





ipark - set it when you leave your car and it will guide you back to where you parked.


compass - various ones, just make sure you take the iphone out of your leather holder if there's a magnet in the flip-lid.


all-in-notes - keep a database of your favourite overnight and rest spots, walks, etc, with room for a photo, tag line, text and a voice message. Also four colours to code into different categories.


MoneyJournal - keep track of your spending. Compare spending day by day or month by month, or by category. This is a very comprehensive and good app for budgeting and keeping track of where your money goes. There are other simpler ones to keep track of expenses for work jaunts.


shoppinglist - not just for your shopping but for any kind of repetitive list, such as 'don't forget at next stop' for when you are in and out of people's houses and likely to forget bits and pieces. Can make store specific lists, and so on. Has an auto fill function so you don't have to retype frequently used items. And you can delete them from the list by a touch.


flashlight - not great, but useful to find your lock for your key in the dark, or to provide a slight glow to find things in the middle of the night without waking others.


Google maps - of course. It can give route info (map, and approximate time either walking or driving) between any two spots, including addresses from your contacts list.


Mosquito -- emits a faint buzz that apparently mimics the male mozzie, which apparently deters the pregnant female mozzies which are the ones who are seeking to suck your blood. Not sure how effective it is, but a good talking point at bbqs.


Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare (etc) - loads of free ebooks such as the unabridged Alice or the complete works of Shakespeare, for when you have to wait in a queue or for someone who is late.

iFirstAid - lots of good tips. Another one to browse in down time, but also could be useful if you had someone reading out the info to you while you were helping someone with an injury.


Metlink Melbourne - train and tram info


KittenJump - the only game I have on my iphone. Super cute and engaging. A good head cleaner.




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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great apps. I checked them and selected them. Thanks for the tips.

Beth Spencer said...

Great. Think of me and send a blessing when you are out somewhere and in need of a toilet and are gently and speedily guided to the closest one by ToiletMate. :) (Unfortunately ToiletMate can't tell you whether it will be clean or not, so also take some tissues.)